Caroline Gold-True, MA
Instructor, Integrated Science and Technology
Marshall University

Office:  PH 217
Phone: (304) 696-7240
Email:  c.true@marshall.edu

Caroline Gold True has been an instructor in the Integrated Science and Technology Department since the fall of 2001. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Marshall University in 1998 where she received the Ben W. Hope award for outstanding undergraduate work in Communication Studies. She received a Master of Arts in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Organizational Communication from Marshall University in 2000 where she received the Catherine Cummings Award for outstanding graduate work in her field. The primary focus of her graduate work was organizational development. During her graduate studies she had a teaching assistantship for public speaking courses. It was for her work there that she was awarded “most outstanding teaching assistant” by students in 1999.

Caroline teaches courses that primarily focus on the development of oral and written communication skills. In addition to writing and presenting, research; professional communication; ethics; group work and social issues are central to these courses. The courses are tied to a semester theme that is grounded in science and technology and that changes from year to year. Themes that have been explored include pseudoscience, fast food, medical technology, disasters, technology and the environment and crime and technology.

Courses taught include the Fundamentals of Communication which provides students with an introduction to research, citation, speaking and writing; Connections I and Connections II which explore societal issues and their relationships with science and technology; Advanced Communications which illustrates the value of competent communication in professional jobs; and the Senior Capstone courses for which she is responsible for managing students’ work and progress.

Caroline’s current research interests lie in organizational culture, group dynamics, integrated curriculums and learning communities.