J.D. 1993 Bridgeport School of Law at Quinnipiac College
Ph.D. 1979 Wayne State University - Mass Communication/Higher Education Administration.
M.S. 1974 Brooklyn College, City University of New York - Radio/TV Broadcasting.
B.A. 1972 Queens College, CUNY - Communication Arts & Sciences.
A.A. 1970 Queensborough Community College, CUNY. PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH/ EDITING (recent)
“Bankruptcy & Hillel’s Prosbul” – in progress
“Academic Administration and the Rule of Law” - in progress
“1st Amendment Handbook for Student Publishers, Editors, Reporters and Broadcasters” - in progress
“Application of Conn.’s ‘Custody of the Remains of a Deceased Person’ Statute.” - in progress
Editorial Board – Communication Quarterly – (2003 - 2005 )
Editorial Board - Communication Research Reports - 1995 - 1998
“Hate Speech-Hate Crimes” - A Bibliographic Essay
“A Perspective on PBX Toll Fraud - Revised” May 1994 SEVENTH CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - Panel & Proceedings
Editor in Chief: ECA NEWS (Biannual) 1992-1995
“A Perspective on PBX Toll Fraud” accepted by the Rhode Island Telecommunications Consortium 1993
Respondent: Law & Communication Interest Group Research Panel: ECA 1993
“Legal Implications of Classroom Assignments” ECA Spring 1993 Annual Conference
New Technology and Public Relations, 2ed; published by Institute for Public Relations Research (1993)
Chapter 6 (Section III) “Communication Equipment Considerations”
Chapter 7 (Section III) “Audio Visual Equipment”
Reviewer: "Choice" magazine (1990-1996) - Lead reviewer in !st Amendment area
"Public Relations for the Synagogue"; Conservative Judaism. Winter, 1987.
Editor: "The Business Letter", Office of the Dean, School of Business, Bureau of Business Research, U.N.H., Fall, 1986.
"RJR vs. Saatachi" - Advertising Age: Viewpoint: May 9, 1988.
"Evaluation of Communication Instruction: An Administrator's Perspective."
Paper and panel presentation, Eastern Communication Association annual meeting, April, 1988. Also accepted in AUBER and E.R.I.C. Placeholder Placeholder ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
University of New Haven:
Area Coordinator, Communication 1995 - 1996
Chairman, Department of Communication & Marketing;
Supervisor WNHU-FM; Dept. of Audio Visual Service September 1988 - 1990
Supervisor / General Manager - WNHU-FM, University Radio Station -
October 1988 - August 1989
Coordinator, School of Business, UNH Southeastern Connecticut -
January 1984 - September 1989
Chairman, Department of Communication -
October 1981 - January 1984, 1986 - 1988
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate & Assistant Professor of Communication, University of New Haven,
1976 - 1986 Tenure granted, 1982.
Adjunct, Western Connecticut State University, 1980.
Adjunct, Department of Speech Communication, Theatre and Journalism, Wayne State University, 1974 - 1976.
Adjunct, Department of Speech Communication, Wayne County Community College,
1974 - 1976.
Associate Teacher / VTR Specialist, Rye Neck Union Free School District,
1973 - 1974.
COURSE & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
(2007) Scriptwriting on Spec – Senior Seminar
(2006) Ethics in Public Relations – Senior Seminar
(2005) Lobbying – Senior Seminar
(2003) MA in Communication
(1996) Undergraduate Program Review - Communication
(1986) MBA / Graduate Concentration in Public Relations
(1988) Health Care Marketing
Undergraduate Courses
(2002) Sensational News
(1994, 2001) Lobbyist Activities (Senior Seminar)
(1992) Anatomy of a Libel Dispute
(1991) Communication and the Law.
