Dr. George Lawson

Associate Professor

Office: URS D102 | Phone: (308) 865-8673 | Email: lawsong@unk.edu

Education

Ph. D. in Communication from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1988

M.A. in Speech Communication from Brigham Young University in 1979

B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of New Mexico in 1974

What you do here at UNK?

As a Communication generalist, I have taught all the courses in the SPCH curriculum at one point or another. Today I specialize in Interviewing, Introduction to Organizational Communication, Basic Concepts of Communication, Advanced Public Speaking and Fundamentals of Communication. I like to teach within the General Studies area and over the years I have designed, taught, and mentored fellow faculty members regarding the ever-changing General Studies requirements. My training in Instructional Development allows me to consult in teaching, workshop development, forensics practicums, and speech communication theory development.

Why chose the Communication Department at UNK?

As a teacher, I create an environment in which students learn to think for themselves. In some courses I teach, prescriptive methods are presented and a student's creativity is exhibited in the development of individual assignments. In other courses I teach, the student is exposed to new information and trained to cope in communication situations. In these courses a student demonstrates creativity by conceptualizing different perspectives and adaptations to multiple environments. UNK allows students to be individuals in approaching the Communication field and discover where his/her talents can best be used to provide to a prosperous future.