{"id":47136,"date":"2026-05-05T15:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=47136"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:05:17","slug":"und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/05\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"UND celebrates Communication Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Event highlights student research and distinguished alumni, provides networking opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47139\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260423-comm-appreciation-8943.web_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260423-comm-appreciation-8943.web_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260423-comm-appreciation-8943.web_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260423-comm-appreciation-8943.web_-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joonghwa Lee, department chair of Communication, opens the 2026 Communication Appreciation Day. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, UND\u2019s Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/arts-sciences.und.edu\/academics\/communication\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Communication<\/strong><\/a> held its annual Communication Appreciation Day \u2014 an event showcasing scholarship, storytelling and alumni in the field.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held on April 23 in the Memorial Union Ballroom, featured student poster presentations, a networking social and scholarship ceremony, along with the University\u2019s long-running Hagerty Lecture series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.und.edu\/directory\/joonghwa.lee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joonghwa Lee<\/strong><\/a>, department chair of Communication, said the event was conceived in 2019 at the behest of students, calling it \u201cthe spirit of our department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat spirit is what makes this event so meaningful to us, and why we continue to celebrate it each year,\u201d he said. \u201cThis event is more than a showcase of our department. It reflects our vision for the future of communication and journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.und.edu\/directory\/bradley.rundquist#accordion-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brad Rundquist<\/strong><\/a>, dean of the <a href=\"https:\/\/arts-sciences.und.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/strong><\/a>, said the discipline of communication gives its graduates a skillset relevant to many career opportunities. Rundquist, who earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in journalism and previously worked as a reporter and editor, said he uses the skills and experience obtained in those roles every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunication is a great major \u2013 it opens up a world of employment possibilities,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve always found that if you\u2019re a good communicator, you\u2019re going to be in high demand on the job market and highly valued within your position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee said the 2024 relaunch of UND\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/und.edu\/programs\/journalism-ba\/index.html?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=journalism-google-search&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22376299895&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADNIQb4aiIWBURdoeaBkzQvQ37O8r&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhv7J9viilAMVq4zCCB1sNwA7EAAYASAAEgJN_PD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Journalism<\/strong> <\/a>program is helping train a new cohort of reporters in the state and added that he is seeing increased interest from prospective students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn North Dakota, we need reporters who get a good journalism education,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the curiosity from local journalists makes our program stronger and predicts a positive future within our department.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47138\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260427-commappreciation-IMG_9357.web_.png\" alt=\"woman presenting poster\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260427-commappreciation-IMG_9357.web_.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260427-commappreciation-IMG_9357.web_-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260427-commappreciation-IMG_9357.web_-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND Communication student Mia Nixon presents her research as a member of the department&#8217;s CORE Media Team. Photo by Joe Banish\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Digital Storytelling<\/h2>\n<p>A highlight of the event was the presentations from participants of the department\u2019s Digital Storytelling Summit \u2013 a week-long program that introduces area high school students to journalism and multi-media storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Students in the 2025 cohort reflected on their experiences, which included workshops with UND faculty members and a tour of the WDAY-TV studio in Fargo. For their final project, students partnered with area businesses and non-profits to produce a promotional video and article.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.und.edu\/directory\/emily.gibbensbuteau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emily Gibbens-Buteau<\/strong><\/a>, assistant professor of Communication and the summit\u2019s co-organizer, said the event serves as an invaluable learning experience for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth years I\u2019ve been involved with the summit, I have been beyond impressed with the students \u2013 our interns at UND and also the high school students who came to join us,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019ve been impressive, dedicated and honestly so much fun. Oftentimes they come to camp shy, nervous and unsure of what the week will hold. But they leave campus with friendships, and full of excitement for storytelling and the potential of becoming UND students someday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alivia Dendy, who participated in last year&#8217;s summit and is currently a freshman at UND majoring in English, said the experience instilled in her a passion for storytelling and journalism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for the opportunity to attend the Digital Storytelling Summit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Digital Storytelling Summit will be held May 31-June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event highlights student research and distinguished alumni, provides networking opportunities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":47139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16,1125],"class_list":["post-47136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-und","tag-arts-sciences","tag-learning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UND celebrates Communication Appreciation Day - UND Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Event highlights student research and distinguished alumni, provides networking opportunities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/05\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UND celebrates Communication Appreciation Day - UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Event highlights student research and distinguished alumni, provides networking opportunities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/05\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T20:19:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T21:05:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/260423-comm-appreciation-8943.web_.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joe Banish\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joe Banish\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joe Banish\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3bc12a86b51128fc0b4004e5891852d4\"},\"headline\":\"UND celebrates Communication Appreciation Day\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-05T20:19:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-05T21:05:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":583,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/und-celebrates-communication-appreciation-day\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/260423-comm-appreciation-8943.web_.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College of Arts &amp; 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