From the editor's desk: A media arts response to the Hallick "Listening Tour"
Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: Opinion
2. "What are your aspirations or dreams for your program or for the University? In your most optimistic vision, how will it look in 5-10 years?"
The University needs to work on communication with students, which is a theme that is not unfamiliar to both administration and students alike. They know just as well as the students that effective communication has been lacking for some time now.
It would also be nice for Forest Grove to finally be the college town it always had the potential to be. Ideally, the town and the university would be working together, the students and the citizens would get along amicably, and the town would feel as though it lost it's heart if it lost the school. That does not appear to be the case at the moment. Pacific needs to really reach out to the community around us, as though they really do care what the town thinks…at times it doesn't seem like it.
As for the Media Department in particular, more diversity in class options would be nice. There will be an electronic media/broadcast journalism class offered in the spring - a step in the right direction, but more is needed, especially seeing how well print media is doing economically now days…which is bad.
More professors are needed too. As much as we love our instructors, one full-time professor for the entire journalism program does not seem like enough.
Journalism was the first major offered by Pacific, and for many years here it was the major of choice. Now, students get raised eyebrows when they say they're media majors.
If they University prides itself on the history of this establishment (it is one of their main selling-points), they should invest a little tender loving care in this department. It's been too long since the media program had a good cuddle.
The school also needs more cowbell.
3. "What do you think are the barriers to achieving those aspirations, if any? In particular, what is needed to take the first step?"
The University needs to work on communication with students, which is a theme that is not unfamiliar to both administration and students alike. They know just as well as the students that effective communication has been lacking for some time now.
It would also be nice for Forest Grove to finally be the college town it always had the potential to be. Ideally, the town and the university would be working together, the students and the citizens would get along amicably, and the town would feel as though it lost it's heart if it lost the school. That does not appear to be the case at the moment. Pacific needs to really reach out to the community around us, as though they really do care what the town thinks…at times it doesn't seem like it.
As for the Media Department in particular, more diversity in class options would be nice. There will be an electronic media/broadcast journalism class offered in the spring - a step in the right direction, but more is needed, especially seeing how well print media is doing economically now days…which is bad.
More professors are needed too. As much as we love our instructors, one full-time professor for the entire journalism program does not seem like enough.
Journalism was the first major offered by Pacific, and for many years here it was the major of choice. Now, students get raised eyebrows when they say they're media majors.
If they University prides itself on the history of this establishment (it is one of their main selling-points), they should invest a little tender loving care in this department. It's been too long since the media program had a good cuddle.
The school also needs more cowbell.
3. "What do you think are the barriers to achieving those aspirations, if any? In particular, what is needed to take the first step?"
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