University of Nebraska at Omaha. School of Communication

Organization

Staff Only

Biography

The University of Nebraska at Omaha School of Communication is part of the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media (CFAM). The School of Communication curriculum includes communication, journalism, and media studies.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Communication was formed in 1975 with the merger of the Department of Speech and Department of Journalism. Hugh P. Cowden was the first chair of the Department of Communication.

On December 13, 2004, the Department of Communication was upgraded to the School of Communication.

On July 1, 2005, the School of Communication merged with the College of Fine arts to form the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media (CFAM). The School of Communication continues to exist as a subordinate unit of CFAM.

Name history summary:

Since 2004 -- School of Communication

1975-2004 -- Department of Communication

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

College and Departments

File — Drawer 1-A-8

Scope and Contents

Posters from Music, Theatre (Dramatic Arts), Communications, English, Philosophy and Religion, History, Women’s Studies, the Goldstein Center for Human Rights, the College of Information Science and Technology, and the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) about lectures, exhibits, and other events.

Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / UNO-0045, UNO Poster Collection / Posters and Fliers

Hugh P. Cowdin Papers

Collection — Box 1-2

Identifier: UNO-0116

Scope and Contents The Hugh P. Cowdin Papers is comprised of the files of Cowdin including from his time as chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Nebraska at Omaha from 1975 until 1995. The papers include correspondence, memos, meeting notes, committee information, budget summaries, policies, program reviews, space planning information, high school journalism conference information, and other professional and administrative files. This collection has not yet been further arranged and...

Dates: 1968-1995

Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / Hugh P. Cowdin Papers