Yes, in exactly the same way. The NMI will never take over any of the resources of the individual units. Faculty members stay in their individual departments. We're supplementing what these people are doing, bringing in more resources. If it were situated within a college, there'd always be a home unit with a bigger role.
New media is totally interdisciplinary.
It doesn't belong to one field. So the NMI is an independent unit, serving all colleges and departments and reporting to the senior vice president for academic affairs. Realistically we're talking about helping them to work on research projects together, by connecting them with funding opportunities and providing a structure where they can collaborate. That brings up the subject of funding. We're looking at all kinds of creative ideas.