Company Profile
UConn Dept. of Human Development & Family Sciences
Company Overview
The mission of the Department of Communication is to study and teach about communication, with areas of specialization that include interpersonal communication, persuasion, communication technology, nonverbal communication, and media effects. Our goal is to pursue theoretically grounded research and to disseminate knowledge by publishing our research and through teaching. The Department of Communication offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Communication. The Department of Communication has 19 tenure-stream faculty members and 5 non-tenure-stream faculty, and has approximately 35 graduate students and 900 undergraduate majors. For more information see https://comm.uconn.edu.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Founded in 1881, the UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state’s flagship institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, CT, four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 Schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The University has approximately 10,000 faculty and staff and 32,000 students, including nearly 24,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The University serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective.