Susan Polster
Journalism & Communication
Department Head | Journalism & Communication
Contact Information
Office Location: Price (RV 258)Phone: +1 435 613 5213
Email: susan.polster@usu.edu
Educational Background
PhD, adult education and technology, University of Wyoming, 2002 Dissertation
History of Two-Year Colleges in Utah
Biography
Starting career in ad agencies and PR, and evolved into teaching journalism classes and advising The Eagle newspaper.
Teaching Interests
History of mass communications, editing, media writing, computer graphics (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), newspaper production, advertising and English.
Research Interests
History of two-year colleges.
Awards
Outstanding Engaged Scholar, 2007
State of Utah Campus Compact
College Educator of the Year, 2006
American Federation of Teachers
Outstanding Accomplishment, 1998
Utah State University
Publications | Other
Magazine/Trade Publications
- Polster, S.A, (2018). USU Eastern Alumni Magazine. *
- Polster, S.A, USU Eastern Magazine. *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2023
JCOM 4500 - Projects in Communication, Fall 2023
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2023
, Spring 2023
JCOM 3120 - Copy Editing and Publication Design, Spring 2023
JCOM 4500 - Projects in Communication, Spring 2023
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2022
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2022
, Fall 2021
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2021
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2021
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2021
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2021
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2021
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2021
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2021
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2021
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2021
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2020
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2020
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2020
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2020
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2020
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2020
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2020
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2020
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2020
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2019
JCOM 1130 - News Writing, Fall 2019
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2019
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2019
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2019
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2019
JCOM 2977 - Cooperative Education, Spring 2019
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2019
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2019
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2019
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2019
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2018
JCOM 1130 - News Writing, Fall 2018
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2018
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2018
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2018
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2018
JCOM 2977 - Cooperative Education, Spring 2018
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2018
JCOM 1050, 1500 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2018
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2018
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2018
JCOM 2977 - Cooperative Education, Fall 2017
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2017
JCOM 1130 - News Writing, Fall 2017
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2017
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2017
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2017
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2017
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2017
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2017
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2017
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2017
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2016
JCOM 1130 - News Writing, Fall 2016
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2016
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2016
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2016
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2016
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2016
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2016
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2016
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2016
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2016
JCOM 1130 - Beginning Newswriting for the Mass Media, Fall 2015
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2015
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2015
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2015
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2015
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2015
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2015
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2015
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2015
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2015
JCOM 1130 - Beginning Newswriting for the Mass Media, Fall 2014
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2014
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2014
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2014
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Fall 2014
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2014
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2014
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2014
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2014
JCOM 2988 - Special Problems, Spring 2014
JCOM 1130 - Beginning Newswriting for the Mass Media, Fall 2013
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2013
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2013
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2013
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2013
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2013
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose, Spring 2013
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2013
JCOM 2080 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2013
JCOM 1130 - Beginning Newswriting for the Mass Media, Fall 2012
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2012
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose, Fall 2012
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2012
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2012
JCOM 1800 - Communication Graphics, Spring 2012
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2012
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose, Spring 2012
JCOM 2080 - JCOM 2080, Spring 2012
JCOM 1050 - Newspaper Production, Spring 2012
JCOM 1130 - Beginning Newswriting for
the Mass Media, Fall 2011
JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2011
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose, Fall 2011
JCOM 1040 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2011
JCOM 2070 - Newspaper Production, Fall 2011