▁college ▁was ▁launched ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Pre viously ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Mur row ▁School ▁of ▁Communic ation ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Arts . ▁The ▁Mur row ▁College ▁offers ▁under grad uate ▁sequences ▁in ▁Communic ation ▁& ▁Society , ▁Journal ism ▁& ▁Media ▁Production , ▁and ▁Str ateg ic ▁Communic ation . ▁The ▁College ▁offers ▁em ph ases ▁in ▁Communic ation , ▁Technology , ▁& ▁Social ▁In flu ence ▁and ▁Media ▁& ▁Health ▁Prom otion ▁at ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁level . ▁The ▁Mur row ▁College ▁currently ▁has ▁ 3 5 ▁fac ulty , ▁ 5 8 4 ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁gradu ate ▁students . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Communic ation ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁the ▁Broadcast ing ▁sequence ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Spe ech . ▁Robert ▁A . ▁M ott ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁chair . ▁The ▁initial ▁areas ▁of ▁emphas is ▁at ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁level ▁were ▁New sp aper ▁Editor ial , ▁Radio ▁& ▁Television , ▁Radio ▁& ▁Television ▁News , ▁and ▁Media ▁Management . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁Department ▁began ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁W SU ▁al umn us ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Mur row , ▁with ▁the ▁Mur row ▁Communic ations ▁Center ▁opening ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁annual ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Mur row ▁Sym pos ium ▁being