Welcome to the Division of Communication!

Jim Haney

The mission of the Division of Communication at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (UWSP) is to foster leadership and engagement to prepare students to meet the communication challenges of tomorrow. By continuing our tradition as an innovative and comprehensive communication program, we will inspire our communities to use the power of communication for positive change in the world.

We are proud to provide outstanding educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The Division offers a comprehensive major built around a strong core of courses in communication history and theory. Our students select from emphasis areas in interpersonal and organizational communication, media studies and public relations. Our major and minor will prepare students for careers in journalism, public relations, human services, training, sales and the media.

The Division of Communication values:

  • Creativity, discovery, intellectual curiosity, and lifelong learning for students and faculty;
  • Education based in the liberal arts and sciences that prepares students to be global citizens;
  • Critical evaluation of information; and
  • Ethical application of communication skills and technologies.

Nearly 4,000 students have graduated with a communication major from UWSP. Many UWSP alumni have achieved great success and hold important leadership roles in their professions and communities.

We encourage all of our students to test and practice the theories, skills and ideas they learn in class by participating in real-world experiences via our student organizations. Students develop their media expertise through The Pointer, our university’s weekly newspaper, WWSP-90FM, our 11,500 watt student radio station, and STV – Student Television, which telecasts programming throughout the Stevens Point area on Cable Channel 10. Public relations students participate in PR campaigns and network with professionals in our chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. Our student chapters of the Association for Women in Communications, the Society for Human Resource Management and Lambda Phi Eta, a chapter of the national communication honorary society, help students develop their organizational abilities and build valuable networking connections.

We strongly recommend that our students develop their skills through internship and externship opportunities. We also encourage our students to travel and see how other countries and cultures communicate and structure the business of communication. Many of our students and faculty participate in semester abroad experiences provided through UWSP’s International Programs. Our London externship has become a very popular culminating experience for many seniors.

Thank you for viewing our Web site. We hope you will visit our campus and see more of the exciting work taking place in the Division of Communication at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.

Sincerely,

Jim Haney Signature

Head - Division of Communication
Associate Dean - College of Fine Arts and Communication