Impact: Personal stories of change and connection (fall), 2022-11-02

An in-person event featuring faculty, student, and alumnae/i artists produced by the Department of Communication Studies. Welcome by Dr. Gregory Payne, Chair, Communication Studies Department; introductions by co-hosts Ken Grout, Executive-in-Residence, Oral Presentation of Literature Instructor, Communication Studies Department and Leo Wilson, a Junior Communications Studies major at Emerson; "Hungry and Scared: Salat, Schüssel, und Pommes Frites," a spoken word piece written and performed by Brent Smith; "Fish out of Water and into Concrete," a spoken word piece written and performed by Daniella Lopez-White; "I'll Make it Mine," a song written and performed by Najem Raheem; "The F Word," a spoken word piece written and performed by Jay Nagjee; "28 Years," a spoken word piece written and performed by Heidi Rose; "Without Words," a spoken word piece written by Leo Wilson and performed through dance choreographed by Caroline Larangeira; "Finding My Voice," a spoken word piece written and performed by Emma Palzere-Rae; and "Sweet and Sout Sweater," a spoken word piece written and performed by Ken Grout.