Arielle Goralski
News editor
The Communication Arts department’s newly-expanded and relocated broadcasting studio now offers so many more opportunities to students. The Open House for the new and improved studio was on Oct. 25.
The studio is located in the Bailor Suite of the Sheffield-Thompson building, Room 215.
Matthew LeHew, communication arts instructor, is excited for the new space and the new equipment available for use. He currently oversees the broadcast sequence of the department’s degree.
“This new space allows for new video production aspects for the communication department,” said LeHew.
The studio is home to Sub 49, the university’s student-run radio show. The expansion also includes a dedicated broadcast studio where television production classes can be taught and students can have hands-on experience filming broadcasts in front of a green screen and teleprompters. In fact, it is the place where the Shorter Update, the department’s bi-monthly newscast, is filmed and edited.
The new space also includes a dedicated editing room equipped with a Telecaster and other equipment to make recording and exporting broadcasts much easier.
The Communication Arts department faculty are excited to be able to be more competitive with other schools that have similar technological capabilities.
Dr. Cassandra Johnson, Communication Arts department chair, looks forward to the educational expansion aspect now available to students through the new space.
“The new space will further equip students with the hands-on experience and opportunity to work with the technology to be more competitive in the marketplace,” Johnson said. “Students are already being taught concepts and theories in the major, but this new space gives them a way to physically apply some of the information.”
Students of all majors can get involved with the broadcast station, which could serve as a platform to merge their majors’ interests onto a broadcasting arena. “Students are more than welcome to come visit the new studio and sign up to get involved with all it has to offer,” added LeHew.
