Stories We Tell Course Pairing
Multimedia Storytelling (CM 308)
A practical exploration of how multimedia stories are crafted and their audience effects in news, persuasion, and entertainment. Students produce their own media stories in a variety of formats and strategies, apply design and aesthetic principles, and consider their legal and ethical responsibilities as media storytellers.
Faculty biography
Dr. Sara Magee specializes in broadcast and multimedia journalism. She uses a mix of hands-on experience, skills learning, and theory to teach students about the ethics and effective use and production of local, national and global news and media content, of social media for communication and issues of fan culture and society.
The Art of Reading (EN 101)
Cultivates reading, writing, thinking, and oral communication skills by investigating the kinds of attention that literary texts, in multiple genres, ask of readers. The course is writing intensive. Topics reflect the range of faculty expertise and interests and are selected to invite student curiosity.
Faculty biography
Dr. Brett Butler - Bio Coming Soon!
Mentor biography
Dr. Michael Puma was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and is a graduate of Fordham University (BS, Psychology & American Studies) Syracuse University (MsEd, Higher Education) and the University of Maryland, College Park (PhD, Higher Education Administration). In his role as Dean, Mike works closely with the Academic Advising and Support Center, The Study, and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies to help individual students in their formation during challenging times and to develop programs and practices that raise the academic success of all students. At Loyola, Mike has also served as president of Loyola's Phi Beta Kappa chapter and is a member of OUT Loyola - Loyola's LGBTQ group for faculty, staff and administrators.
Virtual Advisor
This course pairing is recommended for students who are considering a major or minor in Communications. EN 101 satisfies the Literature core requirement for all students.
