Alumni Updates

  • Highlights from Homecoming Week

    On Wednesday, October 30, Communication Studies alum Shane Jacobson (2003) returned to Iowa State. Shane was here to receive the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award from… Read More

  • COMST Fall 2024 Alumni Newsletter

    Join us for our first Communication Studies  alumni gathering during ISU Homecoming this fall!  We’re excited to invite you to our inaugural alumni event on Saturday,… Read More

  • Summer 2024 Communication Studies Alumni Newsletter

    Alumni Gathering: For the Very First Time! You are invited to the FIRST Homecoming Gathering for all alumni of Communication Studies. Read More

  • Communication Studies Welcomed Alumni Brock Purdy

    On Thursday, November 2nd, the Communication Studies Program was happy to welcome back alumni Brock Purdy for a special event. Brock gave a private lecture… Read More

  • Alumni Spotlight: Aubrey Gronoski

    The Communication Studies Program is always happy to highlight the great achievements of our graduates. This past Spring, Aubrey was a part of the COMST 404 course, and her project focused on her internship experience as a part of a Talent Acquisition team. That internship then led to a full-time job offer! Below is what she had to say about the experience of being a COMST student and why she chose to focus on the Talent Acquisition team for her project! Where did you intern and what were your job responsibilities? I was the Talent Acquisition Student Assistant  at Iowa State from January 2021 until May 2022. Within this role, some of my duties included but weren't limited to administering Postdoctoral job requisitions, which included working with hiring managers and HR Delivery, working to increase social media presence, publishing bi-monthly newsletters to University Human Resources for Talent Acquisition, as well as working on various projects and reports using Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint. Read More

  • Alumni Update: Maeve McGuire

    The Communication Studies Program is always happy to feature updates from some of our great Alumni. Maeve McGuire (she/her) graduated from Iowa State in Spring… Read More

  • Victoria Patterson (’15 COMST) | Human Resources Manager, Gifford Brown/Dee Electronics Inc.

    Victoria Patterson’s journey after graduating from Iowa State has proven time and again that Communication Studies was the right degree for her. Victoria graduated in… Read More

  • Lauren Johnsen (’14 COMST) | Communication Faculty, University of Memphis-Lambuth

    Dr. Lauren Johnsen (she/her/hers) graduated from ISU with a degree in Communication Studies and Environmental Studies, a minor in English Literature, and a certificate in… Read More

  • Elizabeth Settles (’18 COMST) | Program Assistant, Communication Studies

    When Elizabeth Settles (she/her/hers) graduated from ISU with a degree in Communication Studies and a certificate in Leadership Studies in 2018, she couldn’t have imagined… Read More

  • Kayse Nation (’09 COMST) | Sourcer, Facebook

    Kayse Nation (she/her/hers) graduated from Iowa State in 2009 with a degree in Communication Studies and a minor in English. Since graduation, Kayse’s Communication Studies… Read More