Debra Carpenter, dean

Departments

• Audio Aesthetics & Technology, Tori Meyer, chair
• Communications and Journalism, Joseph Schuster, chair
• Electronic and Photographic Media, Jorge Oliver, chair

Administrative Staff

• Mindy Berkowitz, director, SOC Portfolio Development Center and Internship Program
• Jane Ferry, academic advisor,  graduate program
• Barbara Finan, academic advisor,  graduate program
• Gary Ford, director, graduate programs
• Liz Jokerst, academic advisor, undergraduate program
• Sally Lorino, associate dean
• Susan Napoleon, coordinator
• Libby Pappineau, department assistant
• Linda Williams, academic advisor, undergraduate program

Mission Statement

The School of Communications, a worldwide educational organization of student-centered staff and faculty, prepares graduate and undergraduate students to achieve excellence in ever-changing global communication fields. We do this by providing theory and practice in media courses framed within a liberal arts-based curriculum, augmented by personalized mentorship and professional development opportunities.

The School of Communications houses and supports:

• The May Gallery, a photographic exhibit space;
• The Webster University Film Series, a comprehensive alternative film series allowing students, faculty, and community members to view independent features and documentaries, avant-garde films, animation, retrospectives, and short works and offering filmmaking workshops to students and the community;
• The Journal, an award winning student newspaper offering print and internet news;
• Gorlok TV, a student operated television station;
• The Galaxy, a student operated radio station;
• The Ampersand, an award winning student magazine