Assistant Professor

Ms. Rhonda Clark Webster Hall, Room 331 417-625-9596 E-Mail - clark-rhonda@mssu.edu

Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday- 9-11, 2-4 Tuesday- 9-11 Wednesday- 9-11 Thursday- Friday- 9-11 other hours by appointment

Ms. Rhonda Clark Ms. Clark returned to the department as a full-time faculty member for the 2008-09 academic year. From 2001-04, she worked as publications manager for Missouri Southern State University’s student newspaper, The Chart, and the former student magazine, Crossroads: The Magazine. She holds a bachelor of arts in communications from Missouri Southern and a master of science in mass communication from Oklahoma State University School of Journalism and Broadcasting. She has worked as a reporter and copy editor for newspapers in southwest Missouri and community newspapers in Oklahoma. From 2004-08, she worked as a copy editor on the sports desk at the Tulsa World and later as an assistant editor for the World’s community sections.

Fall 2009 Courses:

Comm 101 Intro to Human Communication
Comm 220 Practicum in Crossroads
Comm 311 Intro to Public Relations
Comm 330 Advanced Practicum in Crossroads
Comm 335 Feature Writing

Courses Taught At MSSU:
Comm 100 Oral Communication
Comm 101 Intro to Human Communication
Comm 220 Practicum in Crossroads
Comm 311 Intro to Public Relations
Comm 330 Advanced Practicum in Crossroads
Comm 333 Copy Editing
Comm 335 Feature Writing
Comm 498 Print Media Design

Research Interests:
Newspaper Content and Design
New Media and Media Convergence
Community Journalism
Journalism Education

Professional Memberships:
Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Newspaper Design

Honors/Awards/Recognition
Individual: Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, Business Reporting (honorable mention) ¬– 2008; Missouri Press Association, Investigative Reporting (first) and Feature Writing (second) – 2001; Missouri College Media Association, Editorial Column (first) – 2000; recipient of Community Journalism Scholarship, Missouri Press Association, 1999
The Chart: Society of Professional Journalists Best All-Around Non-Daily for Nation (first, 2004) and Region 7 (first, 2002 and 2004); Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Finalist (2002 and 2004); Missouri College Media Association Best in State (2003 and 2004).
Crossroads: The Magazine: Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Best Feature Magazine (second, 2004; third, 2003); Associated Collegiate Press Best in Show Feature Magazine (third 2004) and House Ad (first, 2003; second, 2004).

Publications & Presentations

• The intern and the editor: A dual-learning relationship that enhances news coverage and presentation at community newspapers: Paper presented at the Newspapers and Community-Building Symposium XII, National Newspaper Association Convention, October 2006, Oklahoma City, co-sponsored by the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media and the National Newspaper Association Foundation.

Ms. Clark’s Links:
The Poynter Institute, a resource for journalists, future journalists and teachers of journalists
Society for News Design, a resource for visual journalism
Society of Professional Journalists, dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press,

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