(1986) Public Relations in Sports Industries
Pictorial Journalism
Public Relations Writing
(1987) Elements of Production
Seminar in Communication Studies
Undergraduate Concentrations in:
(1988) Public Relations
Mass Communication
Managerial & Organizational Communication
Guest Lecturer (recent)
Advanced Medical Directives in Connecticut
Crisis Management in Public Relations
STUDENT SERVICES: (recent)
Advisor – Charger Bulliten - 2000
Panel Speaker - 1994 Academic Days
Hosted “Open Classroom” for UNH School of Business Academic Day (1992, 1993)
Student Academic Advising - Graduate & Undergraduate programs
Job Referrals & Career Counseling - Graduates & Alumni
Thesis Advisor - Executive MBA program
Advisor - Charger Bulletin
LEGAL SPECIALIZATION AREAS
General Practice, employment law, First Amendment law, conflict management
telecommunications law, foreclosures & real estate.
ADDITIONAL TEACHING
KULANU – Greater Stamford Jewish Federation (Hebrew High School) 2003-2004
First Amendment - Freedom of Religion
MAKOM - New Haven Jewish Federation (Hebrew High School) 1994-1998, 2006
Hate Speech; Freedom of Religion; First Amendment, Ethics & Terrorism
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Consulting Activities
Public Relations: Crisis Management, Mediation, Publicity, Executive.
Video Production: Industrial, Commercial, Educational VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
Director: Enthone-OMI, Inc. “Plastics Plating Process” - 1994-1995
Director: “DIALOGUE” - 1/2 hour weekly TV interview program - 1994-present
Producer Six part video training series “High Voltage” for United Illuminating Co. - 1994
Produced “Dresser Industries - Transducers” for annual sales meeting” - 1993
Directed "In Every Season: A Passover Seder." 30 minute L.O. production for Storer Cable and Rollins Cable groups, distributed on a bicycle network to systems in Boston and Chicago.
Directed and Produced "The Marketing Forum", 6 part - 7 hour Doctoral Symposium, Storer Cable TV
Produced and Edited "UNH June Commencement" Video 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994
Produced and Edited "UNH Fall Convocation" Video 1989.
Produced, Directed and Edited "Adoption Starts With Loving Hearts”
Chosen Children Adoption Services, Louisville, KY, 1989.
Co-Produced, "1989 Mayoral Debates" A joint productions of UNH and Channel TV28,
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. (7 / 1&2 hour debates covering 10 towns). GRANTS
Practising Law Institute - Faculty Conference Attendance - 1993
E.A.L. - Education Assistance LTD.
Open ended equipment/tuition grant for U.N.H. students 1987 - 1988 - $10,000.
UNH Faculty Research Grant: 1992-1993; 1993-1994, 1995-1996
UNH Summer Faculty Fellowship: 1995
SEMINARS GIVEN
“Jewish Comedy” – KULANU - 2004
“Crisis Management” – Crissis Management in a New Age conference, Sponsored by O,R & L Facility Management & U.N.H., 2003
“Hate Speech” - A 2-part Seminar - Jewish Community Center of New Haven: 1995
"Use of Video Technology in Crime Scene Investigation" for the Municipal Police Training Council
"Crisis/Issues Management" for Connecticut Society for Safety Engineers.
"Developments in Videotape and Recording Technology: A Multi Media Presentation" for U.N.H. Technology Day.
MISCELLANEOUS
Judge - National Academy of Cable Programming Finals ACE Competition, 1988, 1989
Judge - National Academy of Cable Programming Preliminary ACE Competition. 1987
Judge - Arts & Entertainment Network CitiVideos Competition, 1988.
Witness - Storer Cable Renewal Hearings before the DPUC, October, 1989.
VITA - Provider, 1992. Federal & State Tax Returns
Online Services - WESTLAW - (Trainer qualified); Lexis; Nexis
UNH Speaker’s Bureau
GRANTS
Practising Law Institute - Faculty Conference Attendance - 1993
E.A.L. - Education Assistance LTD.
Open ended equipment/tuition grant for U.N.H. students 1987 - 1988 - $10,000.
