Meet Our Faculty: Matt S. Merkel

Matt S. Merkel

Associate Professor

School of Arts, Communication and Media

What he teaches:

COMM1500 Media and Society, COMM2400 Social Media, COMM2200 Video Content Creation, COMM2250 TV Studio Production, COMM2570 Visual Communication, COMM2500 Elements and Issues of Digital Media, COMM1130 Journalism, COMM2000 Media Internships

Number of years at SLCC:

Undergraduate:

Clarks Summit University, PA

Master’s:

Regent University, VA

Why working at SLCC matters:

Because of the direct impact and influence I can have on the lives and education of my students.

Greatest professional challenge:

Teaching face-to-face and hybrid during the pandemic.

Greatest professional accomplishment:

Tenure and hopefully finishing my first book.

Advice for students or others: quote:

“Education is not something you can finish.” – Isaac Asimov

Future plans:

To retire from SLCC and spend half the year in Disneyland and half the year on the British narrowboat canals.

Family:

wife and two kids

Hobbies:

Reading, consuming media, talking about media, getting outdoors, traveling, Disneyland, and British narrowboating.

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