Communication Studies
The Communication Studies Program
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Communication Studies focuses upon the ways in which culture communicates information through book, newspaper, memo, telephone, radio, television and cinema, computer, Internet and fiber optics, conversation, and conference in order to help students determine their relationship to the world and understand the information society in which they live.
About the Program
Communication Studies is both theoretical and practical. Students are expected to understand a set of interlocking concerns: how institutions shape the message and how people interpret the message; the possibilities and the limits of particular media; the influence of culture upon communication technologies; and the effects of technological change upon society as a whole. Additionally, students are expected to manage the tools of their discipline: computers, video, radio, print, and spoken discourse.
The program in Communication Studies is open to any student with an interest in the discipline. A distinctive feature of Communication Studies is its preceptor/preceptee collaboration. Students’ cognate choices are the result of a careful negotiation between students and preceptors. Students wishing to major in the program are encouraged to declare their intentions no later than the beginning of their junior year. Intended majors must consult with a Communication Studies faculty member, who will explain the nature of the program and its specific requirements.
Program Chair
Joe'l Ludovich
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Joe'l.Ludovich@stockton.edu
609-626-3474 | K-111
Photo Credit: COMM Social Media Internship
- Communication Skills
Communication Studies is a growing and rewarding field of study. Communication Studies at Stockton is a dynamic multidisciplinary program exploring a wide range of interests in contemporary global and popular culture, including radio and television, advertising and public relations, digital communication, film and cinema, visual communication, international communication and more. The thread that runs through all of our tracks, and hence the tie that binds the program, is the dual premise that a Stockton Communication Studies graduate should be able to: 1) Critically interrogate media messages from a variety of angles, and 2) Produce effective media messages in a variety of contexts. These two premises underscore the core classes that all of our majors are required to take. The specific applications of these premises are honed in the track-specific curricula. - Adapting to Change
Our program prepares students for careers in diverse fields. In recent years, our alumni have gone on to work at The Press of Atlantic City, ESPN, MTV, Clear Channel Radio, Equity Communication, Suasion Communications Group, NBC40 WMGM-TV, and a host of other companies. - Program Competence
A collection of scholars, artists, and media professionals, Communication Studies Program faculty are engaged in developing a rigorous program of study in the liberal arts tradition. The program strives for graduates who are able to think critically about media messages, and to apply varied and interrelated media studies concepts (including media literacy, critical media analysis, cultural studies, media writing, and media production) toward the effective production media messages. - Teamwork & Collaboration
Our students get hands-on experience right on campus, with opportunities to participate in Stockton Student Television (SSTV), the Stockton radio station (WLFR, 91.7 FM), the Community TV Partnership, and Stockton’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). They also gain real-world production experience interning for companies such as CNN, MTV, and NBC; they gain PR experience working for various local politicians and also with various PR firms. - Creativity & Innovation
Our students work with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, such as our HDTV Studio.
Curriculum
Program Organization
The Communication Studies Program is divided into three tracks—Public Relations & Advertising, Media Production, and Journalism & Media Studies. In Public Relations & Advertising, students learn multifaceted aspects of the field and how to strategically manage, design, and disseminate effective messages to target audiences. The Media Production concentration focuses upon behind-the-scenes skills and offers students a more hands-on approach to learning the media production field. The Journalism & Media Studies concentration offers both skills-based journalism courses and a broader theoretical understanding of the field to allow students both to critically analyze and effectively produce media texts. The program also requires core courses in communication theory and media writing, as well as a senior seminar. Students are also required to participate in a professional internship.
2022-2023 Curriculum Worksheets
Program Courses: 40 credits
Core Required Courses for all majors:
20 credits (five courses)
- COMM 1100 - Professional Development (0 credit)
- COMM 1201 - Introduction to Mass Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 2103 - Writing for the Media (4 credits)
- COMM 3200 - Theories of Mass Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 4601 - Communication Senior Seminar (4 credits)
- Communication Internship (4 credits)
Choose from one of the following internship options:
- COMM 3928 - Documenting South Jersey
- COMM 3918 - Editing Internship
- COMM 3927 - Alliance Heritage Internship
- COMM 4901- Communication Internship
- COMM 4902 - WLFR Internship
- COMM 4906 - Community TV Partnership
- COMM 4909 - Stories of Atlantic City Internship
- COMM 4907 - Social Media Internship
Journalism and Media Studies Concentration:
20 credits total
Choose 4 credits from:
- COMM 2211 - Media Criticism (4 credits)
- COMM 2304 - Principles of Journalism (4 credits)
- COMM 2101 - Communication Studies Lab (1 credit)
Choose two (8 credits):
- COMM 3203 - Communication Research Methods (4 credits)
- COMM 3306 - Race, Gender and Media (4 credits)
- COMM 3309 - Media, Civil Rights & Social Change (4 credits)
- COMM 3312 - Media in Times of War (4 credits)
- COMM 3314 - Journalism News Writing (4 credits)
- COMM 3400 - Film Theory and Criticism (4 credits)
- COMM 3604 - Restorative Journalism (4 credits)
- COMM 4402 - Reporting & Interviewing (4 credits)
Choose two (8 credits):
- COMM 2211 - Media Criticism (4 credits)
- COMM 2204 - Media, Culture and Society (4 credits)
- COMM 2207 - Special Topics in Media Studies (4 credits)
- COMM 2210 - Digital Storytelling (4 credits)
- COMM 2305 - Media Law and Ethics (4 credits)
- COMM 2400 - Computer-Mediated Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 2408 - News Media & Politics (4 credits)
- COMM 2409 - Television & Popular Culture (4 credits)
- COMM 2412 - Media Aesthetics (4 credits)
- COMM 2413 - Metaphysics of Film (4 credits)
- COMM 2414 - African Americans on Television (4 credits)
- COMM 3301 - Communication Technologies (4 credits)
- COMM 3303 - International Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 3306 - Women, Minorities and the Media (4 credits)
- COMM 3309 - Media, Civil Rights & Social Change (4 credits)
- COMM 3400 - Film Theory and Criticism (4 credits)
- COMM 3312 - Media in Times of War (4 credits)
- COMM 3314 - Journalistic Writing (4 credits)
- COMM 3604 - Restorative Journalism (4 credits)
*Students with an interest in Journalism should take COMM 2304 and COMM 3314; and
should consider COMM 3604 and COMM 2210.
