BCU’s to Host “Effects of
New Technology on Communication” Panel 

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University will host a panel discussion titled “The Effects of New Technology on Communication - Return of Prairie Fire” at 3:15 p.m., Thursday, April 17 in the St. Francis Center in the Stark Student Center on campus.

Sponsored by BCU’s Faculty Development Committee, the panel will feature Briar Cliff University faculty members Stephen Brown, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy; Kristen Hansen, M.A., instructor of mass communications; and Sam Shanks, Ph.D., instructor of theatre.

The panel will discuss how communication has changed with technology, including text-messaging, instant messaging, e-mail and cell phones.  The event is free and open to the public.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states, Bosnia, Canada, Ecuador and Pakistan.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion.