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Sandy Kyrish, Associate Professor

Degrees:
Bachelor of Science in Radio-TV-Film, University of Texas at Austin
Master of Arts in Communications, University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Philosophy in Communications, Temple University .
Courses I teach: BA 2196 – Business Communications

• Jobs I have had in my lifetime…
  • Cone-maker and short-order cook at Dairy Queen, audio/video technician for the Texas Legislature, regulatory analyst for MCI, software programmer for Fortune 500 videoconferencing systems, telecommunications market researcher for Fortune 500 clients, inaugural director of Temple's online learning program, director of an annual statewide multimillion-dollar grant program for the Commonwealth of PA, dean of finance, administration, and technology for Temple's 3,800-student School of Communications and Theater, faculty member in the Fox School of Business.
• Movie I can watch over and over…
  • "The Trouble with Angels" (the exteriors were shot here in Ambler, by the way)
• Places I have lived…
• Texas and Pennsylvania
• Favorite sports teams…
• The Texas Longhorns, period. Hook 'em Horns!
• Favorite TV show…
• The Big Bang Theory, Designing Women, FlashForward (RIP), Covert Affairs
• Foreign place I have traveled to…
• Australia, British Hong Kong, Canada, England, Holland, Japan, Mexico, Zimbabwe
• Favorite spot on the Jersey Shoreline…
• Um, er, ah…
• Websites I visit daily…
• www.nytimes.com
• Favorite foods…
• Tex-Mex cheese enchiladas with chili sauce (no onions)
• Mini-cucumbers from my backyard garden
• Over-easy fried eggs with fresh-ground pepper and smoked salt
• Favorite Philly restaurant…
• Johnson-Hardwick at lunchtime!
• Favorite things to do outside of work…
• Spend time with my husband and kids, tend my garden, work puzzles, hang out with thoughtful people
• Coolest thing I’ve ever done…
• Rode on top of an elevator as part of my job
• If I could eat dinner with one person, it would be…
• Lillian M. Gilbreth (1878-1972) – look her up; she was one way-cool person.
• Favorite flavor of ice cream…
• Rocky Road
• Favorite toy as a child…
• My brothers' Legos
• Book (not textbook!) I am currently reading…
• "Contemplating Reality" by Andy Karr

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