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Volume 29 Fall Semester, 2011

Communication... its not just talk.

C O N T E N T S Words from the Dept. HeadFaculty ProleSpotlight on Creativity

Alumni PerspectiveStudent SuccessFaculty and Staff NewsOutstanding Students

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Bayan College-Purdue University Calumet Partnership and Graduation News

In 2005, under the leadership of former Chancellor, Dr. Howard Cohen; former Vice Chancellor for AcademicAffairs, Dr. Nabil Ibrahim; former Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Dr. Dan Dunn; andin collaboration with the Managing Director of Mazoon College, Dr. Juma Al-Ghailani of Oman; plans forthe establishment of a brand new institution of higher education in Muscat, Oman, started. Consequently,Bayan College, in which the language of instruction is English and its curriculum is devoted to communicationstudies, became a reality. Since then, the College has continued to grow, prosper, and attract well-qualiedfaculty and staff, many of whom hold doctoral degrees. Furthermore, Bayan has acquired a sizable campuswith modern classrooms, production facilities, computer laboratories, and boasts nearly 300 enrolledstudents.

On Oct. 10, 2011, the College held its very rst Graduation ceremony in which nearly 68 studentsreceived their Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Advertising, Broadcasting, Journalism, PublicRelations, and English. To participate in this exciting graduation ceremony and to celebrate the fruits of our

joint efforts toward enhancing internationalization, academic collaboration, study abroad, and student-facultyexchange opportunities, the following Purdue Calumet representatives traveled to Muscat, Oman: Dr. RalphRogers, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Dr. Richard Rupp, Head of the Department of History and

Political Science; and Dr. Yahya R. Kamalipour, Head of the Department of Communication and Creative Arts.

In addition to our growing international student body, the Bayan-Purdue Calumet partnership is anotherexcellent illustration of the impact of our progressive hometown institution, Purdue Calumet, locally,regionally, and globally. In concert with globalization, Purdue Calumet is poised to bring together peoples,cultures, and nations of the world through the marvel of education; hence enriching the campus community,Northwest Indiana region, and beyond. For information about Bayan College, visithttp://www.bayancollege.edu.om.

(Front left to right) Dr. Ralph Rogers, Vice Chancellor for AcademicAffairs, Purdue UniversityCalumet; Sheikh Salim Ali Nasser AlSiyabi, Chairman of Board of Directors, Bayan College; Dr. JumaSaleh Al Ghailani, Dean and MD of Mazoon University College.(Back left to right) Dr. Jassim M. Jaber, Dean, Bayan College; Dr.Yahya R. Kamalipour, Head of Department of Communication andCreative Arts, Purdue University Calumet; Dr. Richard Rupp, Headof Department of History and Political Science, Purdue UniversityCalumet. Photograph by Qais Suliman Al Kindi

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First Bayan College Graduation Ceremony.(from the left) Dr. Mongi Hamouda, Head of the GraduationCeremony Committee; Dr. Jassim M. Jaber, Dean, BayanCollege; Dr. Yahya R. Kamalipour, Head of Department ofCommunication and Creative Arts, Purdue University; Dr.Richard Rupp, Head of Department of History and PoliticalScience,Purdue


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The Department of Communication and Creative Arts

2010-2011 vol. 29

Department Head

Dr. Yahya Kamalipour

Managing/Publication Editor

Kenneth P. Bronowski

Additional ContributorsC/CA Faculty and Staff

Guest Writers

Jan GonzalezJocelyn (Gallegos) Prue

Photography

Ken BronowskiQais Suliman Al Kindi

Design Assistant

Michelle Nunez

Production Consultants

Dr. Yahya Kamalipour

Kristine Mihalic

Dr. Neil Nemeth

Prof. Mary Beth OConnor

Dr. William Robinson

The Communicator is published by

the Department of Communication

and Creative Arts at Purdue Univer-

sity Calumet. A bi annual newsletter

for alumni, students and friends of

the department, its goal is to provide

its readers with the latest news and

events happening within the depart-

ment. Questions and/or correspon-

dence are welcome, and should be

directed to:

Kristine MihalicPurdue University CalumetDepartment of Communication andCreative Arts2200 169th StreetHammond, IN 46323-2094

www.purduecal.edu/cca

or [email protected]

Purdue University Calumet, 2011

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The Purdue University Calumet Department ofCommunication and Creative Arts is currentlyhosting two international students from TheNetherlands. Janice Oyekan and Juliet Cannegieter,both studying at Purdue Calumet for one semester,are visiting from their hometown of Rotterdam,where they are pursuing International Bachelor ofCommunications and Media degrees at ErasmusUniversity, Rotterdam.

