• Academic Office, Warf-Pickel Hall 518
• (423)439-4171 (Voice mail available)
• Email: Brownd@MAIL.ETSU.EDU
• Fax: 423-439-7540
   
• Department of Communication, Warf-Pickel Hall 519
• Phone: (423)439-7676 (Secretary available)
• Fax: 423-439-7540

Walk-in visits are available on Thursdays from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Office Hours are also available for reserved meetings. Reservations are available by telephone or email request. Requests also can be left with the Secretary of the Department of Communication in Warf-Pickel 519 by telephoning 439-7676. Please specify preferred days and/or times when requesting appointments. Leaving a phone number and available times for receiving return calls would be helpful, too.

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Academic Advisement

MCOM/Undeclared Mass communications majors who have NOT selected a concentration in advertising/public relations, journalism, or radio-TV-film.	MCOM/RTVF
Special arrangements are in effect for these students to receive advisement in the ARC, which is located near the ETSU Bookstore in the D. P. Culp Center. To request assistance or an appointment, please phone 423-439-5248 or write to Arts & Sciences in the ARC.

For the name and contact information of your academic advisor in the Department of Communication, please consult the departmental web site or the list below.

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Department of Communication
Academic Advisement

Group sessions are scheduled each term prior to pre-registration periods for assistance with general education and degree issues. Contact the Department Office (Warf-Pickel 519, 439-4491) for more information. Students in the Department of Communication should consistently see the advisors who are responsible for the following Concentrations:

 

Mass Communication/Undecided and
Mass Communication/RTVF:

 

A&S in the ARC, D. P. Culp Center, 423-439-5246, email Mass Communications Advisement

 

Advertising:

 

Dr. Stephen Marshall, Warf-Pickel 526, 423-439-7575, marshals@etsu.edu

 

Journalism:

 

Dr. Andrew Dunn, Warf-Pickel 520, 423-439-4170, dunnra@etsu.edu

Public Relations:

 

Dr. John King, Warf-Pickel 523A, 423-439-7912, johnking@etsu.edu

 

Speech:

 

See contact information at http://www.etsu.edu/cas/comm/speech/faculty.aspx

 

Theatre:

 

See contact information at http://www.etsu.edu/cas/comm/theatre/Faculty.aspx
 

If an advisor is unavailable, immediate help us usually available in Warf-Pickel 519A, phone (423)439-4491.
 

The Department of Communication provides several categories of academic advisement. Dan Brown and advisors working with Arts & Sciences in the ARC may be able to assist students with the following topics:

 

A. Changing major into Mass Communications (Concentrations: Advertising, Broadcasting, Journalism, PR)

Students who want to explore opportunities in a concentration or declare a major in Mass Communications with a Concentration in one of the four available choices must meet with an appropriate advisor to begin this process. Paperwork must be signed by the student, but the Department will handle the execution of the change by coordinating information with the ETSU Office of the Registrar.
 

B. Changing major out of Mass Communications

Meeting with a Mass Communications advisor is unnecessary. Students should meet with an advisor in the new field.
 

C. Planning for Graduation

The Department of Communication offers regular assistance in understanding the requirements of ETSU General Education Core, degree requirements in the College of Arts & Sciences, and major requirements in Mass Communications for students enrolled in the concentrations in Mass Communications. Students should consult the appropriate major advisor.
 

D. Completing Graduation Forms

Students should complete the Major Program Sheet and Minor Program Sheet forms two semesters before graduation. Seeing an advisor is unnecessary, because the Chair of the Department of Communication reserves the signature opportunity for himself on these forms. Students should submit the completed forms to the Secretary of the Department of Communication in Warf-Pickel 519 to request this signature. After confirming that all departmental requirements are completed on the form, the Chair will sign the forms, and students will be asked to deliver the papers to the ETSU Office of the Registrar.
 

E. Planning Class Schedules for Future Terms

See the appropriate major advisor.

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