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Seven Students from Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Inducted into Communication Honor Society
Inducted this year into NSU’s Upsilon Zeta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta were students Rachel Abdool, Erica Falk (not pictured), Tanesha Knott, Sayeeda Richardson, Annarely Rodriguez, Chelsea Seignious, and Lauren Watkins.
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences inducted seven undergraduate students into Lambda Pi Eta, the official honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA), during a ceremony at NSU on Apr. 22. This is the fifth year of inductions into the NSU chapter.
According to the NCA, the mission of Lambda Pi Eta is to recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies; stimulate interest in the field of communication; promote and encourage professional development among communication majors; provide members with an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field; establish and maintain closer relationships between faculty and students; and explore options for graduate education in communication.
Students qualifying for induction into Lambda Pi Eta are communication studies majors who have completed at least 60 hours of university credits, with 12 credits in communication courses. They have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and at least a 3.25 GPA in their communication courses and are in the top 35 percent of their class.
Inducted this year into NSU’s Upsilon Zeta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta were students Rachel Abdool, Erica Falk, Tanesha Knott, Sayeeda Richardson, Annarely Rodriguez, Chelsea Seignious, and Lauren Watkins.
On hand at the event to celebrate the students’ outstanding achievements in communication were Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences; Marlisa Santos, Ph.D., director of the college’s Division of Humanities; Chetachi Egwu, Ph.D., assistant professor; Jennifer Reem, M.S., Lambda Pi Eta faculty adviser, instructor, and coordinator of the college’s communication program; and Merrie Meyers-Kershaw, adjunct instructor; in the Division of Humanities. Michael McGregor, who was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta in 2009 and now serves as chapter president, also assisted in the ceremonies.
For more on Lambda Pi Eta, visit www.natcom.org or contact Jennifer Reem at (954) 262-8409.