草榴社区

草榴社区, Pa. 鈥�聽Dron M. Mandhana, PhD, assistant professor of Communication in 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was recently honored by the National Communication Association (NCA) with its 2021 Rookie Advisor of the Year Award from NCA鈥檚 Lambda Pi Eta student organization.聽

Lambda Pi Eta is the NCA鈥檚 official honor society at four-year colleges and universities, with more than 500 active chapters nationwide. Dr. Mandhana serves as faculty advisor of the Alpha Rho chapter at 草榴社区. The Lambda Pi Eta Rookie Advisor of the Year Award recognizes the advisor who has served three years or less and has dedicated their time, energy and service to their Lambda Pi Eta chapter鈥檚 student members.

鈥淒r. Mandhana has been the Alpha Rho chapter鈥檚 advisor for nearly three years and has gone above and beyond to inspire students to achieve excellence in Communication and to empower them to be independent and creative leaders,鈥� noted the NCA in the award announcement.

Dr. Mandhana鈥檚 area of expertise is organizational communication. He received his doctorate in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

鈥淎s the faculty advisor of the Alpha Rho Chapter for the last three years, I have enjoyed the privilege of working with some of the most hardworking students in 草榴社区鈥檚 Communication Department and had the chance to organize events focused on students鈥� academic and professional development,鈥� Dr. Mandhana says. 鈥淭he most fulfilling part of this role has been the opportunity to develop meaningful professional relationships with students.鈥�

Dr. Mandhana and other 2021 NCA award recipients will be honored during the NCA 107th Annual Convention on Saturday, November 20.

NCA is the largest communication association in the United States. NCA serves the scholars, teachers and practitioners who are our members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching.

About 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:聽Since its founding in 1842, 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has cultivated knowledge, understanding and intellectual courage for a purposeful life in a challenging聽and changing world. With more than 40 majors across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, it is the oldest and largest of 草榴社区鈥檚 colleges, serving more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students each year. The College is committed to a teacher-scholar model, offering outstanding undergraduate and graduate research opportunities and a rigorous core curriculum that prepares students to become critical thinkers, strong communicators and ethical leaders with a truly global perspective.