Spring 2012 - National Communication Association

The Official Newsletter for Lambda Pi Eta (LPH)Spring 2012In this Issue:Coming Soon...Lambda Pi Eta Undergraduate Journal - Check our websitewww.natcom.org/lph in Fall 2012 for deadlines and more information!LPH ProfileA Message fromyour SecretaryScholarship andJob OpportunitiesNebraskaUndergraduateConferenceNCA's 98thConventionTips & ResourcesLambda Pi Eta (LinkedIn Profile Demographics)How well do you know your fellow Lambda Pi Eta Members? In the 2011-2012 academicyear LPH inducted over 6,700 new members. Check out these profile statistics about LambdaPi Eta members taken from the LinkedIn group of over 3,100 LPH members:National Student OfficersMechelle Poessnecker,Wayne State CollegeCo-PresidentKathleen Ward, WayneState CollegeCo-PresidentKayla Lucht, West TexasA&M UniversityVice PresidentLorAnn Garrett, West TexasA&M UniversitySecretaryFaculty Advisory BoardMembersA Message From Your SecretaryCommunication and My Internshipby LorAnn Garrett, West Texas A&M UniversityJason MunsellThroughout my undergraduate degree in Communication I was given the opportunity to become aprofound presenter, superb storyteller, colorful critic, remarkable researcher and wonderful writer. Ideveloped passions I never knew existed. One of my passions lead me to Washington D.C where

Columbia CollegeMary ToaleWest Virginia WesleyanCollegeJohn PerlichHastings CollegeLeslie ReynardWashburn UniversityDeborah WhittWayne State CollegeNational OfficeBrad Mello, Ph.D.Associate Director forAcademic and ProfessionalAffairsbmello@natcom.orgDan FogartyAcademic and ProfessionalAffairs Associatedfogarty@natcom.orgover the course of the spring semester I interned in a U.S. Congressional office. My Communicationdegree provided me with the skills and knowledge to be successful in my Congressional internship.My internship had four main areas of activity including:General office work such as answering constituent phone calls. Communicating withconstituents was a difficult task. I often times had to vocally appeal to angry constituents. Theexperience in argumentative communication and persuasion taught me how to talk to theconstituents without revealing the opinions of myself or my Congressman.Lead tours of the U.S. Capitol. By the end of my internship I will have given 34 tours reaching297 constituents. I was able to bring history alive in one short hour, speaking of many pastpresidents, past congressmen, and past stories from the Capitol.Work with the Communications Director to edit and manage press releases. Through themany courses I took as a communication major I learned the importance of social media andthe role it plays in any atmosphere.Assist the Legislative Assistants and Congressman with research projects. A student majoringin communication understands the plethora of research given during the course of the degree- the number of scholarly articles and journals that have been read through, picked apart andanalyzed are countless.Scholarship and Job OpportunitiesLPH will provide new scholarship and job opportunities in each issue of Simply Speaking. Below is alist and brief description of a few sources. As always, this is not a complete list and LPH encouragesall members and advisors to conduct their own searches and work with their university's career center.Mediabistro, A job searching site for marketing, PR and other communication positionsExperience.com, Lambda Pi Eta offers members free access to career services. Log intoLPH's page at: http://ncalp.experience.com. Experience has a wealth of services to helpgraduating students and recent graduates find employmentSallieMae, Sallie Mae's free scholarship search offers access to an award database thatcontains more than 3 million scholarships, updated dailyUSA Funds, Access to education scholarships, next application in February 2012USAJOBS.gov, the U.S. Government's official site for jobs and hiring informationWashington Internship Institute (WII), an educational nonprofit organization, preparescollege students and recent graduates for their futureDo you know of any scholarship or job opportunities? Email Dan Fogarty at dfogarty@natcom.org3rd Annual Nebraska LPH Undergraduate Communication ResearchConference - April 2, 2012by Deb Whitt, Faculty Advisory Board Member, Wayne State CollegeOn April 2 Nebraska Wesleyan Communication Studies Department hosted the 3 rd Annual NebraskaLPH Undergraduate Communication Research Conference. The purpose of this conference is to haveundergraduates share their original research in communication with peers and professionals fromschools around the region. In addition to participation by Nebraska Wesleyan students, theconference was attended by students from Hastings College, Wayne State College and BakerUniversity in Kansas.

The conference keynote speaker was Dr. Jason Edwards from Bridgewater State University inMassachusetts. The topic of his talk was “Telling America’s Story: Political Advertising in the 2012Electoral Campaigns.” Dr. Edwards discussed the influence of Super PAC ads on the 2012 election,the themes found within those ads, and what to look for as the 2012 race for the presidencycontinues.Next year’s conference will be held at Wayne State College.Lambda Pi Eta will have multiple sessions at NCA's 98th Annual Conventionin Orlando, FL in November 2012. We hope to see you there."As you know the theme this year has been COMMunity to strive to make a difference not just in ourown COMM departments, but our community as well. The national LPH officers and advisors wouldlike to be apart of each and every organization's community service so we are asking for each LPHorganization to send a picture and description of your community project this year. Please email themto Dan Fogarty, dfogarty@natcom.org.This is a way to collaborate ideas and see what each LPH organization is doing to reach out to theirCOMMunity. The picture will be placed on our Facebook page with the description so other membersand chapters will be able to view the different projects. Thank you and were looking forward to seeingyour projects."~ LorAnn Garett, LPH National SecretaryFor more convention information please visit our website:www.natcom.org/conventionTips & ResourcesDon't forget to check out our website: www.natcom.org/lphHere you can find new resources available:Download the LPH Advisor Handbook. Click here to downloadJoin our new and official LPH Facebook page, click here to join

Join our new and official LPH Twitter page, click here to joinJoin the official LPH LinkedIn group, click here to joinDo you have any tips or resources you would like to provide? Email Dan Fogarty,dfogarty@natcom.org