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Volume 29 Academic year 2010-2011

“Communication... it’s not just talk.”

Congratulations, Outstanding Students!

The Winners, from the left: Paul Whitten, Matt Meier, Dr. Tom Roach, Alvaro Alverez, Rhonda Nemri, Sareh Afshar, Dr. Dan Dunn, Dr. Lisa Goodnight, Dr. Catherine Gillotti, Rebecca Anzalone, Dr. William L. Robinson, Dr. Lynda Willer, Drusilla Williams, Jessica Ellis, Genae Baron, Caitlin Ryder, Joel Perez, Kimberly Lindsey,

Daniel Trzeciak, Professor Mary Beth O’Connor, and Department Head, Dr. Yahya Kamalipour

Faculty from the Department of Communication presented awards to outstanding students during the “Communication Celebration Night” held in April 2010. All nominees were current majors in one of the options with 90 credits or more. In addition, all were within a year of graduation and held GPA’s greater than 3.25. All nominees were invited to the celebration, and winners were announced at the end. And the winners...

Graduate Research - Sareh AfsharCommunication Studies - Rebecca Anzalone

Outstanding Senior - Genae BarronVisual Com & Graphic Arts - Jessica Ellis

Broadcasting - Kimberly LindseyPublic Relations - Rhonda Nemri and Alvaro Alvarez

Marketing - Joel PerezAdvertising - Daniel Trzeciak

Student Teaching - Matt Meier & Paul WhittenOrganizational Communication - Drusilla Williams

C O N T E N T SWords from the Dept. HeadFaculty Profile2010 GraduatesSpotlight on CreativityAlumni Profile

BEA Scriptwriting AwardFaculty and Staff NewsAlumni NewsCCA Department Glimpse

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The Department of Communication and Creative Arts

2010-2011 vol. 29

Department HeadDr. Yahya Kamalipour

Managing/Publication EditorKenneth P. Bronowski

Additional ContributorsC/CA Faculty and Staff

Guest WritersRey PerezLee Lavery

PhotographyYueqi ZhangKenneth P. BronowskiBilly Smith

Production ConsultantsNeil NemethKristine MihalicMary Beth O’Connor

The Communicator is published by the Department of Communication and Creative Arts at Purdue Univer-sity Calumet. A bi-annual newsletter for alumni, students and friends of the department, its goal is to provide its readers with the latest news and events happening within the depart-ment. Questions and/or correspon-dence are welcome, and should be directed to:

Kristine MihalicPurdue University CalumetDepartment of Communication and Creative Arts2200 169th StreetHammond, IN 46323-2094

www.purduecal.edu/ccaor emailkmihalic@purduecal.edu

© Purdue University Calumet, 2011

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The Purdue University Calumet Communication Department is currently hosting a Visiting Scholar from Iran and four international students, three from China and one from Russia.

As a visiting international scholar, under the Center of for Global Studies, Negin Hosseini is conducting research on the media’s representations of disabled individuals. Prior to coming to the United States, she was a doctoral student at Azad University in Tehran. Negin has

been admitted to the doctoral program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media, the North Carolina State University, and plans to resume her graduate studies in fall 2011.

The Communication Department is also currently hosting Jiaxing Zhao, Ning Ma and Ning Ma from China, and Sasha Endaltseva from Russia. All have bachelor degrees from their native countries, and are pursuing master’s degrees in communication at Purdue University Calumet.

COM Department Hosting a Visiting Scholar and Four International Students

Negin Hosseini

Yahya R. Kamalipour, Ph.D.Professor and Department Head

Greetings and welcome to another informative issue of The Communicator, which is prepared by our guest lecturer, Ken Bronowski.

I am pleased to report that the Department of Communication and Creative Arts continues to be a leader, in Northwest Indiana, in educating the professional communicators of tomorrow. The Department is thriving and growing steadily and our current student enrollment is strong (over 500). As noted throughout this newsletter, our students continue to make us proud by consistently receiving awards and recognitions for their creative and scholarly works locally, regionally, and nationally. Likewise many of our alumni continue to successfully move through the professional ranks in a variety of careers, including education, broadcasting, media, journalism, entertainment industry, public relations, advertising, visual communication, and related areas. Furthermore, a number of our graduates are currently pursuing

their doctoral degrees in communication related areas.

The highly committed, productive, and student-centered faculty and staff members of the Department continue to be engaged in doing what they love: teaching, researching, publishing, and serving the community at large.

