Political Communications

Assoc. Prof. Anthony Knopps
Assoc. Prof., Acting Chair, Dept. of Political Science
Email: aknopps@adrian.edu
Office: Rush-101
Office Ext.: 4076

Professor Knopps brings 20 years of professional experience in television broadcasting and strategic media consulting to the classroom. He teaches COMM 280: Media Ethics, COMM 110: Survey of Mass Communication and COMM 209: Interpersonal Communication

Degrees:
Master's Degree of Professional Studies in Political Management, George Washington University
B.A. in Communication, University of Missouri

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Assist. Prof. Mike Neal
Director, Multi-Media House & Chair, Dept. of Communication Arts & Sciences
Email: mneal@adrian.edu
Office: Rush-106
Office Ext.: 5200

Degrees
Adrian College, Bachelor’s, Communication Arts & Sciences
Tiffin University, Master’s, Humanities

Professor Michael Neal teaches the digital media production sequence, fiction filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, film history, survey of mass communication and the capstone course sequence for the BFA degree.

His MA is from Tiffin University in Humanities with a focus on film making. Professor Neal is involved with the Adrian International Film Festival that was created in 2018. There was a total of 38 films at the festival, ranging from documentaries to animation. He also has one feature-length documentary, available on Amazon Prime, called “Bud Fowler and the Page Fence Giants,” and is currently working on a second feature length documentary.

Professor Neal also has his own company called Corked Media that has produced over 300 videos for area businesses and nonprofits since 2013. He loves what he does and is happy to share that with students.

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