Unit: Communication

The Forensics Union is ready for the new season … and it has big plans

Two male students walk from left to right on Illinois State University's Quad in front of Fell Hall, a brick building below a blue sky.

The Illinois State Forensics Union is celebrating winning titles from tournaments across the circuit, as they compete this year in their first non-COVID season (i.e., barring any spike in cases and the need for restrictions this fall and winter) since fall 2019. The team has earned 15 individual championships, one team championship, and qualified for 29 events for the national tournaments.

Graduate students presenting at NCA Convention

Fell Hall

Graduate students in the School of Communication will be presenting their scholarly work at the National Communication Association’s (NCA) 108th Annual Convention. The convention will be held November 17–20, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Behold SMACC 2.0

SMACC 2.0 debuted in August 2022 with new seating; more, better, and larger touch screens; and more flexibility for teaching and research. (This panorama view by S. K. Hunt.)

When it comes to glorious learning spaces, the School of Communication’s Social Media Analytics Command Center (SMACC) is at the top of the list. Not counting basic software and hardware improvements that made the SMACC lab more powerful, its equipment and furniture have essentially remained the same from the time it first opened in fall 2014 through spring 2022. Welcome to SMACC 2.0!