Department of
Mass Communication
And Journalism
McKee Fisk, 238
2225 E. San Ramon Ave.
M/S MF10
Fresno, CA 93740-8029
CALIFORNIA
STATE
UNIVERSITY,
FRESNO
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559.278.2087
Fax 559.278.4995
Dr. Paul V. Sheehan
The late Paul V. Sheehan, Ph.D., attended California State University, Fresno in the late
1930’s. He served as a member of the faculty at Fresno State for 39 years before retiring
in 1969.
Sheehan was the founder of the Fresno State Department of Journalism, which later
became the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism. Dr. Sheehan took a
small journalism department that offered only a few courses and helped establish it as a
full department. He also established the Mass Communication and Journalism Graduate
Program.
His published works include Reportorial Writing (1972), Better Business Letters (1939) and
The United Nation’s Charter: The Supreme Law of the Land (1968).