All-in-all, the 2010 was another banner year for our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Enjoy reading this issue and please do stay in touch and keep us posted of your personal and professional news, accolades, and promotions.

With warm regards and best wishes,

L. to R., Jiaxing Zhao, Sasha Endaltseva, Ning Ma, Ning Ma

A few words from our Department Head...

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William L. Robinson

William L. Robinson....

Both large in stature and big on presence, he talks slowly with a deep, but enthusiastically resounding voice. He works in an office filled with family photos

Faculty Profile

by Rey Perez - Photograph by Yueqi Zhang

and large bound books on his shelves, with awards lining the walls and stacks of papers shuffled neatly on his desk. His salt and pepper filled beard is neatly shaven and his glasses hide the passion for educating still glowing in his eyes. With no reluctance to admit that he is a man built for the profession, William Robinson will be the first to tell you, he is not just any professor at Purdue University Calumet. In a path to the Communication and Creative Arts Department at PUC, Robinson has had many stops on the collegiate path. With bachelor’s degrees in Soviet

and Slavic Area Studies in 1967, as well as International Studies and Russian, the path to communications was not immediate. Master’s degrees came next for Robinson, as he garnered the certificate in both Human Relations and Counseling Psychology in 1971. He also earned a doctoral degree in Speech Communication and Human Relations in 1976, finishing off his college career at the

University of Kansas. Coming to PUC in 1975 as an educator, Robinson’s nearly

35 years at the university have included many different roles and positions. Starting as an instructor of communication, Robinson quickly took a position as departmental academic program adviser in 1978. After three years, he was promoted to a number of positions that included executive assistant to the chancellor, director of affirmative action, and director of university relations. Robinson held these positions until 1989 when he took the position of communication and creative arts department head. However, after holding that position for nearly 11 years, Dr.

“I care a heck of a lot about what happens to them and how well they do,” Robinson said about his pupils.

Robinson gave up the job of department head in 2001 to get back into the classroom.“Putting a school teacher back in the classroom is not the worst thing you can do to a person, you know,” Robinson said. Current Communication and Creative Arts Department Head, Dr. Yahya Kamalipour, the man who replaced Robinson, knows that in Robinson’s years of service, he has made a significant impact. “He has made great contributions to the university, the department, and the students,” Kamalipour said. At this point in his career Robinson has no intention of leaving the classroom. He still greatly enjoys being with students, of which he has taught thousands. a fact he admits would depress him if he tried to count them all up. “I’m not through learning how to be a good teacher, but I’m working on it and having a good time,” Robinson said. While professing that he sets strict standards at the beginning of every course, Robinson knows he is a pushover when it comes to students, his admitted biggest

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a chat with...

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C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s G r a d u a t e s2009 - 2010 Academic Year

Bachelor of Arts in CommunicationMaster of Art

in Communication

Sareh Afshar

Crystal Chocholek

James Foerster

Amanda Jankus

Qing Li

Arlene Lyons

Matthew Meier

Jeffery Nelson

Dorothy Snyder

Sarah Weber

Paul Whitten

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Public Relations

Alvaro AlvarezJalena Dixon

Katya GordeevaRhonda NemriOscar RamirezAndrea ValleJose Velez

BroadcastingSamantha Bastien

Brian BenjaminChristopher Bieker

Alfonso CuadraMichael DanielsKen DetterlineMelissa Dills

Gabrielle EllisonJose FigueroaIvan Guerrero

Kimberly LindseyAmy MalecRyan Metz

Araseli OchoaChristopher PeartSusan SuszczykDaniel TrzeciakAntoine Watkins

Joseph Wielosinski

Visual Communication & Graphic Arts

Brandon BerkShari Box

Krystle ChapmanJessica CochranLauren ComerMarco DjukicJessica Ellis

Diego GonzalezColleen Hunt David Jacobs

Lyndsay KleffmanBrian Maldonado

Joel RosasChristopher Ruble

JournalismRichard Balutewicz

Patricia MathiasAmandali Nieves

Greg RucinskiStephanie M. Stern

Organizational Communication

Deborah BladesDianca L. ChaseGerardo Torres

Drusilla Williams

AdvertisingAshley Corbett

Dominic CordillaMelissa FerraraJoanna GornickMark HeneghanXavier JacksonBrittany JillsonSara Keilman

