YCP Communication & Writing

York College Students Put Design Skills to Work for Cooking Up Connections

Students spent a semester creating materials to help the York-based nonprofit, which blends food, culture, and community, to communicate more effectively with its various audiences.

Read the whole story here: https://www.ycp.edu/news/york-college-students-put-design-skills-work-cooking-connections

After decades of working in the United States Federal Government and teaching at York College, Communication and Writing Adjunct Prof. Charles Kauffman took his diverse language skills to Austria. There, he taught an international language course at FH-Kufstein Tirol, University of Applied Sciences.

Read the story here: https://www.ycp.edu/news/faculty-spotlight-adjunct-prof-charles-chip-kauffman-spends-semester-teaching-kufstein

Did you know that the department has a YouTube Channel that showcases student work from our Film and Media Arts, Mass Communication, and Sport Media Programs?

You can check it out here:

YCP, Department of Communication and Writing Welcome! This is the channel belongs to The York College of Pennsylvania Departments of Communication and Writing, Film & Media Arts, Mass Communication, Sports Media, and E-Sports.

Students Lead Artistic Creativity Course for Lifelong Learning Initiative (LLI) Participants

For the past two months, students in Dr. Travis Kurowski’s CRW 273: Creativity course have worked together to turn what they’ve learned about creativity theory and process into a lesson plan. On April 20, they gathered in the West Campus Community Center and invited LLI participants to take part in the course through a series of small artistic projects.

Read the full article here: https://www.ycp.edu/news/students-lead-artistic-creativity-course-lifelong-learning-initiative-lli-participants

🏆 The 2026 BEA Rankings are in, and the Department of Communication and Writing is showing up strong. Our overall Mass Communication program ranks 50th nationally, with Audio at #15 and Screenwriting at #18. Proud of our students and faculty for the work that earns recognition like this.

Congratulations to Professor Susan Schrack Wood (FCO and Mass Communication Programs) on her recent recognition for her research on improving environmental health communication!

When Professional Writing major Maddie French '27 visited the U.K. on a family trip, she knew she wanted to find a way to return someday. Thanks to a global partnership between YCP and the York College in England, she'll be doing just that. Read our latest article to find out how she'll be going from York, Pennsylvania to York, England for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: https://bit.ly/4sYFKjH

Welcome to LIT 379, Literature and Environment, taught by Professor Jose Luis Ramon Ruiz!

The class explores the power of literary representation by examining portrayals of the relationship between humans and the biosphere. The course focuses on understanding how language has the power not only to reflect but also to shape attitudes and, ultimately, to shape the world around us.

Dr. Ruiz took the class to Wrightsville, PA to learn about the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association to protect local resources and promote environmental awareness in the community. They also had the opportunity to see how some of the issues discussed in class (pollution, landfills, and power infrastructure) are affecting the Susquehanna River and to learn about the efforts being taken to preserve the river

Congratulations to our graduates who have been awarded Departmental Recognition by our faculty members!