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David Baird
Professor of Communication
Anderson University
Office hours
These are my office hours for Spring 2010, but it's better to make an appointment if you can.
Monday: 2:00-5:00
Tuesday: Appointment only
Wednesday: 2:00-4:00
Thursday: 3:00-5:00
Friday: 2:00-5:00
Twitter is often abused, but I've found my personal account to be worthwhile enough that I've started a public feed. This new feed focuses on Department- and communication-related topics, not personal stuff, and as a rule I won't be "return following" my students so as to respect their privacy. You may expect a maximum of two or three posts a day.
Feel free to follow along at https://twitter.com/dabaird
Television pioneer Pem Farnsworth
This is a short clip from an interview that another professor and I conducted in Fort Wayne, Ind., on April 12, 1999, with Elma (“Pem”) Farnsworth, widow of Philo T. Farnsworth—the man often credited with inventing electronic television. In the interview segment, Mrs. Farnsworth explains why the kids at her son’s school didn’t believe that her husband had anything to do with television. Mrs. Farnsworth, who died in 2006, worked alongside her husband for many years, and she was in the San Francisco lab with him when the first electronic television picture was transmitted on Sept. 7, 1927.
News and blog entries
Echoes of another timeA former AU student-newspaper editor blogs a wistful reflection on the role of print in our lives. Read More →
Brown-bag luncheon on LincolnThis announcement is from Janet Brewer, library director at AU: AU history professor Dr. Brian Dirck speaks on the topic of Abraham Lincoln during the Brown Bag... Read more »
Summer internships at OneAmericaPassing along this announcement from the Career Development Center. Read More →
AU student-media jobsAll four of our department’s student-media operations–the Andersonian, Covenant Productions, Fifth Street Communications and WQME–are accepting applications... Read more »
Collegiate Career ExpoHere’s a flyer for this event on Feb. 18 at the Indiana Convention Center. Contact AU’s Career Development Center for more information. Read More →
Washington Journalism CenterTerry Mattingly, director of the Washington Journalism Center, is planning to be at AU on Monday, Feb. 8. If you’d like to discuss the WJC and digital journalism... Read more »
Imago Film FestivalJudson University wants you to know about the Imago Film Festival, April 5-9, 2010. Read More →