MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES
2014 Annual Report Media, Journalism & Film
Dr. Mary Jane Pardue
6/1/2015
Time period covered: 1/1/2014 to 12/31/2014
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PART 1: GOALS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND PROGRESS MADE ON THOSEGOALS
PART 2: DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT IN DASHBOARD REPORT AREAS
A. ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
1. MAJOR HEADCOUNT (INCLUDE 1ST AND 2ND MAJORS)
2. SCH PRODUCTION
3. DEGREES CONFERRED
4. SUMMER SCH PRODUCTION
5. COURSE MANAGEMENT
B. ACCESS
1. SCH PRODUCTION BY INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT
C. STUDENT SUCCESS
1. RETENTION RATES
2. MAPP SCORES
3. OTHER DATA OR INDICATORS OF STUDENT SUCCESS
D. RESOURCES AND PRODUCTIVITY
1. SECTIONS BY SIZE AND SCH
2. DELAWARE DATA
I. DEPT SCH/DEL SCH
II. MSU SCH COST/DEL SCH COST
E. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
F. PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT
G. PUBLIC AFFAIRS: REPRESENTATIVE INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES
PART 3: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT (DATA, ANALYSIS, ADJUSTMENTS ON THEBASIS OF DATA)
PART 4: NARRATIVE ASSESSMENT
PART 5: DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR
PART 6: APPENDIX A
A. THREE YEAR HIRING PLAN
PART 7: APPENDIX B
A. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
B. FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
C. STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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MEDIA, JOURNALISM & FILM 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
PART 1: GOALS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND PROGRESS MADE ON THOSEGOALS
I. Program Enhancement
Concluded a successful search that resulted in the hiring of anew assistant professor in Digital
Film Production.
Attempted another search for an assistant professor of New Mediaand Interactive Design that
resulted in a second failed search.
As a result of the failed search, began a late search at theinstructor level and successfully filled
that position with a generalist to teach production classes.
Used Program Enhancement Fees to purchase a new lab equipmentcheckout system to solve
some of the problems with our old system regarding difficulty ofuse and inaccurate
information.
Upgraded EZ News Software used to prepare scripts for BroadcastJournalism classes. $3,100.
Purchased Facilis Terrablock high performance video server thatallowed students and faculty to
access media files stored on the server in a central locationfrom any network connected
workstation in Craig or Strong halls.
Moved department server in Strong Hall to more secure andaccessible location in the suite by
the KSMU Control Room. Cost was paid with funds from theProvost’s Office, COAL and MJF.
Began a sports journalism component in MJF as a result of MSU’splans to contract with ESPN to
air live home sports games on ESPN-3.
Taught boot camp class, MJF First Shot Boot Camp, for the firsttime in Spring 2014, 2nd block.
About 35 freshmen and new transfer students enrolled.
Continued plans for the major lab remodel in Craig and Stronghalls beginning in SU15.
Completed our 2nd major department production, “A Little Help,”a comedy web series.
Developed our 3rd major department production, Show-Me Chefs, areality cooking show
inspired by “Chopped” and “Iron Chef” on the Food Network.
Continued our New Faculty mentoring program with FA14 and SP14meetings, advising them on
preparing dossiers for tenure/promotion and annual review,exploring best teaching practices
and classroom management techniques, and adjusting to MissouriState University culture.
II. Recruitment
Attempted to increase our international outreach by encouragingmore students to do Study
Away. Two professors planned Study Away trips (Spain and Korea),but they did not reach
required enrollment minimums so they were canceled.
Two Study Away students blogged about their experiences. Theblogs with photos were posted
on the MJF home page. Twelve Electronic Arts and 3 journalismstudents did Study Away in
2014.
Worked to promote the Oxford Brookes Exchange Program in Englandas a viable option for
students. We had 3 students at Oxford Brookes University inFA14.
