University of Houston
101 Communications Building
Houston, TX 77204-3302
Phone: (713) 743-2873
Fax: (713) 743-2876
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At the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication our goal is to produce graduates who: are well-educated in communication, the liberal arts and humanities, and in the social, natural, and physical sciences; are ethical, technologically proficient, analytical, and critical; have the cognitive, research, and professional skills required to succeed in their first jobs and to mature as leaders in a constantly changing, challenging, and exciting new information era; and are able to contribute as citizens to a changing and increasingly complex society.
Faculty Spotlight
Deborah Bridges
Instructional professor and course coordinator. Currently teach Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, and Intercultural Communication and Organizations, plus a technical presentation lab for UH College of Business.
NEWS and EVENTS
Valenti School Weekly Update 05.08.13
MARTHA HAUN served as parliamentarian for recent board meetings and a convention in Dallas for the Academic Language Therapists Assn. and the spring board meeting of the International Multi-structured Language Education Council. Both organizations provide certification and training for teachers of children with dyslexia.
DEBORAH BRIDGES, together with Valenti School master's candidates Carmen Galvan and Alec Tefertiller, participated as community and alumna judges in the National Christian Forensics and Communication Organization's Houston Regional Invitational speech competition finals held May 3. Carmen is a former competitor and placed fifth in persuasive speaking at the regional tournament, qualifying her to compete at the national level during her term.
Former and current Valenti School of Communication students lead by Director Mary Arévalo won a Gold Remi (second place) in the film shorts division at the WorldFest Film Festival. Nine Lam, Karen Martinez, Angie Brown, Alex Olivares, Nael Diab and Arévalo created the short film Tiempo Suelto (Loose Time), a Spanish-language short about living in the loose time between a medical test and receiving the results.
Monette Chilson (M.A.) is publishing her book, Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga, by Bright Sky Press on June 1, 2013. See attachments.