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Letter from the Director

Welcome to Northern Kentucky University and thanks for your interest in our outstanding graduate program in Communication.  Our website contains a lot of information for you to peruse but I welcome you individual questions as well.  Call (859.572.1329) or email (manningj1@nku.edu) and we can discuss the program, our application process, the university, your academic and career plans, and how NKU will be a good fit for you.

Our program boasts many impressive qualities:

• Up close and personal (16 to 1 class ratios)
• High tech and high touch (classrooms utilizing the latest technology without losing sight of the high value of mentoring and interpersonal communication)
• Customized, student-centered education (each student will be advised on how to tailor his/her graduate program around interests and career plans)
• Student success (our students win awards, publish, and excel personally and professionally)

I believe, wholeheartedly, that you won’t find a better faculty who teach well, are active scholars and leaders on campus and in the community, and who have expereience in their areas of expertise.  We are well-connected in our academic discipline and to professionals in the metropolitan region.  Moreover, we genuinely like and celebrate our students.  Ask any NKU Communication Alumni and they'll say, "NKU's Communication Department is the very best."

I look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,

Jimmie Manning, Ph.D.
Communication Graduate Program Director