Kristina MetrichAshley Moore

Madalin MurovicAnthony NuzzoJacob Saczawa

Dwayne Washington

MarketingCommunication

Adriana AlcazarChristi AllordRenee Banks

Katie CameronDanielle Derisi

Colin DrakeDaniel EarleyBritnee Gillis

Colleen GreaneyDanielle Grimmer

Cassie GrayEndie Hargrove

Tenika KimbroughNicholas KitnerKurt NeumaierRocio Palacios

Joel PerezRobert Stacks

Ashley StephanAshley Tedeschi

Amanda TomsovicAmber Ulett

Egle VaitiekuteAllison VargoSarah Welch

Ashley Williams Andrew Zrnchik

Media Culture

Caitlin RyderSara Vaccaro

CommunicationRena Anderson

Rebecca AnzaloneKrista Benni

Victoria Daniels-KempAaron Danko

Maryanne DavisMichael EngleTiffany Gordon

Alexandria GovertJohn Lofay

Joseph McCarthyAnthony Moody

Mallory RetzEric Roldan

Stephanie StrohMarissa Stull

Tamika TurnerKrystal WatsonChris Williams

Professor Yueqi Zhang’s experience spans years in visual communication design and conceptual art - both practicing and teaching. He takes a more direct route in creating his masterpieces, pulling from memories, experiences and an empathetic sense that we’re all invariably human, and therefore have the potential to create and properly experience art.

“In my art, I like to capture the sparkles of thought and eternally put crystallization of wisdom into painting frames. Art is not a means of decoration, but a thoughtful declaration. Different mediums allow me to express different ideas. Thanks. Yueqi.”

Tom Roach, from People of the Mistral, 2010

“People of the Mistral” is a selection of photographs taken by Dr. Tom Roach, while travelling to Provence, France. The photos were on display for an exclusive showing during the entire month of December, 2010 at the Calmer House Gallery in Joliet, Illinios.

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Professor Yueqi Zhang’s design classes are always centers of creative excellence. Included in this edition of Spotlight

on Creativity are outstanding graphic art designs from two of his students, Angela Miramontes and Adrian Ramirez

Alumni Perspective - by Lee Lavery

Lee Lavery with her dog, Blur

Lee earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue Calumet in COM, with a minor in professional writing in 2005. She went on to earn her master’s degree in communication from PUC in 2007. She is currently an adjunct instructor of communication at IVY Tech, Valparaiso, teaching six classes per semester. Although the time demands of her teaching work no longer allow her to be heaviily involved with greyhound rescue, she stays active by donating her writing skills to the organization when needed. Lee is also revising a manuscript about spending her life in the company of greyhounds over the past 17 years.

“Getting an education has been one of the most positive things I have ever done for myself.”

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I began my education on a whim. Although, at that time, I was heavily involved in

greyhound rescue and adoption, which I loved, I still had more time on my hands than ideas with which to fill said time, so I decided I’d take a class – one

class. That one class hooked me. I found at PUC the intellectual stimulation that was apparently lacking in my life. With the help of some very savvy advisors, I found myself in the Department of Communication and Creative Arts. Almost immediately, I knew I was

“home.” I found the study of communication to be both fascinating and practical especially since, during my

years in rescue, I was frequently asked to speak publicly about the efforts of the greyhound rescue movement.

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her students will be honored for this significant accomplishment at the association’s 9th

Annual Best of Festival King Foundation Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 10th, 2011. Karina Gonzalez-Estrada, one of the winning team members said that the group always worked together, with at least three of them being present at every meeting, and that this high level

of teamwork was crucial to the success of the project. Gonzalez-Estrada said the members of the team did not know one another before the project, but they quickly gelled

into an efficient team, and they ended up as close friends. “I have great respect for Mary Beth O’Connor,” she said. “I tell everyone that all the things she says to students... it’s all true.”

The Department of Communication and Creative Arts is proud to announce that five students from Professor Mary Beth O’Connor’s script writing class have taken first place in the TV Spec category for their script, “Dexter: Deconstructing Harry.” Alan McCafferty, Justyna Syska, Daniel Reid, Karina Gonzalez-Estrada, & Anthony Hirschenberger earned the first place honor in the category of Student Script Writing at the BEA Festival of Media Arts. The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation, Avid, and Sony sponsor the annual competition, which this year attracted 913 entries in eight categories from 143 universities worldwide. Professor O’Connor and

From the left, BEA Award winners, Karina Gonzalez-Estrada, Alan

McCafferty, Daniel Reid, Justina Syska & Anthony Hirschenberger (as the victim) re-create a scene from their

winning script, “Dexter: Deconstucting Harry.”

