The mission of the Department of Communication is to prepare students for civic participation
in an increasingly complex world that requires sophisticated practical, critical,
and theoretical understandings of human communication.
Both the B.A. and the M.A. in Communication enable students to secure successful careers
in a variety of fields including management, human resources, education, advocacy,
journalism, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, media development, and
broadcasting.
Communication Department Scholarships
Department of Communication offers many scholarship opportunities for students. Please
review the list of available scholarships at the ESU Foundation website.
Only the following two scholarships require applications from the students. If you
are interested in applying, please see the information below:
Academic Excellence in Communication Annual Scholarship
Established by Dr. Andrea McClanahan and Dr. Cem Zeytinoglu, recipients must be majoring
in Communication. Recipients must be undergraduate students who have completed at
least 30 credits. Preference will be given to students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Financial need is not required, and the scholarship is not automatically renewable,
however, students may receive it in subsequent years if they apply and meet all criteria,
which is selected by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee. Please send your
inquiry email to Communication Department Secretary Marina Cameron (mcameron@esu.edu ).
Gretchen Fee Jackson '02 Communication Studies Endowed Scholarship
Established by Gretchen Fee '02 and Geoffrey Jackson, recipients must be majoring
in Communication Studies. Recipients must be undergraduate students with a minimum
GPA of 3.0 and financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application for Federal
Student Aid). Preference will be given to first generation college students, which
is selected by the ESU Communication Department Scholarship Committee. Please send
your inquiry to Communication Department Secretary Marina Cameron (mcameron@esu.edu ).
Other Communication scholarships and information about them are listed below. The
availability of these scholarships depends on funding and they might not be offered
every semester. There is not an application process for these scholarships and the
students will be awarded on the basis of merit or performance.
Excellence in Advanced Communication Research Annual Scholarship Established by Dr. Wenjie Yan to assist graduate students majoring in Communication
at East Stroudsburg University. Top candidates are graduate students who are writing
a MA thesis. High GPA and a record of active scholarly research are preferable. Selected
by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee.
Communication Annual Scholarship Established by members of the ESU Communication Department, recipients must be Communication
majors who show exceptional academic abilities and promise in the studies of Human
Communication. Top juniors are preferred candidates. Recipients must be enrolled full-time,
have completed at least 62 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and minimum GPA
of 3.4 in the major. Selected by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee.
Communication Endowed Scholarship Established by members of the ESU Communication Department, recipients must be Communication
majors who show exceptional academic abilities and promise in the studies of Human
Communication. Top juniors are preferred candidates. Recipients must be enrolled full-time,
have completed at least 62 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and minimum GPA
of 3.4 in the major. Selected by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee.
ESU Broadcasting Annual Scholarship Established by ESU Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert McKenzie and Dr. Kelly McKenzie,
recipients must be majoring in Communication and have selected the Broadcasting concentration.
Recipients must be incoming transfer students from a community college with a minimum
GPA of 2.5 at the community college. Preference will be given to students who are
the first member of their immediate family (grandparents, father, mother, sisters
and brothers) to go to college. Additionally, preference will be given to students
with financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
Selected by the ESU Admissions Office.
Richard J. Farmer ’85 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Established in memory of Richard J. Farmer ’85, recipients must be Communication majors
who have graduated in the top 50 percent of their high school class. Preference will
be given to male students who are enrolled in history or political science courses
beyond the graduation requirement. The scholarship is renewable for up to three additional
years providing the recipient maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0, is enrolled full-time
and takes a history or political science course each year and continues to demonstrate
financial need. Financial need as determined by FAFSA is required. Recipients must
be incoming freshmen. Selected by the ESU Admissions Office.
Colleen Fleming Memorial Annual Scholarship Established in memory of Colleen Fleming who was a secretary in the ESU Communication
Center, recipients must be majoring in Communication. Recipients must have completed
at least 32 credits at ESU with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Selected by the ESU Communication
Scholarship Committee.
Colleen Fleming Memorial Endowed Scholarship Established in memory of Colleen Fleming who was a secretary in the ESU Communication
Center, recipients must be majoring in Communication. Recipients must have completed
at least 32 credits at ESU with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Selected by the ESU Communication
Scholarship Committee.
John / Marshall Annual Scholarship Established by Leon John and Stacey Marshall, recipients must be majoring in Communication.
Recipients must be culturally diverse students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference
will be given to students with demonstrated financial need as determined by FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Selected by the ESU Communication Department
Scholarship Committee.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Griggs Levy & Family Annual Scholarship Established by R. Griggs '87 and Judeth Levy, recipients must be majoring in Communication.
Recipients must be full-time, undergraduate students in good academic and social standing.
Documented financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid) is required. Selected by the ESU Communication Department Scholarship Committee.
Reeves Communication Annual Scholarship Established in the name of the Reeves Family, recipients must be majoring in Communication.
Recipients must be female, undergraduate students in good academic and social standing.
