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Derek Scheips

Faculty
Communication Studies

Office: 18-212

Mailstop: 18-1

Phone: (206) 592-3589

Email: dscheips@highline.edu

Link:

Experienced lecturer/instructor in communication, English, college success, and business management subjects. Past roles at UW Tacoma, Tacoma Community College, Washington State University, University of Pennsylvania, and Northeastern University. Previously a strategist, writer, and editor for advertising agencies and in publishing.

Education:
Columbia University, Creative Writing, MFA
Swarthmore College, English Literature, BA

Spring 2026

Arranged or Online

CMST& 101 28706-OA (28706) , CMST& 220 28717-OA (28717)

10:00 am

CMST& 101 28710-HY (28710)

Meets Tuesday & Thursday from 10 ‐ 10:50 am
Bldg 14 Room 103-Classroom

CMST& 101 28710-HY (28710)

Meets Tuesday & Thursday from 10 ‐ 10:50 am
Bldg 14 Room 103-Classroom

11:00 am

In-Person Office Hours

Meets Tuesday & Thursday from 11:00 am ‐ 1:00 pm
18-212

In-Person Office Hours

Meets Tuesday & Thursday from 11:00 am ‐ 1:00 pm
18-212

1:00 pm

Virtual Office Hours

Meets Wednesday from 1 ‐ 2:00 pm
Zoom/Phone and other days/times TBA