Mission Statement

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The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences provides high-quality academic and clinical instruction in an undergraduate program integrated with an accredited graduate program in speech-language pathology. Students are provided the critical thinking skills necessary to enter a culturally diverse society and make contributions in the areas of scientific inquiry, patient management, professional leadership, and responsible citizenship.

Our faculty fosters the development of knowledge and inquiry through excellent academic and clinical teaching, service, and research/creative activity. The department also strives to provide high-quality clinical services to individuals with communication disorders in the east-central Illinois region and to serve as a resource to community professionals on the nature, treatment and prevention of speech-language-hearing disorders.