New center to offer students help with public speaking

If you’ve been to college, you know all about speeches — particularly if you were a communication student.

There are now tutoring and mentoring services available for Pittsburg State University students who are preparing to present speeches. The Communication Center was created through a partnership between the Pittsburg State University Department of Communication, PSU Student Success Programs and the Axe Library. The center is located in Axe Library Room 026 and its grand opening was on Monday.

“In the last year or so, Dr. (Shirley) Drew really put it on the front burner of what she hoped to get done,” Department of Communication Chair Cynthia Allan said. “It’s very exciting that you’ve been able to bring this to fruition and I think this is going to create a tremendous amount of aid to our students.”

(Read more: Community – Morning Sun)