Script Writing Students Take First Place in Broadcast Education Association Competition

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Faculty and Staff NewsC/CA Department head, Dr. Yahya Kamalipour’s new book, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age, was released by Rowman and Littlefield in the fall of 2010. The book, which focuses on the controversial 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran, has been praised by critics and experts worldwide. According to Professor Abbas Milani of Stanford University, Dr. Kamalipour’s book is an “Impressive collection. . . .A must read for any serious student of recent politics in Iran, and of the evolving nature of news in our increasingly globalized world.”

Professor Mary Beth O’Connor is proud to announce a first place win at BEA International Script Writing Contest. Professor O’Connor taught Script Writing, where the winning script was generated. See the full story and a photo on page 6.

She served as mentor for COM/MGMT 429, where students earned a First Place at the American Advertising Federation Regional Student Advertising Competition. Professor O’Connor worked closely with the students as mentor, book plan editor, and in writing, choreographing and staging their presentation.

Professor O’Connor has also completed the documentary, “Checkmate,” as Freelance Supervising Producer. Three years in the making, the documentary examines the physical, psychological and social ramifications of Internet usage. Students credited on the project include Joe Wielosinski, Producer/Director; Kaitlin Craig, Producer; Kimberly Lindsey, Editor; Donald Gadberry, Script Writer; and Julia Toles, Assistant Script Writer.

Professor O’Connor also served as judge for the BEA 2011 International Festival of the Arts in categories of Student Feature Film Script Writing and Faculty Feature & Short Film Script Writing competitions, and was recently appointed recording secretary for the Broadcast Education Association Writing Division.

Dr. Cathy Gillotti is working with an interdisciplinary team of scholars and health care professionals on a communication education and assessment project endorsed by the American Osteopathic Association. The team is writing curricula for practicing Osteopathic physicians for their continuing medical education credits in the assessment of one the AOA’s Core Competencies - Communication.

This national education program was conceived of and is being managed by Donna Surges Tatum, Ph.D., of the company Meaningful Measurement located in Chicago. Also working on the project is one of our department’s graduate students, Kelly Tripp.

The project team presented their work in a roundtable session during the 2009 National Communication Association meeting in Chicago. The educational program is expected to implemented by 2012.

The Purdue Theatre Co. presented a special program for Spring 2011, The Two Titans of Classic Theatre: Moliere and Shakespeare, a solo performance by acclaimed actor Tim Mooney, at Alumni Hall, for a one-time-only presentation.

Corya Channing also teaches acting on Saturday afternoons, at South Shore Centre, for the Arts on Lake Street in the Miller section of Gary, Ind.

Further, The Acting Classes presented former Communication student, Ivan Guerrero’s original murder mystery, God Save the Queen, at the Purdue Calumet Library, Friday, Feb 25. The student who figured out “whodunnit” won a Kindle.

In May, the Acting Classes will travel to Buckley Homestead Lake County Park to participate in the annual World War II re-enactment event.

Dreamland Burning, a play written by John Lisbon Wood will premier in fall, 2011. This is the story of America’s worst race riot in Tulsa, Okla. in 1921, and it will allow students to both re-create and learn more about history. Call 989-2357 for more information.

The Department of Communication and Creative Arts is happy to welcome Dr. Dan Dunn back to teaching, after a 10-year appointment as Dean of LASS. Dr. Dunn says that he is excited to be back in the classroom.

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Faculty and Staff News continued

Dr. Theresa Carilli’s play, The Waiting Room, co-written with Dr. Jill Taft-Kaufman, was produced in 2010, at Central Michigan University. The play, based on cancer survivor stories, is currently under publication consideration.

Also, Dr. Carilli presented her paper, “Finding a Reflection in the Work of Playwright Jane Chambers,” at the 2010 American Culture/Popular Culture Association conference, held in St. Louis.

Dr. Carilli also served on the panel for “Critical Queering: Celebrity Performance and Paradox of Visibility,” at the 2010 National Communication Association convention.

In addition, Dr. Carilli’s short story, “The Mandolin,” was published in the book More Sweet Lemons, and she is currently in the process of co-editing two books, Women and the Media: New Perspectives, and A Queer Gaze: Media and the LGBT Community.

