Welcome from the Dean
We are delighted that you are visiting the College
of Communication (CCOM) webpages. Please take a moment to explore
our degree programs in Communication Sciences and
Disorders; Creative Media and
Entertainment; Journalism; Media, Rhetoric and Culture; Organizational Communication and
Leadership; and Strategic Communication: Public
Relations and Advertising; our wide-ranging curricular,
creative, and scholarly agenda and interests; our many related
extracurricular activities, such as The Butler Collegian and The Butler Collegian
Online; The
Butler Beat (a TV news/entertainment program); The Butler Blitz (a
TV sports show); the Debate and Speech/Forensics Teams; hosting
incoming scholars, media artists, and professionals, as well as
generating a wide array of audio, video, and multimedia
productions.
Communication is the fastest growing college at Butler. CCOM
strives to produce creative, culturally aware, and effective
communicators, journalists, and media artists. We are
student-centered in an approach that is both theoretical and
applied, providing the conceptual grounding for lifelong learning
and career flexibility, along with opportunities for professional
training and off-campus internships. We also sponsor student
chapters of Adrenaline (an advertising club), Lambda Pi Eta (the
Communication National Honor Society), the Music and Entertainment
Industry Association, the National Student Speech Language and
Hearing Association, the Public Relations Society, and the Society
of Professional Journalists.
If you are already a member of our college community, please use
this site as an informational resource. If you are just visiting,
feel free to discover the many opportunities in and outside the
classroom that we provide. Contact us anytime. Let us know
how we can be of service to you. We look forward to meeting you
soon as students, colleagues, and friends.
Dr. Gary R. Edgerton
Dean, College of Communication