Communication Studies at Sacramento State

Comm Studies professors Dan Janos and Kathy Kasic are featured in this video about the partial return to in-person classes at Sacramento State.

Sac State enrollment grows again.

We are starting to prepare the fall issue of CommConnect, the newsletter of the Department of Communication Studies. We would welcome your alumni news about events, promotions, new ventures, etc. in your professional life. Please send those by Oct. 23 to Professor Andrew Stoner at [email protected] We look forward to hearing from you!!

https://www.csus.edu//Convocation-to-focus-on-racial-issue

Fully online instruction for Spring 2021 as well. https://t.e2ma.net//96xu/0b748e0fc88ef8d4c7a3acf5fd9a6d3f

Good news for Sacramento State.

A new semester awaits. https://www.csus.edu//Fall-semester-opens-with-focus-on-sa

Registration is open now for the #LatinoPRHistory event on Sept. 24. Join us then to hear panels discuss the issues on the minds of Latino communicators today. http://sumo.ly/14o4A The Museum of Public Relations is a 501(c)(3) educational institution. Founded in 1997, it is the only museum in the world dedicated to preserving PR history.

Students and Alumni: Your participation in the 2020 election is important! Be sure your vote is counted. Vote early this November! Check voterstatus.sos.ca.gov to make sure you’re registered to vote and that your current mailing address is accurate. When you receive your ballot in the mail, for the #November3rd election you can: Mail in your completed vote-by-mail ballot with the prepaid postage return envelope provided; or Turn in your ballot at a ballot drop box locati...on, following safety procedures. For a list of Sacramento County locations, visit elections.saccounty.net. If you choose to vote in person, follow safety procedures and know what options your county provides. For information about in-person voting near you, visit voterstatus.sos.ca.gov or elections.saccounty.net in Sacramento County. -- Submitted by the Sac State Community Engagement Center

Dear Currently Enrolled Communication Studies, Public Relations, Journalism and Film Students, I hope this message finds you well! As we prepare for the start of fall semester, I want to provide some clarifying information regarding the schedule of your online courses. Those courses where you are expected to attend the class via Zoom have specific days and times identified in your schedule. Prior to the start of the semester, you will locate the Zoom link in the course Canva...s page. Courses that do not have days and times identified in your schedule indicate Webonline, requiring you to refer to Canvas for course instructions and expectations. Please note for class sessions with a day/time, students will be expected to attend in real time in the Zoom classroom. Additionally, if you are trying to add a course that is currently full, you must email the instructor to make your request. Use appropriate and professional netiquette at all times in your online communication! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns. Best wishes for a successful fall 2020 semester! Gerri L. Smith Gerri L. Smith, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair Communication Studies Sacramento State University

2-STEP VERIFICATION WITH DUO -- To date, more than 17,000 students have voluntarily enrolled in the 2-Step Verification with Duo program. Beginning this month, the final mandatory phase begins with all students required to be enrolled by Oct. 5, 2020. Doing so will ensure continued access to Canvas, My Sac State, Microsoft 365, and many more online applications students need. Below are instructions on what you need to do, or log on to csus.edu/duo to enroll.

An insightful look by a Sacramento writer on the often over-looked influence of California writers: "It took an absurdly long time for America’s so-called center to see that a new wave of California literature was happening. Literature of so many kinds and so many genres from so many different types of peopleat the highest levelhas been coming out of California and from Californians for decades now. In fact, if there’s been an American moment in any genre over the past 20 years, it’s had a California component."

A quiet summer at Sacramento State. https://www.flickr.com/ph/sacstate/albums/72157715223643751