Welcome to Troy University's Hall School of Journalism and Communication. I am grateful that you are considering this outstanding program for your education.

College is all about opportunities.

Parents see the opportunities that open up for their children who graduate from college.

Students have the opportunity to start making decisions for themselves, to make new, and sometimes, lifelong friends and develop the tools needed to compete in today's society.

The Hall School of Journalism and Communication and Troy University can enhance those opportunities.

From media symposia and workshops to lectures, plays, concerts and Division I athletics, students here can learn outside, as well as inside, the classroom.

And that outside has become much bigger for Troy University. With a growing number of international students, as well as more and more chances to study abroad, the world has opened up for Troy students in ways not possible just a decade ago.

The opportunities don't stop at graduation. The Journalism Alumni Association, for instance, helps graduates with networking and careers. It also provides a sure way to stay connected to Troy University and its graduates.

In short, I believe the Hall School of Journalism and Communication and Troy University are rich with opportunity. And we'd like to share that with you because college is not about missed opportunities but explored opportunities.

I hope that after you explore Troy University's world of journalism and communication education, you will allow us to have the opportunity to work with you in the Hall School of Journalism and Communication.

Cordially,

Dr. Steven Padgett
Director and Professor

Welcome to the Hall School of Journalism and Communication from the Associate Director:

Welcome to the Hall School of Journalism and Communication.

The Hall School of Journalism and Communication aims to give its students the cognitive skills, the values and the hands-on experiences needed to navigate through the rapidly changing communication landscape.

Our students prepare for careers as reporters, writers, public relations specialists, editors, advertising executives, producers and communicators in today's digital world. They get this through rigorous classes and the hands-on experiences that separate Troy University from other programs.

Hall School students learn the foundations of communications, its historical, ethical, practical and legal traditions, and how these traditional values apply in this new age of global communications. That's why Hall School graduates leave TROY trained for their careers.

While developing communication skills through a program of challenging courses, students learn to adopt emerging technologies and new ways to use new technologies to communicate their messages. We also have fun along the way.

I hope that you will spend some time looking over the Hall School's Web pages. They will give you some sense of how the Hall School of Journalism and Communication is working today to educate the great communicators of tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jefferson Spurlock
Associate Director, Hall School of Journalism and Communication