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Society for Technical Communication
Serves students in the Professional Writing and Information
Design major. It promotes communication in technical fields.
Benefits of membership include job referral services, networking
with professionals, and numerous social activities among faculty
and students.
Resound Radio
Students of all majors interested in developing their skills
in broadcasting and digital media are encouraged to join the
staff of Resound Radio, the University’s award-winning, online,
professional, student radio station. Students are involved in
planning, programming, and managing the station. Students enjoy
a professional working environment and a responsive audience.
Popular programs, music, and personalities have made this station
an important part of the campus life at Cedarville. The station can
be found at
Career Opportunities
Careers in communications are varied and vast. Graduates of
this department excel in careers in public relations, personnel
management, communication consulting, media communication,
political communication, cross-cultural communication, and
corporate education training.
Students who major in broadcasting and digital media receive
excellent training for careers in audio and video production, station
management, digital media production, journalism, interactive
media design, and management.
These majors also equip students to pursue graduate studies
in communication and other fields such as law, theology, and
business.
Other career opportunities include:
• Actor • News director
• Advertising executive • Nonprofit organization
• Anchorperson director
• Business manager • Political campaign director
• Communication consultant • Political analyst
• Communication statistician • Politician
• Community relations director • Publications editor
• Customer service • Public information officer
representative • Publicist
• Development officer • Radio talk-show host
• Film director • Recording company
• Fund raiser executive
• Health services manager • Sales/marketing rep.
• Human rights officer • Seminar leader
• Journalist • Sports announcer
• Labor relations consultant • Technical communication
• Legal communication • Technical marketing
consultant communication
• Legislative correspondent • Web design
• Mediation specialist
Faculty
Derrick Green, Interim Chair; Assistant Professor of
Communications; Director of Forensics. Education: B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1997; M.A., Miami University, 1999. At
Cedarville since 2002.
J. Wesley Baker, Distinguished Professor of Communications.
Education: B.A., Bob Jones University, 1972; M.A., University of
South Carolina, 1980; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1991. At
Cedarville since 1977.
Nicholas Carrington, Instructor of Technical Communication.
Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 2010; M.A., Missouri State
University, 2012. At Cedarville since 2012.
Charles Elliott, Professor of Communications. Education: B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1977; M.A., Temple University, 1984; Ph.D.,
Temple University, 1994. At Cedarville since 2003.
Jeffrey Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Journalism. Education:
B.A., Cedarville University, 1987. At Cedarville since 2009.
Sandra Harner, Senior Professor of Technical Communication.
Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1964; M.A., University of
Dayton, 1981. At Cedarville since 1981.
Heather Heritage, Assistant Professor of Communications.
Education: B.S., Youngstown State, 2002; M.A., University of
Dayton, 2011. At Cedarville since 2011.
James Kragel, Associate Professor of Communications.
Education: B.S., Mankato State University, 1977; M.A., Wheaton
College, 1984. At Cedarville since 1994.
James Leightenheimer, Associate Professor of Communications.
Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1980; M.A., Ohio University,
1989. At Cedarville since 1982.
J. Michael López, Professor of Communications. Education: B.A.,
Bob Jones University, 1972; M.A., Bob Jones University, 1975;
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1985. At Cedarville since 1984.
Mischelle McIntosh, Assistant Professor of Communications and
Media Research. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1977;
M.A., Pensacola Christian College, 1981; M.A., University of West
Florida, 1992. At Cedarville since 1999.
Kurt Moreland, Associate Professor of Communications.
Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1976; M.A., West Virginia
University, 1978; all work completed for Ph.D. except dissertation,
Purdue University. At Cedarville since 1981.
James Phipps, Senior Professor of Communications. Education:
B.A., Cedarville University, 1968; M.A., The Ohio State University,
1970; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1975. At Cedarville since
1968.
Jeffrey Simon, Assistant Professor of Communications.
Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 2006; M.F.A., Academy of
Art University, 2013. At Cedarville since 2010.
Technical Support Staff
David Bastress, Electronic Media Technician. Education:
Practical Bible Training School, 1970; John Brown University, 1980.
At Cedarville since 2002.
Emeriti
Deborah Haffey, Senior Professor Emerita of Communication.
Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1968; M.A., The Ohio
State University, 1969; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002. At
Cedarville since 1986.
Margaret Wheeler, Associate Professor Emerita of
Communication. Education: Cedarville University, 1064; .,
Central State University, 1998. At Cedarville since 1995.
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