Dalton State Communication Major

Congratulations to the Spring 2024 graduates of Dalton State College! Your hard work and dedication have paid off. Here's to new beginnings and endless possibilities!

Happy Solar Eclipse Day! Dalton will be experiencing a partial solar eclipse starting at 1:48 pm and ending at 4:22 pm. The maximum view will be at 3:07 pm! If you want to watch the eclipse, be sure to wear eclipse glasses that are ISO-certified! Regular sunglasses are not protective enough! Also, do not look at the eclipse through a camera lens or your phone! The rays can burn through the lens and cause eye damage.

Fall 2024 Registration is Now Open! Be sure to contact your advisor if you need help with class registration.

Spring may have taken a break, but our students are back in full swing! Let's spring back into action, breaking new ground and making this post-break period our most vibrant yet.

Join us on April Fools’ Day for a stand-up performance by the great Mr. Jerry Drye. Be sure to arrive early if you want to grab a bite to eat from the food trucks, but save some room for free popcorn! The food trucks will serve food from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the performance by Mr. Drye will take place in Derrell C. Roberts Library from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Be sure to attend the career fair tomorrow at Roberts Library! The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. and conclude at 1:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in future internships and job positions.

Dalton State College’s Department of Communication is hosting an Independent Film Series! Be sure to join us at Goodroe Auditorium on February 21st at 6:30 p.m. for a double-feature. The screenings will be completely FREE and open to the public. The films that will be screened are Goodnight August, directed by Emily Steele, and Hit on the Head, directed by Jamison Braly. Stick around after the screenings for a Q&A session with the directors! You don’t want to miss this!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Homecoming parade!

The CDC has reached out to our campus with a unique initiative. They are working with our Dalton State RSO SACNAS (the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) to enhance their internship and career applicant pool diversity. The CDC wants to start this partnership by showcasing the array of career and internship opportunities available within their organization to our students. This is a fantastic opportunity for our students to engage with a leading public health institution and explore various career paths, extending well beyond the traditional STEM fields. This event offers a platform for students from various majors, including business, liberal arts, education, healthcare, and more, to learn about the diverse career options within the CDC. It's a chance to understand the organization's work, network with professionals, and discover how their skills and interests align with potential roles at the CDC. Be sure to attend this event today!

CDC Tabling Sessions:
Date: Tuesday, January 30th
Sequoya Hall: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Upper Pope: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Peeples Hall: 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Information Session (presentation):
Date: Tuesday, January 30th
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Peeples Hall, Room 105

Welcome back Roadrunners! Have a great spring semester!

Finals week is just around the corner, and we will be sharing daily study tips to help you ace your finals!

We hope everyone has enjoyed spending time with family and friends!

We are extremely proud of our soon-to-be graduates from the Communication major, who presented their senior research presentations Friday at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Shown from left to right are Gracen Shook, Yaphet Salgado, Jacob Thomas, Keegan Bryson, Kenneth Corbin, Lauren Finney, and Dylan Fisher. They all did original research, guided by Dr. Tami Tomasello. Way to go!

Meet the director/writer: Chris Flippo has worked in film and television for over fifteen years. He graduated from the Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in 2008. His film credits include production assistant on Sully (2016), Necessary Roughness (2011), Goosebumps (2015), and director of Down and Yonder (2018). Be sure to stay after the screening of Edge of Town on Wednesday, November 29, at 6:30 to join Chris in a Q & A session!

Dalton State College’s Department of Communication will screen Edge of Town on Wednesday, November 29, at 6:30. Writer and director Chris Flippo will attend and conduct a Q & A session after the screening. The event takes place in the Goodroe Auditorium of Gignilliat Hall. Edge of Town, filmed in 2021, tells the story of Summer Roome, whose world is up-ended when her adrift younger brother and wayward father re-enter her life. It is billed as a “spiritual sequel” to the earlier film, Down and Yonder. The film has won several awards, as listed on its IMDB.com page.

Dalton State College Department of Communication and Theatre presents The Red Velvet Cake Wars. The Red Velvet Cake Wars is a southern-fried family reunion comedy. Tomorrow night (November 9th) at 7:30 p.m., we are hosting an exclusive preview performance for current students. Students can get in for free with their Roadrunner ID card. The play will be open to the public on November 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, and 18th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 12th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the public and free to current Dalton State students, faculty, and staff who present a Roadrunner ID.

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Congratulations to all of our amazing students who graduated last night at the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony. We are so proud of each and every one of you and know that you will do great things in the working world. We wish you all the best as you take on this next chapter of your lives. Once a Roadrunner, always a Roadrunner. Congratulations Class of 2023!

Meet Mary Gray. Mary has a concentration in Film Studies. She says the best thing she has learned during her time at Dalton State is being a communication major means you learn how to enjoy public speaking. Her favorite part of being at Dalton State is the lifelong friends and connections she has made throughout the years.

Following graduation, Mary hopes to continue learning and growing her skills in video production and in the future hopes to work with a full service production company. Her career goal in 5 to 10 years is to be a Camera Operator or Director of Photography (DP) for a larger production organization.

