For more information on ways to give, contact:
Jill Kane
CLA External Relations
220 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-mail: kanejm@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-3504
For other giving options, visit the U of M Foundation.
For a long time the Department of Communication Studies has contributed to making our students better citizens—articulate communicators, better critical thinkers, and able advocates. We continue the rich tradition of educating undergraduate and graduate students to understand and apply scholarly research in rhetorical studies, communication theory, and critical media studies.
Your tax-deductible contribution provides our students with encouragement and vital financial support. It gives our faculty resources for enlarging knowledge and understanding. It helps to build and sustain a distinguished reputation for the department.
What Your Gift Can Do
Excellence and competitiveness of our graduate program
We need to ensure the excellence and competitiveness of our graduate programs so that we can compete successfully for the best faculty and brightest students.
A diverse and engaged undergraduate student body
Although we are attracting better students than even before, too many outstanding students choose other institutions—often for financial reasons. Merit and need-based scholarships are essential for recruiting these talented students.
Choose a Fund
There are four ways your gifts can support the Department of Communication Studies:
Communication Studies Special Projects Fund
This fund provides unrestricted support that allows the department chair to make key strategic investments in high-priority areas when opportunities and critical needs arise. These funds make a significant impact on the quality of our educational programs.
Arle and Billy Haeberle Scholarship and Fellowship Fund
This fund celebrates the legacy of Arle Haberle, a famed Twin Cities radio and television personality. Gifts to this fund benefit both undergraduate and graduate students in communication studies.
Scott, Jensen and Campbell Graduate Fellowship in Rhetoric
This fund celebrates the rich history of the study and teaching of rhetoric in the department and honors the scholarly legacies of Professors Robert L. Scott, J. Vernon Jensen, and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. Gifts to this fund help attract some of the best and brightest graduate students, providing critical financial support.
Ernest Bormann Symbolic Convergence Theory Fellowship
This fund celebrates Dr. Ernest Bormann’s Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT) of human communication, which continues to intrigue and challenge students. This fund helps attract some of the best and brightest students interested in researching SCT to the U of M.
A dynamic Department of Communication Studies is a valuable asset for the University, our local community, and the world. Your gift can help support the next generation of leaders and thinkers.
Make a gift to the Department of Communication Studies online through the University of Minnesota Foundation.