Scripps College of Communication graduate Ken Klein shares student, alumni and faculty news via social media. He is a volunteer assistant to the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Here is his recap of October 2022.
Around 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, the members of Ohio University’s Speech and Debate team rolled into Athens after an all-night van ride from a tournament in Tuscaloosa, tired but victorious.
A tribute to the University’s ethos, the scrappy speech team:
Senior communication studies major Mackenzie Joseph won first place in persuasive speaking at the two-day tournament sponsored by the University of Alabama. Bobcats took three of the five top slots in that category, with Abreanna Blose and Tori Smith finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
In prose interpretation, senior Soren Starkey won first place.
Speech and Debate team coach and School of Communication Studies professor Jennifer Talbert drives the van.
Ken Klein tracks audience engagement generated by his tweets and Linkedin posts. In October, news about Ohio University’s Speech and Debate team generated the highest traffic along with these other posts about Scripps’ students, alumni and faculty:
Standout examples of hands-on learning included:
Focus on the Nov. 8 mid-term election highlights the prominence of Scripps-trained photographers, writers and commentators:
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