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

Rm. 308, Wallace Hall
Office: 309-457-2155
Home:  309-734-5431
Fax:  309-457-2310
lee@monm.edu

Office Hours- Fall 2008:

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

Courses Taught:

Fall Classes (2008)

Required Texts for McGaan courses and other CATA classes

COMM 321 - "Junior Colloquium," (not fully updated for 2008)
  WH316 - 3pm, M
COMM 333 - "Organizational Communication" (not fully updated for 2008)
  WH316 - 10am, MWF & 2-4pm, T
COMM 335 - "Argumentation" (not fully updated for 2008)
  WH316 - 12:30pm, TTh
COMM 421 - "Senior Colloquium," (not fully updated for 2008)
  WH316  - 3pm W  

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, Argumentation, Freedom of Expression

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 special 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. 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.  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 strategic planning, CATA 101 course director, faculty advisor to WMCR radio.  He has chaired a number of faculty committees. Recently 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 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) make a difference in their lives.

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