 Professor |
Dr. Carolyn M. Hale
Webster Hall, Room 355 |
Fall 2009 Office Hours: |
Dr. Carolyn Hale, Professor of Speech Communication has taught for 44 years. A specialist in Intercultural Communication, Dr. Hale has lived among the Eskimos, acted in plays, had exhibitions of her paintings both here and abroad, researched Irish oral literature, and has studied and taught around the world. She has a B.A. in Speech and Theatre from Abilene Christian College; an M.A. in Speech Communication and a Ph.D. in Speech Communication with an emphasis in British and Irish Public Address and a Minor in Philosophy, both from the University of Oklahoma. She also has a B.A. in Art History from the University of Maryland, European division in Heidelberg, Germany; has done post-graduate study in Art History at the University of North Texas. She has been a secondary school teacher in Lamesa, Texas, and in the Patchogue School District of Long Island, New York. She has taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois Circle, West Texas State University, the University of Alaska, Northwestern Louisiana State University, the University of Maryland, European and Asian divisions; the Rochester Institute of Technology; and most recently at the University of Cincinnati. Finally, she is an animal activist, rosarian, and arborist.
Fall 2009 Courses: Comm 100 Oral Communication
Comm 305 Intercultural Communication
Courses Taught At MSSU:
Comm 100 Oral Communication
Comm 205 Listening
Comm 305 Intercultural Communication
Comm 360 Visual Communication
Comm 405 Advanced Intercultural Communication
Comm 462 Communication in Japanese Culture
MIDS 100 The University ExperienceResearch Interests:
McCaleb Initiative for Peace, Libya, 2007
Tibet, McCaleb Peace Initiative, 2004 Winner, Published 2005
McCaleb Initiative for Peace, Northern Ireland, 2002-2003 Published
India, Stayagraha: Nonviolence as the Pathway to Peace, 2001-2002, Published
Ghandi Conference on Peace & Nonviolence, 2001, Memphis, TN
Nonverbal Communication Between Americans and the Japanese 2001, 1996-1999
Nonverbal Communication in the Japanese Culture. Research paper presented at AILA in Tokyo, Japan, 1999.
Mexico as an Intercultural Experience, 1999, Research Grant to Puebla, Mexico
Teaching Visual Communications, 1997-1999Professional Memberships:
NCA
Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Commission on Visual Communication, 1991-1992 and 1996-1997 National Chairperson
Speech Communication Association
World Communication Association
Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
Philbrook Art Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Honors/Awards/Recognition
The McCaleb Peace Initiative Award with Lora Dean, 2007, Libya
The McCaleb Peace Initiative Award with Jessica I. Koch, 2004: Tibetan Children's Villages: Pathway to Peace through Education
The McCaleb Peace Initiative Award with student Karena Wells. Pathways to Peace: A Journey through Northern Ireland. July and August 2002.
The McCaleb Peace Initiative Award with an Indian student. Satyagraha. May 2001.
The First through the Ninth Annual Artist’s Reception & Art Show by sponsored by Ozarks Public Television and Joplin Museum Complex. Three pieces of art work submitted and accepted each year. Photographs of Ireland and Northern Ireland. March 1-March 16, 2003.
MSSC, Honorary Basketball Coach, January 22, 2003. We won.
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 10th Edition, 2006.
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,7th Edition, 2002. Nominated by Ismalia Loum, Oral Communication student, who stated: “Dr. Hale made a difference in my life.”
June 2000 Sasakawa Fellowship Competition Award by the Japanese Studies Institute at San Diego State California. A National Faculty Development Institute Award (22 selected in the U.S.A.)
2001 Sasakawa Fellowship, Level II, Japanese Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998. Nominated by a successful former Oral Communication MSSC student, Terri Asbill because "Dr. Hale made a difference in her life." February 2, 1998.
Selected by Sigma Delta Tau for University of Cincinnati Faculty Appreciation Week on recognition for excellent teaching, 1994-95.
Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Maryland, Asian Division, Korea, 1987-88.
Oral Interpretation Festival Program, “Chorus of Soldiers,” selected unanimously by judges to be presented before the Festival Assembly, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, April 1978.
Who’s Who in American Women, 1977-78.
National Defense Education Act Title IV, University of Oklahoma, Full Fellowship for the Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Speech Communication, 1969-73.
Teaching Award, Tulsa Public Schools, 1968-69.
Publications & Presentations
- “Pedagogy: How to Teach Haiku Poetry at the College Level.” Japanese Institute, Level II. Honolulu, Hawaii. June 2002. Haiku Poetry. As a result of this workshop/lecture, all my advanced students traditional Japanese Haiku Poetry was published in The Chart, December 2001.
- Japanese Literature with Professor Van Gessel. September 14, 2001.
- Lecture: “Japan: Zen and the Zen Experience.”2001.
- "The Visual Images of Mexican Artist, Remedios Varo," for Ms. Kathy Korcheck's Spanish class, MSSC, May, 1999.
- "The Ohio Immigrant Experience," lecture for Dr. Cramer's German class, MSSC, November, 1998.
- "The Rhetoric of Film," panel chair at NCA, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1997.
- “Teaching Advanced Visual Communication,” a workshop presented at SCA, San Diego, California, November, 1996.
- “Teaching Visual Communication Techniques,” A workshop presented at SCA, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1995.
- Development of General Education Proposal for Intercultural Communication, 1994; accepted by the General Education Committee, University of Cincinnati, 1995.
- Intercultural Communication. Developed the program, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1994
- “Non-Verbal Communication in Japan.” A lecture presented for Cincinnati Bible College, April, 1994.
- “The Plight of Women in Northern Ireland,” A lecture presented for the R.I.T. Women’s Network Conference: Women’s History: “A Patchwork of Many Lives.” March 20-22, 1992.
- Intercultural Values for Americans, a speech presented to The International Club, R.I.T., 1992.
- Oral Interpretation of Literature, a series of performances presented for the Special Services Program, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, 1992.
- “Assertiveness Training for Business-Career Competencies,” Conference on Communication and Career Competencies, Rochester Institute of Technology, April 9, 1991.
- Moderator and panel speaker for Coping with the Stress of War, R.I.T., February 13, 1991.
- “A Workshop: Teaching Speech Communication,” The University of Maryland, Europe, 1987.
- “How to Improve Interpersonal Relationships,” Ramstein Air Force Base, West Germany, 1987.
- “Organization and Planning for Speech, English, and Theatre Classroom Faculty, UMED, 1985.
- “Coaching Forensics,” presented to Louisiana High School Teachers, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1981.
- “Methodology in Teaching.” A paper and presentation to Fairbanks Public High School, Winter, 1980.
- “Discipline in the Classroom,” A paper and presentation to Fairbanks Public High School, 1977.
- “Universal Principles in Oral Literature,” Lecture presented to the English Department, University of South Dakota, 1977.
- Women and Contemporary Social Protest, designed the program, course, and brochure, 1976, University of South Dakota Press.
- Director of National Oral Reading Clinic for the University of South Dakota, 1974-77.
- Organized Children’s Art Program (Drawing and Painting) for Disadvantaged Children, Babylon, Long Island, New York, 1967.
- Adult Education Evening Program, Patchogue, New York, 1964-66.
- Oral Communication Syllabus, Lamesa High School, 1964-1966, for SCA
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