Communication Arts News
Each year the Core Curriculum sponsors a speech and an essay competition. Students from all UCCA 101 and 102 classes are eligible. The students with the best essay from each section and the best speeches from UCCA 102 sections are invited to submit their work.
The judges then go over the essays and listen to the speeches using criteria from the Communication Arts courses. The winners are celebrated and given plaques and prizes. On April 22nd at the president’s home, over seventy students were honored as finalists and winners in the inaugural Core Curriculum Awards ceremony. These students had an individual speech or essay nominated by a faculty member in their freshman core classes of Communication Arts and Cultural Perspectives. Only two students of over 730 freshmen —Katrina Brown and William Ricks-- received a nomination in all three categories. These students represent the best writers and public speakers in the freshman class.
Essay Contest winners - 2011-2012
UCCA 101 - Personal Narrative Essay
- Winner: Gracen Dod
- 2nd Place:Nancy Berta
UCCA 101 - Persuasive Essay
- Winner: Elizabeth Graham
- 2nd Place: Caitlin Miller
UCCA 102 - Persuasive Essay
- Winner: Laura Catherine Bobo
- 2nd Place: Emily Hahn
UCCA 102 - Proposal Essay
- Winner: Katie Wood
- 2nd Place: Sarah Bowhay
Speech Contest winners 2011-2012
- 1 st place, Melanie McConnell
- 2 nd place, Anna McClendon
- 3 rd place, Emily McCoun
About Communication Arts
Along with Cultural Perspectives, Biblical Perspectives, and Concepts in Fitness and Health, Communication Arts is part of the Core Curriculum at Samford University, which celebrates its 12th year in 2009-2010.
Communication Arts comprises two segments, Communication Arts 101 and 102, which are taken consecutively during the freshman year. The course functions as the introductory writing and speaking course for every undergraduate at Samford. Students must complete both CA 101 and 102, or their equivalent, to graduate.
The CA courses are taught by a variety of instructors from a variety of disciplines. All courses feature both a writing and speaking component. CA 101 focuses primarily on narrative and research-based writing, while CA 102 focuses primarily on argumentative research writing. Together they prepare students for whatever writing and speaking endeavors they face later on in their major field of study.
