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Texas State University

Dr. Seth Frei

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - McCoy College of Business
  • MCOY 215
  • tel:+15122452311
  • sf1258@txstate.edu
  • www.sethfrei.com
Portrait of Dr. Seth Frei
  • Grants
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured grants

  • DeMuynck, Jacqueline Patrice (Principal), Head, Katherine Michelle (Co-Principal), Galarza, Jason Lee (Co-Principal), Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Supporting), Burns, Michael Edward (Supporting), Paz, Mark A (Supporting), LeClair, Cassandra Fay (Supporting), Frei, Seth Steven (Supporting). TEDx Texas State University, Common Experience, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: September 2019). Grant.
  • Dailey, Stephanie Layne (Co-Principal), Frei, Seth Steven (Co-Principal). Service Learning Abroad: The Role of Skill Development for the Global Workplace, Service-Learning Excellence Program. (Funded: 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • DeMuynck, Jacqueline Patrice (Principal), Head, Katherine Michelle (Co-Principal), Galarza, Jason Lee (Co-Principal), Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Supporting), Burns, Michael Edward (Supporting), Paz, Mark A (Supporting), LeClair, Cassandra Fay (Supporting), Frei, Seth Steven (Supporting). TEDx Texas State University, Common Experience, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: September 2019). Grant.
  • Frei, Seth Steven. Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: June 2016 - November 2016). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works

  • Frei, S. S., Stephens, K. K., & Beebe, S. A. (2023). Doing What We Do Best: Advancing Business Communication Instruction into the Future with an Agenda for Training and Development. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
  • Frei, S. S., Alford, A. M., & Smith, A. B. (2023). Students’ Perceptions of Professional Short-Messaging Education in Undergraduate Courses. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 7, 62–73. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2023.1.05
  • Frei, S. S., & Beebe, S. A. (2018). The communication skills of an effective trainer. In J. D. Wallace & D. Becker (Eds.), The Handbook of Communication Training (pp. 348–361). London: Routledge.
  • Beebe, S. A., & Frei, S. S. (2017). Student orientations toward communicating in the classroom. In M. L. Houser & A. M. Hosek (Eds.), Handbook of Instructional Communication Rhetorical and Relational Perspectives (pp. 80–93). New York: Routledge.
  • Alford, A. M., & Frei, S. S. (n.d.). Keeping it Short and Sweet: Teaching the ‘Short Message’ Writing Format in a Business Communication Classroom (pp. 103–105).
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: McCoy College Changemaker Award, McCoy College of Business. August 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University. August 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Excellence in Online Teaching, The Office of Distance and Extended Learning, Texas State University. February 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Instructor in Residence, Technology Innovation Office. June 2021 - June 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top Paper, CSCA Douglas M. Trank Top Paper Award, Basic Course Interest Group. 2019
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Featured service activities

  1. Member

    College of Business Administration Council (CBAC)

    August 2023 - Present
  2. Other

    Hispanic Business Student Association

    August 2022 - Present
  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Association for Business Communication

    2019 - Present
  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association

    2011 - Present
  5. Other

    Association for Business Communication

    November 2023 - November 2024
  6. Member

    HSI Week Planning Committee

    June 2024 - October 2024
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