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Department of Technology

Dr. Celeste Calkins

Assistant Professor
Technology
Office
NSB Nelson Smith Building 3
Office Phone
(309) 438-2737office
phone
Email
cmcalki@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
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Current Courses

TEC 353.001 Color Management

TEC 358.001 E-Publishing Management

TEC 356.001 Graphic Communication Business Practices

TEC 250.001 Graphic Media Composition

TEC 253.001 Image Capture And Editing

TEC 354.001 Print Production Planning and Profitability

PhD Higher Education

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

MA Adult and Community Education

Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

MA Career and Technical Education

Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

BS Graphic Communications Management

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin

Other Marketing and Graphic Communications

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Conference Proceeding

Calkins , C., & Walker, E. Expanding Color Understanding in the Graphic Communications Classroom through Color Model Comparisons.. Filippo Cherubini and Andrea Siniscalco (EDs). Gruppo Del Colore Associazione Italiana Colore XIX A (2024): 137-145.
Calkins , C., & Xu, R. Comparison of InLine Color Management Between Two Digital Presses. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts

Journal Article

Geisinger, L., Calkins , C., & Wilson, D. Academic Graphic Communications: Revising the Taxonomy. Xiaoying Rong (EDs). Visual Communication Journal (2023)
Aldeman, M.R., Calkins, C.M., Branoff, T.J. (2025). The Impact of Instructional Modality on Student Course Evaluations: A Comparative Analysis. Educational Research and Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2434594

Presentations

Improving Cost Estimating Opportunities Within Cutting Table Technology. TAGA NextGen. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts. (2025)
Building Collaborations. Graphic Communications Education Association. (2024)
Empty Pipelines into Graphic Communications: A Search for Answers. Graphic Communications Education Association. (2024)
Expanding Color Understanding in the Graphic Communications Classroom.. XIX Color Conference. Gruppo Del Colore. (2024)