School of Communication

University of Houston
101 Communications Building
Houston, TX 77204-3302
Phone: (713) 743-2873
Fax: (713) 743-2876

Bulletin Board

UH IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) toured KTRK Ch. 13 with Vice President of Community Affairs Cynthia Cisneros (B.A. UH Journalism)

(left – right): Janeka Porter, Jessica Ibe, KTRK anchor Sharron Melton, Sylena Nieto, Ann Lynd, Melissa Bias.

At the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication our goal is to produce graduates who: are well-educated in communication, the liberal arts and humanities, and in the social, natural, and physical sciences; are ethical, technologically proficient, analytical, and critical; have the cognitive, research, and professional skills required to succeed in their first jobs and to mature as leaders in a constantly changing, challenging, and exciting new information era; and are able to contribute as citizens to a changing and increasingly complex society.

Alumni Spotlight

Valenti Alumnus Michelle Eulene

Keep Houston Red - Red Heroes

Faculty Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Temple Northup

Dr. Northup is a professor at the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. He lived in LA for seven years where he wrote in the entertainment industry. After writing for television, he decided to study the effects that watching television has on an individual. He currently teaches a documentary film class and persuasion.

NEWS and EVENTS

The Texas Broadcast Education Foundation annually provides eight $2,000 scholarships to Texas students enrolled in a fully accredited program of instruction that emphasizes radio or television broadcasting or communications «learn more».
The Jack J. Valenti School of Communication Alumni Association is pleased to announce the availability of two $2,000 scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year «learn more».

Valenti School Weekly Update 4.9.14

TEMPLE NORTHUP has received a grant from Humanities Texas to put on a series of programs entitled "Food Matters." Highlights of the events include a screening of the documentary film Sweet Dreams with a Q&A with the film's director, a screening of some of the short films produced from Dr. Northup's courses, as well as a panel discussion with professionals and academics about the importance of studying food.

Wang, Q., LAN NI (corresponding author) & De la Flor, M. (2014). An intercultural competence model of strategic public relations management in the Peru mining industry context. Journal of Public Relations Research, 26, 1-22. (Lead article). DOI: 10.1080/1062726X.2013.795864

LAN NI has been granted a Faculty Development Leave for spring 2015. She will be under contract with Routledge to write a book about intercultural public relations.

NORTHUP, TEMPLE (2014). Truth, Lies, and Packaging: How Food Marketing Creates a False Sense of Health. Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3, 9-18.

DAVE FEHLING (Houston Public Media) received a first place award for his investigative report, “An Unusual Search Warrant and What it Says About How Texas Regulates Drilling” from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters. He also received an honorable mention for his report “Keeping Oil Wells from Leaking” for use of actuality production.

Brandon McDowell (B.A., PR, 2013) will be studying Sports Management in Xavier University’s graduate program in the fall.

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