California Institute of Integral Studies

Graduate Student, Transformative Studies

Lecturer

Sonoma State University

About

Charles “Chip” McAuley is an instructor in the Communication Studies department at Sonoma State University and adviser to the STAR, Sonoma State University’s award-winning student newspaper. McAuley is a freelance journalist who has been published in numerous periodicals with approximately 1,000 articles written and published to date. He was a Board Member of the California College Media Association, served on the Board of Directors of the Sonoma State University Student Union as Faculty Representative and is now a member of the Academic Senate and the Faculty Standards and Affairs Committee. 

During his time as a staff writer, columnist and news editor for the Petaluma Argus-Courier (A New York Times Paper) he found great satisfaction in covering politics, telling the stories of regular people and engaging with the town. 

In addition to his work in journalism, McAuley’s background includes time spent as a Science Writer/Producer for NASA Education and Public Outreach (Astrophysics Division) where he worked on educating the public about the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), an ambitious project which aims to discover the truth behind the mysteries of Dark Matter and possibly discover new laws of physics. He has also worked on projects for Lucasfilm, Universal Studios Orlando, Emeril and Good Morning America as well as on the feature film “The Animal”.

McAuley has produced, directed, written, edited and appeared in dozens of indie video projects including the cult-classic “Captain Blast & Me” which he produced in the early days of online streaming media.

He has also been called upon as a political consultant for local grassroots campaigns.

At SSU, McAuley has taught COMS 402: Senior Seminar, COMS 301: Mass Communication Theory and Research, COMS 368: News Writing and Editing, COMS 210: Writing For The Media, COMS 318: Advanced Media Writing, has guest lectured in COMS 315: Media Law and has also created and taught several COMS 320: Selected Topics courses including: Cyberspace, Communication & The Digital Age, Science Fiction Cinema & American Culture, Propaganda & The Media, Star Trek & American Society as well as Sex & Cinema.

McAuley writes poetry, screenplays and is also a playwright. He holds an M.A. in English and a B.A. in Communication Studies with honors and distinction. Currently, he is pursuing his doctorate in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
His blog can be reached at: cemcauley.blogspot.com

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