Louis “Del” Rhoden

903 Locust St

Cambridge, MD 21613

louisrhoden@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/delrhoden

Employment

Prince George’s Community College

Largo MD

January 1, 2006 - present

Professor -

● Communication, Mass Communication

● Academic Coordinator - Mass Communication Concentration

● Faculty Communication Director - Campus Radio Stations

Courses taught:

Introduction to Radio

Introduction to Mass Communication

Emerging Media

Advanced Audio Production

Interviewing

Social Media Production

Introduction to Speech Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Public Speaking

Spoken American English for non-native speakers

Introduction to Broadcast News

Accomplishments

2021 - Pandemic Teaching via Blackboard LMS

I was able to convert the following courses to online only: Interviewing, Introduction to Mass Communication, Introduction to Audio Production, and Emerging Media.

2020 - Manager Prince George’s Community Radio, Prince George’s Daily Podcast

In this role, I created a daily podcast for Prince George’s County. The podcast reaches thousands of residents in the Prince George’s County community as well as outside the area and outside the country. We interviewed several local and national celebrities including (but not limited to) Thomas “nephew Tommy” Miles, Debbie Morgan, Monica Goldson, Lexi P., and Angela Alsobrooks.

2019 - Concentration Coordinator

In this role, I worked with a consultant team to create a new area of academic study. Three courses were created for this new program, Emerging Media, Social Media Production, and Advanced Audio Production. Based on research with the consultant team, these courses will lead our program into the future.

Conferences and Workshops

· The Power of Narrative - Telling True stories in Turbulent times.

· Podfest DC

2018 - Humanities Representative for Faculty Senate/Faculty Organization

In this role, I represented faculty members for Speech, Foreign Language, Philosophy, Art, and Mass Communication. This is a two-year commitment.

I helped negotiate an evaluation program for faculty with the Executive Administration team. I also helped to create a system of review for faculty representation on hiring committees for lead administrators and executives.

Conferences and Workshops

· Podfest NYC

· GimletFest

2017 - Overhaul of One Year Certificate Program

Created three separate tracks for students graduating with either an Associate’s degree or a program certificate. The three tracks are video production, audio production, and emerging media. As a part of the new program, I created courses in Emerging Media, Social Media, Advanced Audio Production and an online hybrid course for Interviewing Communication. (#of students in program since overhaul)

2016 - Coordinated Campus Media Day

Hosted 150 high school and middle school students who have an interest and are studying Mass Communication. We helped students create music videos, news broadcasts, and radio broadcasts.

Academic Advisor

Began advising 32 Mass Communication Students, helping students schedule classes to stay on track for graduation or transfer.

2015 - Promoted to full professor

Departmental Assessment Team - Department Chairperson -- created assessments for courses in Theatre, Mass Communication, and Speech to assess the reliability of effective teaching in each of the academic areas, Speech Communication, Theatre, Technical Theatre, and Mass Communication. Nine course sections impacted, 180 students.

2014 - Director of the Veteran’s History Project

Created, directed, and produced 36 videos for the US Library of Congress, coordinated interviews with veterans from all branches of service with students and local government agencies.

Began teaching spoken American English for non-native speakers. Taught a total of 120 students strategies for oral presentation for an American Listening Audience.

2013 - Served as State Chairperson for “Skills USA”

A national program that introduces high school students to professional level work in a variety of areas. I was responsible for creating challenges and judging competitions for audio production. Winning students competed nationwide against other state winners.

Created SportsNest YouTube channel for broadcasting college sports, the template that is still used for student live broadcast of sports events on campus. My team of students created video broadcasts for Basketball, Soccer, Track and Field, and Baseball at Prince George’s Community College.

2012 - Promoted to Coordinator of the Mass Communication Majors Program.

Managed Associate of Arts Program as well as Certificate program, recruiting, assessing, advising, and promoting the program within the college community.

Managed seven part-time coordinators for Radio Program and Video Services Program.

Awarded National Carl Perkins Vocational Education Grant. Received $60,000 for staff and equipment for one certificate program and 60 students.

2011 – Radio Station General Manager

Built Recording studios for Radio Broadcast with “Whisper Rooms”, Broadcast consoles, Digital Recording Devices, Microphones, Audio Monitors, and related connectors.

Launched a second online broadcast radio station, “Prince George’s Community Radio” (PGCR) on UStream. Managed three work-study students to help operate radio stations and create music libraries for PGCR and PGCR-Global.

Stations are located at

§ video.ibm.com/channel/pgcr

§ video.ibm.com/channel/pgcradio

2010 – Radio Station General Manager

Launched Live Broadcast Radio Station, using UStream.TV

Awarded Faculty Mentor of the Year for creating Student Radio Club and Audio Production Club, served with campus faculty Mentor program to advise male students toward graduation.

2009 - Created Broadcast News Course, a survey of Mass Mediated Communication through news broadcast. Students learn how to create both a radio newscast and a television newscast, by first learning to write in Associated Press Format, moving toward learning to properly create/produce a newscast and read a teleprompter as if speaking naturally to an audience.

2008 - Constructed Radio Production Lab with connected computer lab for digital editing and producing. Enhanced Introduction to Radio Course to accommodate beginning level engineering as well as production.

2006 – Associate Professor

Promoted from adjunct instructor to Associate Professor

January 1, 2006 - June 1, 2006

Adjunct Instructor

Panel Presentations and Talks

● 2021 Instructional Technology and New Media, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)- OER (Open Educational Resources) Panelist

● 2019 Podcasting: Getting Started (PGCC)

● 2018 Interdisciplinary Teaching (PGCC)

● 2017 Social Media and Public Relations in the Communication Age (Maryland Communication Association Conference)

● 2016 Understanding Social Media : Reaching Contemporary Students “where they are” (PGCC)

● 2015 Consuming News in Modern Times (Prince George’s County Intermediate School District, Media Day)

Additional Teaching Experience

University of Maryland

College Park, MD

Adjunct Professor

● Introduction to Speech Communication

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

● Introduction to Advertising

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Kalamazoo, MI

● Interpersonal Communication

● Public Speaking

● Business Communication

Non-teaching Related Work Experience

Rhoden Enterprises and Consulting Services

Grand Rapids, MI

June 1998 - January 1, 2006

Principal Communication and Business Consultant

Clients included

● US Census Department (Consultant)

● Kent Intermediate School District (Consultant)

● Indian Trails Camp (Consultant/Managing Director)

● WION Radio (Owner/Manager)

● Johnson Controls (Consultant)

● Monster.com (Consultant)

TCI Cablevision

Grand Rapids, MI

Commercial Product Manager, Music Services, Bulk outlet services (DMX)

WKLQ Radio

Grand Rapids, MI

Account Executive

Education

Grand Valley State University

MS Communication : Cum Laude, Class Rank 99th Percentile

May 1996

Thesis: Identity Management while using the World Wide Web for Romantic Interpersonal Relationship Development.

Grand Valley State University

BS Communication

May 1992