This post is from a new free online 8-week leadership development course provided by Dr. Prabu David. Read This Week’s Post and connect with Dean David’s weekly content on LinkedIn Why do you want to become a leader? I don’t know if I ever aspired to become a leader. Heck, I still don’t. I think maybe in some aspects, it just happened. Many times it felt natural to...
From dream to reality: The #MSUStratCom Program
Originally posted on comartsci.msu.edu When a dream becomes reality, it’s a really cool thing. Especially when your dream is to build a grad program that is transformative for people. Four years ago, Dr. Prabu David, Dean of the College of Communication Arts & Sciences, brought together both faculty and industry leaders to ask the question, “If Michigan State University could be the...
Herman Miller Marketing Leader Shares StratCom Story
Stephanie Van Doorn-Kazyak became a professional communicator thanks to an unexpected part as a movie extra. “It was the summer after my third year in college, I needed to figure out what I needed to do with my life and career” said Van Doorn-Kazyak. “That summer there was a movie being filmed in my hometown with Barry Sanders and Kurt Russel.” Stephanie had the...
Don’t Be Afraid of Online Learning
I am familiar with college anxiety–I still occasionally have nightmares that I forgot my schedule, started picking classes late, went to the wrong classroom, forgot there was a test… you know what I mean! I realize that many of our students feel nervous about starting a new college program, but I can reassure them that their instructors and classmates will make sure their experiences...