Faculty Who Care  Maria Thiaw Faculty -
English/Humanities/Social Sciences  What is your favorite
Central Penn memory?  Central Penn students designed the cover
art for my first CD, FREEverse, in 2006. Communications students
helped out with my CD release party at the California Fusion
restaurant. About 75 people showed up to the event. The PR club
helped with local poetry slams I coordinated in Harrisburg.
What is the biggest challenge facing students going into the
field of Communications? How can students prepare to face this
challenge?   They need to be able to write. If they come in
deficient in this area they need to work very hard in all of
their classes to improve. They need to read teacher comments on
their papers in English and College Writing skills and make
adjustments. If they can't write, they wont get hired. In my
understanding of what "you can you will" means, it is this type
of student that will overcome their background and improve their
writing.  What would you say to a prospective "You Ca