OUR MISSION is to provide understanding of the social, cultural, and cognitive implications of media, as fabric for social life and public engagement.
OUR VISION
- To continue to be a premiere communication and media studies department
- To harness the generative possibilities of different traditions with shared interests
- To support teaching and research at the discipline’s forefronts and foundations
- To foster public and scholarly appreciation and awareness of communication processes, practices, technologies, and systems
OUR VALUES
- Well-being of all stakeholders in the unit and societally
- Excellence in scholarship, teaching, and mentoring
- Social justice and the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Interdisciplinarity and appreciation of diverse traditions and approaches
- Collegiality
- Integrity