**In consultation with their preceptor, students in the Journalism & Media Studies
track may opt to take one of their track elective courses from the Media Production
or Public Relations tracks.
Students are required to have six cognate courses (24 credits). At least one cognate course must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level. Cognates can come from the following areas:
ARTV, THTR, COMM, LANG, LITT, POLS, AFRI, (or other related areas as approved by your
preceptor).
Students may also use the following classes toward their Journalism & Media Studies cognate:
ANTH 2152, ANTH 2602, ANTH 2645, ANTH 3315, GEN 2105, GEN 2110, GEN 2153, GEN 2155, GEN 2248, GEN 2343, GEN 3146, GEN 3163, GEN 3524, GAH 1124, GAH 1227, GAH 1294, GAH 1724, GAH 2105, GAH 2160, GAH 2180; GAH 2233, GAH 2237, GAH 2257, GAH 2279, GAH 2289, GAH 2335, GAH 2339, GAH 2357, GAH 2370, GAH 2372, GAH 2412, GAH 2298, 3109, GAH 3130, GAH 3203, GAH 3207, GAH 3213, GAH 3230, GAH 3248, GAH 3306, GAH 3307, GAH 4303, GAH 4306, GIS 3668, GIS 4625, GIS 4630, GIS 4634, GNM 2139, GNM 2316, GNM 2486, GSS 2150, GSS 2152, GSS 2173, GSS 2274, GSS 2428, GSS 3102, GSS 3105, GSS 3144, GSS 3154, GSS 3282, GSS 3295, GSS 3618, GSS 3795, POLS 2190, POLS 2245, POLS 3235, POLS 3250, POLS 3625, POLS 3658, SOCY 2355, SOCY 2370, SOCY 2642, SOCY 2652, SOCY 3104, SOCY 3211, SOCY 3615, SOCY 3628, SOCY 3678
NOTE: A minimum grade of C or better is required for all program and cognate courses counted toward the 64 program and cognate credits required for graduation.
25 % of all the courses a student takes at Stockton must be General Studies courses.
For all first-year students and transfer students with fewer than 64 credits (B.A.
degree), the following courses are required.
General Arts and Humanities (GAH) — 8 credits
General Interdisciplinary (GEN) — 4 credits
General Integration and Synthesis (GIS)* — 4 credits
General Natural Science and Mathematics (GNM) — 8 credits
General Social Science (GSS) — 8 credits
*Must be taken in junior or senior year
NOTE: No more than 16 credits in any General Studies course may be applied toward the B.A. degree.
Arts (A)
Historical Conciousness (H)
International/Multicultural (I)
1 W1 course (any level)
1 W1 or W2 course (any level)
1 W1 or W2 course 3000-level
NOTE: W2 courses must be taken at Stockton University.
1 Q1 course (any level)
1 Q1 or Q2 course (any level)
NOTE: Q2 courses must be taken at Stockton University.
1 R1 course (any level)
Reminder: “The student is responsible for ensuring that all graduation requirements are met”
(Bulletin). It is important that you consult with your preceptor and/or the Center
for Academic Advising on a regular basis.
All Bachelor’s Degree programs require a minimum of 128 credits and a 2.00 cumulative
G.P.A.
For more information on the Communication Studies program, please consult the Academic Bulletin.
Course descriptions and prerequisite information may be found in the Catalog of Courses.
Program Courses: 40 credits
Core Required Courses for all majors:
20 credits (five courses)
- COMM 1100 - Professional Development (0 credit)
- COMM 1201 - Introduction to Mass Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 2103 - Writing for the Media (4 credits)
- COMM 3200 - Theories of Mass Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 4601 - Communication Senior Seminar (4 credits) or
Practicum (4 credits) - Communication Internship (4 credits)
Choose from one of the following internship options:
- COMM 3928 - Documenting South Jersey
- COMM 3918 - Editing Internship
- COMM 3927 - Alliance Heritage Internship
- COMM 4901- Communication Internship
- COMM 4902 - WLFR Internship
- COMM 4906 - Community TV Partnership
- COMM 4909 - Stories of Atlantic City Internship
- COMM 4907 - Social Media Internship
Media Production Concentration:
20 credits total
- COMM 2412 - Media Aesthetics (4 credits) required
Choose 4 courses (16 credits) from the following:
- COMM 2209 - Special Topics in Media Production (4 credits)
- COMM 2210 - Digital Storytelling (4 credits)
- COMM 2400 - Computer-Mediated Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 2401 - Audio I (4 credits)
- COMM 2402 - Video Production (4 credits)
- COMM 2403 - Television Production (4 credits)
- COMM 2407 - Introduction to Editing (4 credits)
- COMM 3350 - Documentary Production (4 credits)
- COMM 3351 - Experimental Video Production (4 credits)
- COMM 3401 - Audio II
- COMM 3501 - Sports Broadcasting (4 credits)
- COMM 4200 - Steadicam: Art of the Moving Camera (4 credits)
- COMM 4300 - Practicum (4 credits)
- COMM 4401 - Podcasting (4 credits)
*Students with an interest in Journalism should take COMM 2304 and COMM 3314; and
should consider COMM 3604 and COMM 2210.
**In consultation with their preceptor, students in the Journalism & Media Studies
track may opt to take one of their track elective courses from the Media Production
or Public Relations tracks.
Students are required to have six cognate courses (24 credits). At least one cognate course must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level.
