Mission Statement
The Department of Communication, English and Foreign Languages supports Cameron University's mission by providing student-centered courses designed by dedicated faculty members who have extensive knowledge and experience in their fields and a deep commitment to teaching, scholarship, and service. The Department takes pride in exposing students to an array of studies in the fields of journalism, media production, public relations, communication studies, language, literature, professional and creative writing, and English language arts pedagogy. We are committed to offering high-impact learning experiences which prepare students for graduate school and professional careers, as well as to contribute to communities at home and abroad by fostering media literacy and cultural awareness, developing individual critical, analytical, and creative capacities, and encouraging habits of mind that will facilitate success in rapidly changing academic and professional worlds.
Welcome Message From the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Communication, English and Foreign Languages at Cameron University!
Our outstanding faculty members have a wealth of professional and scholarly experience in their fields, have won numerous internal and external awards, and are all deeply committed to you: our students.
In CEFL you’ll find an exciting array of degree options, micro-credentials, and outside-the-classroom activities that will prepare you for a wide range of career fields. Future journalists, content creators, teachers, translators, writers, PR professionals, editors, managers, librarians and lawyers can all get their start here in our degree programs.
But in CEFL, we’re committed to more than just career prep: the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind you’ll learn in our classes and programs – like critical thinking, media literacy, cultural awareness, and effective communication – will enable you to grow as an individual, contribute to your communities, and adapt effectively to our rapidly changing world.
We value our small class sizes and cultivating mentorship connections between faculty and students: we want to know you as an individual, so we can help you grow into your goals. Through internships, practica, service-learning projects, and applied research, your studies in CEFL take you beyond the classroom and into the community.
During your studies here, you might produce a live newscast in our state-of-the-art TV studio, write for our award-winning student newspaper, edit one of our two literary journals, travel with our stellar speech and debate team, join a student organization like The Writer’s Studio or the Magic Lantern Film Society, and make friends for life with your classmates as you become collaborators in and outside of classes.
As Department Chair, I’m so excited to help connect you with the programs and people to help you achieve your goals. I can’t wait to introduce you to our stellar faculty and students in the program! If you have any questions about the department - just reach out! I’m so glad you’re here.
-Dr. Carie Schneider, Associate Professor and Chair
580-581-2259, cschneid@cameron.edu
