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Creating Connections

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Our faculty and staff are dedicated to giving you the education you deserve –the best. Through collaborations, office hours, and spending time in the classroom, we feel like we get to know you pretty well. We are excited to get to know you and hope you're ready to get to know us.

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Department Chair
Kris Knutson
she/her/hers
Communication and Journalism Department
Department Chair
Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 158
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Fall 2025
Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:00-11:00am
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 1:00-3:00pm
& By Appointment

Kris is an Associate Professor in and Department Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism. She teaches classes in communication studies and organizational communication.

Faculty and Staff
Professional portrait of Peter Hart-Brinson
he/him/his
Sociology Department
Communication and Journalism Department
Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 620
Fall 2025:
Tuesday, 10-12, Thursday 2-3, or email for appointment

Peter Hart-Brinson is a Professor of Sociology and Communication/Journalism.

Won Jang
Communication and Journalism Department
Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 164
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701

Won is Professor of Integrated Strategic Communication at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.

Kris Knutson
she/her/hers
Communication and Journalism Department
Department Chair
Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 158
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Fall 2025
Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:00-11:00am
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 1:00-3:00pm
& By Appointment

Kris is an Associate Professor in and Department Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism. She teaches classes in communication studies and organizational communication.

Pete Knutson
He/him/his
Communication and Journalism Department
Teaching Professor
Hibbard 165
Fall 2025
Monday-Thursday 8:00am-9:00am
Tuesday 12:30pm-2:00pm

Pete has been teaching at UWEC since 2014 and full-time in the CJ Department since 2020. Pete's areas of expertise are Organizational Communication, Rhetoric, Qualitative Methodology, and Audio and Video Production/Journalism.

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Communication and Journalism Department
Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department
Art & Design Department
Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 105D
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
MWF 11-12 pm
Or by appointment
Professional portrait of Karen Morris
she/her/hers
Communication and Journalism Department
Teaching Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 157
124 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Tuesday/Thursdays 12:30-1:30 pm and Wednesdays from 11:00 am-12:00 pm and by appointment.
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He/Him/His
Communication and Journalism Department
Assistant Professor
Hibbard Humanities Hall 162
Meggers Hall 113
Fall 24: MWF 10-11 a.m. and by appointment.
An image of Professor Chris Outzen, a white cisgender man in his mid-30s with blonde hair, in a yellow shirt under a tree.
he/him/his
Communication and Journalism Department
Teaching Professor
Director of Forensics
Hibbard Humanities Hall 174
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
FALL 2025
Monday 3:30-5:00 (HHH 174)
Wednesday 8-10 (HHH 174)
Tuesday/Thursday 8:30-9:30 (HHH 316)*
By appointment

*Tuesday/Thursday office hours are what I am referring to as "workshop" hours, meaning it is meant for collaborative discussions with any students who would like to attend. If you prefer one-on-one discussions with me, you can use my Monday/Wednesday hours or request an appointment.

I am a teaching professor in the Communication + Journalism department, teaching mostly in the Communication Studies emphasis. I also serve as the director of UWEC Forensics, the intercollegiate competitive speech team on our campus 

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Communication and Journalism Department

Hibbard Humanities Hall 152
124 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States