The Speaking and Listening Center was established to support the Oral Communication Program that was inaugurated by a vote of 抖抈社区’s faculty in 1992.  From the beginning it was staffed by students who completed a semester long training class. 

In 2012 抖抈社区’s peer consulting program was reviewed by a  (NACC) committee composed of a collection of communication center directors from across the nation.  抖抈社区’s program was "found to meet the high standards established by the NACC.  All 抖抈社区 consultants will now be considered a part of a nationally certified tutor training program."