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Derek Scheips

Part Time Faculty
Communication Studies

Office: 18-212

Mailstop: 18-1

Phone: (206) 592-3589

Email: dscheips@highline.edu

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Experienced lecturer/instructor in communication, English, college success, and business management subjects. Current and recent roles at Pierce College, UW Tacoma, and Tacoma Community College. Past roles at 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

Summer 2026

Arranged or Online

CMST& 101 14654-OA (14654) , CMST& 101 14656-OA (14656) , By appointment only.

9:30 am

CMST& 220 14685-HY (14685)

Meets Monday & Wednesday from 9:35 ‐ 11:00 am
Bldg 14 Room 102-Classroom

CMST& 220 14685-HY (14685)

Meets Monday & Wednesday from 9:35 ‐ 11:00 am
Bldg 14 Room 102-Classroom