Dr. Andrew Gess
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of Communication Internships

Office: HC 326C
Phone: 651-638-6360

E-mail: a-gess@bethel.edu

Education:

• B.A., Azusa Pacific University
• M.Ed., Oregon State University
• M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
• Ph.D., Regent University

Research Interests: Organizational and Corporate Communication, Rhetorical Theory, Media Ecology, and the study of Social Movements

Current Courses (Spring 2009): Communication, Technology and Society; Internship; Speechwriting; Topics in Contemporary Communication (Graduate)

Other Courses Taught in the Department: Organizational Communication, Senior Seminar, Persuasion, Intercultural Communication, Rhetorical Criticism

Favorite Book: While there is no single book that is a favorite of mine (aside from the Bible), here is a short list of books that I have found interesting:

The Works of Tolstoy (Tolstoy)
Noah Webster: The Life and Times of an American Patriot (Unger)
The Humiliation of the Word (Ellul)
Propaganda (Ellul)
The Miracle of Language (Lederer)
Ideas Have Consequences (Richard Weaver)
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (Gess)