Our Commitment

The members and students of the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences in Utah State University’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services are committed to student inclusion and success. We value individual differences of every human and strive to provide an equitable experience for our students, clients, staff and faculty members. We believe that support for success is an ongoing process and informs our educational mission within our classrooms, practicum settings, and research labs. Our aim is to foster an environment of belonging. Our department respects and supports individual contributions to research and practice as we work to achieve individual and collective goals. We value and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and sharing of diverse perspectives. We strive to create a department that provides respectful spaces for listening to understand, and critical dialogue to improve academic outcomes and mental health. Our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Excellence, and Belonging are reflected in our practices related to communication differences and world views.