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 May 6th, at the president’s home, over fifty students were honored as finalists and winners in the 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. These students represent the best writers and public speakers in the freshman class.
Essay Contest Winners - 2012-2013
UCCA 101 - Personal Narrative Essay
- Winner: Jessica Chapman
- 2nd Place: Lauren Sims
UCCA 101 - Persuasive Essay
- Winner: Rachel Land
- 2nd Place: Michael Taylor
UCCA 102 - Persuasive Essay
- Winner: Brianna Canady
- 2nd Place: Scout Berta
UCCA 102 - Proposal Essay
- Winner: Matt Carrick
- 2nd Place: Sarah Bailey
Speech Contest Winners 2012-2013
- 1st place, Kelsey Wells
- 2nd place, Courtney Hawkins
- 3rd place, Holly Harrington
- Finalist, Victoria Batson
- Finalist, Isaac Espy
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 15th year in 2012-2013.
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.
