Faculty Spotlights

RICHARD LENOCE

Director, Center for New Media, Coordinator, Digital Media Production and Broadcast Communication

PHONE: 860-343-5796

EMAIL: RLENOCE@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.S., ITHACA COLLEGE; M.S., SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

RICHARD ERIKSEN

Professor; Coordinator, Multimedia/Digital Arts, Web Design and Development

PHONE: 860-343-5795

EMAIL: RERIKSEN@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.S., BOSTON UNIVERSITY; M.A.L.S., WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

JOHN SHAFER

Professor, Audio and Music Production, Communication Studies

PHONE: 860-343-5811

EMAIL: JSHAFER@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.A., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; M.F.A., SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

DAN NOCERA

Coordinator, Corporate Media Training Center

PHONE: 860-343-5812

EMAIL: DNOCERA@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.S., ITHACA COLLEGE; M.A.L.S., WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

JUDITH DEGRAFFENRIED

Professor, Coordinator of Fine Arts/Graphic Arts

PHONE: 860-343-5871

EMAIL: JDEGRAFFENRIED@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.A., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA; M.A., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA; M.F.A. CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

MATTHEW WEBER

Assistant Professor, Fine Arts/Graphic Arts & Art Curator. On sabbatical leave for 2015-2016.

PHONE: 860-343-5806

EMAIL: MWEBER@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.F.A., UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT; M.F.A., HARTFORD ART SCHOOL

JOHN BERGERON

Adjunct instructor, COM*131 Audio Production; MUS*117 Electronic Music

EMAIL: JBERGERON@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.S., UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER

BARBARA ROGERS

Adjunct instructor, COM*111 Scriptwriting; COM*173 Public Speaking

EMAIL: BROGERS@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: B.A., UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE

ELENA SANCHEZ

Educational Assistant

PHONE: 860-343-6919

EMAIL: ESANCHEZ@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: A.S., MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, B.A., SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY

MONIQUE SIMON

Educational Assistant

PHONE: 860-343-6919

EMAIL: MSIMON@MXCC.EDU

EDUCATION: A.S., MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COM*131, Audio Production (3 credits) Students will learn the techniques and technologies used in creative sound design for radio, television, film and the Internet. Emphasis is on the technical skills used in recording, mixing, and editing. Students will create projects focusing on the fundamentals of sound design for various applications. (Updated November 2014)

MUS*117, Electronic Music (3 credits) Gen Ed Competencies: Aesthetic Dimensions, Creativity Designed for the non-musician, this course focuses on the composition, creation, performing, and recording of music using modern production techniques. Students will learn the compositional elements of music including rhythm, music and chord theory, and song structure and then perform and record their compositions using MIDI keyboards and digital audio workstations. (Updated April 2018)

COM*111, Scriptwriting (3 credits) Practice and analysis in all aspects of script writing for motion pictures, television and radio. Course covers basic formats as well as techniques for narrative development, story structuring, etc. Prerequisite: ENG*101E or ENG*101. (Updated February 2016)

COM*173, Public Speaking (3 credits) Gen Ed Competency: Oral Communication in English Students will develop oral messages of varying lengths and styles that communicate across a variety of settings. Prerequisite: Either ENG*101ALP, ENG*101E, or ENG*101. (Updated November 2014) (Fulfills an "L" course requirement for students who enrolled in a degree program prior to the Fall 2016 semester.)