To best prepare our students, clients, and partners to excel in the fields of:

• digital photography for personal and commercial applications
• interpersonal communication & intra-personal communication
• integrated marketing communication with a focus on social media

We empower our markets through providing leading edge training, products, and services in the visual communication field.  

We seek to inspire the hearts and minds of people through raising awareness of the river’s beauty and might as a social, ecological, and economic artery of this great nation and world.  The river, and nature, in general gives so much to us. We hope all will participate in giving back to the environment that provides us with the joys we often take for granted.

Dr. Abdul K. Sinno is professor of communication and chair of the communication department at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa. Dr. Sinno examines the impact of communication as it relates to interpersonal and intrapersonal communication, the mass media, social networking and media, public relations, advertising, and tourism.  His research is featured in top scholarly and professional journals including the International Academy of Business Disciplines. Dr. Sinno is an author and accomplished photographer. Among his latest contributions is a series of panoramas and reflections documenting the entire Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico which will be featured in his forthcoming book: The Mississippi River from Border to Borderpublished by Woodward Communication and Telegraph Herald publishers. His first book, Treasures of the Mississippi: Panoramas and Poetic Reflections, features panoramic views of the Mississippi River from St. Paul to St. Louis. Dr. Sinno’s work is exhibited in museums, art galleries, and other fine art outlets throughout the Midwest. Dr. Sinno holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Rafic Sinno is president of Sinno Communication, a visual communication consulting company, and adjunct professor of communication at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa with over seven years of teaching experience in the web promotion field. As an avid researcher, marketing practitioner, and web promotion consultant, Rafic developed the web search and promotion course at Clarke College in coordination with Dr. Abdul K. Sinno, Chair of Clarke's Communication Department. He is a featured keynote speaker and researcher presenting at national and international conferences. Rafic received his BA in Communication from Clarke College and MBA from the University of Dubuque.

Omar Sinno is a software engineer and communications expert. He is a distinguished member of the Sinno Communication team providing consulting and training services in the areas of programming, logistics, systems analysis, photography and technical communication. Omar is currently a software engineer at Cartêgraph, Inc. in Dubuque, Iowa.  He holds a BA in Communication and a BS in computer science from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa.