Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to your 2011 Communications Studies Club!

And the topic is… “Race and Diversity at Temple”

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Thank you to everyone that has come so far! The act of creating an organization from the ground up can be both tedious and time consuming. All of you that have shown up, have distinguished yourselves as top students and future leaders. As founding members, the insights that you as a group have already given, have played an invaluable role in shaping not only the future of the club, but the Temple University community as a whole.

  WHO WE ARE!

We are a group of students that will be producing theoretical and creative works that center on both communication forms and formats as they relate to a democratically formulated topic. Student will be free to explore the topic in anyway they chose, as long as it relates to both the topic and communications. We will then present these projects as a group to the Temple community, and the public sphere, in an Undergraduate Research Symposium type event at the end of every Semester. The topic will continue throughout the semester, after which a new topic will be picked. Also throughout the semester we will also work on bringing in speakers and specialists to talk with our group about how their field, or research, relates to our topic. We will also be pursuing external relationships with other groups by visiting their organizations, as a means of networking and learning what makes them a successful organization.

Elections will be held on the day that fits the majority of the group members. This was the only way that we could do this. If you cannot make the meeting for a good reason and still would like to hold a position as a founding member, then please send us the position that you think you should hold. A list of offices can be found at the end of this email in document form. Please include why you are a good candidate and we will present it to the group in your absence. We do not want anyone to not be involved just because of time restraints. As the group develops we will do our best to create both a time and location, that works for everyone. Please email us back ASAP if you wish to be a part of our first electoral process.

            After elections the next step will include deciding as a group a two simple things

One: Bring your project proposals! Some projects that have already been vocalized and the club is very excited to help facilitate the next steps in making all of are fantastic ideas a reality.

Two: We must discuss when the first Communication Studies Club Research Symposium be held. Justin’s suggestion was February since it coincides with Black History Month, but we can talk about this at the elections meeting. This will also give us time to rent space to hold the event.

All: Elections have been held and I will be announcing and discussing the results through a soon to be produced video with the Club’s president available on this homepage.