Preference will be given to women of color. There is no credit restriction so incoming
freshmen are eligible, however, financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application
for Federal Student Aid) is required. The scholarship is renewable as long as funding
is available and the recipient continues to meet all criteria. Selected by the ESU
Communication Department Scholarship Committee.
Dale Snow Endowed Award Established in memory of Dale Snow, coordinator of the Institute of Communication,
recipients must be majoring in Theatre and/or Communication. Recipients must be full-time
undergraduate students and must have demonstrated a high level of proficiency, professionalism,
and continuing commitment in theatre and/or speech communication arts at ESU. Recipients
must have completed a minimum of 30 credits at ESU and have at least a 3.0 GPA in
the major. Selected by the ESU Theatre Department Scholarship Committee and the ESU
Communication Department Scholarship Committee on an alternating basis.
Excellence in Advanced Communication Research Annual Scholarship Established by Dr. Wenjie Yan to assist graduate students majoring in Communication
at East Stroudsburg University. Top candidates are graduate students who are writing
a MA thesis. High GPA and a record of active scholarly research are preferable. Selected
by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee.
Communication Annual Scholarship Established by members of the ESU Communication Department, recipients must be Communication
majors who show exceptional academic abilities and promise in the studies of Human
Communication. Top juniors are preferred candidates. Recipients must be enrolled full-time,
have completed at least 62 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and minimum GPA
of 3.4 in the major. Selected by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee.
Communication Endowed Scholarship Established by members of the ESU Communication Department, recipients must be Communication
majors who show exceptional academic abilities and promise in the studies of Human
Communication. Top juniors are preferred candidates. Recipients must be enrolled full-time,
have completed at least 62 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and minimum GPA
of 3.4 in the major. Selected by the ESU Communication Scholarship Committee.
ESU Broadcasting Annual Scholarship Established by ESU Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert McKenzie and Dr. Kelly McKenzie,
recipients must be majoring in Communication and have selected the Broadcasting concentration.
Recipients must be incoming transfer students from a community college with a minimum
GPA of 2.5 at the community college. Preference will be given to students who are
the first member of their immediate family (grandparents, father, mother, sisters
and brothers) to go to college. Additionally, preference will be given to students
with financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
Selected by the ESU Admissions Office.
Richard J. Farmer ’85 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Established in memory of Richard J. Farmer ’85, recipients must be Communication majors
who have graduated in the top 50 percent of their high school class. Preference will
be given to male students who are enrolled in history or political science courses
beyond the graduation requirement. The scholarship is renewable for up to three additional
years providing the recipient maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0, is enrolled full-time
and takes a history or political science course each year and continues to demonstrate
financial need. Financial need as determined by FAFSA is required. Recipients must
be incoming freshmen. Selected by the ESU Admissions Office.
Colleen Fleming Memorial Annual Scholarship Established in memory of Colleen Fleming who was a secretary in the ESU Communication
Center, recipients must be majoring in Communication. Recipients must have completed
at least 32 credits at ESU with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Selected by the ESU Communication
Scholarship Committee.
Colleen Fleming Memorial Endowed Scholarship Established in memory of Colleen Fleming who was a secretary in the ESU Communication
Center, recipients must be majoring in Communication. Recipients must have completed
at least 32 credits at ESU with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Selected by the ESU Communication
Scholarship Committee.
John / Marshall Annual Scholarship Established by Leon John and Stacey Marshall, recipients must be majoring in Communication.
Recipients must be culturally diverse students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference
will be given to students with demonstrated financial need as determined by FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Selected by the ESU Communication Department
Scholarship Committee.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Griggs Levy & Family Annual Scholarship Established by R. Griggs '87 and Judeth Levy, recipients must be majoring in Communication.
Recipients must be full-time, undergraduate students in good academic and social standing.
Documented financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid) is required. Selected by the ESU Communication Department Scholarship Committee.
Reeves Communication Annual Scholarship Established in the name of the Reeves Family, recipients must be majoring in Communication.
Recipients must be female, undergraduate students in good academic and social standing.
Preference will be given to women of color. There is no credit restriction so incoming
freshmen are eligible, however, financial need as determined by FAFSA (Free Application
for Federal Student Aid) is required. The scholarship is renewable as long as funding
is available and the recipient continues to meet all criteria. Selected by the ESU
Communication Department Scholarship Committee.
Dale Snow Endowed Award Established in memory of Dale Snow, coordinator of the Institute of Communication,
recipients must be majoring in Theatre and/or Communication. Recipients must be full-time
undergraduate students and must have demonstrated a high level of proficiency, professionalism,
and continuing commitment in theatre and/or speech communication arts at ESU. Recipients
must have completed a minimum of 30 credits at ESU and have at least a 3.0 GPA in
the major. Selected by the ESU Theatre Department Scholarship Committee and the ESU
Communication Department Scholarship Committee on an alternating basis.