College of Communications
301 James Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-8801
Fax: 814-863-6134
Doug Anderson, dean, daa7@psu.edu
Kevin Musick, director of development, krm2@psu.edu
Sue Beals, staff assistant, slc7@psu.edu
Janet Klinefelter, scholarships and awards coordinator, jqk9@psu.edu
Mike Poorman, director of alumni relations and senior lecturer, mqp7@psu.edu
Barb Ryzner, administrative assistant, blh4@psu.edu
Steve Sampsell, director of college relations and senior lecturer, sws102@psu.edu
Jonathan Thurley, assistant director, jgt11@psu.edu
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About the College
The College of Communications is home to four departments that award five distinct undergraduate degrees: advertising/public relations, film/video and media studies, journalism, and telecommunications. The College also offers master's degree programs in media studies and telecommunications studies and a Ph.D. program in mass communications.
Undergraduate students may expand their knowledge of our country and the world through participation in the Manchester Study Abroad Program and the Communications and Democracy Semester in Washington, D.C. In addition, nearly 1,000 internship sites established by the Office of Career Placement and Internships provide students with diverse opportunities in a range of communications fields.
The faculty of the College is noted for its strong blend of professional and academic backgrounds and is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. Its strength is further enhanced by three endowed positions: the Foster Professorship in Communications; the Cable Television Center Endowed Chair in Telecommunications Studies and Law; and the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications Studies and Law.
Faculty and students explore social, cultural and policy issues through research and programs conducted by the Center for Sports Journalism, the Institute for Information Policy, the Jimirro Center for the Study of Media Influence, the Media Effects Research Laboratory and the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment.
Also, academics and professionals at the top of their fields bring their insight and expertise to the College's endowed lectures and programs--which include the Foster Conference of Distinguished Writers, the Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics, the Palmer Lecture in Telecommunications Studies, the Pockrass Memorial Lecture in Mass Communications and the Davis Symposium, which annually explores issues in advertising ethics.
For more information about the College of Communications, access www.comm.psu.edu