Lee A. McGaan, Ph. D.
Department Chair
Professor
COMM Internship Coordinator
COMM Portfolio Director

Rm. 308, Wallace Hall
Office: 309-457-2155
Home:  309-734-5431
Fax:  309-457-2310
Voice Mail & Text: 319-214-0103
lee@monmouthcollege.edu

Office Hours- Spring 2013:

MWF: 9-10am & 11am-noon
TTh: 10:30am-noon; & by apt.

Courses Taught: 

Spring Classes (2013) Currently under revision.

COMM 339 - "Persuasion"
  WH316 - 10am, MWF & - 1pm  MWF
COMM 491 - "Freedom of Expression"
  WH316 - 2-3:15pm, MW

Fall Classes (2012) (course pages not fully updated for Fall 2012)

COMM 333 - "Organizational Communication"
  WH316 - 10am, MWF & 2-4pm, Tues.
INTG 415 - "Media and the Self-Directed Citizen" 
  WH316 - 12:30pm, TTh

Education:

Ph.D. - 1980. Concentrating in organizational communication with emphasis on communication theory, philosophy of communication and research methods (quantitative and qualitative). Related Area: Higher Education Administration. The College of Communication. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701.

M.A. - 1970. Concentrating in communication theory and processes (supported by a National Science Foundation Fellowship). School of Communication Studies, The College of Communication. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701.

B.A. - 1969. Interdepartmental concentrations in Economics, Speech, and Psychology.  Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois 61462. (Graduation with departmental honors).

Teaching Interests:

Public Communication, Organizational Communication, Persuasion, Freedom of Expression, Media Literacy, New Media

Scholarly Interests:

Organizational Communication: Information and decision-making by groups and individuals, Organizational culture, Training and development.

Public Communication:  Persuasive cases and campaigns, Message development, Argument and critical thinking.

Media: Intellectual "property" in the digital age, Social effects of mass media.

Program Assessment in colleges, Digital portfolios.

About Lee McGaan:

Dr. McGaan graduated from Monmouth College in 1969. After completing a Master’s degree at Ohio University, he entered the U.S. Army, serving first as a psychology specialist and counselor in the 6^th Army Correctional Facility at Ft. Carson, Colorado and later as an advisor and coordinator for enlisted men’s affairs to the Commanding General of the 4^th Infantry Division, Major General john C. Bennett. Following his military service he returned to graduate school completing a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication with related study in Higher Education Administration. 

Lee has taught a wide range of communication courses at Ohio University, Olivet College (MI), Wabash College (IN) and Monmouth College. His dissertation was nominated to the International Communication Association as the top doctoral thesis of the year in 1980 in his specialty.  He has served as a divisional officer of state, regional and international professional associations, presenting and publishing a substantial number of papers on communication and pedagogical topics. Joining the faculty at Monmouth College in 1986, he has served the college in a number of capacities including as a strategic planner in two different decades, as COMM 101 course director, and faculty director for WMCR radio.  He has chaired a number of faculty committees. He served as Assistant Dean for Assessment, where his work in developing the college's assessment program was recognized by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools as one of the principle strengths of Monmouth College.

In recent years he has served as a member of and Chair of the Faculty and Institutional Development Committee, Chair of the Compensation Task force, Co-Chair of the Communication Across the Curriculum Committee, and a member of the Human Subjects Review Board.  He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Communication Studies.  His current projects and interests have focused on developing curriculum and programs that enhance student civic engagement at Monmouth College.

Lee is married and lives on the west edge of Monmouth where he and his wife enjoy gardening and caring for horses and a variety of pets. He notes that his time as a student at Monmouth forever focused him on the value of liberal arts colleges.  He has spent his career at small colleges because of the opportunity to get to know and work closely with students and (he hopes) to make a difference in their lives.

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