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Jill Hoffman - UMD CLA Communication

Jill Hoffman

Jill HoffmanEducation:
Master: University of Wisconsin, Superior
Undergraduate: Michigan State University (B.A., Audiology & Speech Sciences)

Personal Statement:
Even though Jill teaches communication, her first love is theatre. Her Master’s degree is in communication with a theatre emphasis. With this degree she not only gets to teach the public speaking and interpersonal communication courses, but also pursues directing, producing and performing in theatre here in Duluth and also in the summer in East Lansing, Michigan. Jill and her husband Rick, a medical school professor, have four children—all of them graduated from UMD.

Courses Taught:
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Communication

Awards/Recognitions:
Acting and directing awards from the Duluth Playhouse and University of Wisconsin-Superior