Visited La Sabana University in Botoga, Colombia again, whichresulted in “Epilogue,” our Emmy-
award winning web series, being featured at La Sabana’s firstinternational film festivaland an
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invitation to our faculty member who was executive producer onthe series to present at the
festival.
Visited Javierana University in Bogota in search of other StayAway opportunities while on our
trip to Colombia. However none has developed with Javiernanathus far despite their impressive
media program.
Had MJF booth at several MSU and outside recruitment eventsincluding the MSU Spring
Showcase, MSU Fall Showcase, MSU Majors Fair, and Spring CreekArt Festival Springdale, Ark.
Participated in 2014 COAL Homecoming Gala with 2 major eventsfeaturing Electronic Arts 2004
alum Matt Raithel, who presented a Master Class on Video GameDevelopment and participated
in a panel on Preparing for that First Professional Job or How ISurvived the Biggest Mistake I
ever Made!
Stepped up department recruitment efforts by selectingRecruitment Committee that met
throughout the year to assist in redesign of department banner,select photos for postcards for
recruitment events, update recruitment materials, and planrecruitment events at area high
schools and in St. Louis and Kansas City.
III. Enrollment Management
Succeeded in combining our Print and Internet Journalism andBroadcast Journalism options
into 1 Journalism program. (Appendix B, Section A)
Succeeded in combining our Media Studies and Film Studiesprogram into a Film and Media
Studies major that we expect to address our declining enrollmentin those areas and to make
the program more attractive for effective recruitment andmarketing. (Appendix B, Section A)
Maintained our Student Advisory Board with 3 meetings in FA14and 2 in SP14 to discuss
student needs and best ways to connect with them.
Held 1st Time Freshmen/1st Time Transfer Meetings and All MajorsMeetings in Fall and Spring
semesters. Attendance improved over last year, and we had anumber of faculty attended for
introductions and welcomes.
Continued to use personal emails to targeted students to promoteclasses, especially
undersubscribed ones, and to let them know about special eventsin MJF. We are using social
media, the new MJF website, Facebook and blogs for news andspecial events.
Held regular department meetings every 3 weeks in FA14 and FA14and a full-day retreat in
FA14 and a half-day retreat in SP14. These provide opportunitiesto keep faculty and staff
informed and to exchange ideas. Attendance was unusuallyhigh.
Continue to support student entry fees to festivals andcompetitions, resulting in substantial
wins for student work.
IV. Assessment
Successfully completed comprehensive production programassessment for Digital Film
Production and Media Production majors.
Successfully completed second Department SLO on Theory. Apositive result of the theory
assessment was an online tool used to more efficiently tabulateresults.
Began assessment of Department SLO on Analysis and Criticism,which will continue in FA15.
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PART 2: DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT IN DASHBOARD REPORT AREAS
A. ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT: 1. MAJOR HEADCOUNT (INCLUDE 1ST AND2ND MAJORS)
1st & 2nd Majors by Department - % Change 2014 vs 2013
Academic Period Fall 2013 Fall 2014 % Change
College Department Majors Headcount
Headcount Headcount Headcount
Value Value Percentage
Arts & Letters Art and Design 561 542 -3.39%
Communication 440 436 -0.91%
English 571 573 0.35%
Media, Journalism & Film 408 397 -2.70%
Modern and Classical Languages 154 161 4.55%
Music 316 299 -5.38%
Theatre and Dance 221 206 -6.80%
COAL TOTALS 2,671 2,614 -2.13%
Media, Journalism & Film has seen a 2.70% decrease in majorsfrom 2013 to 2014, continuing a slide in enrollment from a high of459 in 2010. Since 2010, department enrollment has dropped13.5%.
We made a decision in 2010 to hold our enrollment steady becausewe were at capacity with 450 majors and 14 faculty. We did this byraising our GPA requirement from 2.25 to 2.3, which may continue tocontribute to a decrease in total enrollment.
MJF was in the middle of the college with 3 other departmentexperiencing enrollment declines greater than ours.
