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NWU Home   ›   Patty Hawk

Patty Hawk

Faculty/Staff profile

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Phone: 
(402) 465-7554
Email: 
phawk@nebrwesleyan.edu
Office: 
Room 330, Suite F, Smith-Curtis
Office hours: 

If I am not in class, I am typically in my office. Feel free to call or email to set an appointment.

Education: 

Ph.D.: Communication Studies, University of Nebraska
MA: Management, Doane College
BA: Business Administration, Chadron State College

Teaching philosophy: 

I believe in the value of creating an invitational classroom. Students and the instructor shape the learning environment and have a responsibility to listen so others may speak and speak so others may listen.

Courses taught: 

Organizational Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Communication Through Dialogue
Communication in a Contemporary Society
Public Speaking
Liberal Arts Seminar

Course schedule: 

MWF--10:00 - 11:00: Fundamentals of Speech
MWF--11:00 - 12:00: Organizational Communication

TTH--8:30 - 9:45: Interpersonal Communication
TTH--10:00 - 11:15: Interpersonal Communication

Research and academic interests: 

Dialogue
Dialectical Tensions
Social Movements

Service interests: 

I work to ensure every individual is valued and welcome in church and society.

Professional and community affiliations, certifications and awards: 

2010 NWU Advocate for Diversity
2006-2007 – Exemplary Teacher by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church
National Communication Association
Call To Action
Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty
Dignity USA


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