Both Oyekan and Cannegieter are enthusiastic

about the opportunity to studyhere at Purdue Calumet. I likePurdue, stated Cannegeiter. Itsmore practical here, she added,in reference to Purdue Calsemphasis on experiential learningstyle.

Cannegieter and Oykan alsoexpressed great interest innding communication relatedinternships that would allowthem to stay eight weeks beyondtheir planned Dec. 23 return toRotterdam. Both are involved

with music performance, andexpressed great interest ineventually developing careers inthe entertainment related mediaeld.

In addition to the Netherlands,thus far, the Department hasenrolled students from Brazil,China, Egypt, India, Iran,the Philippines, and Russia;therefore, making a signicantcontribution to Purdue Calumetsstrategic plan.

COM Department hosting two international students from The Netherlands

Yahya R. Kamalipour, Ph.D.Professor and Department Head

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves,the true kingdom for each one of us; andtrue progress is to know more, and bemore, and to do more.

--Oscar Wilde

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, andfriends are collectively an integral partof the Department of Communicationand Creative Arts and its educationalmission, including quality education,student success, and up-to-date programofferings. This issue of Communicator isillustrative of the continued growth anddevelopment of our programs, facilities,and the global reach of our reputation. Asnoted, our students and faculty continueto engage in a variety of scholarly andcreative projects through publishing,conference presentations, audio-videoproduction, and art exhibitions. Thevolume of awards and publications are

such that we no longer have space todisplay them anywhere in the Department.

Apropos Oscar Wildes statement, weare making signicant progress in everyrespect, including helping our studentsto know more, and be more, and to domore.

In the past decade, the department hasattracted students from throughout the

world, including,Brazil, China, Egypt,India, Iran, and thePhilippines. Duringfall 2011, we hostedtwo bright studentsfrom Holland who are

featured in this issue.Our sister institution,Bayan College, inOman held its very rstgraduation ceremony on October 10, 2011.

After over 40 years of dedicated service toour Department and students, one of ourhighly regarded colleagues, Professor MilanDakich, has retired. We will miss Milan andwish him the best.

As always, we are very much interested tohear from you and publish your personalnews and professional achievements. Pleasestay in touch and keep us posted of yournews via email at [email protected].

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy HolidaySeason and a successful New Year!

A few words from our Department Head...

left to right - Janice Oyekan and Juliet Cannegieter


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Milan Dakich

Milan DakichSoft-spoken and calm in purpose,

Milan Dakich grew up knowing hewanted to be a teacher. He fullledthat childhood dream and retiredthis June after 41 years of serviceto Purdue University Calumet. A role

Faculty Profile

by Jan Gonzalez

model who embodies many of thecharacteristics of the University

student body he served, MilanDakich served in many capacitiesthroughout his years on campus.

Associate Professor Dakich beganhis teaching career at PurdueCalumet in 1970. Though Dakichalways knew he wanted to be ateacher, his path to teaching wasa circuitous one. Born in 1929and raised in Gary, Ind., Dakichattended Emerson School with thesame classmates from kindergartenthrough high school. Ironically,

this professor of communication,whos specialty is public speaking,was raised speaking Serbianat home. Born just weeks afterhis parents arrived in the UnitedStates, he learned English as asecond language little by little fromclassmates and neighborhoodfriends when young.

Growing up, Dakich was interestedand involved in theater. This

interest was the main reasonbehind Dakichs desire topursue an education in speechcommunication. His educationaldirection decided, Dakich earnedhis bachelor of arts degree in 1953and his master of arts degree in1964, both from Indiana StateUniversity in Terre Haute, Ind. Ashe worked toward both degreesthroughout the 1950s and 1960s,Dakich was also enlisted in theArmy Reserves during the KoreanWar, but never saw action duringhis six-year enlistment.

Dakich applied to the doctoralprogram at Purdue West Lafayettein the early 1970s, but was notaccepted due to the intensecompetition for available seats.

When he later learnedthat the communicationprogram requireda years residencyin West Lafayette,Dakich considered the

requirement impractical because hehad a family to support.

Prior to his long tenure atPurdue Calumet, Dakich held anassortment of jobs in the 1950sand 1960s, including working in theGary steel mills, selling advertisingfor the Post-Tribune newspaper,remote broadcasting for WJOBradio and teaching in the Garypublic schools. The most unique

job Ive held was as a professionalpallbearer for a local funeral homeduring my college years, saidDakich. The job required a strong

back, a smart suit and paid $3.00each time he was called to work.