Cognates can come from the following areas:
ARTV, DANC, MUSC, THTR, LANG, LITT, PHIL, AFRI 2118, AFRI 2123, AFRI 3135, AFRI 3148, ANTH 2645, GAH 1124, GAH 1226, GAH 1227, GAH 1228, GAH 1294, GAH 1724, GAH 2105, GAH 2159, GAH 2160, GAH 2233, GAH 2234, GAH 2237, GAH 2257, GAH 2279, GAH 2289, GAH 2292, GAH 2294, GAH 2298, GAH 2370, GAH 2372, GAH 2412, GAH 3130, GAH 3203, GAH 3207, GAH 3213, GAH 3230, GAH 3306, GAH 3307, GAH 3308, GAH 3310, GAH 4303, GAH 4306, GEN 2124, GEN 2153, GEN 2260, GEN 2343, GIS 4618, GIS 4625, GIS 4664, GIS 3668, GNM 2139, GNM 2157, GNM 2316, GSS 2152, GSS 2173, GSS 3102, GSS 3105, GSS 3154, GSS 3282, GSS 3295, GSS 3795, POLS 3658, SOCY 2642, SOCY 3104, SOCY 3211, SOCY 3615, SOCY 3628, SOCY 3678, WASH 3300
NOTE: A minimum grade of C or better is required for all program and cognate courses counted toward the 64 program and cognate credits required for graduation.
25 % of all the courses a student takes at Stockton must be General Studies courses.
For all first-year students and transfer students with fewer than 64 credits (B.A.
degree), the following courses are required.
General Arts and Humanities (GAH) — 8 credits
General Interdisciplinary (GEN) — 4 credits
General Integration and Synthesis (GIS)* — 4 credits
General Natural Science and Mathematics (GNM) — 8 credits
General Social Science (GSS) — 8 credits
*Must be taken in junior or senior year
NOTE: No more than 16 credits in any General Studies course may be applied toward the B.A. degree.
Arts (A)
Historical Conciousness (H)
International/Multicultural (I)
1 W1 course (any level)
1 W1 or W2 course (any level)
1 W1 or W2 course 3000-level
NOTE: W2 courses must be taken at Stockton University.
1 Q1 course (any level)
1 Q1 or Q2 course (any level)
NOTE: Q2 courses must be taken at Stockton University.
1 R1 course (any level)
Reminder: “The student is responsible for ensuring that all graduation requirements are met”
(Bulletin). It is important that you consult with your preceptor and/or the Center
for Academic Advising on a regular basis.
All Bachelor’s Degree programs require a minimum of 128 credits and a 2.00 cumulative
G.P.A.
For more information on the Communication Studies program, please consult the Academic Bulletin.
Course descriptions and prerequisite information may be found in the Catalog of Courses.
Program Courses: 40 credits
Core Required Courses for all majors:
20 credits (five courses)
- COMM 1100 - Professional Development (0 credit)
- COMM 1201 - Introduction to Mass Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 2103 - Writing for the Media (4 credits)
- COMM 3200 - Theories of Mass Communication (4 credits)
- COMM 4601 - Communication Senior Seminar (4 credits) or
Practicum (4 credits) - Communication Internship (4 credits)
Choose from one of the following internship options:
- COMM 3928 - Documenting South Jersey
- COMM 3918 - Editing Internship
- COMM 3927 - Alliance Heritage Internship
- COMM 4901- Communication Internship
- COMM 4902 - WLFR Internship
- COMM 4906 - Community TV Partnership
- COMM 4909 - Stories of Atlantic City Internship
- COMM 4907 - Social Media Internship
Public Relations and Advertising Concentration:
20 credits total
Courses must be taken sequentially:
- COMM 2301 - Introduction to Public Relations (4 credits) required course
- Choose one preparatory course (4 credits):
COMM 2307 - Quantitative Methods in PR
COMM 2405 - Introduction to Advertising
COMM 3305 - Public Relations Ethics - Choose two advanced courses (8 credits):
COMM 3302 - Advanced Public Relations
COMM 3304 - PR and Advertising Design
COMM 3303 - International Communication
COMM 3310 - Global Public Relations
COMM 3311 - PR and Advertising Copywriting
COMM 3315 - PR Crisis Communication
COMM 3316 - Advertising and PR Law - Choose one additional course (4 credits):
COMM 2208 - Special Topics in PR & Advertising
COMM 2307 - Quantitative Methods in PR Research
COMM 2405 - Introduction to Advertising
COMM 2406 - Business and Professional Presentation
COMM 3302 - Advanced Public Relations
COMM 3303 - International Communication
COMM 3304 - PR and Advertising Design
COMM 3305 - Public Relations Ethics
COMM 3310 - Global Public Relations
COMM 3311 - PR and Advertising Copywriting
COMM 3315 - PR Crisis Communication
COMM 3316 - Advertising and PR Law
*Students with an interest in Journalism should take COMM 2304 and COMM 3314; and
should consider COMM 3604 and COMM 2210.
**In consultation with their preceptor, students in the Journalism & Media Studies
track may opt to take one of their track elective courses from the Media Production
or Public Relations tracks.
Students are required to have six cognate courses (24 credits). At least one cognate course must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level.
Cognates can come from the following areas:
ACCT, ARTV, COMM, BSNS, ECON, FINA, HOSP/HTMS, INTL, LANG, LITT, MGMT, MKTG, ANTH 3315, COMM 2400, GAH 2105, GAH 2160, GAH 2164, GAH 2180, GAH 2339; GAH 2372, GAH 3203, GAH 3213, GAH 3248; GAH 3306; GAH 4303, GEN 2105, GEN 2110, GEN 2153, GEN 2155, GEN 2343, GEN 3146, GEN 3163, GIS 3346, GIS 3348, GIS 3668, GIS 3692, GIS 3748, GIS 4625, GIS 4630, GSS 2152, GSS 2150, GSS 2153, GSS 2173, GSS 2274, GSS 2370, GSS 3111, GSS 3144, GSS 3166, GSS 3168, GSS 3646, GSS 3768, POLS 3235, POLS 3250, POLS 3625, PUBH 2315, PUBH 2450 , WASH 3300
NOTE: A minimum grade of C or better is required for all program and cognate courses counted toward the 64 program and cognate credits required for graduation.
25 % of all the courses a student takes at Stockton must be General Studies courses.
For all first-year students and transfer students with fewer than 64 credits (B.A.
degree), the following courses are required.
General Arts and Humanities (GAH) — 8 credits
General Interdisciplinary (GEN) — 4 credits
General Integration and Synthesis (GIS)* — 4 credits
General Natural Science and Mathematics (GNM) — 8 credits
General Social Science (GSS) — 8 credits
*Must be taken in junior or senior year
NOTE: No more than 16 credits in any General Studies course may be applied toward the B.A. degree.
