{"id":67279,"date":"2019-04-02T09:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=67279"},"modified":"2025-03-29T12:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:48:03","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/communication\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5b52kzx-bf5740632750905cdc4d8a4cf24eda03\">\n.avia-section.av-5b52kzx-bf5740632750905cdc4d8a4cf24eda03{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Communication Stories Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-5b52kzx-bf5740632750905cdc4d8a4cf24eda03 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/vaun-monroe-bolstering-directing-screenwriting\/\"  title=\"Vaun Monroe: Bolstering Directing &amp; Screenwriting\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Vaun-Monroe-New-Faculty-Hire-Communications-Digital-Cinema-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-1200x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Vaun-Monroe-New-Faculty-Hire-Communications-Digital-Cinema-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-1200x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1200\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-82799 avia-img-lazy-loading-82799 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Vaun Monroe New Faculty Hire Communications Digital Cinema Â鶹´«Ã½\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Vaun Monroe: Bolstering Directing &amp; Screenwriting\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/vaun-monroe-bolstering-directing-screenwriting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Vaun Monroe: Bolstering Directing &amp; Screenwriting\">Vaun Monroe: Bolstering Directing &amp; Screenwriting<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-11-03T10:55:47-07:00\" >November 3, 2022<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/digital-cinema\/\" rel=\"tag\">Digital Cinema<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Marking a transformative addition to Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s major in Digital Cinema, the Communication, Media &amp; Cinema program is thrilled to announce the arrival of Vaun Monroe on campus. Newly hired as an assistant professor, Monroe begins in the Fall of 2022 as the program\u2019s third full-time faculty member in Digital Cinema.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/vaun-monroe-bolstering-directing-screenwriting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/vaun-monroe-bolstering-directing-screenwriting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Vaun-Monroe-New-Faculty-Hire-Communications-Digital-Cinema-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1200<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-11-03T10:55:47-07:00\" >2022-11-03 10:55:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-01-03 13:31:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Vaun Monroe: Bolstering Directing &amp; Screenwriting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-78791 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-78791 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-communication category-featured post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/esports-matter-competitive-videogaming-booming-market\/\"  title=\"Esports Matter: Precious Yamaguchi, Competitive Video Gaming, Booming Market\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Precious-Yamaguchi-Helps-Â鶹´«Ã½-Link-Technology-Cover-1024x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Precious-Yamaguchi-Helps-Â鶹´«Ã½-Link-Technology-Cover-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-78794 avia-img-lazy-loading-78794 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Precious Yamaguchi Helps Â鶹´«Ã½ Link Technology Read More\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Esports Matter: Precious Yamaguchi, Competitive Video Gaming, Booming Market\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/esports-matter-competitive-videogaming-booming-market\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Esports Matter: Precious Yamaguchi, Competitive Video Gaming, Booming Market\">Esports Matter: Precious Yamaguchi, Competitive Video Gaming, Booming Market<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-07-19T15:46:15-07:00\" >July 19, 2021<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A few years ago, the economic value of watching other people play videogames might have seemed like a losing proposition. But the global esports market exceeded $1 billion in 2019, and by some accounts is expected to grow at an average rate of 24 percent for the rest of the decade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/esports-matter-competitive-videogaming-booming-market\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Comm Program Prof Precious Yamaguchi Helps Â鶹´«Ã½ Link Technology, Culture and Student Learning in a Booming Market for Competitive Videogaming\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/esports-matter-competitive-videogaming-booming-market\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" 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class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: From Oregon to Ghana and Back: Erik Palmer&#8217;s 2019\u201320 year in West Africa\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-oregon-to-ghana-and-back\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: From Oregon to Ghana and Back: Erik Palmer&#8217;s 2019\u201320 year in West Africa\">From Oregon to Ghana and Back: Erik Palmer&#8217;s 2019\u201320 year in West Africa<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-02-10T11:16:43-08:00\" >February 10, 2021<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" 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Instead of his usual gig serving as the Communication Program\u2019s chair and teaching courses such as Strategic Social Media, Creative Industries and Design Thinking, Dr. Palmer completed a sabbatical year in Ghana, supported by a Fulbright award from the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/from-oregon-to-ghana-and-back\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Erik Palmer's trip to Ghana\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-oregon-to-ghana-and-back\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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