More Than Words
With a 95 percent career placement rate, the Communication Department excels at creating connections between students and businesses across the country. Our Communication programs cover exactly what employers are looking for: leadership, interpersonal and team-based communication, writing, graphic design, branding, image rhetoric, and many other topics.
You’ll become proficient at clear communication and target audience messaging. Build the skills necessary to enter any setting—online, in print, or in person; professional or otherwise—and effectively engage with others.
Perform communication audits, evaluate website effectiveness, send book proposals and query letters, execute communication campaigns, and write for The Echo, Taylor’s award-winning student newspaper.
Meet our AlumniThe practical experience you receive with any of our Communication degrees will prepare you for a career in many vocations, from journalism to event planning to novel writing.
Listen to Dr. Jeff Groeling explain what you can expect in studying communication at Taylor.
Graduate Programs
Our Communication students have gone on to study at many graduate programs, including:
Career Opportunities
The practical experience you receive with any of our Communication degrees will prepare you for a career in many vocations, from journalism to event planning to novel writing. The Communication faculty and the Calling and Career Office work hard to put students in contact with Taylor alumni and partnering organizations for internship and employment opportunities.
Department Chair and Professor of Communication
Communication Program Assistant
Associate Professor of Journalism, Executive Director of the Pulliam Journalism Center
Assistant Professor of Communication
Associate Professor of Communication, Yearbook Advisor
Adjunct Professor of Broadcast Journalism
Adjunct Professor of Journalism
Adjunct Professor of Communication
Adjunct Professor of Sports Writing
Adjunct Professor of Journalism
Adjunct Professor of Broadcast Journalism
Adjunct Professor of Photojournalism/Photography
Assistant Professor of Professional Writing
Multimedia Journalism Student Writes for The Statehouse File
Senior Multimedia Journalism major Sam Maurer wrote legislative news stories covering the Indiana General Assembly for The Statehouse File in Indianapolis this January.
Alumna Holds Senior Associate Editor Position at Focus on the Family
Rachel Pfeiffer '18 gained versatile writing, editing, and research skills through the Professional Writing program. She writes and edits for children's magazines at Focus on the Family.
Cases and Campaigns Class Wins Platinum MarCom Award
The Public Relations class won the award for their campaign for Thriving Grant County/Thriving Mill Township. This is the highest recognition of the MarCom Awards, one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world.
13 Taylor Students Awarded Orr Fellowships
These students represent the largest-ever group of Taylor students offered Orr Fellowships, which are full-time paid positions with Indianapolis companies while building valuable connections with experienced professionals.
Pulliam Journalism Center Equips Students for Godly Impact in Media
The Pulliam Journalism Center equips Christian journalists and writer to speak God’s truths in the media industry.
Professional Writing Graduate Scores 29 Book Contracts and 1,500 Bylines
Prolific Professional Writing alumna Hope Bolinger '19 is a force to be reckoned with in the publishing industry.
PR Students’ Grant Proposals Awarded Funding
A nonprofit organization in Michigan is the recipient of a $10,000 grant, thanks to the work of Public Relations students Ashley Wynalda and Ellie Malmquist.
From Book Publicist to Full-Time Author
After eight years of working as a book publicist for Bethany House Publishers, Professional Writing graduate Amy Green ‘13 has transitioned to working as an author full-time.
Multimedia Journalism Student Writes for The Statehouse File
Senior Multimedia Journalism major Sam Maurer wrote legislative news stories covering the Indiana General Assembly for The Statehouse File in Indianapolis this January.
Alumna Holds Senior Associate Editor Position at Focus on the Family
Rachel Pfeiffer '18 gained versatile writing, editing, and research skills through the Professional Writing program. She writes and edits for children's magazines at Focus on the Family.
Cases and Campaigns Class Wins Platinum MarCom Award
The Public Relations class won the award for their campaign for Thriving Grant County/Thriving Mill Township. This is the highest recognition of the MarCom Awards, one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world.
13 Taylor Students Awarded Orr Fellowships
These students represent the largest-ever group of Taylor students offered Orr Fellowships, which are full-time paid positions with Indianapolis companies while building valuable connections with experienced professionals.
Pulliam Journalism Center Equips Students for Godly Impact in Media
The Pulliam Journalism Center equips Christian journalists and writer to speak God’s truths in the media industry.
Professional Writing Graduate Scores 29 Book Contracts and 1,500 Bylines
Prolific Professional Writing alumna Hope Bolinger '19 is a force to be reckoned with in the publishing industry.
PR Students’ Grant Proposals Awarded Funding
A nonprofit organization in Michigan is the recipient of a $10,000 grant, thanks to the work of Public Relations students Ashley Wynalda and Ellie Malmquist.
From Book Publicist to Full-Time Author
After eight years of working as a book publicist for Bethany House Publishers, Professional Writing graduate Amy Green ‘13 has transitioned to working as an author full-time.