Craig Blohm, production coordinator and studio manager for the Communication Department’s TV and radio studios has been busy this year revamping and modernizing the studios’ facilities.

The TV control room now contains new flat panel LCD video monitors, and the two main monitors are now HD ready. In addition to that upgrade, the old character generating system has been replaced with a new model that has many additional capabilities. “It’s much more computer-like and also more intuitive,” Blohm stated.

The radio studio has also been improved visually and technically. Obsolete analog recording equipment has been replaced with an all-digital audio recording system, and wiring runs have been relocated to provide a more open line of sight between engineer and performers in the radio control room/studio areas.

The Communicator recently caught up with Purdue University Calumet Alumni, Andy Collins and Erika Scheeringa. After graduation, both Andy and Erika have been employed by the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority.

Andy Collins graduated in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree in broadcasting and media studies. When asked about his current situation, Andy replied, “Things have been going really well for me. I’m the video production manager for the South Shore CVA where I continue to produce and edit promotional videos and commercials. I also have been working on several creative projects in my spare time, including a short film that I plan to send off to festivals this year, and I’m in the early stages of development for a future documentary. My wife and I also bought our first house in Highland.”

Collins remains active with the Purdue University

Calumet Communication Department through valuable summer internships that he provides to PUC TV and Radio production students at the South Shore CVA. Last summer, Kimberly Lindsey and Melissa Dills participated, and this summer promises new opportunities for students.

Erika Scheeringa earned her bachelor of arts degree in communication in 2004. “I started at the Convention and Visitors Authority in 2004 as an intern while still attending school at PUC. I became a part-time employee after graduation, and am now the Director of Public and Community Relations,” She stated.

Scheeringa also said she enjoys the community involvement the job brings. “Everyday there is something new, and I’m always learning. Tourism is an interesting sector to be representing and is a vital part of the economy.”

Sheeringa is a member of the Public Relations Society of America Travel and Tourism Chapter, Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, Hoosier Outdoor Writers and sits on the editorial board for Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly.

Andy Collins

weakness. “I might be willing to ruin someone’s day, but I’m not willing to ruin their week, month or life over something that in 20 years will really seem meaningless,” he expressed. Overall, Robinson is looking for that “click” in the classroom. He enthusiastically described it as noticing that the topic or concept he is speaking about meant something to his students, and it suddenly “clicked” in their minds. The look on their face is all he needs, and it is what he strives for from his students. It is what keeps him loving and believing in what he is doing, and he knows there is no more magical moment as an educator. “I care a heck of a lot about what happens to them and how well they do,” Robinson said about his pupils. Robinson’s proudest accomplishments on an academic level are no more than being promoted and gaining tenure so quickly after coming to PUC. To him, it vindicated all of the hard work he had done and showed he knew he took the right path. On a personal level, look no further than his wife; Jean, and two daughters: Nicole; 25, and Claire; 21, as he is very proud that he had a hand in something so special. Outside of academia, Robinson is an avid cook, a profession and hobby he describes as any communication professor might, an art form. Had he taken a different path in life, Robinson says he may have found himself in a kitchen cooking professionally. He is also an active and avid member in the Hammond, Ind. branch of the Rotary Club, whose mission today is to completely eradicate polio globally. Robinson served young children as well, as a referee for the American Youth Soccer

Organization and the Special Olympics. He admits that he putters a lot at home, and always wants things to be in their place. He is known just to walk around the house with a screwdriver looking for something to fix, a task he usually botches the first time around, but corrects by the second or third try. Robinson was also known as the voice

of Purdue, as he has done various voice overs for commercials and television spots for the university. With the studio being right across the hall from his office, he admits it was easy to say yes.

Robinson, 65, knows there are many things in life he would still like to do outside of academia, but isn’t yet willing to retire. “I have always told myself that I’ll stay until it’s not fun anymore, but it still is,”

he expressed. “Once you retire you are busier than ever before, and I can’t say I look forward to that,” he said, laughing. One man not looking forward to Robinson’s retirement is current Communication and Creative Arts Department Head, Dr. Yahya Kamalipour, saying “It wouldn’t be easy to find another Robinson.”

