Events

More than half of what we communicate comes through our body language. Learn more about some of the major ways we communicate nonverbally to help you understand and engage with others. Join the Oral Communication Center (OCC) for a series of workshops that teach you foundational communication concepts in bite-size form! Each workshop you attend gets you another entry into a raffle for a gift card to the campus coffee shop of your choice. Attend all three workshops this semester and get a bonus entry! Workshops are on Wednesday 1/28, Monday 2/9...

Learn a quick and easy framework for responding off-the-cuff to conversations, interviews, and class discussions. We’ll cover why it works and try it out together. Join the Oral Communication Center (OCC) for a series of workshops that teach you foundational communication concepts in bite-size form! Each workshop you attend gets you another entry into a raffle for a gift card to the campus coffee shop of your choice. Attend all three workshops this semester and get a bonus entry! Workshops are on Wednesday 1/28, Monday 2/9, and Tuesday 2/24.

Since the earliest days of the College, students have been asked to develop their ability to communicate eloquently in a variety of contexts. Today, the Public Speaking Competition provides an opportunity for students to both hone and demonstrate those abilities while competing for more than $18,000 in prizes. The event will also be livestreamed on Zoom. The McKinney Prize is offered to one student in each class year for a persuasive speech. Typically, students compete within their own class year, though sometimes class years are combined if there is a limited pool of competitors. The Clark Prize is limited to seniors...

Oral communication can be added into classes in hundreds of ways. Learn how faculty from across the curriculum use speaking in their classes for a variety of assignments. Join us to hear from others or to share your own assignment ideas. Members of the Speaking Advisory Committee will help moderate the conversation and Director Amy Gaffney will be on hand to help connect faculty with resources for integrating communication into the classroom. Please RSVP here.