UNT Department of Communication Studies

Flashback Friday to one week ago today when we hosted our COMMencement ceremony, celebrating 40 seniors graduating in Spring or Summer 2026 and 4 brand new UNTCOMM masters!

We'll be posting more pictures, but here's a glimpse at what makes our UNTCOMM grads

Congrats, grads!!

UNTCOMM 2026 graduates at the Super Pit today! We celebrated some truly amazing students -- we look forward to seeing where your paths take you!


UNT College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
University of North Texas

We look forward to celebrating our Spring and Summer 2026 graduating seniors and masters tomorrow!

We'll also honor many of our students with our UNTCOMM annual awards.

Join us for a fun COMMencement, filled with COMMaraderie and COMMunity!

Friday, May 8
1:00 pm
Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life (621 S. Welch Street)

Congratulations to Dr. Kinny Torre!

Kinny Torre (UNTCOMM - MA, 2022) successfully defended his dissertation today, finalizing his PhD in Communication at the University of Utah. Kinny's dissertation, "On CHamoru Language Revitalization: the Rhetoric of Oceanic (Be)Longing," extended research he began during his master's program here at UNT.

We're all so proud of you, Dr. Torre -- you're really !

Thank you to everyone who attended COMM Day 2026 last week! Our COMM-unity showed up and showed out, with many successful panels, posters, performances, project presentations, and debates!

You all show why UNTCOMM is . We can’t wait to see you next year for COMM Day 2027!

Come down to the COMM Student Workspace (GAB 301) today and tomorrow from 11 AM - 4 PM and make a custom button! You can draw, paint, or print your custom design. There will also be popcorn! 🍿

Congratulations to Andrew Gonzales, Ashley Mascorro Herrera, and Sherman Tunde, winners of our COMM Day door prize drawing! They will each receive a goody bag with a journal, pens, and some snacks/candy. Winners, please stop by the COMM Studies front office in GAB 309A to claim your prize.

Thank you again to everyone who attended COMM Day yesterday in the Union! Join us again next April for a day of projects, panels, and presentations on COMM Day 2027!

To wrap up today's COMM Day festivities, there will be an open dress rehearsal for Cooked: Chronicles of Kitchen at 7:30 PM in the Black Box Theater, GAB 321. No tickets required!

The show opens tomorrow at 7:30 PM with a matinee performance at 3:30 PM on Saturday. Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance. You can reserve your seat via tinyurl.com/cjuk2uxh or the QR code on the flyer.

Today is COMM DAY!
We'll be hosting events from 9am-6pm on the 3rd floor of the Union (start at Union 394 above Barnes & Noble to get your welcome materials). We'll end COMM Day with a 7:30pm open dress rehearsal for "Cooked: Chronicles of a Kitchen" in the GAB Black Box.

It's going to be a fun day, filled with COMM-unity -- Can't wait to see you there!

As we gear up for COMM Day, don't miss out on the COMM Alumni Career Panel hosted by COMM Future Pros tomorrow at 5:00! Come meet and learn from COMM alumni working in a variety of industries who want to answer YOUR questions.

Featuring:
Sandra Megally, Project Manager, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Richie Escovedo, Director of Project Management & PR Specialist, Balcom Agency
Steve Newton, Head of Sales, Tripkicks
Cassandra Rudy Smith, Brand Marketing Manager, Molly Maid

We look forward to seeing you!

Explore the joy of cooking with the Spring 2026 Devising Ensemble! Cooked: Chronicles of a Kitchen opens this week in the Communication Studies Black Box Theater, GAB 321.

Capping off COMM Day on Thursday, there will be an open dress rehearsal at 7:30 - no tickets required!

The show opens Friday at 7:30 pm, with a matinee performance on Saturday at 3:30 pm. Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance. You can reserve your seat via tinyurl.com/cjuk2uxh or QR code on the flyer.