Kerry Strayer to speak at Goshen College Umble Master Class March 23

 

GOSHEN, Ind. -- Associate Professor of Communication at Otterbein College Kerry Strayer is the Roy H. Umble Master Class in Communication and Theater lecturer and will speak at Goshen College on March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 28 of the Administration Building on "Becoming Visionary: Speaking from Your Heart, Leading from Your Passion."

Strayer received her bachelor's degree in history and speech/theater from Bluffton College, a master's degree in speech communication from the University of Cincinnati and a doctorate in speech communication from the University of Texas at Austin. She taught at Goshen College from 1990 to 1992, and has also taught at the University of Tulsa, the University of Texas and the University of Cincinnati. In her doctoral program, Strayer concentrated on qualitative organizational communication and rhetorical criticism.

The Roy H. Umble Master Class in Communication and Theater was established in 1998 with gifts from Goshen College alumni who had benefited from the late Umble’s teaching and inspiration. Umble founded the communication and theater department. The Master Class program brings nationally known practitioners and experts in speech and theater to the Goshen College campus annually for events and activities that enrich and inspire students, faculty, the broader campus and local and church communities.

Goshen College, established in 1894, is a four-year residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college's Christ-centered core values -- passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership -- prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron's Best Buys in Education, "Colleges of Distinction," Kaplan's "Most Interesting Colleges" guide and U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition, which named Goshen a "least debt college." Visit www.goshen.edu.

Editors: For more information, contact News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

 

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