WHERE STORIES BEGIN. College of Communication COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE, EXPERIENTIAL, AND FORWARDTHINKING. This is the College of
Communication (CCOM)—a close-knit community that encourages students to shape their path and find opportunities and experiences vital to their development. Students in our College benefit from a liberal arts foundation paired with vast opportunities for experiential learning. Located in Indianapolis—a major market for internships and extensive professional networks—students find opportunities to work in front of or behind the camera, in clinical settings, as part of student media and publications, in a recording booth, with local government, and beyond. And, you will be guided by some of the best faculty minds in their fields. As a CCOM student, you’ll learn to think critically, to communicate clearly, and to solve complex problems. Supported through one-on-one relationships with faculty, you will graduate as a skilled communicator, prepared for a career in an ever-changing field.
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WORK HARD and PROSPER
Kayla Long ’19
Majors: Critical Communication and Media Studies; Spanish Kayla Long had her first job lined up months before she graduated, and she says the skills she’s learned at Butler—in the classroom, through internships, student organizations, and extracurricular activities—prepared her thoroughly. Through campus opportunities, Long quickly started applying the knowledge she gained in CCOM to her roles as Secretary of the Black Student Union, Digital Marketing Coordinator for Jordan College of the Arts, and President of Butler’s chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority—where she produced a documentary film about the experiences of black women at predominantly white institutions. “I love what I learned here,” she says.