At the time Dakich joined theuniversity, Purdue Calumet hadan enrollment of 1,800 studentsand many fewer buildings thancurrently exist. Computers andcopiers were things of the future,a time scarcely imagined in whathas now become a technology-richenvironment. Technology has fueled

Social media and technology

have really changed the student

experience.

much change at PUC, a fact notlost on Dakich. Social media andtechnology have really changedthe student experience, saidDakich.

Impressed by how much moretechnologically savvy, adaptableand able to multi-task studentshave become, Dakich says heencourages students to try todisconnect for a few hours eachday and be wire-free. While thebenets of technology are many,Dakich is concerned that theseever-present technologies addstress to already busy lives insteadof making life easier.

Though change has been aconstant throughout his teachingcareer, one thing has neverchanged: Dakich relishesopportunities to learn every day.Learning is a lifelong process,said Dakich. It goes on and on.He credits his interaction withstudents as the most satisfyingpart of his teaching career. I teachthem, but they also teach me,said Dakich.

In addition to teaching, Dakichalso served for 10 years ascoordinator of internships for theDepartment of Communicationand Creative Arts. In this role, hehas worked with both students andorganizations in the communityto help students learn on-the-

job through working internshipsand co-op experiences. His workorganizing internships, along

with his passion for communityservice, were a natural match withPurdue Calumets ExperientialLearning initiative. This initiativerequires that all undergraduatestudents complete two coursesin experiential learning througha variety of professionalopportunities. Working closelywith Professors Judy Hack andColin Fewer, Dakich has taughtand mentored students through

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ProfessorYueqi Zhangs Digital artworks and prints arepermanent displayed at the Center for Innovation throughVisualization & Simulation, Purdue University Calumet.

Jennifer Grzanka is a Visual Arts andGraphic Design student in her senioryear here at Purdue Calumet. Herimages, Butterfy Dancer and Flying

Angel are two examples of Jennifersdigital surrealistic art.

Continuing LecturerKen Bronowskis oiland watercolor paintingshave won awards at theNorthern Indiana ArtAssociations annualsalon shows and arerepresented in numerouscollections. London Flat,Edgeware Roadand HessTire are two examples ofRegionalism in oil.

Michael Pearson is aPurdue Calumet VisualArts and Graphic Designstudent. Included here aretwo of his recent projectsfrom Yueqi Zhangs A&D112 course, Page SpreadDesign (Aging) and Lettersas Images(Einstein).


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I can still remember my freshman year at PurdueCalumet. Unsure of the path I wanted to follow, Iasked myself, What do you love to do? I alwaysknew that I loved to write andloved to work with people. Morethan just working with people, I

liked to get to know people downto the core. I loved to observetheir reactions in conversationstheir non-verbal cues. Based onthe feedback I gained from people,I found myself giving peopleadvice or motivating themcheering them on!

I have always been very social.Growing up, I was very popularamong my peers. But when reportcards were distributed, it was nosurprise that although I excelled in

some areas, one thing was alwaysconsistent in the notes portion ofthe report card: Jocelyn talkingtoo much. And this was the case,year after year, and teacher afterteacher. Those of you who studiedcommunication or Public RelationsIm sure can relate to my story.

There is a lasting effectthat people have oneach other that canreally help shape whowe are today. I truly

believe that withoutthe people I havecome across, I wouldnot be the successfulindividual I am today. Iremember my English101 instructor, RickGianni who helped mebuild my writing skillsand encouraged meto write not just in atechnical fashion, butalso about personal andcreative thoughts that

came from within me.Then, there was Tom Roach, who helped me honemy skills in Public Relations and taught me theancient theories of persuasion. Mentoring youngstudents alongside Yahya Kamalipour helped meunderstand how to teach and how to listen. NeilNemeth, who helped me understand a journalistsperspective and Cathy Gillotti, who helped megrasp the psychology behind communication andrelationships also helped me grow in my eld.Finally, Ill never forget how Bill Robinson helped

Alumni Perspective -by Jocelyn (Gallegos) Prue

Jocelyn (Gallegos) Prue is a Consultant for UPS inChicago. For the past year she has been on a specialassignment with the company building an alliancebetween UPS and one of their largest competitors.She has been involved with piloting a new product in

Chicago and helping with the national roll-out of thisnew initiative.

In her spare time, she serves on the junior medicalresearch board for Childrens Memorial Hospitaland is their Marketing and Public Relations Chair for2012.

