By Hannah Hanson
It’s always a time for celebration when anyone new joins the #COMMunity! The Communication Studies department would like to recognize Dr. Isabel Fay and Clint Wright as newest additions to the department this year.
Dr. Isabel Fay is a new Lecturer for the department and will be teaching public speaking and intercultural communication classes this year. Fay was raised in Berlin, Germany and came to the United States as an international student to get the chance to experience a liberal arts school. After her undergraduate program was finished, she attended Virginia Tech for grad school and the University of Georgia to receive her PhD in Rhetoric.
Fay has wanted to become a teacher since she was an undergrad. She chose Longwood because she was familiar with the area and loved the teaching methods used within the department. Fay said she was, “drawn to Longwood because it was a small, liberal arts school; similar to my undergraduate school in southern West Virginia.” She hopes to be able to give students an intercultural experience during their years at Longwood, just like she got to experience.
Check out the video below about Dr. Fay and how she is getting accustomed to Longwood!
Clint Wright has been a staff member at Longwood for six years and has been involved with four different departments on campus. His position within the #COMMunity is the Broadcast Studio Manager engineer for the French Hall studio. Wright is in charge of making sure the studio, and all the technology that comes with it, is functioning properly. He also helps with student training within the studio and always encourages extracurricular usage of the studio.
Wright started at Longwood after he graduating from Chadron State College in Nebraska. Wright studied theater with specialization in technical theater, which meant he spent a lot of time working with lighting, sound, and video. Wright said, “I am one of the fortunate people who turned their hobby into a career.” At Longwood, Wright has a lot of creative freedom that he would not have been able to do at other job positions in his field.
Please help welcome our new faculty and staff to the #COMMunity!