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President Sarah Maisto called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. She asked for corrections or additions to the minutes of the April 2, 2003 meeting. Revision, Page 2, Department Update, line 8—Betsy Ross declined offer as anchor for the new digital news program. Dan Waechter moved to accept the minutes as revised. Lesley Stedman seconded, and they were approved by voice vote.
Business
Journalism Media Alumni Reunion, June 21, 2003, Alumni Center—There are 94 reservations. The schedule of events is as follows:
3:00 p.m. Art and Journalism Building/Journalism Department Tour
5:00 p.m., Alumni Center--Cash Bar Reception
6:00 p.m., Dinner, DJ music, dancing, and games
Jim Grim, and Pam Records will coordinate games centered around game shows and tie them in to journalism (Top Ten lists; Family Feud (Daily News/Orient), commercials). Assistance from the board is requested to initiate participation. Tom Gayda, Gene Policinski, and Betsy Ross will serve as emcees. Lesley Stedman will coordinate door prizes. Prizes that have been donated include items from many media organizations nationwide, as well as journalism department items, gift certificates, and merchandise from the Alumni Association.
Charlotte Shepperd reported that in honor of Garfield's 25th birthday celebration, 25 Garfield sculptures were designed by local businesses/organizations and the Alumni Association sponsored a sculpture for BSU designed with the theme, “The Graduate.” Mark and Pam Records have generously volunteered to provide digital photos for anyone who wants to have a photo taken with the Garfield sculpture.
Scott Olson, Dean, CCIM, will make remarks during the reception, and Marilyn Weaver will present a welcome. Maisto will speak briefly after dinner and introduce the evening’s events.
Chicago Event—The journalism outing in Chicago is set for Saturday, August 9. Shepperd reported that there is a one-hour Architecture River Cruise tour on the Wendella, a boat that leaves from the vicinity of the Wrigley Building. It offers a narrated tour and includes a snack bar. Weaver reported that Tony Mejeri has arranged space on the 23rd floor of the Chicago Tribune for a reception at 5:00 p.m. and he will also provide tours of the Tribune. Weaver is working with the caterer at the Tribune. There will be a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. A short program will follow the reception. Shepperd will look into a possible dinner location. The dinner will be an optional activity. A list of suggested local lodgings will be included, to be arranged on an individual basis. Travel, meals, and lodging for the board will need to be at their own expense. The event and list of reservations will be available on the BSUAA Web Site.
Weaver and Shepperd will, with the board’s acceptance, determine cost, based upon actual costs of the reception and boat tour. It was determined that a letter with a reservation form will be sent, rather than a usual event flier, to help keep cost of the event down.
Department Update
Weaver stated that the NCA accreditation process continues. The department report is due to the accreditation team October 20. The team will be on campus in January 2004.
Dean Scott Olson has accepted the position of vice president for Academic Affairs at Minnesota State University and will leave Ball State June 30, after five years as dean. Michael Holmes will serve as acting dean for a year, while a national search is conducted for a new dean.
Research activity has been brisk among journalism faculty. Eleven members will present papers as they participate at AEJMC this summer.
New faculty are Vince Filak, who just finished his PhD at the University of Missouri; Stephen Quinn, who is hired as part of the iComm grant, and a Korean advertising professor. Quinn, originally from New Zealand, comes to the university as a senior researcher in convergence. Meanwhile, Mark Popovich and David Sumner will be on leave fall semester. The department is advertising for a director for J-Ideas, the journalism institute funded by the Knight Foundation, with matched funds coming from the iComm grant and the university.
Larry Dailey has been appointed director of the new iComm minor. Dan Waechter explained that the minor is very much an interdisciplinary one, including courses through journalism, Comm studies, music engineering, and the art department. The minor is constructed in a way that complements majors, enabling students to explore digital creativity.
Lori Dimo and Larry Dailey, our two iComm hires from last year, are currently at the Chicago Tribune for a two-week internship. The student internship program is very strong this year, involving 120 students in positions across the country. Students in Florida, in particular, are at organizations where they can experience convergence.
The department hopes to partner with the Chicago Tribune this year to bring professionals-in-residence to the campus.
Twenty students in the advanced seminar class worked with the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel this year on four projects, each of which involved creating both a full-page graphic and creation of a Web Site. All four were accepted for publication. The projects can be viewed online.
The department has received a Lilly II grant to establish an e-portfolio Center. Sheryl Swingley will coordinate the program.
The ASNE grant will bring 35 high school teachers to campus July 6-18 for an intensive workshop. High school journalism workshops begin July 21.
Five full-time people are working to create an “immersion semester” program that will attempt programs in an effort to determine how small-to-mid-sized markets can function with convergence.
Alumni Council Update
Jim Grim reported that the Alumni Council had met Saturday, June 14, in conjunction with the annual Alumni College activities. He mentioned that, as a member of the services committee, he was involved in discussion regarding services the Alumni Association provides. Among those services is a group insurance plan. Currently, the Association offers a short-term health plan just to new graduates, but the committee is recommending that it be extended to all alumni and, perhaps, have long-term health care provisions.
Grim said that there was a lengthy discussion about the prospect of the university cutting sports from its 22 NCAA competitive sports program. Essentially, the Alumni Council was provided background correspondence from President Brownell and Intercollegiate Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham. Following discussion, the Council approved an Alumni Association position statement which generally states that, as an Association, we will provide a forum to hear any comments, questions, and concerns our alumni body has as the university goes through the lengthy process toward a decision on the issue. Once a decision has been reached, the Alumni Association will support it.
Other Business
Juli Metzger reported that the Franklin High School newspaper has been cut from the school’s budget. There was discussion that followed regarding the serious loss from the collapse of high school newspapers across the nation. Weaver stated that Indiana is one of very few states that can still license journalism teachers.
Homecoming 2003 is Saturday, October 18. It was agreed that with the June 21 Reunion and August 9 Chicago event, a special journalism Homecoming activity will not be planned.
Future Meetings—
The next meeting will be Saturday, September 13, 2003, 9:30 a.m., Alumni Center Board Room.
There being no further business, Juli Metzger made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Jim Grim and passed by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.
