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August Schiess

Adjunct Professor of Instruction

aschiess@colum.edu

Biography

August Schiess is an adjunt professor in the Communications Department and teaches Social Media Content. August is the director of social media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Previously, she worked as a communications manager for the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology and the Coordinated Science Lab, two research facilities at Illinois. August received a bachelor’s degree in English Publishing Studies from Illinois State University, and a master’s in advertising from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

Degrees

B.A., English Publishing Studies Illinois State University 2013
M.S., Advertising University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2017