Arts (A)
Historical Conciousness (H)
International/Multicultural (I)
1 W1 course (any level)
1 W1 or W2 course (any level)
1 W1 or W2 course 3000-level
NOTE: W2 courses must be taken at Stockton University.
1 Q1 course (any level)
1 Q1 or Q2 course (any level)
NOTE: Q2 courses must be taken at Stockton University.
1 R1 course (any level)
Reminder: “The student is responsible for ensuring that all graduation requirements are met”
(Bulletin). It is important that you consult with your preceptor and/or the Center
for Academic Advising on a regular basis.
All Bachelor’s Degree programs require a minimum of 128 credits and a 2.00 cumulative
G.P.A.
For more information on the Communication Studies program, please consult the Academic Bulletin.
Course descriptions and prerequisite information may be found in the Catalog of Courses.
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We offer new platforms and methods to engage and produce impactful content, from reporting and writing to getting published.
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Faculty
Donnetrice C. Allison
Donnetrice C. Allison
Professor of Communication Studies and Africana Studies
BIOGRAPHY
Donnetrice C. Allison, Ph.D, currently serves as an associate professor of both Africana Studies and Communication Studies at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.
Dr. Allison also serves as chair for the Africana Studies Program, and she teaches numerous Africana Studies courses, which include Introduction to Africana Studies, African American Movies, Introduction to Hip Hop Culture, a Seminar on Representations of Race in Media, and a learning abroad course to Senegal, West Africa. In addition to Africana Studies, Dr. Allison also teaches for the Communication Studies program. These courses include: Film Theory and Criticism, Communication Research Methods, Senior Seminar in Communication Studies, Mass Communication Theories, Television and Popular Culture, News and Politics, African Americans on Television, and Women, Minorities, and the Media.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Howard University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Media Images of African Americans, Hip Hop Culture and Identity
COURSES
GAH 2184 Introduction to Hip Hop Culture
GSS 2201 African American Studies: An Introductory Perspective
GSS 3295 African American Movies
COMM 1201 Introduction to Communication
COMM 2409 Television and Popular Culture
COMM 2414 African Americans on Television
COMM 3200 Theories of Mass Communication
COMM 3203 Communication Research Methods
COMM 3306 Women, Minorities, and the Media
COMM 3400 Film Theory and Criticism
COMM 4601 Communication Seminar (Topics: Crime and Media, Political Communication)
PUBLICATIONS
Allison, D. (2017). "The Perpetuation of Racial Stereotypes in American Media". In P. Reid-Merritt (Ed.), Race in America: How a Pseudo-Scientific Concept Shaped Human Interaction, Praeger.
Allison, D. (Ed.). (Jan. 2016). Black Women's Portrayals on Reality Television: The New Sapphire. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
“Hip Hop, Identity, and African American Teens.” International Journal of the Humanities 9.6 (2012): 255-262.
“The Academy in Color.” The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations 8.4. 101-108.
“Free to Be Me? Black Professors, White Institutions.” Journal of Black Studies 38.4 (2008): 641-662.
Co-authored with Donyale Griffin. “Making a Case for Restorative Rhetoric: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Mayor Ray Nagin’s Response to Disaster.” Communication Monographs 77.3 (2010): 376-392.
“Accommodation,” “Acculturation,” and “Adaptation.” Encyclopedia of Identity. Ed. Ronald L. Jackson. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2010.
“I wonder if they would say that in HIS classroom.” Teaching Race, Diversity and Social Justice in White Space: Challenges, Implications and Effective Strategies. Ed. Darrell Cleveland. Forthcoming.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS
National Council for Black Studies
The National Communication Association
Joe’l Ludovich
Joe’l Ludovich
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Program Chair (2020-2024)
BIOGRAPHY
I am an Emmy-nominated producer and an award winning filmmaker who brings 20 plus years of film and television production experience to the classroom. I utilize my professional experience in producing live television, coordinating and filming documentaries, corporate video and historical re-enactments in the film and television industry to inform my teaching and give students a glimpse into the process of making television, audio, or video productions. I am former WLFR General Manager and adviser of ten years.
WEBSITE
EDUCATION
MFA in Film and Television, Savannah College of Art &Design
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Live television, Documentary production, Steadicam , Dance on Film, Audio Production, film theory and criticism
COURSES
AMST 5015 Documenting America: Film Analysis & Practice
COMM 2401 Mediated Communication: Audio Production
COMM 2402 Mediated Communication: Video Production
COMM 2403 Mediated COMM: Television Production
COMM 2407 Introduction to Editing
COMM 4200 Steadicam: Art of the Moving Camera
COMM 4902 WLFR Internship
COMM 4906 Community TV Partnership
GAH 3207 Blaxploitation: Cinema During the 1970’s
GAH 3306 The Pre-Code Hollywood Era
SCREENINGS, BROADCASTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Telly Award, Michele Balan: LIVE, Philadelphia, PA 2017
COMM Spotlight Series: Presented “Scratched: the Epidemic of Drugs in Horseracing.” November 5, 2015.
Screened Scratched: The Epidemic of Drugs in the Horseracing Industry, May 16, 2014, Collingswood Public Library
The Filmmakers and Author Series @ Collingswood Library, Collingswood, NJ-screened “The Brian Dennis Project,” August 26, 2010
(2) Telly Award Finalist (2008). “Man with the Magic Hands.”
Telly Award Winner (2001). Philly LIVE, interview with tennis legend Martina Navratilova
Telly Award Finalist (2000, 2002). Philly LIVE.
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Award (2002). Philly LIVE.
The Albany International Film and Video Festival, New York
Short Attention Span Film and Video Festival, San Francisco
CAL Arts, Los Angeles
Anthology of Film Archives, New York
Georgian Court University- The Story Between the Pages. Invited screening
NJCA-The New Jersey Communication Association-13th Annual Conference, presented Bringing the Ethos of the Apprenticeship Back to the Liberal Arts Education: Infusing the Respect for the Skill, Art and Technique of the Moving Image. Chair of panel
RECENT FILMS
Cradle, short dance film listed on www.imdb.com Internet Movie Database
Off the Track to a Second Chance. Video documentary. 2012.
