About Communication Studies

As a Communication Studies student, you will gain knowledge, appreciation, and skills that contribute to a full understanding and practice of effective communication in careers, relationships, and communities. These highly sought-after skills prepare graduates for success in a variety of career fields.

The program also provides a strong foundation for graduate school. Graduates from the department have earned master's and doctoral degrees from respected institutions, while others have gone on to law school.

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Judy C. Pearson

In 2022, the Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies was named as a result of Pearson's $1 million gift to the university. We are the first named department on campus.

Pearson's gift will provide resources to support the advancement of the Communication Studies department by way of student scholarships, conference grants, and endowment for undergraduate research.

An SCSU graduate, Pearson has had a successful career in higher education, working as a professor in Communication Studies at Bradley University, Iowa State, Ohio University, Virginia Tech, and North Dakota State.

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Judy C. Pearson standing in front of new department signage in her name

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