Oklahoma Baptist University
Mckenzie Roth, Nursing  
    Sunday, May 11, 2008

Mike Bruce

Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts
OBU Box 61240
500 W. University
Shawnee, OK  74804
mike.bruce@okbu.edu

Sarkeys
405.878.2351


Mike Bruce teaches courses in broadcasting and communication as well as manages the department's production facilities. He is a 1989 graduate of OBU's Telecommunication Department and is working toward his doctorate in Communication at the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Bruce supervises student productions such as News30 and the Bison Sports Network. In addition, he advises students on various projects and recently acted as faculty sponser for a group of students involved in a media project in Spain. Bruce has worked as a freelance TV director, technical director and photographer for high school, college and professional sporting events. He also uses his media skills to serve community groups, including the United Way of Norman, MDA, and the Shawnee City Commission. In addition to international travel with his wife Teressa, Mr. Bruce enjoys Dad and Daughter Girl Scout Campouts with his daughter Kelsey and coaching T-ball for his son Eli.



Educational Background:
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University
M.A., University of Oklahoma


Courses Taught:
CMAR 1092 Introduction to Speech Communication
EMPD 1154 Introduction to TV Production
EMPD 2103 Telecommunication in Church Ministry 
EMPD 2961 Television Production
STCM 3043 Advertising


Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:

Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association
Broadcast Education Association

(2005, December). Video server and storage choices: Maximizing ROI. Presented at Government Video Expo, Washington, DC.

(2005, August) Have the cows gone mad: Are they sick, down, or diseased? A content analysis of newspaper articles discussing the first U.S. mad cow outbreak. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, TX.

(2004, April. Professional directing and student advising: The rush of live sports broadcasting. Presented at Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, NV.




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