Michael Perrota

Associate Professor, Chair, Communication & the Arts

School of Liberal Arts

Classes Taught

MEDA 130 News Reporting I, MEDA 132 Copy Editing & Graphics, MEDA 232 News Reporting II, MEDA 134 The Feature Article I, MEDA 240 Mag Editing/Production, MEDA 234 The Feature Article II, MEDA 251 Sports Reporting, MEDA 387 Problems American Journalism, MEDA 222 Newspaper Publication Pract, MEDA 333 Newspaper Publication Pract II, MEDA 399 Internship in Media Studies, MEDA 397 Independent Study in Media, ENGL 110 Elements of Exposition, ENGL 111 Written Engl/Lit Studies I, ENGL 109 Fundamentals of Exposition, ENGL 217 Intro To Fiction.

Education

Pace University

B.A. Marketing

Iona College

M.A. Journalism

Western Connecticut State University

M.F.A. Professional Writing

Bio

Michael Perrota has taught at Mercy College for 10 years in the journalism and media studies program. He is the advisor to the award winning newspaper, The Impact (theimpactnews.com)He grew up in northern New Jersey and began his career writing sports, news and features for North Jersey Media Groups. After winning multiple New Jersey Press Association Awards, he joined Mercy College. He began writring for the sports section of the Newark Star-Ledger before earning his MFA in professional writing, specializing in biography and fiction writing.His first book, Mercy College: Yesterday and Today, was published in 2013. His next book, the History of New Jersey Boxing, will be out in 2015. He is currently freelancing magazine articles in New York.
Most recently, he was elected by his peers to be the interim chair of the department of Communication and the Arts.

CV

Editor/Reporter
North Jersey Media Group
Reporter
Dorff Feature Service/Newark Star-Ledger

Professional Accomplishments

Awards

NJPA Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award For Responsible Journalism and Public Service, First Place 2004
NJPA, News Writing and Reporting, Second Place 2004

Presentations

Localization: How to Cover National News March, 2013 College Media Advisors Spring Convention, New York City

How To Form A Formidable College Newspaper March, 2014 Collegiate Media Advisors Convention, New York City

Contact Information

Victory Hall - 211A

555 Broadway

Dobbs Ferry

10522

914-674-7422

MPerrota@mercy.edu