Northern Illinois University

Department of Communication

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Contact Information

210 Watson Hall DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2854
PHONE (815)753-1563
FAX (815)753-7109

Department Information (815) 753-1563
Office Manager, Cheri Kahle
cjkahle@niu.edu
(815) 753-1564

Acting Chair, Gary Burns
gburns@niu.edu
(815) 753-7028

Acting Asst Chair, Karen Whedbee
kwhedbee@niu.edu
(815) 753-6990

Undergraduate Program
Watson Hall 209

Director, Gretchen Bisplinghoff
gbisplin@niu.edu
(815) 753-7107

Undergraduate Office Support Specialist, Nathan Rice
nrice1@niu.edu
(815) 753-1712

Internship Coordinator, Jessica Ebert
jbaldwin@niu.edu
(815) 753-7104

Graduate Program
Reavis Hall 107

Director, Kathleen Valde
kvalde@niu.edu
(815) 753-7004

Graduate Office Support Specialist, Patricia Guilfoyle
pguilfoyle@niu.edu
(815) 753-1925

COMS 100 Program
Watson Hall 216

Director, Ferald Bryan
fbryan@niu.edu
(815) 753-7100

100P Coordinator, David Simon
dsimon@niu.edu
(815) 753-6999

100 Coordinator, Tim Pierce
RhetoricalFusionDude@niu.edu
(815) 753-6999

Mailing Address

Northern Illinois University
Department of Communication
DeKalb, IL 60115

Technical Support

Jason Larry
Technical Support Coordinator
jlarry@niu.edu
815-761-3495

Mike Gentile
Technical Support Specialist
mgentile2@niu.edu
815-761-7329

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