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WIU Communication Department Named Recipient of Program of Excellence Award

October 4, 2022

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MACOMB, IL – The Department of Communication at Western Illinois University has been named the recipient of the Rex Mix Program of Excellence Award.

The award, sponsored by and chosen by the Undergraduate College of University Section (UCUS) of the National Communication Association, recognizes excellence in small, undergraduate programs of communication, with emphasis on curriculum, program quality, course design and special programs. "Small undergraduate programs of communication" are defined as having 12 or less full-time faculty, with 250 students or less who are communication majors.

The award is named for the late C. Rex Mix, of the University of Denver, who was an advocate of small communication programs across the nation.

In submitting an application for the award, WIU Department of Communication Chair Peter Jorgensen highlighted the program's unique programming, including the Social Media Lab, Career Preparation Day, the annual Thompson Lecture and Thompson Professorship Award and the Disney Communication Culture Study Abroad Course.

"I believe the faculty and staff of the Department of Communication at WIU have worked together to forge an excellent undergraduate program for our students, while continually seeking ways to support our faculty," Jorgensen said. "In an ongoing era in which public higher education is continually asked to do 'more with less,' the Communication program at Western has done an outstanding job of continuing to deliver an innovative and high quality program of instruction to our students."

The department will officially receive the award at the NCA meeting in November, where a presentation about the WIU department will be made by department representatives.

For more information about the WIU Department of Communication, visit wiu.edu/communication.



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