The Brian Dennis Project. Video documentary. 2009.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
College Media Advisers
New Jersey Broadcasters Association (NJBA)
Christina M. Morus
Christina M. Morus
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Christina M. Morus (PhD University of Georgia, 2005) is an Associate Professor of Communication & Genocide Studies at Stockton University. She was a Fulbright Scholar in residence at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Political Sciences and the Center for Women’s Studies in 2009 and continues to serve as a volunteer and activist with Belgrade’s Women in Black, and Belgrade’s DAH Theatre.
At the core of her scholarship and pedagogy is the critical consideration of pre- and post-conflict discourses with attention to media, politics, popular thought and public memory. Her work centers mainly on the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia, with some attention to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, the Khmer Rouge Genocide in Cambodia, the Genocide of Guatemala’s Maya, and the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Her past projects considered the impacts of Serbian historical narratives, as they are embedded within a range of public discourses, on the normalization of violence that accompanied the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia. Her current research considers the impacts of historical narratives on post-war discourses and the extent to which they influence regional sustainable stability and social repair. She is presently working on a book – a ten-year longitudinal study focusing on public memory and the Srebrenica Genocide. The study critically analyzes the ways in which locally-originating grassroots civil society organizations in Serbia and Bosnia are affecting post-conflict transition through carefully crafted, consciously counter-hegemonic, vernacular rhetorical strategies deployed in public space.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Georgia
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
The Rhetoric of Mass Violence & Genocide;
The break-up of Yugoslavia, The Bosnian War & its aftermath;
Gender & War;
Discourses of Memory;
The Rhetoric of Social Change;
Discourses of Gender, Race, Class & Ethnicity
COURSES
COMM 3309: Media, Civil Rights, & Social Change;
COMM 3312: Media in Times of War;
COMM 4601: Senior Seminar;
GAH 2358: Perspectives on Women;
GAH 3248: Media, Public Perception & Genocide;
GIS 3418: Witness to Genocide;
GIS 3658: Women & Genocide
SELECTED RECENT RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS:
Morus, Christina M, (2012) War Rape and the Global Condition of Womanhood: Learning from the Bosnian War. In Rape as an Instrument of War and Genocide (J. Roth & C. Rittner Eds.) Paragon House publishers.
Morus, Christina M. (2011) Half the Sky: Considering the Audience-conscious Rhetorical Strategies of Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn. Expositions – An interdisciplinary journal of Ethics, 5 (2) (Fall 2011).
Morus, Christina M. (2010) Bosnia: Violence Born of History, History Born of Violence. in L. Barria & S. Roper, Eds. The Development of Institutions of Human Rights: A Comparative Study. (Palgrave MacMillan Publishers).
Morus, Christina M. (2007) The SANU Memorandum: Intellectual Authority and the Constitution of an Exclusive Serbian “People,” Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Journal, 4, (2) (142 – 165).
Morus, Christina M. (2007) Slobo the Redeemer: The Rhetoric of Slobodan Milosevic and the construction of the Serbian “people,” Southern Communication Journal, 72, (1) (1 – 20). Lead Article
BOOK REVIEWS:
Morus, Christina M. Review of Genocide: Truth, Memory and Representation. Hinton, Alexander L., and O'Neill, Kevin L., eds - Journal of Peace and Social Justice Studies. (January, 2011).
Morus, Christina M. Review of War, Conflict & Human Rights: Theory & Practice. Sriram, Chandra L.; Martin-Ortega, O. & Herman, J. In Human Rights Quarterly, 32 (4) (November 2010)
ENCYCLOPEDIA & DIGITAL DATABASE ENTERIES:
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: Overview. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: Causes. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: Consequences. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: Perpetrators. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: Victims. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: Bystanders. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Bosnian Genocide: International Reaction. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Crimes Against Women. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Sexual Violence Against Women. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Women in Black. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Stasa Zajovic. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). DAH Theatre. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Humanitarian Law Center. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
Morus, Christina M. (2013). Mothers of Srebrenica. In Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences. Retrieved November 6, 2013, from http://moderngenocide.abc-clio.com/
SELECTED RECENT CONFERENCE PAPERS:
“Colonization, Imagination and the Nationing of Dubrovnik: A Critical Consideration of Images of the ‘Homeland War’ and the Shifting identity of the Ancient Jewel of the Adriatic” - Lines Between: Culture and Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean, June 03 – 06, 2015, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Performing Absence as Presence in Post-traumatic/Post-conflict Commemoration." – National Communication Association Conference, November 2013, Washington, DC
"Sights of Conflict, Aggression, and Transformation: Vernacular Visual Tactics in the struggle for post-conflict Memory". George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict, and Aggression - Budapest, Hungary June 2013
"Locating Invisible Agents of War: A Critical Consideration of the Bosnian War’s Militarized Women" - The Politics of Location Revisited: 8th European Feminist Research Conference, May 2012, Budapest, Hungary
"Locating local feminist activism in a transnational feminist landscape: Gender, Agency and the struggle for memory in the aftermath of the Bosnian war"- The Politics of Location Revisited: 8th European Feminist Research Conference, May 2012, Budapest, Hungary
"Invisible Agents of War: 'Seeing' Women’s War Aggression as a crucial next step in Gender & Conflict Studies" -- Gendered Memories of War & Political Violence Conference, May 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
"The Peace March – Srebrenica 2010: A Case Study of the Effects of Locally Originating solutions for Post-Conflict Transition" -- 2011 Day of Scholarship, March 2011, Richard Stockton College, NJ
"Serbia’s Women in Black: Always Disobedient to Patriarchy – A Transnational Feminist Critique" – National Communication Association Conference, November 2010, San Diego, CA,
"Teaching Genocide as more than The Holocaust" – Religious Communication Association pre-conference, November 2010, San Francisco, CA
"Understanding Media & Militarization" – Anti-militarism Conference, Belgrade, Serbia
"Women in Black: The Perils of remaining 'Always Disobedient to Patriarchy'” – 2010 Day of Scholarship, Richard Stockton College
"War Rape in Bosnia" – Scholar’s Seminar on Genocidal Rape, March, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Communication Association
Fulbright Scholars Alumni Association
Organization for Research on Women and Communication
Jeremy Newman
Jeremy Newman
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BIOGRAPHY
Jeremy Newman has directed numerous documentary and experimental videos. His work is frequently shown at film festivals and has also aired on several PBS stations.
