Judith R. Frank Business Communications Center
In the world of business, you need to be able to communicate well—both on paper and in person. The Judith R. Frank Business Communications Center works with Tippie students to ensure that they graduate with the communication skills they need to become industry leaders. It's just one of the ways that our innovative programming has an impact on our graduates.
Our trained staff of graduates and peers serves hundreds of students each semester. Our tutors are trained to handle both general business writing and specific assignments, and mentor each student individually, using course work as guidelines for critique and review. We work closely with professors and teaching assistants in the writing-intensive courses, develop handouts based on particular assignments, and give targeted presentations to classes.
Announcements
Introducing EPICS: English Pronunciation in Conversation Series
This spring semester, the Frank Center is offering a series of workshops focused on improving international students' English pronunciation and conversation skills. Please join us!
- Students will receive targeted pronunciation instruction and will practice what they have learned by having conversations about business and American culture.
- Students can choose which workshop(s) they would like to attend.
- Workshops will be offered on the following Wednesdays, 2:30-3:20 p.m. in S126 PBB.
| Date | Pronunciation focus |
| February 6 | /l/ (as in lane) and /r/ (as in rain) |
| February 13 | /v/ (as in van), /f/ (as in fan) and /w/ (as in win) |
| February 20 | Word stress and sentence stress |
| February 27 | /s/ (as in Sue), /sh/ (as in shoe), and /z/ (as in zoo) |
| March 6 | Vowels |
| March 13 | Word endings and joining sounds |
| March 27 | /th/( as in there)and /d/ (as in dare) |
| April 3 | /ch/ (as in chain)and /j/ (as in Jane) |
| April 10 | Intonation |
| April 17 | /n/ (as in nice), /l/ (as in lane), and /r/ (as in rain) |
| April 24 | Review/students’ choice |
Questions? Contact Frank Center Assistant Director Lisa Leech at lisa-leech@uiowa.edu.
