Directory Profile

Research Interests

• Argument and Persuasion
• Political Communication
• Theories of Communication

Awards, Distinctions, and Honors

• 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award
• Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame, 2017
• President, University Education Association (UEA), 2013-2015
• Excellence in Teaching Award; National Society of Leadership and Success; University of Minnesota, Crookston Chapter, 2011
• Distinguished Service Award – Kenneth Burke Society, Summer 2008
• Most Supportive of Diversity – University of Minnesota, Crookston Black Student Association, Spring 2008
• Chair, University of Minnesota, Crookston Faculty Assembly, 2006-2007
• "ALP Fellow," 2004-05, University of Minnesota
• Top Panel Award for the Basic Course Division, National Communication Association, 2001
• Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year, 2000
• The online version of his public speaking course with U of M Crookston faculty Richard Christenson and Lynnette Mullins was a first in Minnesota

Selected Publications

Books 

• Huglen, Mark E. Public Speaking Strategies. With contributions from Kevin Thompson, Megan Bell, and Denise Greene. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. 2021 
• Huglen, Mark E., editor. Interpersonal Communication in Multiple Contexts: Representative Anecdotes. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. 2018 
• Johannesen, Danielle, and Mark Huglen, eds. Iconic Sports Venues: The Power of Language in Public Spaces. New York, NY: Peter Lang. 2017 
• Brock, Bernard L., and Mark E. Huglen, James F. Klumpp, and Sharon Howell Making Sense of Political Ideology: The Power of Language in Democracy. Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005
• Huglen, Mark E., and Basil B. Clark. Poetic Healing: A Vietnam Veteran’s Journey from a Communication Perspective, revised and expanded edition. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press, 2005 
• Huglen, Mark E., and Norman E. Clark. Argument Strategies from Aristotle’s Rhetoric. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004 

Articles 

• Huglen, Mark E. “Degrees of Emphasis and Influence in Listening and Human Relations.” The International Journal of Listening, 24: 174-176, 2010 
• McCoppin, Rachel, and Mark E. Huglen. “Being Actively Revised by the Other: Opposition and Incorporation.” Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course, Vol. 10. Ed. Barbara Hugenberg and Lawrence Hugenberg. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company for the National Communication Association, 2006 
• Huglen, Mark E. “Variations of Kenneth Burke’s Identification\Division.” Review of Communication 4.3-4, July-October (2004): 187-197 
• Huglen, Mark E. “An Image of Online Education as “Poetic Humanism.” Kentucky Journal of Communication (2004): 43-54 
• Huglen, Mark E., and Bernard L. Brock. “Burke, Clinton, and the Global/ Local Community.” North Dakota Journal of Speech and Theater 16 (2003): 19-29 
• Huglen, Mark E. “Plots of Ironic Entanglement and Legitimacy: A Response in Criticism, Politics, and Objectivity.” American Communication Journal 4.3. http://acjournal.org/holdings/vol4/iss3/special/huglen.htm, May 2001. 

Book Chapters and Review 

• Huglen, Mark E. “Interpersonal Communication in the Context of Criminal Justice: Axioms of Communication in a Crime Scene Scenario.” Interpersonal Communication in Multiple Contexts: Representative Anecdotes. Ed. Mark E. Huglen. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. 2018 
• Huglen, Mark E. “The Context of Recruitment in University Athletics: Resonances and Representations of Corporate, Collegial, and Personal Stories.” Interpersonal Communication in Multiple Contexts: Representative Anecdotes. Ed. 
• Mark E. Huglen. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. 2018 Huglen, Mark E., and Rachel McCoppin. “Extending Kenneth Burke and Multicultural Education: Being Actively Revised by the Other.” Humanistic Critique of Education. Ed. Peter M. Smudde. Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press, 2010. 

Responsibilities

• Teach the following courses: Communication Theory, Crisis Communication, Human Relationships and Leadership, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasion, Political Communication, and Public Speaking

Professional Memberships

• National Communication Association
• Kenneth Burke Society

Educational Background

• B.S., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
• Completed two years of undergraduate study at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
• M.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
• Ph.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Other Accomplishments

• Mark Huglen was the Minnesota Athlete of the Year in 1980 and drafted by the Minnesota North Stars (formerly of the National Hockey League) in 1980. He represented the United States in the World Junior Hockey Tournament in 1981. He was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team. Mark entered the Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
• He has also served as a coach at both the college and professional levels (including coaching the U of M Crookston Golden Eagles Hockey Team to a perfect record in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association and first-ever regular season title and conference championship since the institution transitioned to baccalaureate status in the early 1990s.)

U of M Crookston Biography

Mark E. Huglen, Ph.D., is a tenured full Professor¹.

