Department of Mass Media & Visual Arts

Opportunities in Mass Media & Visual Arts: Degrees, Scholarships & More

Art Education | Art HistoryMass Media | Studio Art

Faculty & Staff

Baker Orange - 4559

Campus Newspaper
Office: Harter Union
785.594.4559
Inge Balch

Inge Balch - 4537

Professor of Art
B.A., B.F.A. Kansas State University; M.F.A. University of Kansas
Expertise: ceramics, design, sculpture curator of the International Orton Conebox Show, recipient of the 1992 Distinguished Scholarship Award and 2002 Kopke Excellence in Teaching Award
Office: Bennett Art Building
785.594.4537

Dave Bostwick - 8321

Associate Professor of Mass Media, Adviser to Online Student Media
B.A. University of Oklahoma, M.A. Fort Hays State University
Expertise: digital media
Office: Pulliam 302
785.594.8321

Michael Case - 4558

Art Cataloguer
Office: Parmenter 200
785.594.4558

Kathy Elliott - 4509

Mass Media & Visual Arts Department Assistant
Office: Pullium 206
785.594.4509

Tom Hedrick - 4541

Instructor of Mass Media & Communication, Voice of the Wildcats
B.A. Baker University, M.A. University of Kansas
Expertise: broadcasting, member of the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Office: Pulliam 304
785.594.4541
Jennifer Jarnot

Jennifer Jarnot - 8339

Art Faculty
B.A. State University of New York at Fredonia, M.F.A. University of Colorado at Boulder (Work published by Studio Visit Magazine in 2011, 2013; staged a one-woman exhibition in 2012 at Leedy Voulkos gallery in KC)
Expertise: painting, drawing, digital photography, printmaking
Office: Parmenter 310
785.594.8339

Brett Knappe - 4587

Assistant Professor of Art History, Associate Chair of Department of Mass Media & Visual Arts
B.A. Boston University; B.A. University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D. University of Kansas
Expertise: art history
Office: Parmenter Gallery Office
785.594.4587

Gwyn Mellinger - 4554

Professor of Journalism, Chair of the Department of Mass Media & Visual Arts, Adviser to the Baker Orange
B.A. Mills College; M.A. Emporia State University; M.S., Ph.D. University of Kansas
Expertise: news reporting, media ethics
Office: Pulliam 201
785.594.4554

Ricky Thein - 8302

Assistant Professor of Mass Media, Adviser to KNBU-FM & KNBU-TV
B.A. University of Central Florida, M.A. Southern Illinois University
Expertise: sports communication
Office: Pulliam 204
785.594. 8302
W. Joe Watson

W. Joe Watson - 7855

Associate Professor of Mass Media
B.A. Pittsburg State University, M.A. The University of Akron, Ph.D. Kent State University
Expertise: broadcasting, broadcast news
Office: Pulliam 205
785.594.7855