Faculty and staff

 

William Thorn

 

 

 

 

 

William Thorn, director

Dr. Thorn chairs the department of Journalism. A former newspaper reporter and editor, he teaches History of American News Media, Religious Journalism and Newspaper Design.
Thorn has taught regularly at Pontifical universities in Rome and has been a consultant to the Vatican since 1982.

His research interests include electronic database networks for church documents,Catholics as a media audience, Catholic use of media at diocesan level, the effects of media on the religious imagination of children, and the church and Generation X. His most recent book is Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement.

 

Judy Dobler

 

 

 

 

 

Judy Dobler

Dr. Dobler has been on the Communication Department faculty at Loyola College (Md.) since its inception. Immediately after earning her doctorate ar the University of Iowa, she came to Loyola to play a significant role in the college’s ground-breaking Writing-Across-the-Curriculum, which was funded by a major national grant.

In addition to teaching essay writing, she heads the Empirical Rhetoric program, which gives qualified entering freshmen opportunities to do more advanced writing.

Dr. Dobler also chairs the college’s Gender Studies Program. Her academic research agenda focuses on the development and use of metaphor in early scientific writing, an interest that is expressed in one of her courses, “Translating the Secrets of Science”. Dr. Dobler was instrumental in the shaping of the Cagli program during her stint on the faculty during its inaugural year.

 

Carole Burns

 

 

 

 

 

Carole Burns

Director of the Wakerly Technology Training Center. Carole provided the startup support of the technology for the Cagli program. Setting up of the network, video equipment and software. She enjoyed working with the students and getting to know the Cagli residents and looks forward to returning for future years.

 

Steve Byers

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Byers

After more than 30 years working for daily newspapers in Indiana and Wisconsin and a brief stint on the famed Chicago City News Bureau, Steve Byers has been researching connections between newspapers and their communities. He has a doctorate in Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he has taught classes in Journalism, History, and Urban Studies (a multi-disciplinary program studying city building).

His research has centered on the ways in which Americans have used newspapers in building a sense of community, especially among isolated groups like minorities, ethnics, and suburban and small town residents. He currently is teaching Journalism, especially digital storytelling, and advising print and online student media at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

 

John Caputo

 

 

 

 

 

John Caputo

Dr. Caputo has been teaching communication courses for more than 30 years.

His areas of expertise include media and social values, communication theory, intercultural and interpersonal communication. He is the author of four books: Dimensions of Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Communicating Effectively: Linking Thought and Expression; and McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture.

Dr. Caputo has been honored as a Visiting Scholar In-Residence at the University of Kent at Canterbury, England and the Masters Program in Media and Communication at the Universita de Firenze, Italy. He is veteran faculty member from past Cagli programs.

 

Gael Garbarino

 

 

 

 

 

Gael Garbarino

Senior Producer/Writer/Director for Plum Moving Media and a part time journalism instructor at Marquette University. Gael began her career in radio news in Milwaukee and then worked as a television news journalist for 9 years.

She has produced public television documentaries and currently oversees multi-media communication projects for a variety of business clients.

 

Dan Garrity

 

 

 

 

 

Dan Garrity

Professor Garrity is enjoying his 4th Cagli Project, having joined the teaching team the same year Italy won the World Cup. He's been teaching at Gonzaga University since 2001, coming from 15 years in the professional television world.

Dan and his lovely wife Jennifer celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary this summer. They have 3 beautiful daughters to show for it, but he has no hair because of it. In his spare time, Dan likes eating (Italian, of course), running, and trying to stay upright on his Italian rental road bike.

 

Giordana Kaftan

 

 

 

 

 

Giordana Kaftan

Head of the Italian Program at Marquette University. Kaftan teaches all levels of Italian language and classes of Italian culture and literature in translation.

She earned her degree in Translation and Interpretation at Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori in Rome, Italy in 1985 and a Master's Degree In Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 1997.

 

Michael Williams

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Williams

Chair of the News-Information track and associate professor of interactive media at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas.

Williams has been a professor at several U.S. univeristies and has also been a visiting professor at Ural State University in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to teaching, Williams had nearly 10 years in professional journalism as a photographer, editor and director of Internet development. He has also done extensive visual communication work throughout the U.S., Europe and Russia.

 

 

 

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Student Participants

Team I

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Jaclyn Blackburn

A native of southeast Wisconsin, Jackie Blackburn is finishing her master’s degree in communication (journalism and science, health and environmental communication) at Marquette University. She works as a copywriting and research associate at a medical communication firm in Milwaukee.

 

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Claudia Guzman

Claudia E. Guzman is a graduate student at Marquette University, specializing in advertising, public relations and journalism. After graduating with honors from Wellesley College in 2002, she returned to her hometown, Milwaukee and worked in nonprofit communications and fundraising. She loves to read, write, watch movies, and spend time with her extensive family.

 

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Mandi Lindner

A native of Green Bay, Mandi Lindner is a graduate student at Marquette University studying journalism and digital storytelling. She hopes to pursue a career in intercultural communication and multimedia journalism. Mandi earned a Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Currently she is a teaching and research assistant at Marquette.

