Matthew W. Seeger

It's time to apply! 2022 Kresge Artist Fellowships are no strings attached $25K awards for metro Detroit artists working in film, music, dance, theatre, and more! Deadline: January 20. Full details: KresgeArtsinDetroit.org

Balance of Power: Government Pandemic Messaging (Radio) bloomberg.com/news/audio/202… via @business

In the @ConversationUS, @WayneStateCFPCA @DeanMattSeeger offers five strategies that officials can use when communicating about the coronavirus (COVID-19): credible sources, honesty, meaningful actions, experts, and consistency. bit.ly/39E4Zz1

Commentary: Stop telling us not to panic about COVID-19 ow.ly/MxxX50yI2z8 #coronavirus

Preparedness and concern in the face of an emerging infectious disease pandemic are not panic. Rather, they are prudent and rational responses. #Covid_19

Cali wildfires are examples of crises that are widely anticipated and not surprising. Foreseeing a risk does not always mean that the crisis can be avoided.

Register today for the 2nd Annual PIO and the Right to Know Communications Summit! goo.gl/9RktEz #PIO #CrisisCommunication #WSU #DTE

We are so proud of the students who represented @waynestate at the @DIADetroit Student Design Summit! The #warrior team took home both the Jury AND the People's Choice Awards! #WarriorStrong #CreativeWarriors

Commencement is a time of ending and beginning, a time of reflection and anticipation, an opportunity to consider what was and anticipate what can be.

Attended my first Speech Communication Association in 1982 and will be attending the 104th National Communication Association conference in Salt Lake this week. Old friends and new research.

Excited for WSU’s final 150th Anniversary Presidential Symposium “Free and Responsible Speech in the Academy: Empowering Diversity on Contentious Issues” tomorrow at 8:30am in the Student Center Ballroom. It’s not too late to RSVP at goo.gl/8MH1qw.

Calling a disaster “natural" is a way to shift responsibility away from the choices humans make about how we interact with the natural world. #ThursdayThoughts

Join us at the Fall Open House on Saturday, October 13! #CFPCA will be hosting department visits as part of the day's agenda. RSVP today! goo.gl/vXbsGg #CreativeWarriors #FutureCreativeWarriors #UniversityOpenHouse #WarriorStrong

No flu for you – flu shots work, don’t cause flu and reduce severity. 80,000 flu related deaths last year. Get a shot. cdc.gov/flu/about/seas…

Pretty excited to have the rock star entrepreneur Lisa Vallee-Smith present the business of art tomorrow at the WSU Student Center building 025, from 6:00 – 8:00. Come and learn from a master.

WSU research group receives NSF award for collaborative research on the interdependency of drinking water and health systems newsroom.wayne.edu/news/2018/09/2…

Tonight we break ground on a major project for theater, music and dance. Campus officials and others will gather to mark construction of the Gateway Performance Complex and the future home of the Gretchen Valade Jazz Center! #CreativeWarriors #WarriorStrong

Rain, rain, go away... We need to break ground for a new WSU Performing Arts Complex today.