Their answer was yes, as long as the request was written to support the goals of the Illinois Commitment. The request includes one million dollars to be used in recruiting the minority students for teacher education. Plans are to provide fall tuition scholarships, room and board, and book stipends for 30 students. Presentation by Dr. Joe Foote Joe Foote, Dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Art, presented information for a new program to be added to the RAMP 02 list. The new program was a proposed addition of a specialization in Digital Communication to the B.S. in Journalism, the B.A. in Radio-Television, and the B.A. in Cinema and Photography.
Students can find jobs in interactive multimedia and digital.
Concerns were expressed on the critical need for faculty for the interactive multimedia undergraduate degree program. Presently, there is an insufficient number of qualified faculty to teach in this program. Having enough faculty to offer this specialization could bring in 60-70 students the first year. There is a danger, however, in offering a program for which there are no qualified faculty to teach. Additional concerns were expressed on the information presented in the program.