 

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Kristin Parker

Kristin graduated from James Madison University in 2004, with a B.B.A. in marketing, and a minor in writing and rhetoric. Kristin hopes to complete her M.A. in leadership and communication at Gonzaga University in 2010. Kristin is currently an account manager at Elemental Interactive, an Atlanta-based agency specializing in web design, development, interactive/strategic consulting, and corporate social media. Prior to Elemental Interactive, Kristin worked at Ogilvy and Mather, one of the world's top full-service advertising agencies.

 

Team II

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Victoria Caswell

Victoria, now a senior at Marquette University, is from Ellenwood, Ga. She is majoring in journalism and English literature and hopes to become a reporter.

 

 

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Cassidy Caulkin

Cassidy was born and raised in Orlando, FL. She is a senior at Auburn University, majoring in mass communication with a minor in psychology. Her passion is broadcasting, and after she graduates, she hopes to become a television reporter. She is the promotional director for the student-run news station at Auburn, and she loves anything that has to do with television news.

 

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Lauren Goodspeed

Lauren is entering her third year at Marquette University, studying public relations and French. She applied for this program with the hope of immersing herself in a new culture and feels that the experience has been rather successful. She has undoubtedly enjoyed her time in Italy and is grateful that she was presented with the opportunity to be a part of this unique program.

 

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Kevin Pauly

Kevin is a senior at Marquette University. He transferred from Webster Unversity in Saint Louis two years ago, where he was a film major. He has since enrolled in digital story telling as an interdisciplinary major. Kevin works for the photography department at Marquette, and has interned for WISN Channel 12 in Milwaukee.

 

 

Team III

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Matthew Dixon

Matthew is a student at Marquette University majoring in interdisciplinary broadcast journalism. He has a strong interest in photography and would like to find a career in journalism using multi-media. Dixon hopes to travel internationally and experience the world while working on multi-media projects.

 

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Sarah Gizzi

Sarah is a junior at Marquette University in the College of Communication. She is currently majoring in broadcasting and electronic communication. Sarah is in Sigma Kappa Sorority and was recently appointed the new Ritual Chair. Her hopes for the future involve interning at either a television station or film company.

 

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Charlotte Sieggreen

Charlotte is a sophomore at Gonzaga University. She is majoring in broadcasting and minoring in advertising. She enjoys traveling and mutlimedia so she saw this as a perfect opportunity to combine the two. In the future, she hopes to direct and produce documentaries for non-profit organizations.

 

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Maggie Wilson

Maggie is a senior at Marquette University, studying advertising and graphic design. Her passion for art and design sparked her interest in this creative field, and ultimately she hopes to work as an art director at an advertising agency. She is also an active member of the Marquette women’s tennis team.

 

 

Team IV

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Amy Burke

Amy is a junior at Indiana University in Bloomington where she is majoring in journalism with a minor in marketing.


 

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Molly Faber

Molly was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a senior at Marquette University majoring, in broadcast and electronic communication and criminology. After graduation, she hopes to work in the broadcasting field. She enjoys traveling and meeting new people.

 

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Michele Flannery

Michele is a senior communication studies major at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. She has dual concentrations in organizational communication and rhetoric as well as a minor in advertising. At Wilkes, Michele is co-chair of the student-run public relations firm, Zebra Communications, and business/advertising manager for the university newspaper, The Beacon.

 

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Vincent Thorn

A Marquette University student at the ripe old age of 23, I’m studying broadcasting and electronics communication. My hope is to find a job communicating in a visual medium. My plan is to head to Austin, Texas and land a job as a graphic designer, but nothing ever goes according to plan so we’ll see.

 

 

Team V

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Mary Deneen

Mary attends Indiana University where she is currently studying journalism and marketing. She grew up in Naperville, Ill. with her parents and two sisters. Currently, Mary is a junior and is a member of IUSTV and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She enjoys watching the Hoosiers, the Bears, and of course traveling!

 

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John Gantus

John is a senior at Marquette University majoring in public relations with a minor in marketing and hopes to eventually work for a sports organization in their marketing department. He is an active member of the Sigma Chi fraternity where he enjoys doing community service.

 

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Mac Hansen

Mac is a junior at Gonzaga University with a major in broadcasting studies and a minor in environmental studies. He also plays ultimate frisbee for the Gonzaga club team. Mac’s hometown is Mill Valley, Calif., fifteen minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

 

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Sarah Hofman

Born and raised in Minneapolis, Sarah Hofman is in her third year at Marquette. She is a member of Sigma Kappa sorority and a public relations major. Her future plans consist of traveling, working, and applying for internships.

 

 

Team VI

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Sylvia DuBeau

Sylvia is from Hortonville, Wisc. She graduated from Marquette University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies. Following her time abroad in Cagli, she will begin her career working as a public affairs specialist in California.

 

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Nicole Frail

Nicole will be graduating from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., in the spring of 2010 with a degree in communication studies. Though she specializes in journalism, her other areas of study include psychology, sociology, and English. Nicole is the edito in chief of The Beacon, Wilkes University’s student-run newspaper.

 

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Mike Movido

Mike will be graduating in December 2009 with a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast and electronic communication from Marquette University. He hopes to work in television production as either a producer/director or a TV personality. He loves music, theatre, and comedy and is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

 

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William O'Brien

William will graduate from Marquette University in spring of 2011 with degrees in journalism and social psychology. He hopes to work as a reporter for ESPN Soccernet or become a clinical psychologist one day. Personal interests include playing soccer, camping, and watching the Simpsons. William was born, raised, and currently lives in Milwaukee.