Robinson still looks to teach his “perfect” course at the university, where everything goes exactly as planned. He wants to leave the classroom at the end of the semester with a resounding “wow.” He knows it hasn’t happened yet, but by the time he retires, he has a hunch that it just may. Regardless of when he decides to retire, Robinson will continue to contribute to the university in the best way he knows he can: being a dedicated educator and always looking for that “click.”

Dr. William L. Robinson, continued from page 3

Dr. Robinson with students in the classroom

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Attention Purdue University Calumet Communication Department Alumni! We want to hear from you...

Have a new job, marriage, baby, hobby or other news in your life like an advanced degree or promotion? Submit your information today to cca@purduecal.edu.

Your alumni profiles are now on the World Wide Web. You can find them at www.purduecal.edu/cca/alumni.

We do ask that you include calender years for special events such as births, weddings, degrees, promotions, etc. We appreciate your updates, and we look forward to hearing from you! Thank you!page

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Alumni Perspective-Lee Lavery, continued from page 6

During my graduate studies, I was given the opportunity to teach as a graduate aide and, within a very short time, discovered that this was what I wanted to do. The chance to help other students work toward the same kind of quality education that PUC had provided me allowed me to “pay it forward” and, in some small way, say thank you to all those PUC instructors who had given me their time, shared their knowledge with me, and encouraged me to never be satisfied with what was “easy.” Those are the instructors I have tried to emulate; they are the ones who showed me that teaching isn’t about the teacher – it’s about the students. Currently, I am teaching at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso where I teach a number of classes including Public Speaking,

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Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, Voice and Articulation, and Introduction to Mass Communication. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to teach at both PUC and PNC, as well. I often think how lucky I am to be able to share what I’ve learned with others, and to also be able to do it in a manner and environment I truly love. Getting an education has been one of the most positive things I have ever done for myself. The sense of accomplishment, not to mention now having what I believe to be the best job in the world, is something for which I will always be grateful, and I have, largely, PUC’s Department of Communication and Creative Arts to thank for this.-Lee Lavery

A Glimpse of The Department of Communication and Creative Arts Purdue University Calumet, Spring 2011 Total Number of Majors: 443 (Undergraduate: 397; Graduate: 46) Advertising: 24 Broadcasting: 89 Journalism: 35 General Communication: 50 Organizational Com: 17 Public Relations: 57 Visual Communication: 58 Marketing Com: 26 (Discontinued,

effective Summer 2011) Media & Culture: 5 (Discontinued, effective Summer 2011)

Preparatory Communication: 35 Political Com: 1 (Discontinued, effective, Summer 2011)

Minors: Advertising, Broadcasting, General Com., Journalism, Organizational Com., Public Relations, Health Com., Media & Culture, Political Com., Theater, Visual Com. Design, and Technical Com. Total Full-Time Faculty and Staff: 18 Full Professors: 6 Associate Professors: 6 Assistant Professors: 1 Continuing Lecturers: 2 (each with a 4 course load)

Staff: 3 (advisor, RTV Studio Coordinator, and secretary)

Limited-Term Lecturers: 10 (each with a 3 > course load)

Graduate Teaching Assistant: 10 Service Courses (General Education): COM 114 (40 sections: 1112 students); Music; Art & Design; Theater; and Dual-Credit COM 114 courses taken by high school students. Facilities: State-of-the-art Radio and Television Production Studios; Computer laboratories; Multimedia classrooms; and the YJean Chambers Hall, SUL building, with 74 seat performance space. Campus and Community Services: A student-produced 30-minute weekly TV program, Calumet Perspectives, aired on the local PBS affiliated channel (Lakeshore TV) and Chicago channel (WCPX-TV, Channel 38).

Online radio: WPUC (a variety of on-demand programs produced by students and faculty).

Internships, Practica, and Experiential Learning: Available to qualified students.

Newsletter: The Communicator (published in print and online in spring and fall).

Music & Theater: Contribute to the campus and community through a variety of performances.

Advisory Board: Public Relations Advisory (PUC Faculty, Community Members & Alumni).

Scholarships: Several competitive scholarships are available to qualified students majoring in communication.

Study Abroad and Student-Faculty Exchange: Agreements with Manipal University (India), University of Ottawa (Canada), Erasmus University (The Netherlands), and Bayan College (Oman).

Center for Global Studies: Intended to promote global understanding and internationalization through organizing panel discussions and inviting prominent speakers.

Other: Annual Communication Awards, Chancellor’s Outstanding Student Recognition, and Alumni Leaders. page

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