A piece of advice Mary would give to a future Roadrunner is “Even if they are only taking a class for credit, these are going to turn out to be some of the best years of your life. So, why not take a moment to enjoy the journey? Additionally, don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are all here to learn and believe it or not, your professors want you to succeed. Lastly, don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Sometimes you learn you have a lot more to offer and opportunities to find if you just take that step.”

Congratulations Mary!

Meet Clemencia Villafuerte. Clemencia has a concentration in Film Studies. She says the best thing she has learned since attending Dalton State is how to manage her time correctly. She says her favorite part about being at Dalton State are the activities that take place on the quad to destress, it made her feel like the school cared about students. Following graduation, Clemencia hope to pursue a career in Audio and Visual Post-Production.

A piece of advice Clemencia would give to a future Roadrunner is “Procrastinating will only get you so far! Just avoid the unnecessary stress and pain ahead.”

Congratulations Clemencia!

Meet Chelsea Ahrens. Chelsea has a concentration in Digital and Social Media. She says the best thing she has learned while attending Dalton State is just because you have a plan for yourself, doesn’t mean it will happen and that you have to allow yourself to remain flexible during your college years because so much changes from when you first start college at 18-years-old. Chelsea says her favorite part of being at Dalton State is how small and scenic the campus is. She hopes to pursue a career in either social media management or content creation for a company following graduation.

A piece of advice Chelsea would give to a future Roadrunner is to “Enjoy your college years and don’t rush them. It’s easy to wish that it will go by fast, but once it does you’ll wish that it hadn’t. Try to remain in the present and enjoy the ride that college brings, this is one of your biggest moments in life.”

Congratulations Chelsea!

Roadrunner Student Short Film Festival – Take Four
Dalton State College is hosting its fourth Roadrunner Student Short Film Festival on Tuesday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in the Goodroe Auditorium on campus. It is free and open to the public.

https://www.daltonstate.edu/about/news.cms/2023/671/roadrunner-student-short-film-festival---take-four

Meet Gabriel Clark. Gabriel has a concentration in Organizational Communication Leadership with a minor in Marketing. He says the best thing he has learned while attending Dalton State is that success in college and in life is about consistently doing work and that short spurts of high motivation are nice, but its the ability to do a little bit each day, even when you don’t want to, that allows you to succeed.

Gabriel says his favorite part of being here at Dalton State is being able to enjoy the small-school feel while still being challenged and learning as much as he would at a larger university.

Following graduation, he hope to pursue a career in marketing, specifically he wants to work at a small to mid-size marketing firm so that he can have creative input while enjoying plenty of room for growth both inside the company and a professional.

A piece of advice Gabriel would give to a future Roadrunner is to “Keep pushing, regardless of how much you want to quit! You can turn anything into success if you just keep showing up. Take things one step at a time and try not to look at the bigger picture too often. Keep working and one day you’ll look back and see how far you’ve come!”

Congratulations Gabriel!

Meet Lillian Dorries. Lillian has a concentration in Digital and Social Media. She says the best thing she has learned while attending Dalton State is that it’s not always about staying on track, but about making connections and experiences that will help you along the way.

Lillian’s favorite part of being at Dalton State is how much the professors and faculty truly care about students and their learning process and doesn’t think that there is a school as caring as ours. She also loves the leaves during fall and how beautiful it makes the campus. Following graduation, she wants to be a media specialist but wants to start teaching to help open that door.

A piece of advice Lillian would give to a future Roadrunner is “Don’t be scared to talk to your professors! They are understanding and want to help you succeed. They are the coach on your team, not the competition!”

Congratulations Lillian!

With the end of the semester drawing near and graduation becoming close to a week a way, we wanted to take some time to spotlight the seniors who are graduating this semester over the next week. These seniors have worked so hard and we are so incredibly proud of them as they get ready to move on to the next adventure.

With that, Meet Emily Padgett. Emily is a Generalist Concentration. She says the best thing she’s learned while attending Dalton Sate is that she is capable of a lot more than she gives herself credit for and that through all the confusion and struggle there was an end and it is bittersweet. Her favorite part of being at Dalton State is being able to connect with the people around her more intensely than she would if she had went to a larger school. If she ever needed help, everyone she talked to was willing to give her an answer and made her feel heard and seen.

Following graduation, Emily hopes to pursue new adventures. She wants to find things that make her the happiest and explore every aspect of them. She eventually would love to work towards becoming a school counselor but plans to take her time in becoming her most genuine self first.

A piece of advice Emily would give to a future Roadrunner is to “Take one day at a time. As tempting as thinking about how great everything once you graduate is, be in the moment. Remember that this is a part of your life you will look back on. Make the memories that you want to feel the happiest, accomplished and fulfilled. You’re allowed to be happy.”

Congratulations Emily!

Happy first day of finals everyone! We can’t believe how fast this semester has flown by. We know you guys will do great on your finals this week! Summer is just around the corner. Good luck Roadrunners!

This past Friday was the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium. Pictured are the seniors who presented the research they have been working all semester on along side department chair Dr. Tucker, Dr. Tomasello, Dr. Kinkead, and Professor Drye.

We are so proud of them for all of their hard work this semester with their undergraduate research and we are excited for them as they approach graduation day. Congrats seniors!