Catherine "Cathy" M. Stablein
Professor, Journalism

Tel.: (630) 942-2650
Fax.: (630) 942-3747
Room: SRC 1560B
e-mail: stablein@cod.edu


Areas of Research Interest:
• Scholastic Press
• Newspaper Design Trends
• Advertising Effectiveness  
• Cooperative Education & Internships


Recent Courses Taught:
• Journalism 1100 - Introduction to Mass Communication - online
• Journalism 1105 - News Reporting and Writing (online/classroom)
• Journalism 1110 - Newspaper Production Lab
• Journalism 1115 - Feature Magazine Lab
• Journalism 1120 - Introduction to Broadcasting
• Journalism 1130 - Basic News Editing
• Journalism 2870 & 2871 - Cooperative Education
• Faculty adviser to Courier student newspaper, Chaparral student magazine, COD Today student orientation issue and Courier online


Current Committees/Presentations/Publications:
• National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) conference co-presenter with Jean Spahr on Coop and assessment issues - September 2008
• Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA) conference co-presenter with Jean Spahr on Coop and assessment issues - (2008 - Myrtle Beach), (2007 - Dallas)
• Midwest Cooperative Education and Internship Association (MCEIA) conference co-presenter with Jean Spahr on Coop and assessment issues - (2007 - St. Louis), (2006 - Schaumburg)
• Contest judge for COD Afro- Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) contest - Since 2000
• Member of COD Blackboard Transition Committee – Since 2007
• Member of COD Composition Steering Committee – Since 2007
• Member of Datatel Curriculum Subcommittee – Since 2007
• Member of Institutional Effectiveness Council/Quality Improvement Council – 2006-2007
• CurricUNET technical liaison at COD - 2005-2006
• Faculty co-chair of COD Academic Conversion Steering Committee - 2004-2005
• Consultant for Harper College Journalism Program Review - 2003
• Member and secretary for COD Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee - 2002 to 2004
• Member of COD's CurricUNET Curriculum Customization Committee – 2003
• Taught British literature and accompanied American students at Canterbury Christ Church University College in England for the Illinois Consortium for International Studies Program (ICISP) - Fall 2001
• Co-chair of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Mass Communication Field Panel since 1998
• Site coordinator and presenter for Northern Illinois School Press Association (NISPA) since 1998
• Former member and chair of the COD Degree Requirements Committee April 1994 to 2004
• Conference presenter for the College Media Advisers (CMA) since 1993
• WDCB-fm radio talk show co-host for Journalism Shop Talk – Since 1988
• Founding member of COD Student Activities Fund Advisory Committee (SAFAC) - Since 1990s
• Board member of the Illinois Community College Journalism Association (ICCJA) - Since 1987
• Member and peer reviewer for Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) - Since 1983


Education:
B.A. Communication Science, Governors State University
M.A. Public Affairs Reporting, Northern Illinois University


Awards and Recognitions:
• COD Outstanding Faculty Member for Liberal Arts - 2006-2007
• COD Cooperative Education and Internship Program Faculty Adviser of the Year – 2006
• Faculty adviser for COD Courier student newspaper staff that won the Associated Collegiate Press national Pacemaker award for two-year colleges – 2007
• Faculty adviser for COD students who won national two-year Cooperative Education and Internship Association student of the year - (Lena Kachinski – 2007), (Jordan Glover – 2008)