About the department
The Department of Communication & Media, in the College of Arts, Design & Communication, has 30 faculty and teaches across 3 subject areas. A media production studio, a presentation-practice suite, a writing center, and a content-strategy classroom support the programs.
Degrees and programs
Concentrations, minors, and certificates connected to the department are listed on each program page and in the full program list.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine Haddad | Associate Professor | public relations; writing studies |
| Renata Beaumont | Clinical Associate Professor | information design; intercultural communication |
| Rafael Kowalczyk | Assistant Professor | content strategy; media production |
| Owen Marchetti | Professor | technical and professional writing; public relations |
| Talia Sato | Senior Lecturer | rhetoric and persuasion; information design |
| Nora Ibarra | Associate Professor | interpersonal and group communication; content strategy |
| Bianca Salazar | Clinical Associate Professor | organizational communication; technical and professional writing |
| Kwame Groves | Assistant Professor | user documentation; rhetoric and persuasion |
| Camille Winslow | Professor | writing studies; interpersonal and group communication |
| Delia Trombley | Senior Lecturer | intercultural communication; organizational communication |
| Priscilla Persson | Associate Professor | media production; user documentation |
| Ibrahim Escobar | Clinical Associate Professor | public relations; writing studies |
| Wren Reinholt | Assistant Professor | information design; intercultural communication |
| Sana Mbeki | Professor | content strategy; media production |
| Freya Cho | Senior Lecturer | technical and professional writing; public relations |
| Leon Weaver | Associate Professor | rhetoric and persuasion; information design |
| Daniel Lundgren | Clinical Associate Professor | interpersonal and group communication; content strategy |
| Marisol Novak | Assistant Professor | organizational communication; technical and professional writing |
| Lucia Fitzgerald | Professor | user documentation; rhetoric and persuasion |
| Caleb Rhodes | Senior Lecturer | writing studies; interpersonal and group communication |
| Marcus Amara | Associate Professor | intercultural communication; organizational communication |
| Kendra Delacroix | Clinical Associate Professor | media production; user documentation |
| Aisha Lindqvist | Assistant Professor | public relations; writing studies |
| Darnell Rasmussen | Professor | information design; intercultural communication |
| Trevor Osei | Senior Lecturer | content strategy; media production |
| Josephine Whitfield | Associate Professor | technical and professional writing; public relations |
| Renata Vasquez | Clinical Associate Professor | rhetoric and persuasion; information design |
| Rafael Lundgren | Assistant Professor | interpersonal and group communication; content strategy |
| Owen Novak | Professor | organizational communication; technical and professional writing |
| Talia Fitzgerald | Senior Lecturer | user documentation; rhetoric and persuasion |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.