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Communication

The Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communication and Public Policy

More than 40 major communications companies contributed to establish The Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communication and Public Policy. The professorship serves as the center for the study of public policy and issues affecting the communications/information field, the area in which Lionel Van Deerlin was vitally concerned during his 18 years in Congress. The current holder of the professorship is John M. Eger.

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The School of Communication, as an academic unit within the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, emphasizes scholarly, creative, and professional aspects of communication studies. The school is a unique center for the teaching, research, and development of integrated, interactive, international, and intercultural communication for the twenty-first century. The mission of the School of Communication is to be a leader in advancing the theory and understanding of human communication and improving the practice of human communication; to study and teach the art, science, and practice of communication; and to provide an educational environment encouraging excellence, leadership, and creativity in communication scholarship and professional excellence.

The school administers and operates as teaching facilities a large color television studio, a film production center for documentary and drama, a radio complex, three computer laboratories, and various news editing bays. The School of Communication has more than 1,000 majors, comprising four percent of the entire University's student population.

The School of Communication houses the Production Center for Documentary and Drama, which is integral to the technical and artistic training of senior students in film, video and the interface between these technologies, and in documentary production. In the Center, students participate in full-scale location and studio production and are mentored by the Filmmaker in Residence in the creation of their required course film and video projects.