Mission: The department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts recognizes the paramount importance of effective oral, written, and other forms of non-verbal communication in an effort to evolve students into transformative leaders.
   
    Through inquiry, critical thinking, and collaboration, students are provided with the skills necessary for effective cultural and civic engagement as globally focused communicators, performers, and scholars.

    The ability to communicate effectively in professional and social environments is fundamental to career success and personal fulfillment. The Bachelor of Arts in speech communication and theatre arts provides formal study of the principles, motivations, contexts, channels, patterns, analysis, and ethics of communication and performance within settings and circumstances inherent in the human experience. To facilitate students' specific career and personal goals, speech communication offers concentrations in general speech communication, speech communication interdisciplinary studies, and theatre arts-performance. These concentrations support interest in such careers as law, counseling, sales, real estate, marketing, teaching, motivational speaking, lobbying, politics, the ministry, employee training as well as acting, directing, producing, and theatre education.