She is also an avid real estate investor in both theresidential and commercial markets, and is currentlyworking on two challenging projects. But her happiestmoments are spent alongside her husband, family,and friends, and her beautiful white boxer Mazzy Star.

me tweak the last sentence on a speech I wasto give at a scholarship banquet that helped meland a job with UPS. All of these experiences and

interactions made me a better personand professional. After graduating, Ihave come across more people who

have helped me grow even more as aprofessional, and I in turn have helpedpeople with their growth. The truth ispeople are always going to need people.

During my junior year at Purdue Calumet,I was invited by Chancellor Cohen tospeak at a banquet honoring Scholarshiprecipients and Donors. Only threestudents were invited to speak, and I wasone of three selected. It was an honorand privilege that came as a result of myhard work, but also by getting involvedon campus and working with multiple

organizations, Chancellor Cohen got toknow me. It was at that same event thatI met a hiring manager for UPS, wholater hired me, and I have been with thecompany since. I have had a great careerthat started in internal Public Relations,but has evolved into a Consultantposition that allows me to utilize every

aspect of the degree I earnedat Purdue Calumet, whileexposing me to a worldwhere I have learned to buildbusinesses from the bottomup. If I had not been involved

with multiple organizationsacross campus, ChancellorCohen would not haveselected me to give thatspeech, and I never wouldhave met the UPS manager,who provided me with theopportunity to work for oneof the best companys in theworld.

Making the decision to majorin Public Relations startedme on the best path of my

life. I can truly say that I amliving the good life and have a dream job that canbe directly attributed to my education at PurdueCalumet and the people that I came across while atcampus. Through the many connections and lessonslearned studying at this wonderful university, I havegrown as a person, created for myself a wonderfullife full of exciting challenges, and get to experiencethe world through monumental opportunities.Continue to work toward your goals and never passup an opportunity to learn.

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Faculty and Staff News

Dr. Theresa Carilli published Excerpts from TheWaiting Room in the journal, Text and PerformanceQuarterly. The Waiting Room, an original script,co-written with Jill Taft-Kaufman at Central MichiganUniversity, addresses the experience of cancerdiagnosis. Professor Carilli will be part of a round tablediscussion titled Finding Voice in the Queer Book atthe 2011 National Communication Association meetingin New Orleans.

Continuing Lecturer, Patricia Hales served as a grantreview panelist for the IAC/SSA Grant awards this pastspring. She also assisted Merrillville High School withproductions of the musicals Les Miserables and Phantomof the Opera.

Professor Mary Beth OConnorand Guest LecturerMatt Hanson recently teamed up to instruct andmentor the COM/MGMT 429 Advertising Campaignsclass. Hanson was course instructor and ProfessorOConnor served as faculty mentor and creative

On Oct. 10, 2011, at the invitation of Sultan QaboosUniversity, Dr. Yahya Kamalipourdelivered a speechabout the Role and Impact of Social Media in theRegion. The event was attended by nearly 100 facultymembers and students and was covered by the Omaninewspapers.

On Oct. 22, 2011, at the invitation of the LimkokwingUniversity of Creative Technology, Dr. Kamalipour wasgiven a red-carpet welcome and presented a speechto an audience of over 500 about the Trends inCommunication: Digital versus Print. After his speech,he participated in a special press conference whichwas attended by a dozen media representatives. Thisevent has resulted in numerous reports in variouslanguages such as English, Arabic, Malay and Persian.

Continuing Lecturer, Corya Channing announced thatThe Purdue Theatre Company is presenting a worldpremiere ofDreamland Burning. The script is by award-winning author John Lisbon Wood with music by AcademyAward nominee Tevin Thomas. The cast features 27 PUCstudents, staff and associates. Sets are designed and builtby James Severa. Patricia Hales is music director andChanning is producer/director. The play is set in Tulsa,Okla. in 1921, in a very prosperous African-Americancommunity called Greenwood, where a riot broke outspurred by racial tension and economic unrest.

advisor. The project earned a second place at the regionalAmerican Advertising Federation (AAF) student advertisingcompetition. It was also chosen by the AAF judges as thewild card for the national competition which led to an 11thplace win at the AAF national competition in San Diego,CA.

Also, OConnor and former student/lab instructorJoeWielosinski recently won three professional televisionindustry awards forCheckmate, their documentaryabout the dark side of the Internet. The production wona Videographer Award of Distinction, in the Documentarycategory, and 2 EMPIXX Gold Awards. Professor OConnoserved as supervising producer, and Wielosinski served asproducer/director.

