Communication arts education
If you're interested in teaching the ways of communication, Wayne State offers the following related education programs:
Communication Arts Department faculty
Sean Ahern, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Sean Ahern is a communication arts professor at Wayne State College and is 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.
Robbie Hall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Robbie Hall is an assistant professor of communication arts at Wayne State College. He teaches courses in interpersonal communication, health communication, organizational communication, and qualitative research methods.
Pat Janssen teaches in the Communication Arts Department at Wayne State College. His academic interests include journalism ethics, sports and popular culture, social commentary in comedy, ethical film production, Midwestern narratives, 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.
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.
Clubs for Communication majors
Forensics Team - A competitive speech team that that competes regionally and nationally in a variety of public address and interpretation event categories
KWSC-FM - Student-run radio station of WSC
KWSC-TV - A student-run cable access channel
Lambda Pi Eta - National honor society for communication majors
Pi Kappa Delta - Communication honorary
Wildcat PR in ACTion - Focuses on improving the practice of public relations
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