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Department of Multicultural Achievement University College

678-839-5941
mhester@wWDjATh3kGn0iGdFBCdOestga.edu

Miller Hall - Room 2314
Office Hours
Mon & Wed 2:00-3:00pm
Tue & Thu 10:00-11:30am
and by appointment

Education / Degrees

B.S., Political Science, West Georgia College, 1993
M.A., Speech Communication, University of Georgia, 1995
Ph.D., Communications, Georgia State University, 2005

Course Sections and Syllabi

Fall 2025 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2024 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
XIDS-2002 (AAMI:Multicultural Achievement) Section: C11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2024 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1IG eCore Courses External Resource

Spring 2024 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1KG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking - Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2023 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1IG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
XIDS-2002 (WDYKA: Multicultural Achieveme) Section: C07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3360 ( Intercultural Communication) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2023 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1HG eCore Courses External Resource

Spring 2023 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1CG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: LC1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: LC2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
XIDS-2001 (Puerto Rico) Section: C01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3310 (Persuasion) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2022 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1KG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking-Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
XIDS-2002 (WDYKA: Multicultural Achievmnt) Section: C09 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2022 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1BG eCore Courses External Resource

Spring 2022 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2021 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
XIDS-2002 (WDYKA AAMI) Section: C13 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2021 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1EG eCore Courses External Resource

Spring 2021 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1FG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking-Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3360 ( Intercultural Communication) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2020 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 12 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
XIDS-2002 (WDYKA MulticulturalAchievement) Section: LB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Skills and Resources

Rhetoric

My own undergraduate career as an intercollegiate debater and experience of more than two decades as the coach of a national championship intercollegiate debate program, combined with teaching more than 140 sections of public speaking and debate practicum give me a rich perspective on rhetoric. Any public policy or social issue involving the need to persuade or instances of being persuaded can be better understood through rhetorical analysis.

Gifted Education

For 14 years, i was an administrator in UWG's Honors College, including three as dean and two as interim director of the Advanced Academy - an early entrance program for high-achieving dual-enrolled students. Combined with my own time in gifted programs in elementary, junior, and high school and as an honors undergraduate student - all within Georgia - my experience has provided a rich perspective on how gifted education functions and how it better prepares students.