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Student Success

Congratulationsto Genae Barronand her professors/mentors! PUCCommunicationsGraduate StudentBarron, wasrecently selectedby the WomensInternationalLeague of Peaceand Freedom asone of 20 students

nationwide toparticipate in theircompetitive UN

Practicum in Advocacy 2012. Barron will be workingin New York as an ofcial intern during a very intensiveweek-long UN Commission on the Status of WomenMeetings. She has been an outstanding student andscholar in so many PUC professors courses.

Professor Goodnight is her key mentor andProfessor Tobin has been her research mentor forClem Stacy research presentations. She plans to

Communication Graduate Students

Presented Papers at the National

Communication Association

(NCA) Conference, New Orleans,

November 16-18, 2011Alexandra Endaltseva, presented her paper, RussianPopular TV Programming in the 21st Century: Reectionand shaping social changes, on the panel, RevolutionaryVoices: Marxism, Communication and Social Change.

Caitlin Ryderand Genae Barron, presented their co-authored paper, Imagine DS: Fullling the PatriarchalDream, on the panel, Generating Gender: EmergentImplications of and Sexuality in the CommunicationDiscipline.

pursue a Ph.D. in Communications or Womens Studiesfocused on this, and is planning next Summer 2012 towork in Nepal for a famous womens rights organization.


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Attention Purdue University Calumet Communication Department Alumni!We want to hear from you...

Name Name while at PUC, and if changed since graduation Year of graduation and degree Address Home Phone

Please keep us informed about your latest accomplishments and your current contact information. Email yourinformation to,

[email protected] email information for the following categories...

Congratulations, Outstanding Students!

From the left: Corya Channing, Craig Blohm, Natalie Wahlberg (Outstanding Grad Student) and daughter Ella,Jennifer Baker(Outstanding Teaching Assistant), Professor Dan Dunn, Professor Mary Beth OConnor, Devin

Heller(Journalism), Professor Lisa Goodnight, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Ralph Rogers, DepartmentHead Professor Yahya Kamalipour, Professor Neil Nemeth, Justina Syska (Broadcasting), Professor William

Robinson, Samantha Bogusz (Marketing), Laura Schmude (Communication Studies), Angela Miramontes (VisualCommunications), Professor Yueqi Zhang, LeAnne Munoz (Outstanding Senior in Communications), Stacina Stagner

(Public Relations), Kelly Tripp (Outstanding Grad Student), and Professor Catherine Gillotti.

Faculty from the Department of Communication presented awards to outstanding students during the CommunicationCelebration Night held in April 2011. All nominees were current majors in one of the options with 90 credits or more.In addition, all were within a year of graduation and held GPAs greater than 3.25. All nominees were invited to thecelebration, and winners were announced at the end.

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volunteerinternship opportunities through ServiceLearning. These Service Learning internships givestudents the opportunity to use their academic skills tovolunteer at not-for-prot agencies and organizations in

the community while also earning college credit towardtheir undergraduate degrees. Hack, associate professorin Hospitality and Tourism Management, has enjoyedworking with Dakich to develop and teach Service Learningcourses. You have to have an attitude of service andbelieve that students will have a better education becauseof their service opportunities, and he has that attitude,said Hack. She has always known Dakich to have a smileon his face and appreciates his willingness to help at anytime. She credits his valuable connections both on andoff campus in increasing the level of civic engagement bystudents on campus.Though ofcially retired in June of this year, Dakich taughtone course on campus during the fall semester. Gratefulfor his willingness to lend a hand wherever needed,

FacultyProle,MilanDakich,continuedfrompage3Dr. Yahya Kamalipour, department head of Communicationand Creative Arts, commended Dakich for his service to thedepartment. He is a committed and dedicated professor,said Kamalipour. He has been a key player in developingand streamlining our internship program, and has made greatcontributions to the department. A colleague and friend for over36 years, Dr. William Robinson, professor of Communicationand Creative Arts, praised Dakichs even temper and supportivecharacter. Hes one of the most enjoyable people I know, saidRobinson. His experience and temperament combine to makehim an ideal colleague.

Ready for yet another life change, Dakich looks forward to theopportunity to travel more extensively during his retirement. Heand his wife, Edith, a retired teacher from Andrean High Schoolin Merrillville, both love to travel and have visited New England,Alaska and Canada in the past six months alone. It is likelyDakich will continue to be a familiar face on campus after thissemester ends. He plans to continue his work-outs in the PurdueCalumet Fitness Center and, of course, is ready to lend a hand

whenever needed.


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