WEBSITE
EDUCATION
MFA, The Ohio State University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Documentary video, experimental video, and television production
COURSES
COMM 2402 Video Production
COMM 2403 Television Production
COMM 2407 Introduction to Editing
COMM 2412 Media Aesthetics
COMM 3350 Documentary Production
COMM 3351 Experimental Video Production
COMM 4906 Community TV Partnership
GAH 1294 Documentary Truth and Ethics
GAH 1296 Animation Techniques and Meaning
SCREENINGS, BROADCASTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Anthology Film Archives. New York, NY.
Cambridge Community Television. Cambridge, MA.
Cine Pobre Festival. La Paz, Mexico.
Community Broadcasting Foundation. Sydney, Australia.
Crown Heights Film Festival. Brooklyn, NY.
Festival de Cannes Short Film Corner (with Christine Farina). Cannes, France.
Festival Images Contre Nature. Marseille, France.
Festival Temps D’Images. Lisboa, Portugal.
Fine Arts Film Festival. Venice, CA.
NJ Arts Annual. Newark, NJ.
Nyack Film Festival. Nyack, NY.
Portobello Film Festival. London, England.
Transfera TV. Madrid, Spain.
Traverse Vidéo. Toulouse, France.
Wellington Underground Film Festival. Wellington, New Zealand.
West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival. Morgantown, WV.
RECENT FILMS
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation (Working title). Documentary. In Progress.
A Cosmos of Patterns. Documentary. 2014.
City in a Garden. Experimental. 2014.
Living Things. Experimental. 2013.
The Amnesiac’s Birthday. Documentary. 2011.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
University Film & Video Association
Erin O'Hanlon
Erin O'Hanlon
Teaching Specialist, Communication Studies
BIOGRAPHY
Erin O’Hanlon is a teaching specialist focusing on community engaged journalism and community storytelling at Stockton University. There she coordinates social justice community organizing and works on capacity-building projects around gender equity, youth activism, and economic justice. Erin was the inaugural Activist in Residence at Stockton and supported students in gender equality activism on campus.
Prior to her work in the Stockton Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning she was part of a local community partner for 16 years. An alum of Stockton, she holds a Masters Degree in Instructional Technology and is currently working on her Ed.D in Organizational Leadership. Erin lives in New Jersey with her partner, Charlie Keys, and their four sons. Her areas of research include assessing civic and community engagement, experiential learning methodologies and liberatory education. Her personal research includes studying race in the media and narrative justice.
WEBSITE
EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Instructional Technology, Stockton University
Currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, Stockton University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Engaged journalism, community storytelling, assessing civic and community engagement, experiential learning methodologies and liberatory education, studying race in the media and narrative justice.
COURSES
COMM 2101: Communication Studies Lab
COMM 2103: Writing for the Media
COMM 2304: Principles of Journalism
COMM 4907: Social Media Internship
SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
News literacy, disinformation/misinformation, media literacy strategies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Center for Cooperative Media, Montclair State University
Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, AASCU
Society of Professional Journalists
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Toby Rosenthal
Toby Rosenthal
Teaching Specialist, Communication Studies
BIOGRAPHY
With a foundation in professional broadcast journalism and a strong academic background from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Toby went on to become an early producer of reality-documentary style television content for various national networks and continues to contribute to this genre as it evolves in a rapidly changing digital media landscape. She brings to Stockton the marketplace knowledge, systems, and best practices students can expect in professional production.
Toby has nearly 20 years of professional storytelling experience and since 2015 has been developing courses and teaching at Stockton. She has contributed to the reshaping of the Communication Studies mission and future goals, including seeking more student opportunities in our community and strengthening the program’s branding and image.
Her teaching philosophy fuses practical experience, current events, as well as historic and academic context.
EDUCATION
Columbia University in the City of New York, School of Journalism
M.S. Journalism, Broadcast Concentration 2003
Thesis: “Just a Click Away: Teaching Computers to Seniors”
Advisor: David Klatell
University of Maryland, College Park
B.A. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1999
Citation Earned - College Park Scholars - Advocates for Children, 1997
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Digital Storytelling
Broadcast Journalism
Video Production
Reality TV
COURSES
COMM 2412: Media Aesthetics - Spring 2018
COMM 2209: Digital Storytelling - Spring 2018, Spring 2017
COMM 2402: Video Production - Fall 2017
GAH 2412: Ethnicity Through Film (W2) -Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
LANG 1255: Beginning Hebrew - Spring 2015
SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
2018 - Reflections and Remembrance: Helen Kejzman - Produced and edited a short form life story video of Holocaust survivor Helen Kejzman for Cumberland County College. This video also aired on The Stockton Channel during the week of Yom Hashoah, in April 2018.
2009 - From Despair, Hope – Story Producer
This half hour film tells the life stories of three Holocaust survivors from Atlantic County who had different experiences during the Third Reich. Ernest Paul was in the resistance, Eta Hecht was a hidden child, and Rella Roth was in Auschwitz-Birkenau as well as other camps.
2009- Rails of the Holocaust: A Journey to Stockton College -Story Producer
This 10-minute film details the journey of the railroad tracks featured in the architecture of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center from Bialystok, Poland to Stockton. The film explains the importance of railroads to the "Final Solution."
