Cal State LA, Communication Studies Department

Be there! Final round is open to the public.

We won the Funniest, in the A&L Halloween Door Decorating Contest:

The Funniest, providing the absurdity of our current work-related horrors, goes to Communication Studies!

Thanks to the Forensics Team and Melissa Deleon! -unity

It’s not too late—so if you want to come to the NCA COMM friends and family dinner.

Thursday, November 20th. 7:15: The Smokehouse at Green Valley Ranch. https://greenvalleysmokehouse.com
Their menu:https://greenvalleysmokehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SMOKEHOUSE-MENU.pdf

3.4 miles from the conference hotel, so most will rideshare.

greenvalleysmokehouse.com

It's that time of year again. We plan to have our 2025 Denver/Aurora NCA COMM Friends and Family Dinner, on Thursday November 20, at around 7 pm. Please let us know below (or in an email to [email protected]) if you plan to attend. And if you have a +1. We won’t have the budget for +2s or 3s, but we can fit in a few +1s.

Forensics Club and PRSSA representing at the Student Involvement Fair.

hi all: The end of an era. Dr. Kevin Baaske fully retires from Cal State LA this week. Many of you know him as a colleague, professor, friend, DOF, Chair, Associate Chair, Associate Dean, plus many other titles. If you have any reminisces of Dr. B. from his almost 40 year career at Cal State LA, that you'd like us to share with him, please email David Olsen ([email protected]) by Tuesday, May 13th.

Another great story about the students in our COMM BA at California State Prison, Lancaster.

Man earns bachelor's degree behind bars; Making plea for commutation Freddie Hernandez celebrated his 47th birthday and graduated as a keynote speaker from Cal State LA's Prison Graduation Initiative while serving life without parole in a California men's prison.

Tonight!

Another story about our COMM BA students. They graduate with a BA, with an Option in Organizational Communication. Transformation through education AND communication.

PGI is an innovative program founded by Cal State LA that offers a university Bachelor's Degree with classes taught by professors inside a prison. They call it transformation through education. MORE ⬇️

Our COMM-Uni-TREE lit up the hallway of the Music Building. Held up by 3 snow-people, named after our student clubs.

Yesterday our students in Lancaster graduated with their BA in Communication Studies. 50 students have received their BA, over 3 cohorts. And in 2026, 32 more students will join them. It was a good and joyous day.