ECU PROFESSOR DR. GREENSTREET PARTICIPATES ON TWO PANELS AT NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

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East Central University Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Robert Greenstreet served on two panels at the annual National Communication Association Convention in Orlando, Fla.

In his first panel, Greenstreet joined select representatives from other colleges and universities in discussing efforts to encourage highly apprehensive students in the basic communication courses at ECU.

“Since highly apprehensive people avoid communication, it is very difficult for these students to complete the general education speech course required by their major area of study,” Greenstreet said. “Nationally, schools report between 15 and 20 percent of their students experience high apprehension. In my experience, about 30 percent of ECU students are likely to fall in this category. They are not likely to complete the course or their degrees unless we address their legitimate challenges.”

The second panel was actually developed by Greenstreet. Textbook authors, representatives from the NCA national office, and faculty from universities and community colleges discussed converting basic public speaking courses to courses dealing with a broader range of communication behaviors.

Greenstreet organized the panel to consider all aspects of ‘the conversation experience’ from course design through assessment of course outcomes.

“We recently converted our basic course from public speaking to a human communication orientation,” Greenstreet said. “In doing so we followed a well-worn path, but no one had left any guideposts along the trail. I wanted to help other scholars facing the challenge.”

Greenstreet both chaired the panel and contributed to the discussion. In his role as a contributor he focused on communicating the change to the campus community.

Since all the national intercollegiate speech and debate associations meet concurrently with NCA, Greenstreet was able to attend business meetings and sessions focused on intercollegiate speech and debate. As ECU’s Director of Forensics, Greenstreet administers the university’s competitive intercollegiate speech and debate program.

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ECU PROFESSOR DR. GREENSTREET PARTICIPATES ON TWO PANELS AT NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Robert Greenstreet served on two panels at the annual National Communication Association Convention in Orlando, Fla.

In his first panel, Greenstreet joined select representatives from other colleges and universities in discussing efforts to encourage highly apprehensive students in the basic communication courses at ECU.

“Since highly apprehensive people avoid communication, it is very difficult for these students to complete the general education speech course required by their major area of study,” Greenstreet said. “Nationally, schools report between 15 and 20 percent of their students experience high apprehension. In my experience, about 30 percent of ECU students are likely to fall in this category. They are not likely to complete the course or their degrees unless we address their legitimate challenges.”

The second panel was actually developed by Greenstreet. Textbook authors, representatives from the NCA national office, and faculty from universities and community colleges discussed converting basic public speaking courses to courses dealing with a broader range of communication behaviors.

Greenstreet organized the panel to consider all aspects of ‘the conversation experience’ from course design through assessment of course outcomes.

“We recently converted our basic course from public speaking to a human communication orientation,” Greenstreet said. “In doing so we followed a well-worn path, but no one had left any guideposts along the trail. I wanted to help other scholars facing the challenge.”

Greenstreet both chaired the panel and contributed to the discussion. In his role as a contributor he focused on communicating the change to the campus community.

Since all the national intercollegiate speech and debate associations meet concurrently with NCA, Greenstreet was able to attend business meetings and sessions focused on intercollegiate speech and debate. As ECU’s Director of Forensics, Greenstreet administers the university’s competitive intercollegiate speech and debate program.

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ECU PROFESSOR DR. GREENSTREET PARTICIPATES ON TWO PANELS AT NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Robert Greenstreet served on two panels at the annual National Communication Association Convention in Orlando, Fla.

In his first panel, Greenstreet joined select representatives from other colleges and universities in discussing efforts to encourage highly apprehensive students in the basic communication courses at ECU.

“Since highly apprehensive people avoid communication, it is very difficult for these students to complete the general education speech course required by their major area of study,” Greenstreet said. “Nationally, schools report between 15 and 20 percent of their students experience high apprehension. In my experience, about 30 percent of ECU students are likely to fall in this category. They are not likely to complete the course or their degrees unless we address their legitimate challenges.”

The second panel was actually developed by Greenstreet. Textbook authors, representatives from the NCA national office, and faculty from universities and community colleges discussed converting basic public speaking courses to courses dealing with a broader range of communication behaviors.

Greenstreet organized the panel to consider all aspects of ‘the conversation experience’ from course design through assessment of course outcomes.

“We recently converted our basic course from public speaking to a human communication orientation,” Greenstreet said. “In doing so we followed a well-worn path, but no one had left any guideposts along the trail. I wanted to help other scholars facing the challenge.”

Greenstreet both chaired the panel and contributed to the discussion. In his role as a contributor he focused on communicating the change to the campus community.

Since all the national intercollegiate speech and debate associations meet concurrently with NCA, Greenstreet was able to attend business meetings and sessions focused on intercollegiate speech and debate. As ECU’s Director of Forensics, Greenstreet administers the university’s competitive intercollegiate speech and debate program.

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ECU PROFESSOR DR. GREENSTREET PARTICIPATES ON TWO PANELS AT NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Robert Greenstreet served on two panels at the annual National Communication Association Convention in Orlando, Fla.

In his first panel, Greenstreet joined select representatives from other colleges and universities in discussing efforts to encourage highly apprehensive students in the basic communication courses at ECU.

“Since highly apprehensive people avoid communication, it is very difficult for these students to complete the general education speech course required by their major area of study,” Greenstreet said. “Nationally, schools report between 15 and 20 percent of their students experience high apprehension. In my experience, about 30 percent of ECU students are likely to fall in this category. They are not likely to complete the course or their degrees unless we address their legitimate challenges.”