2007- Alone No More: A Community Assists Holocaust Survivors – Story Producer
This 11-minute film highlights the efforts of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center and Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties to aid in providing services to Holocaust survivors.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Restaurant: Impossible - Food Network – Story Producer 2011-2016
Food Feuds – Food Network – Story Producer 2010
Deliver Me - Discovery Health Channel, Producer & Writer 2007-2009
Surviving Motherhood – TLC, Turning Producer 2006-2007
Epicurious – Travel Channel, Field & Post Producer 2004–2005
Ambush Makeover – Fox TV, Casting Director & Producer 2003-2005
A Wedding Story – TLC, Researcher and Field Producer 2005
Third Floor Video, LLC Managing Member/Producer - 2009-present
NBC 40 News WMGM TV - Linwood, NJ
News Managing Editor, News Reporter 1999-2002
James JinGuo Shen
James JinGuo Shen
Professor of Communication Studies
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. James Shen is Full Professor of Communication. Since he joined the Stockton faculty in 1997, he has offered more than a dozen courses for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Shen was head of the Communication Studies Program from fall 1998 to spring 2006. He taught and advised hundreds of students of different cultural background, including many transfer students, minority students, and international students from Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lithuania, Lebanon, Nigeria, The Philippines, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam. With his advice and recommendations, more than 65 communication seniors got admitted into graduate schools.
Being Coordinator of Stockton’s Communication Internship Program (off-campus), starting from summer 1998 to present, Dr. Shen has sent out more than 800 junior and senior students to pre-employment positions in a variety of media and non-media businesses in Atlantic City, Philadelphia, New York City, and other regional areas. He also recommended many students for Washington D.C. internship, and overseas studies.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Ohio University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Mass and international communication, telecommunications and computer-mediated communication (CMC), historical journalism, critical cultural studies, Asian and international affairs.
COURSES
COMM 1201 Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 2103 Writing for the Media
COMM 2204 Media, Culture, and Society
COMM 2400 Computer-Mediated Communication
COMM 3200 Theories of Mass Communication
COMM 3301 Communication Technologies
COMM 4601 Communication Seminar (topics: The Internet Culture, Global Communication
and Career Development, Global Challenges and Management Communication)
COMM 4901 Communication Internship
GEN 1119 Introduction to Communication
GIS 3668 Media and Audience Analysis
INTC 5150 Ethical, Legal and Multicultural Issues in Technology (MAIT)
MGMT/MIS 5353 Telecommunications for Management (MBA)
PUBLICATIONS
“Beyond media power: Post-Socialist China vs. Post-industrial USA in International Communication.” Proceedings of the 18th ACPSS International Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2012.
“Media Trial and Conflict Management: Critical Challenges to a Rising China in International Communication.” Proceedings of the 17th ACPSS International Annual Conference, School of International and Public Affairs, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, New York City, 2011.
“Harmony, Congagement and Chinamerica: Reflections on the 21st century Sino-American strategic communication.” Proceedings of the 16th ACPSS International Annual Conference on Engaging China: Sino-American Relations, Sustainable Development and Beyond, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010.
“International Communication: An Asian Perspective and Challenges.” Human Communication 14.3 (2011): 301 - 311.[1]
“International Communication.” Critiques of Communication Studies in the West: History, Development and New Frontiers. Beijing: Renmin University Press, 2007.
“论争、调和与合作间的传播交流：美籍华人学者在美中关系中的战略作用刍议。” 美籍华人与美中关系。Beijing: Xinhua Press, 2004.
"Communicating through Conflict, Compromise and Cooperation: the Strategic Role of Chinese-American Scholars in the U.S.-China Relationship." The Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations: Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific Interactions. Eds. P. Koehn and X. Yin. NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2002.
"Computer-mediated Communication: Internet Development and New Challenges in China." Chinese Communication Theory and Research: Reflections, New Frontiers, and New Directions. Eds. W. Jia, L. Xing and D. Heisey. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
"Rethinking Journalism Education in China: A Transnational Perspective." Journalism and Social Change in Asia, Hong Kong: HK Baptist University Press, 1998.
"Dual Cultural Reading and Televisual Experience of Chinese Students in the United States." Communication Studies in Mainland China. Taipei, Taiwan: National Chengchi University Press, 1995.
"The Rise and Fall of The World Economic Herald, 1980-1989," Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 72 (Autumn 1995): 642-53.
[1] An earlier version was presented at the 8th PACA Biennial Conference: Communication Encounters across Cultures, Shenzhen University, July, 2010. It received The 2010 PACA Best Paper Award from the Pacific and Asian Communication Association.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current: Association for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS, an NCA affiliate)
Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the U.S. (ACPSS)
Past: National Communication Association (NCA)
Speech Communication Association (SCA)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
International Communication Association (ICA)
Xu Song
Xu Song
Associate Professor of Communication Studies (Public Relations)
BIOGRAPHY
Xu (Bevin) Song, Ph. D., is an Associate Professor of Public Relations in the Communication Studies program. He earned his Doctoral degree in Public Communication and Technology from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO). His research interests include public relations and strategic communication, entertainment PR, health communication, quantitative research methods, professional and technical communication, ethnic and racial studies, and communication technology adoption. He teaches and assists in teaching courses offered in the PR and Advertising Study Track. He also teaches the professional communication course for the General Studies program.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Colorado State University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Public relations, professional and technical communication, quantitative research methods,communication technology adoption.
COURSES
COMM 2301 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM 2307 Quantitative Methods in PR Research
COMM 3310 Global Public Relations
COMM 3316 Advertising and PR Law
COMM 4601 Communication Senior Seminar: Public Relations and Advertising Campaigns
COMM 4800 Independent Studies
GEN 2343 Professional Communication and Workplace Writing
RECENT RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Song, X., & Yin, S-Y. (2022). Social Justice, Modern Racism toward Asians, and Counterargument Intention. Presented at the 2022 Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Beijing, China, and virtual, July 11-15, 2022.
Song, X., & Yin, S-Y. (2022). Investigating the Effects of Argumentativeness and Alternative Argumentativeness on College Students’ Behavioral Intention to Respond to a Racially Biased Expression. Presented at the 113th annual convention of the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) in Philadelphia, PA, April 7-9, 2022.
Gu, Y., Kalibatseva, Z., & Song, X., & Prakash, S. (2022). Effective Use of Online COVID-19 Information and eHealth Information Literacy among US University Students. Journal of American College Health. ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1–8. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2080505
Song, X., & Christen, C. (2021). Exploring Effects of Gender and Instant Messaging Experience on Organization-Customer Live Chat Communication. Presented at the 104th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), virtual, August 4-7, 2021.
