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
lee@monm.edu

Office Hours- Fall 2009:

    MWF: 9-10am & 11am-1pm; TTh: 10:30am-noon; & by apt.

Courses Taught: 

Fall Classes (2009) Course materials and syllabi are not completely updated for Fall 2009; however, see "Course Description" pages show the correct Fall 2009 required textbooks.

COMM 321 - "Junior Colloquium"
  WH316 - 3pm, M
COMM 333 - "Organizational Communication"
  WH316 - 10am, MWF & 2-4pm, T
COMM 421 - "Senior Colloquium"
  WH316  - 3pm W  
INTG 415 - "Media and the Self-Directed Citizen"
  WH316 - 12:30pm, TTh

Spring Classes (2008)

CATA 339 - "Persuasion"
  WH316 - 10am, MWF & WH316 - 1pm  MWF
CATA 491 - "Freedom of Expression"
  WH316 - 2pm, MWF

Education:

Ph.D. - 1980. Concentrating in organizational communication with emphasis in communication theory 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 concentration 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

Scholarship Interests:

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

Public Communication:  Persuasive cases and campaigns, Message development, Argumentation.

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 CATA 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. He has recently served as Chair of the Faculty and Institutional Development Committee, Chair of the Compensation Task force, and as Chair of the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts. 

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.

Personal Homepage for Lee McGaan