Brandi Frisby, Joe Martin, Jessalyn Vallade, and Renee Kaufmann explore student perceptions of the role of AI in skill development and instructor use of AI in the foundation communication course. Next, Stephanie Medden, Brian Myers, Kristin Roberts-Raymond, and Maik Stanitzke share their multi-year experience in transitioning their foundation course to a multimodal course that focuses on linguistic and cultural inclusivity while also addressing communication apprehension and anxiety. Kristen Farris, Andrea Avila, Lauren Green, Michael Burns, and Marian Houser engage a case study approach to highlight student experiences in a study abroad foundation course program. David Levasseur and Elizabeth Munz ask us to consider what non-expert audiences value in a speech by asking non-experts to rate and offer feedback on a variety of speeches. Finally, Cynthia Grobmeier shares a case study of instructor and student perceptions of the ways connected classroom climate is fostered in the foundation course at a minority-serving institution., Communications, Speech, interpersonal communication, , Angela Hosek| | 236PAGES