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Welcome
The Communication Department is filled with people who
are passionate about
making a difference. Our focus is on the ways people connect,
disconnect,
perform, influence, or broadcast. Although most people
are born with the
physical abilities to listen and speak, we must learn to
communicate so that
change is strategic and lives are improved. Since our mission
is to create
competent and ethical communicators, we have developed
a rigorous curriculum
in both theory and practice. Students need to know the
"hows" and "whys" of
verbal, nonverbal, and mediated messages. We explore strategies,
techniques,
philosophies, and principles guiding the multiple ways
that meaning takes
shape between persons.
Along with our academic courses, we offer a variety of
co-curricular
programs, including a nationally competitive parliamentary
debate team and a
superb theater serving both campus and community. We also
support a variety
of student projects in media, including sound and video
recording,
scriptwriting, film criticism, and journalism. Each of
these provides
practical opportunities to integrate Christian faith with
creative and
scholarly activity, as well as develop relationships with
our faculty.
Please give us a call (at 630-752-5095) or send us an email and
we can discuss the possible
connections between your interests and the Communication
discipline. We look
forward to hearing from you!
Ken Chase, Ph.D.
Chair, Communication Department
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