The mission of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is to provide students with an innovative, high-quality education that integrates a foundation of theoretical and empirical information with state of the art clinical services; that promotes critical thinking and problem solving skills central to clinical practice and scholarly activities; that engages in cross-disciplinary scholarly activity, research, and collaborations that enhance the theoretical and applied knowledge in the fields of speech, language and hearing sciences, speech-language pathology, and theoretical linguistics; and provides service to the university, the professions and the community that reflects a commitment to ethics and respect for a diverse society.