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Enacting interpersonal, group, and public communication solutions for resilient and sustainable communities. 

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COMversations at UNLV

COMversations at UNLV is the semi-monthly podcast series produced by the Department of Communication Studies. COMversations at UNLV features the stories behind the faculty, staff and students who work and learn in the Communication Studies department. In each episode you'll have the opportunity to hear directly from our researchers, instructors and grad students, gaining insight into their backstories, their interests, and the impacts they're making at UNLV and beyond.

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Student Organizations

Join a student organization and form lasting bonds with classmates and the faculty advisors, and enrich your classroom experience by applying what you learn to work in the community. In addition to the university's registered student organizations, the department clubs include:

  • Lambda Pi Eta
  • National Communication Association Student Club
  • UNLV Debate Team

Accomplishments

In The News

Experts

  • Dean, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • Associate Professor of Communication Studies
  • Interim Director and Head Coach, UNLV Debate Team

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“The art of communication is the language of leadership.”

James Humes

The Department of Communication Studies is one of the departments in the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.

Class Notes

Karen Hall

Karen Hall, '88 BA Communication Studies, will be inducted into the Pennsylvania State Hall-of-Fame for her basketball career in October 2025.  

Lisa Story

Lisa Griffith Story, ’84 BA Communication Studies, authored the book, Better Dead Than Poor: Stories and Letters from Uncle D.B. Cooper, in which she dives into her uncle’s shadowy past, uncovering ties to paramilitary ops and criminal activities.

Timothy Rainey

Timothy Rainey, '04 Communication Studies, was  named one of the top contemporary hit radio program directors in the country for 2024. Rainey works for iHeartMedia, based in Portland, and programs radio stations like Z100 Portland, JAMN 107.5 Portland, and V101.1 Sacramento. While attending UNLV, he was an on-air personality at 98.5 KLUC.  

Brad Weiss

Brad Weiss, '00 MA Communication Studies, is a brand and operations manager for 2.9 FM ESPN. He was selected as the #1 Mid-Market Sports Radio Program Director for 2024 by a Barrett Media panel of broadcast executives across the country. This is Weiss’ second time being recognized as a top mid-market program director. He was on-air as "Brad Kelly" at KMXB-FM (Mix 94.1) in Las Vegas from 1998-2000.