UNH Faculty Research Grant: 1992-1993; 1993-1994, 1995-1996
UNH Summer Faculty Fellowship: 1995
COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION (recent)
Chair, University Tenure & Promotion Committee (2007-2008)
Member – Faculty Disciplinary Committee (2007-2008)
Member A&AS Committee (2007-2008)
COB Tenure & Promotion Committee -2006
General Grevience Committee - UNH 1999-2004, Chair 2003
Board of Governors - University of New Haven 1999 - 2003
2nd Vice President - Temple Beth Sholom 2000 - 2002
Trustee - Temple Beth Sholom (through 2000)
Vice-Chair, Youth Commission, Connecticut Valley Region USY 1995-1998
Dean Search Committee - 1994-1995
General Manager - WNHU Search - 1994
Chair: University Tenure & Promotion Committee 1989-1990; 1992-1993; 1993-1995 (member)
Outstanding Faculty Award Committee 1993
Academic Administrator Review Committee 1993-1995
Liaison Committee for Israeli Students 1992-1994
Board of Governors Personnel Committee 1992-1993
Chair: EZRA Academy Sports Banquet - 1993, 1994,1995
EZRA Academy Scholarship Ad Book - Computer Coordinator 1993-1995
Created: UNH Media Day Recruitment Program 1978 - 1996
Member: Steering Committee Hanefesh Region USY since 1994 (Co-chair 1995-97)
Member: Regional Director Search Committee Hanefesh Region USY (1994-1995, 1997)
Sabbatical Leave Committee -1996-1997
OTHER COMMITTEES:
Faculty Senate, Chair, University Curriculum Committee; Communication Club; PRSSA;
Faculty Welfare Committee; Chair; Business School Curriculum Committee;
Sabbatical Leave Committee
Program Chair, UJA Young Leadership 1981, Group Chair 1982.
Harry M. Lender Service Award Recipient, 1982
CONTINUING EDUCATION
U.C.L.A. - Los Angeles, California - Director's Guild Hollywood Internship, August, 1978.
U.N.H. - Class Associates - Seminar on Micro Computers, October, 1983.
Hayes Productions Inc., Austin, Texas - Winning the '84 Television Campaign, November, 1983.
Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre - Telecommunications Engineering Institute, July, 1987.
Connecticut Learning Network: SNET - Electronic Course Development Workshop, May, 1988.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act 1992
Sexual Harassment 1993 Revocable Trusts 1993
Telecommunication Regulation 1993
Employee Drug Testing 1994 Real Estate 1994
Elder Law 1995
Small Business 1996 Child Custody Issues 1998
Bankruptcy 1997 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 1998
Lobbying 2001 Immigration 2004
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Lambda Pi Eta – Communication Honor Society
Sigma Beta Delta - Marketing Honor Society
Eastern Communication Association (past member)
Public Relations Society of America (Professional Services Section) (standby status)
Steven A. Raucher has been a professor in the Communication Department at the University of New Haven over 30 years. His main teaching and research areas include communication theory, communication law, mass media history and public relations. Dr. Raucher has served over ten years as Chair of the Department of Communication and has been the General Manager of the University’s famed FM radio station, WNHU-88.7FM. He has also been the Business School Coordinator for the University’s program in southeastern Connecticut. He has edited the Business Letter, the newsletter for the School of Business and served three years as editor-in-chief for ECA News, the newsletter of the Eastern Communication Association, the oldest professional communication association in the country. He has also been on the editorial board of Communication Research Reports. He was the supervising director for the weekly TV interview show “Dialogue with Laurel Vlock” which had seven production seasons at UNH.
Dr. Raucher is also an attorney with a part-time general practice in Hamden. He is a member of the Connecticut and Federal bars. Steve Raucher was also the Citation Hearing Officer for the town, and recognized by the mayor as a Hamden Notable.
His main research area is in the field of communication law and the First Amendment. He was the lead reviewer in the First Amendment and communication area for Choice Magazine.
He taught regularly in the MAKOM high school program sponsored by the Department of Jewish Education of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, and in Kulanu, the Jewish supplementary high school program in Stratford. He was also the co-chair of the Steering Committee for the United Synagogue Youth program in the Connecticut Valley region and was a Trustee and Vice President of Temple Beth Sholom. |
