Courses:
Professor Sauter is on sabbatical leave during the 2008-2009 academic year.  Typically, he teaches Television Criticism, Public Speaking and Persuasion.

Education:
B.A., Moorhead State University
M.A., Miami University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Scholarship and service:
Professor Sauter is interested in exposing UST students to global communication concepts and has taken students to Hawaii for an intercultural communication course on seven occasions.   He has also taught study-abroad courses in Mali and South Africa.

His scholarship is focused on political communication, and he is often asked to provide analysis and commentary for local media outlets on campaign advertising and presidential debates.  Professor Sauter also conducts short courses for K-12 teachers on media literacy.

At UST:
Professor Sauter joined UST in 1982.