Welcome

Thanks for stopping by. This is the place to come for information about classes, internships, job openings, etc. For contact info, please click on the "About" tab, above. Or just send me an e-mail by clicking here.

Dave Baird
Communication Department
Anderson University

Office hours

These are my office hours for Fall 2008, but it's better to make an appointment if you can:

Monday, appointment only
Tuesday, 2:10 to 5:00
Wednesday, 2:10 to 5:00
Thursday, 2:10 to 3:50
Friday, 2:10 to 5:00

Ripple of Hope

Our department, under the direction of Dr. Don Boggs, has produced a film about Robert F. Kennedy's speech in Indianapolis on April 4, 1968--the night that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Additional information:

Official site and trailer
Indianapolis Star article

Trailer for “Ripple of Hope” documentary


Television pioneer Pem Farnsworth

News and blog entries

Textbooks for Fall 2008

This fall we’re going to experiment with (free) online textbooks in COMM 2000, COMM 3000 and COMM 4900.  That means you do not have to purchase a book for... Read more »

August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

L.A. Film Studies Center

Students who have a serious interest in film might want to consider spending a semester at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, which AU has a relationship with. ... Read more »

March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Time change for campaign seminar

Mass Comm majors should note that we’ve had to make a schedule change for this fall’s COMM 4900, a one-hour Seminar in Political Communication. The... Read more »

February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Historic day for Gutenberg

This item is from The Writer’s Almanac for Feb. 23, 2008: “In Mainz, Germany, on this day in 1455 began the mass printing of the Gutenberg Bible, the... Read more »

February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Objective: Position as a content strategist

Here’s a story that has been circulating among magazine people today.  The basic idea is that editors are out and “content strategists” are in. ... Read more »

February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

OneAmerica internships

From Maryann Coty, INvision AU: We are partnering with OneAmerica to offer internship and employment opportunities to our students. There are a number of internships... Read more »

February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

HSPA newspaper internships

March 1 is the deadline to apply for the Hoosier State Press Association Foundation’s summer internship program.  Each internship runs 10 weeks at an Indiana... Read more »

February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment