Tag: Communication Arts & Sciences

What Can I Do with a Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) Degree? Ask an Alum!

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Are you a CAS major or are you thinking about becoming one? Do you have post-graduation goals or are you unsure of your next step? Our CAS alumni are here to help! During this LionSide Chat, a distinguished group of CAS alumni will talk about their career journeys, their shining moments, and some of their memorable missteps. In addition, they will discuss how their undergraduate education provided a foundation for their current career and share some practical advice. This is a great opportunity for current and prospective CAS students to learn more about post-graduation pathways.

This LionSide Chat will be presented by:

Dr. Jill Burk
Associate Teaching Professor and Program Chair, Communication Arts and Sciences
Penn State Berks

Careers in the Humanities: How to be a critical thinker, problem-solver and developer of new ideas.

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This LionSide Chat is part of our “Majorly Prepared Series.” Do you enjoy reading, writing, and thinking about the world’s big problems? Students in humanities-based majors do. To put it simply, majors in the humanities investigate human society and culture. This presentation will discuss the humanities-oriented majors at Penn State Berks and careers in the humanities. Please join us in learning how majors in the humanities teach you to think critically, communicate effectively, and influence your world.

Majors: Communication Arts & Sciences, Global Studies, Writing and Digital Media, Composition courses. For more information, visit https://sites.psu.edu/berkshasscareers/

This LionSide Chat will be hosted by:
Dr. Jill Burk
Associate Teaching Professor, Communication Arts & Sciences
Penn State Berks

“Are You Smiling Behind that Mask?” Human Communication in the Age of COVID

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Participants will be introduced to the dynamics of verbal and nonverbal communication and discuss some new communication phenomenon; such as why it’s hard to communicate while wearing a mask and why we have communication-related Zoom fatigue. The chat will end by providing tips for thoughtful communication in our new pandemic-related communication contexts.

This LionSide Chat will be presented by:

Dr. Jill Burk, Associate Teaching Professor Communication Arts & Sciences
Dr. Kesha Morant Williams, Associate Professor Communication Arts & Sciences
Penn State Berks