The Department of Communication and Media has various facilities which students can use to get the practical experience they need as majors in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, or Radio/TV Production. The following are brief profiles of all our department facilities.

Audio Studio Production Room (CSB 38)

This facility has two Macintosh G5 computers running ProTools software on the OS X Panther operating system, and two Dell Computers running ProTools software, with the capability of recording to hard disc, CD, DVD, and DVCAM formats. Students in Audio Production, Introduction to Radio Journalism, as well as those working on audio-for-video projects in other classes use this equipment.

Editing-Graphics Lab (CSB 24)
This is where journalism editing and public relations publications classes are taught using Pagemaker or Quark and Adobe Photoshop. Students learn to edit stories and design news pages. They also produce a campus magazine in this lab.

Writing Lab (CSB 29)
This is where our newswriting classes are taught, as well as electronic media writing. Outside of class students have access to Final Draft, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect and the Internet to complete their assignments. Journalism 1 and 2, Feature Writing, Public Affairs Reporting, and Electronic Media Writing are taught here.

Video Editing Room (CSB 64)
Contains three Avid Pro HD Express systems (with Photoshop and Dreamweaver). Students in Portable Video Production use these facilities for introductory and advanced editing.

Video Editing Room (CSB 25)

Contains Five Avid Media Composers and Two Avid Pro HD Express (with Photoshop, After Effects, and Dreamweaver) systems for nonlinear video editing. This facility is also used for both Portable Video Production and Seminar in Production classes.

TV Studio (LC 3)
A large studio with three 3-chip cameras and chromakey and green screen for post capabilities, this facility is used by the studio production class and advanced students who want to integrate such work with their on-location footage.

Reading Room (CSB 54)
Students have access here to books, journals, trade magazines, and special class materials. This facility is used for casual gatherings as well as for special guests and seminars.