School of Communication Studies
P.O. Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242
330-672-2659
Fax: 330-672-3510
Email: comm@kent.edu
Communication Mission
At the dawn of the 21st Century, we are in the midst of a communication and information technology revolution. Human communication is being transformed by technological, global, and cultural changes. Human interaction and creation of shared meaning through communication messages have increased in importance to everyone. From early cave drawings to the Internet, satellite, and wireless technologies we have connected and continue to communicate through a multitude of channels.
Communication happens face-to-face, through IM-ing, video games, text messaging, and cell phones. Communication creates the global village. This is the most exciting time in our history to study communication. Scholars are examining the future of human interaction. Popular culture’s depictions of the future from Lost in Space, to the Jetsons, and The Matrix lead us to say “The Eagle has landed on a new communication frontier.
With the communication and information technology revolution foremost on our minds, we the members of the School of Communication Studies pledge:
- To keep our teaching and scholarship on the pulse of the communication and information technology revolution.
- To teach with passion a challenging curriculum that covers the traditions of the field of communication, the current context, and the potential for tomorrow.
- To enhance the use of new communication and information technologies and the exploration of human interaction in the areas of persuasive, interpersonal, organizational, mediated, and applied communication.
- To pursue a robust research agenda by faculty and students that examines the full range of human communication.
- To pursue academic and applied undergraduate and master’s programs that build on the theoretical foundations of communication and connect to real-world applications, strategies, and tactics.
- To teach future communication scholars and researchers through a rigorous and dedicated doctoral graduate program.
- To facilitate student success with careful and knowledgeable advising, and through the cultivation of their personal and professional development.
- To provide engaging co-curricular opportunities — Forensic Team, Mock Trial, Kent Communication Society, Lambda Pi Eta — that give students the opportunity to build on their communication skills and knowledge.
- To offer extended programs such as Cleveland Communication Day, Communication Expo, Hyde Park Forum, and a Faculty Speakers Bureau for exposure and networking experiences with the community, region, and beyond.
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