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Communication

Department

More Than Words

With a 95 percent career placement rate, the Communication Department excels at creating connections between students and businesses across the country. Our Communication programs cover exactly what employers are looking for: leadership, interpersonal and team-based communication, writing, graphic design, branding, image rhetoric, and many other topics.

Our students become proficient at clear communication and target audience messaging. They gain the skills necessary to enter any setting—online, in print, or in person; professional or otherwise—and effectively engage with others.

See for Yourself

Listen to Dr. Jeff Groeling explain explain what you can expect in studying communication at Taylor.

Building Communication Professionals

Our students aren’t just sitting in classrooms learning; they are professionals working hands-on to develop and sharpen their skills. Our students perform communication audits, evaluate website effectiveness, send book proposals and query letters, execute communication campaigns, and write for The Echo, Taylor’s award-winning student newspaper.

Faculty also bring students to regional and national conferences, like the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), regional IABC conventions in Cincinnati and Cleveland, and Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Indianapolis chapter meeting.

Speaking of Your Future

Graduate Programs

Our Communication students have gone on to study at many graduate programs, including:

  • American University
  • Ball State University
  • Baylor University
  • Bethel University
  • Carnegie-Mellon University
  • DePaul University
  • Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
  • Indiana University School of Law
  • Michigan Technological University
  • Northwestern University
  • Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
  • Olivet Nazarene University
  • Radford University
  • St. Thomas University School of Law
  • Taylor University Graduate School
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism
  • Westminster Theological Seminary
  • Wheaton College Graduate School

Career Opportunities

The practical experience you receive with any of our Communication degrees will prepare you for a career in many vocations, from journalism to event planning to novel writing. The Communication faculty and the Calling and Career Office work hard to put students in contact with Taylor alumni and partnering organizations for internship and employment opportunities.

Department News

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Taylor Student Newspaper Receives 24 Awards at ICPA Contest

May 09, 2023

The Echo won 24 awards, including a 3rd place award for Division 3 Newspaper of the Year statewide, in the spring 2023 Indiana Collegiate Press Association contest. 

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Alumna Sees God at Work in War

May 04, 2023

Jenny Shaffer ’08 works at Operation Mobilization (OM), an international missions organization with workers in 147 countries, as the Director of Global Creative Networks.

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Taylor University PRSSA Chapter to Host 7th Shop the Loop

Apr 14, 2023

Shop the Loop will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from 5 pm to 7 pm on campus outside the LaRita Boren Campus Center. Over 35 vendors will be present.

Faculty & Staff

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Department Chair

Jeff Groeling

Department Chair and Professor of Communication

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Tammy Armstrong

Communication Program Assistant

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Nate Atkins

Adjunct Professor of Sports Journalism

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Timothy Berkey

Assistant Professor of Communication

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Alan Blanchard

Associate Professor of Journalism

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Julie Borkin

Assistant Professor of Communication

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Donna Downs

Associate Professor of Communication

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Jenna Huff

Adjunct Professor of Broadcast Journalism

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David Jesse

Adjunct Professor of Journalism

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Shannon Lewis

Adjunct Professor of Communication

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Russ Pulliam

Adjunct Professor of Journalism

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Perry Reichanadter

Adjunct Professor of Photojournalism

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Dirk Rowley

Adjunct Professor of Broadcast Journalism

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Linda Taylor

Assistant Professor of Professional Writing