The second panel was actually developed by Greenstreet. Textbook authors, representatives from the NCA national office, and faculty from universities and community colleges discussed converting basic public speaking courses to courses dealing with a broader range of communication behaviors.

Greenstreet organized the panel to consider all aspects of ‘the conversation experience’ from course design through assessment of course outcomes.

“We recently converted our basic course from public speaking to a human communication orientation,” Greenstreet said. “In doing so we followed a well-worn path, but no one had left any guideposts along the trail. I wanted to help other scholars facing the challenge.”

Greenstreet both chaired the panel and contributed to the discussion. In his role as a contributor he focused on communicating the change to the campus community.

Since all the national intercollegiate speech and debate associations meet concurrently with NCA, Greenstreet was able to attend business meetings and sessions focused on intercollegiate speech and debate. As ECU’s Director of Forensics, Greenstreet administers the university’s competitive intercollegiate speech and debate program.

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ECU PROFESSOR DR. GREENSTREET PARTICIPATES ON TWO PANELS AT NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Robert Greenstreet served on two panels at the annual National Communication Association Convention in Orlando, Fla.

In his first panel, Greenstreet joined select representatives from other colleges and universities in discussing efforts to encourage highly apprehensive students in the basic communication courses at ECU.

“Since highly apprehensive people avoid communication, it is very difficult for these students to complete the general education speech course required by their major area of study,” Greenstreet said. “Nationally, schools report between 15 and 20 percent of their students experience high apprehension. In my experience, about 30 percent of ECU students are likely to fall in this category. They are not likely to complete the course or their degrees unless we address their legitimate challenges.”

The second panel was actually developed by Greenstreet. Textbook authors, representatives from the NCA national office, and faculty from universities and community colleges discussed converting basic public speaking courses to courses dealing with a broader range of communication behaviors.

Greenstreet organized the panel to consider all aspects of ‘the conversation experience’ from course design through assessment of course outcomes.

“We recently converted our basic course from public speaking to a human communication orientation,” Greenstreet said. “In doing so we followed a well-worn path, but no one had left any guideposts along the trail. I wanted to help other scholars facing the challenge.”

Greenstreet both chaired the panel and contributed to the discussion. In his role as a contributor he focused on communicating the change to the campus community.

Since all the national intercollegiate speech and debate associations meet concurrently with NCA, Greenstreet was able to attend business meetings and sessions focused on intercollegiate speech and debate. As ECU’s Director of Forensics, Greenstreet administers the university’s competitive intercollegiate speech and debate program.

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ECU PROFESSOR DR. GREENSTREET PARTICIPATES ON TWO PANELS AT NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Robert Greenstreet served on two panels at the annual National Communication Association Convention in Orlando, Fla.

In his first panel, Greenstreet joined select representatives from other colleges and universities in discussing efforts to encourage highly apprehensive students in the basic communication courses at ECU.

“Since highly apprehensive people avoid communication, it is very difficult for these students to complete the general education speech course required by their major area of study,” Greenstreet said. “Nationally, schools report between 15 and 20 percent of their students experience high apprehension. In my experience, about 30 percent of ECU students are likely to fall in this category. They are not likely to complete the course or their degrees unless we address their legitimate challenges.”

The second panel was actually developed by Greenstreet. Textbook authors, representatives from the NCA national office, and faculty from universities and community colleges discussed converting basic public speaking courses to courses dealing with a broader range of communication behaviors.

Greenstreet organized the panel to consider all aspects of ‘the conversation experience’ from course design through assessment of course outcomes.

“We recently converted our basic course from public speaking to a human communication orientation,” Greenstreet said. “In doing so we followed a well-worn path, but no one had left any guideposts along the trail. I wanted to help other scholars facing the challenge.”

Greenstreet both chaired the panel and contributed to the discussion. In his role as a contributor he focused on communicating the change to the campus community.

Since all the national intercollegiate speech and debate associations meet concurrently with NCA, Greenstreet was able to attend business meetings and sessions focused on intercollegiate speech and debate. As ECU’s Director of Forensics, Greenstreet administers the university’s competitive intercollegiate speech and debate program.

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University Team Participates in Heart Walk

For the third consecutive year, a team from Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) participated in the Greater Orlando Heart Walk on September 15 at Loch Haven Park in Orlando.

This year the team exceeded its goals for both participants and fund raising. The desired goal for team walkers was 30 and 43 people participated. The team goal for fund raising was $1,500 and the team raised $1,991.

The Greater Orlando Heart Walk is a 5K run/walk organized by the American Heart Association (AHA). Companies and organizations from around the greater Orlando area participate in the event. Florida Hospital, ADU’s parent organization also participates and this year its employees raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the cause.

The hospital’s participation served as an example to many employees how the fight against heart disease and stroke happens not only within its patient rooms, but out in the community as well.

“Most of us on our team have had a loved one, or someone we know, touched by heart disease and stroke,” said Eric Cadiente, ADU team captain. “We appreciate the efforts put in by the American Heart Association to organize such a great event.”

More than 1000 teams from more than 100 companies participated in this year’s Heart Walk. The total number of participants was more than 20,000 and the total amount raised was approximately $1.2 million.

By Sahira Gomez

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