The mission of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is:

•  To create new knowledge in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders

•  To train students within the scientific method of the field, in the critical thinking skills, and tools for lifelong learning.

•  To instruct students in the selection, translation, and application of established and new information.

•  To fulfill the University's land grant mission by serving as a national resource for Applied Neuroscience of Human Communication.

•  To be recognized scientific leaders in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders.

This mission permeates our department's activities of teaching, research, and service. It impacts the preparation of students for clinical careers in service to those with communication disorders as well as the education of students who will go on to other careers. The success of this mission is most directly in evidence through the accomplishments in research of our tenure track faculty, the excellence in clinical instruction provided by our clinical faculty, and the success of our graduates. These factors have contributed to the Department's top ten ranking for programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for over a decade.