Linda Peek Schacht

Given the right lever, you can move the world. That's what Linda Peek Schacht believes. It's also what she thinks you should possess when you graduate from the Communication Studies Program (CS) — the intellectual tools and the steady hand to construct your dream for the world.

Professor Peek Schacht knows the world and its workings quite well. She has had a distinguished career in both political and corporate communication and has influenced and experienced Washington and big business from the top-most levels.

In 1979, she was national press secretary and communications director for President Jimmy Carter's re-election committee. In the 1980s, she was director of communications for the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee. She later had a 12-year tenure as VP for communications and public affairs strategy for the Coca-Cola Company.

Professor Peek Schacht brings this uniquely keen view to shaping the undergraduate program curriculum as well as her Leadership class. "There has been such a renewed interest in social advocacy and political leadership among this generation," she says. "Our program turns their wonderful idealism into a profession that can impact lives."

"I love teaching the Leadership class because it really focuses students on how they see themselves impacting the world. It also helps them plan how they want to get there," she says. "Some students in political communication are focused on changing the world through social issues. Others want to be part of the electoral process and may go on to law school. And still others are focused on non-profit and corporate leadership."

Guided by Professor Peek Schacht and the other faculty of CS, you will find you can make a life in "making a difference."

Linda Peek Schacht's Links

• Pr. Peek Schacht's Faculty Biography