Olsen, Rick

Department Chair

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Department Chair, Communication Studies , College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

Grew up mostly in CT. Found school a way out of being poor. Did public speaking as part of FFA in high school and that shaped my college pursuits. Enjoy hobbies of music and outdoor activities such as kayaking, archery, trail rides.

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olsenr@uncw.edu

910.962.3710

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Academic Article
- The challenges and possibilities of live children’s literary storytelling for at-risk audiences during COVID-19. Storytelling, Self, Society. 17:97-122. 2021-04-01
- Faith, sovereignty and critical thinking. CSSN Blog Guest Columnist. 2021-01-01
- Navigating transitions with Intention and Resilience. Character and . . . Transitions. 7:69-83. 2021-01-01
- Stanley Hauerwas: Using narrative as the catalyst and context for moral reasoning in faith communities. In R. H. Woods and N. K. Wood (Eds.), Words and witnesses: Communication studies in Christian thought from Athanasius to Desmond Tutu. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. 308-315. 2018-01-01
- Civility in the classroom: A better approach. Academic Impressions. 2017-01-01
- In it with them: Embracing process and authenticity as transformational points of connection. Journal of Christian Teaching Practice. 4. 2017-01-01
- Embedding Arête: Core skills, department culture and whole-student development. Journal of the Association of Communication Administration. 34:58-74. 2015-01-01
- We’re All in This Together: Summer Chair Camps.. The Department Chair. 25:17-19. 2014-09-01
- Back to the Future: Cicero’s Five Canons as an Assessment Framework.. Journal of the Association of Communication Administration. 33:35-48. 2014-01-01
- Some touchstones for teaching excellence. In D. Ashe and C. Clements (Eds.). Best practices in university teaching (2nd ed.) Center for Teaching Excellence, UNCW. 19-27. 2014-01-01
- We’re all in this together: The value of summer chair camps. The Department Chair. 25:17-19. 2014-01-01
Chapter
- Reach out and download something: An analysis of cell phone and cell phone plan advertisements.. Peter Lang. 141-155.
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- Review of Renovating Rhetoric in Christian Tradition. American Communication Journal. 1-2. 2014-01-01

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