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Communication bachelor’s ranked as a Top 30 program

College Rank named the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Communication Department in its Best Bachelor's in Communications guide as a top program in the country. College Rank synthesizes data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Payscale, and the College Scorecard. Ultimately, colleges are scored based on their commitment to online education, admission rates, student satisfaction, alumni debt, and specialties. College Rank said: “91¶ÌÊÓƵ provides a broad study of communications, including a number of interdisciplinary tracks. You can choose to specialize in copywriting, marketing, visual communication, healthcare public relations, and international public relations. Regardless of your choice, you’ll also gain a broad understanding of advertising, marketing, and news reporting and writing. Graduates of this program will be especially prepared for careers in public relations, which could include working in sales or advertising, or as a marketing specialist, product manager, or PR specialist. You will also have the chance to become a member of the student-run public relations firm, which could see you awarded a tuition fee waiver. Full-time undergraduate tuition at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ costs $5,090 per two semesters for Utah residents and $15,272 for non- residents. Fees total $847, with an estimated $800 for books and between $5,845-$10,638 for room and board on- campus. The university awards over $90 million in scholarships and aid each year.” To see the entire list, go to The Signpost also featured this acknowledgment. This story can be found at

91¶ÌÊÓƵ Speech students excel at Western Washington Viking International

The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Speech Team had a strong showing at the Western Washington Viking International competition led by Jazmyne Olson taking first place in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Novice Impromptu, Sophie Beck winning first place in Novice Informative Speaking and an overall second-place speaker award, and Rebecca Brown taking first place in Junior Prose. This competition included 16 schools in Alaska, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, California and Utah.

Individual awards included:

• Krystiana Davis, sixth, Novice Persuasive Speaking
• Brad Baker, fifth, Open Dramatic Interpretation and Top Junior in individual speaker points
• Akir Rowe, second, Novice Persuasive Speaking and second in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
• Sophie Beck, first, Novice Informative Speaking, with straight firsts in each round
• Kyle Housley, third, Junior Prose; second, Novice Informative Speaking; first, Open Dramatic Interpretation; Top Novice in individual speaker points
• Rebecca Brown, first, Junior Prose, taking straight firsts in each round
• Jazmyne Olson, first, Extemporaneous Speaking with straight first in each round; first, Novice Impromptu

In IPDA (one-on-one) debate events, awards included:

• Quarterfinalists: Kyle Housley, Akir Rowe
• Semifinalists: Brad Baker, Jazmyne Olson
• Second place: Sophie Beck
• Speaker awards: Krystiana Davis, fifth; Akir Rowe, fourth; Sophie Beck, second

Additionally, Olson took second place for the Orv Iverson Award. Out of 20 schools in the conference, she was ranked the best overall competitor among all novice and junior students in both speech and IPDA debate. Finally, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ—having only competed for a year in the Northwest Forensic Conference, with comparatively few students, placed in the Gold Tier. 91¶ÌÊÓƵ will compete next at the Talk Hawk Invitational Feb. 12-14. To help judge, contact Mark Galaviz at Markgalaviz@weber.edu.