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WHY UAF COMMUNICATES

The UAF Communication Center increases the personal, professional, and civic impact of UAF by enhancing the communication competence of its community members.

We are a student-focused resource center that offers assistance and coaching services for a wide range of needs, including:

  • Speech outline structuring
  • Topic selection
  • Thesis statements development
  • Communication anxiety management
  • Visual aid assistance
  • Critical listening
  • Presentation practice
  • Nonverbals
  • Mock interview prep
  • Video review

... and more! Schedule a one-on-one 30 minute session with a Communication Coach. We're here to help you with anything communication related.


COACHES

 

UAF Communication Center is lead by the Department of Communication and Journalism (COM) Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants in the Professional Communication program. The Center is helping students prepare for course-related oral presentations, as well as for speaking engagements outside the classroom. 

  Nike Jacob
Nike Jacob

she/her/hers
Director of the Communication Center & Coach
Term Faculty 
Department of Communication
nbahr2@alaska.edu
  Cheffy Thomas
cheffy thomas
he/him/his
Coach
Graduate Teaching Assistant
MA, Professional Communication '25
  Anne Moore
anne moore
she/hers/ella
Coach
Graduate Teaching Assistant
smoore105@alaska.edu 
MA, Professional Communication '25
 
  Dr. Amy May, Ph.D.
Dr. May May
she/her/hers
Co-Director & Coach
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
  Dr. Tori McDermott, Ph.D.
Tori McDermott
she/her/hers
Co-Director & Coach
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
 
This could be you! Interested in becoming a public speaking leader? Contact Amy May for more information! amay11@alaska.edu
 

RESOURCES