Gu, Y., Kalibatseva, Z., & Song, X. (2021). Effective Use of Online Depression Information and Associated Literacies among US College Students. Health Promotion International, 36(4), 1020-1028. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa116
Song, X., & Christen, C.T. (2019). Applying Schema Resonance Model in Live Chat e-Service. Journal of Service Theory and Practice., 29(3), 258–281. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTP-10-2018-0215
Song, X. (2018). Hollywood Movies and China: Analysis of Hollywood Globalization and Relationship Management in China’s Cinema Market. Global Media and China, 3(3), 177-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/2059436418805538
Song, X., & Christen, C. (2017). E-Service Communication between Organization and Customer: Effects of Schema Resonance on Information Inquiry E-Service. In: Proceedings of the Mediated, Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section of the 2017 International Association for Media and Communication Research, 15-16, Cartagena, Colombia, July 16-20, 2017.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
International Communication Association
International Association for Media and Communication Research
National Communication Association
Eastern Communication Association
Central States Communication Association
Adjunct Faculty
Diane D'Amico
John Froonjian
Netesha Peterson
Chad Roberts
Internships & Careers
Students pursuing degrees in Communication Studies may prepare themselves for careers in teaching, law, journalism, technical writing, speechwriting, radio and television production, public relations, advertising, marketing, consulting, government, civil service, administration, and the ministry.
A Communication Studies degree can lead to opportunities in private organizations, media outlets, non-profit institutions, and government agencies. Majors who wish to pursue graduate school in Communication Studies or related areas of study should inform their program preceptors of their plans as early as possible.
The semester before you want to enroll in the internship, begin the following process:
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Create a Handshake account.
Handshake is where all of the Stockton-vetted current internship and job listings are posted.
- Feel free to pursue opportunities not listed, but it’s best to first talk to the Internship Coordinator.
Some internship application processes take longer than others.
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Create a Resume.
- Go on the CED website
- ○ Search resume resources.
- Create your own resume.
- Make an appointment to take your resume to CED for revisions and packaging.
- Go on the CED website
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Set up a meeting with the internship coordinator.
- The paperwork for an internship can take many weeks to go through Stockton’s clearances.
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Once you’re hired, paperwork must be completed by all parties.
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YOU MUST ENROLL IN COMM 4901 BEFORE DROP/ADD ENDS.
Engagement Opportunities
Qualified students may be assisted in obtaining pre-professional experiences in their fields of interest by means of internship opportunities with local and regional corporate, media, and nonprofit organizations. The proximity of Stockton University to Atlantic City and Philadelphia and major radio, TV and print media markets makes possible internship opportunities in the media and in other areas, such as public relations, advertising, and promotions for commercial, political and/or social programs and events.
Students can also opt for an on-campus internship with the university radio station, WLFR, the Community TV Partnership Internship, the Social Media Internship, or the Editing Internship, and can gain hands-on journalism experience through an engaged community journalism partnership with the Atlantic City Press in the newly launched Community Reporting Innovation Lab (CRIL) in Atlantic City. Students can also get involved with Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), our award-winning Public Relation Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter, host their own radio show with WLFR, gain hands-on TV production experience through the Community TV Partnership Internship in our HD TV studio, and contribute to Stockton University’s student-run newspaper, The Argo.
Community Reporting Innovation Lab (AC Campus)
Community Reporting Innovation Lab (CRIL) is designed as a place-based learning environment that will equally value community partners and student learning. Different from any lab currently established at Stockton University, it is a space that includes computers, reporting equipment and meeting areas. These are available for legacy media organizations, community partners and students. Accessible to the staff from The Press of Atlantic City, and additional community storytellers, it is a space capable of hosting a daily editorial meeting as well as a place to pitch stories, work on editing a video or record a podcast. Students will have the opportunity to work shoulder-to-shoulder with professional writers. As needed, the lab will transform into a nighttime newsroom where stories are filed on deadline and breaking news is digested and curated for the next edition. Acting as an additional access point for reporting and collaborating with Atlantic City residents, this lab is an exciting space dedicated to innovation and cutting-edge trends in journalism education and community reporting.
WLFR
WLFR 91.7 FM has been in operation for more than 30 years! We take pride in our diversity of music and shows and strive to bring you programming not found on commercial stations. Students can participate in the WLFR Internship to gain handson experience on the air as well as behind the scenes. Students will also learn about the day-to-day operations of a radio station. WLFR can be found on the web at www.wlfr.fm.
Society of Professional Journalists - Collegiate Institutional Member
Stockton's Communication Studies Program is a Collegiate Institutional Member of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. The COMM Program hosts innovative student workshops each semester to support professional development.
PRSSA
Stockton’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Chapter was established
in May 2013. Since that time, under the guidance of Dr. Ai Zhang, Stockton’s PRSSA
chapter has become a powerhouse, providing a range of professional enrichment and
community engagement opportunities. Each year, PRSSA students organize a series of
successful events including industry tours, guest speakers, workshops, career and
alumni panels, and large-scale networking events.These events have helped quickly
establish Stockton PRSSA as a strong organization on campus, in the community, and
of the national body. PRSSA students also have the
opportunity to participate in national conferences. PRSSA is open to all Communication
Studies students, and students across campus.
Alumni Success
Emily graduated in 2021 from the Communication Studies program with a concentration in Journalism and Media Studies, and a double minor in writing and Spanish.
After graduation, Emily moved on to become a content creator for FOX 29 News in Philadelphia. Emily got involved with Mighty Writers, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia whose mission is to teach kids to think clearly and write with clarity. Emily now works full-time as a Social Media Manager for Mighty Writers.
"I will forever be grateful for all the opportunities that were presented to me during my time at Stockton."
Communication Studies '21
Ky Carlin graduated from the Communication Studies program in 2016 where his concentration was Media Production. Ky is currently the Senior Editor at NBA Wires.
"If it means something to you, you’ll find a way to get it done. If it doesn’t, you’ll find an excuse as to why you couldn’t do it."
Communication Studies '16
Facilities
