{"id":757,"date":"2025-09-08T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butlerccom\/?p=757"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:57:15","slug":"ccom-launches-the-2025-2026-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butlerccom\/2025\/09\/08\/ccom-launches-the-2025-2026-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"CCOM Launches the 2025-2026 Academic Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cThis is a new year. A new beginning.  And things will change.\u201d – Taylor Swift<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year our students served as ambassadors for Taylor Swift\u2019s Era\u2019s Tour stop in Indianapolis, which is why I feel like she and I are now good friends. So much so, her line from above struck a chord as the new academic year began here at Butler. Things will surely change, and many of those changes are exciting! \u201cWhat are they?,\u201d you might ask\u2014well, let me tell you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean Joe Valenzano addressing the CCOM Class of 2029 on Academic Day.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1,246.  96.  26.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, that\u2019s not an IP address. We have 1,246 new Butler first-year students this Fall\u2014the third largest incoming class in school history. Of that group, we welcomed 96 to CCOM, and that number will surely grow over the coming weeks and months as students realize what they are missing out on. On top of that, our inaugural MS in Sports Management cohort consists of a robust 26 students. There is nothing like welcoming new students to campus at the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Coby, CCOM’s first professional advisor and student success coordinator.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New Faces in Fairbanks Center<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the new students, we also welcome some amazing new faculty and staff to CCOM. In the Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media we welcome Professor Kiersten Houser and Professor Peter Matsoukas, both of whom will be teaching our budding filmmakers. In the Department of Communication and Leadership, Professor Todd Logan now oversees our undergraduate online degree completer program, known as BSOL (Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership for students who have earned an associate\u2019s degree). Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences welcomes Dr. Jenna Voss who will be building out the MA in Deaf Education program. Finally, the College added a new staff position, a Professional Advisor and Student Success Coordinator, Katie Coby, who will help our first and second year students navigate the start of their college careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, the Places You\u2019ll Go\u201d<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pardon my channeling the late, great Dr. Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), but we are off to so many places this year. In the fall, our Department of Communication and Leadership students will take part in our first industry immersive trek to Denver. In the spring, we will have similar trips to New York and Chicago. During Spring Break, Professor Bob Schultz (PBS) will run part deux of his Mediterranean Cruise class, and in the summer, Professor Cutler Armstrong will again accompany students on our Butler in LA program. This says nothing about our tremendous study abroad opportunities available in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Rose, professional broadcaster and content creator, who will serve as the inaugural Sports Media Residency professional within CCOM.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And oh, the people we will see.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year CCOM will hold our inaugural Sports Media Residency with sportscaster extraordinaire, Chris Rose. He will spend a few days on campus to guest lecture in classes, hold workshops, and mentor students. This program will benefit numerous students in the College with hands-on professional training from one of the elite industry talents in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beginning of the year is always filled with hope, excitement and joy\u2014and this year is no different. At this point, I shouldn\u2019t be amazed at how many first-year students immediately sought out faculty and staff to learn how they could get involved right away. With everything we have going on, there is no doubt in my mind they will find a way. In fact, I bet they already have.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no magic quite like that found at the start of the academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is a new year. A new beginning.  And things will change.\u201d – Taylor Swift Last year our students served as ambassadors for Taylor Swift\u2019s Era\u2019s Tour stop in Indianapolis, which is why I feel like she and I are now good friends. So much so, her line from above struck a chord as…<\/p>\n

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