The communication professors I have gotten to work with are nothing short of excellent. I could immediately see how much they cared for their students and the material they were teaching. This experience made me excited to learn more about my field of study. I hope to change people’s lives with my degree. I chose communications as my field of study because of the storytelling aspect. My experience at WSC has instilled me with leadership qualities I hope to carry on in my future endeavors.
Geovanni Ascencio
South Sioux City, Nebraska
Major: Communication Studies
The communication professors I have gotten to work with are nothing short of excellent. I could immediately see how much they cared for their students and the material they were teaching. This experience made me excited to learn more about my field of study. I hope to change people’s lives with my degree. I chose communications as my field of study because of the storytelling aspect. My experience at WSC has instilled me with leadership qualities I hope to carry on in my future endeavors.
Geovanni Ascencio
South Sioux City, Nebraska
Major: Communication Studies
Department faculty
Sean Ahern, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Sean Ahern is a communication arts professor at Wayne State College. Ahern teaches Sports Writing, Radio Production, and Radio Workshop. He is also the advisor for the on-campus radio station KWSC-FM 91.9 The Cat.
Brian Begley, MFA
Associate Professor
Brian Begley is a communication arts professor at Wayne State College and technical director and designer for the theatre program. He teaches lighting and set design, technical theatre, play writing, and acting specialties, including performance for the camera and stage combat.
Raihan Jamil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pat Janssen teaches in the Communication Arts Department at Wayne State College. His academic interests include journalism ethics, sports and popular culture, and the relationship between politics and mass media.
Dr. Allyn Lueders is a communication studies professor at WSC. She teaches undergraduate courses in public relations and interpersonal communication and graduate courses in public relations leadership. She is the chair of the Communication Arts Department.
Dr. Teresa Morales is a communication arts professor at Wayne State College. In addition to teaching CNA 100 Principles of Human Communication, she also teaches Public Address, Argumentation, Persuasion, the Rhetoric of Civic Life, Professional Presentations, Language and Human Behavior, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Theory, and Case Studies in Organizational Leadership.
Rusty Ruth, MFA
Associate Professor
Rusty Ruth is a communication arts professor at Wayne State College. He teaches acting, directing, dramatic literature, and stage dialect courses.
She teaches Communication Law, News Writing, Photojournalism, Agricultural Communications, and Integrated Brand Promotion, and advises the student-run newspaper, The Wayne Stater, as well as the Photography Club.
Mike White, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Mike White is a communication arts professor and teaches television and video production, electronic media, and other mass communication courses at Wayne State College. He advises KWSC-TV, the college’s cable television station, serving Wayne and streamed online. White also oversees the KWSC Productions (The Hot Attic), the student video and the short film production studio.
Dr. Joe Whitt is a communication arts professor at Wayne State College. He specializes in human communication, particularly in interpersonal, intercultural, family, small group, environmental, and organizational contexts.