Dr. Huglen is the recipient of the following awards or distinctions: Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame, Roseau, Minnesota, fall 2017; Distinguished Teaching Award, spring 2017, the University of Minnesota Crookston; Excellence in Teaching Award, National Society of Leadership and Success, Crookston Chapter, 2011; Distinguished Service Award, Kenneth Burke Society, 2008, partly for the creation and editorship of KB Journal; Most Supportive of Diversity Award; U of M Crookston Black Student Association, 2008; Top Panel for the Basic Course Division, National Communication Association, 2001, addressing pioneer issues in Online Education; Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA) Coach of the Year, 2000; University of North Dakota/Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) All-Academic Team, 1983-1984; and Minnesota Athlete of the Year, 1980.

Dr. Huglen is author/co-author/editor of the following books: Public Speaking Strategies, with contributions from Kevin Thompson, Megan Bell, and Denise Greene, 2021; Interpersonal Communication in Multiple Contexts: Representative Anecdotes, 2018, Iconic Sports Venues: Persuasion in Public Spaces, with co-editor Danielle Johannesen, 2017; Public Speaking Workbook, with Kevin Thompson, Megan Bell, and Lynne Mullins, 2014; Public Speaking: Strategies for Effective Public Speaking – Illustrated Edition, with Kevin Thompson, 2013; Public Speaking: Strategies for Effective Public Speaking – Preliminary Edition, with Kevin Thompson, 2012; Poetic Healing: A Vietnam Veteran’s Journey from a Communication Perspective, revised and expanded edition with Basil Clark, 2005; Making Sense of Political Ideology: The Power of Language in Democracy with Bernard L. Brock, James F. Klumpp, and Sharon Howell, 2005; Argument Strategies from Aristotle’s Rhetoric with Norman E. Clark, 2004; and first edition of Poetic Healing: A Vietnam Veteran’s Journey from a Communication Perspective with Basil B. Clark, 2002.

His articles appear in the International Journal of Listening; American Communication Journal; The Review of Communication; The Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication; KB Journal; Kentucky Journal of Communication; North Dakota Journal of Speech and Theater; and The Successful Professor.

In program development, Mark had lead roles for new U of M Crookston programs in Agricultural Communication, Sport and Recreation Management, and Communication. He led/guided efforts to create tracks within the communication program – Communication Studies, Organizational Communication/Public Relations, Writing, and Social Media. He also led/guided efforts for developing the program in communication for online delivery. In addition, he was involved with developing criteria and standards for the peer review of online courses for the program of Communication and the Department. He was the first in Minnesota and among a select few nationwide to offer the course Public Speaking online.

Dr. Huglen chaired the U of M Crookston Campus Honors committee for the following: naming “Bergland Laboratory” after former United States Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland, awarding the first Honorary Doctor of Laws degree at U of M Crookston to former Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, and naming “Sargeant Student Center” after former U of M Crookston Chancellor Don Sargeant.

Grant involvement includes serving as Principal Investigator for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Strategic Alliance Matching Grant Enhancement Program, and providing matching funds for an Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator for U of M Crookston. Also, Mark was the principal Investigator for the Arts Legacy Grants -- Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund for the Cinco de Mayo celebration at the U of M Crookston campus; and other grant activities.

Dr. Huglen is a University of Minnesota “ALP Fellow²” and in addition to his recent Analyst/Consultant to the Chancellor appointment; he has served in leadership roles including Interim Division Head for Business, Arts, and Education; Interim Head of the Liberal Arts & Education Department; Chair of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Department; Chair of the University of Minnesota Crookston Faculty Assembly; President of the University Education Association—Crookston (UEA-C) collective bargaining unit and two-time member of the UEA-C Negotiating Team; Two-time Vice Chair of the University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Assembly; Member of a Chancellor Search; Chair of a Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs search; Chair of an Associate Vice Chancellor search; Member of a Division Head search; and Chair of a Human Resource Director search. He was the Lead Author/Editor of a successful U of M Crookston Self-Study for the Higher Learning Commission.

Notes:

¹ Huglen started at U of M Crookston in 1996 with a Professional Administrative Appointment (P & A), Head Hockey Coach. Mark helped to secure a collegiate league for the team, Midwest Collegiate Athletic Association (MCHA). His 1999-2000 team earned a perfect record in the MCHA and the first-ever championship for a U of M Crookston team since the institution transitioned to baccalaureate status in the early 1990s.

² “ALP” stands for the Academic Leadership Program, which is now part of what is known as the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Deans or chancellors from the University of Minnesota system nominated scholars. The U of M system liaison to the program at the time was Robert Jones, Senior Vice President for System Administration.

Started at U of M Crookston August 1996