We attribute the decline in the journalism majors in part tochanges in the industry. Today’s journalism graduates limit theirjob prospects if they have a narrow range of skills, being a printjournalist and only being trained for that job, for example. Theyneed multi-media skills to deliver stories across platforms and webskills to be proficient with the Web as a publishing medium andaudience interactive tool. Combining Print and Internet journalismwith Broadcast Journalism into 1 major starting in FA15 will givethem more choices and experiences across different media.
We have an opportunity to make our Journalism major moreattractive with the addition of the Sports Journalism component andthe ESPN initiative. However, it will be well into FA15 before wecan begin to assess the project and several semesters before we cangauge the full impact on our program.
We have seen a decline in our Media Studies and Film Studiesmajors. We believe that the new combined program, Film and MediaStudies, which will begin in FA15 will better focus the major andmake it more attractive to students.
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Digital Film Production is our area of growth, with enrollmenton a steady climb since we introduced it as a major in 2007.However starting in 2007, we have seen a decline in MediaProduction, as expected. We are beginning conversations aboutrevising the comprehensive majors (DFP and MP), possibly collapsingthem into 1 major, and restructuring the curriculum. Our 5-yeardepartment review should help us make those decisions.
With the successful hiring of new instructor in productioncomplementing our assistant professor in Digital Film Productionfrom last year, we have been able to offer more classes. This helpsus address the backlog of students unable to take upper levelclasses because they couldn’t get into closed prerequisiteclasses.
We expect to add new productions and work out a system wherebystudent scripts produced in screenwriting classes have thepotential to become the next department major production. Thisshould draw in additional majors.
Collaborating with Theatre & Dance on productions to allownon-musical theater majors the opportunity to get on-set productionexperience brings more notoriety to MJF’s Digital Film Productionmajor and potentially makes it more attractive. We are beginningcollaboration to do just that.
We anticipated that adding production program fees, which beganin SP13, could negatively affect enrollment, but we have not foundthat to be the case.
2. SCH PRODUCTION
80658009
8237
7973
78707926
8205
7822
7486
7670
7000
7200
7400
7600
7800
8000
8200
8400
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012FY 2013 FY 2014
MJF SCH FY 2005-2014
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 CY14 vs.
CY13
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Change Change
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value ValueValue Percent
Art and Design 10,834 11,178 11,471 11,099 11,971 12,203 12,01311,660 11,068 10,721 -347 -3.10%
UG 10,816 11,139 11,468 11,081 11,950 12,185 11,988 11,63011,049 10,654 -395 -3.60%
GR 18 39 3 18 21 18 25 30 19 67 48 253.00%
Communication 14,244 13,486 13,266 13,466 13,936 14,462 14,54714,258 16,085 16,937 852 5.30%
UG 13,560 12,676 12,607 12,761 13,051 13,298 13,426 13,14514,996 15,879 883 5.90%
GR 684 810 659 705 885 1,164 1,121 1,113 1,089 1,058 312.80%
English 27,567 28,731 28,201 28,770 28,404 27,826 28,271 28,45329,229 29,155 -74 -0.25%
UG 26,757 27,937 27,254 27,876 27,163 26,147 26,643 26,73227,231 27,143 -88 -0.30%
GR 810 794 947 894 1,241 1,679 1,628 1,721 1,998 2,012 140.70%
Media, Journalism
& Film
8,065 8,009 8,237 7,973 7,870 7,926 8,205 7,822 7,486 7,670 1842.50%
UG 7,996 7,967 8,198 7,928 7,795 7,833 8,091 7,690 7,351 7,532181 2.50%
GR 69 42 39 45 75 93 114 132 135 138 3 2.20%
Modern and
Classical Languages
10,423 10,494 11,089 11,138 11,630 12,512 11,967 12,619 12,01611,696 -320 -2.70%
UG 10,414 10,485 11,080 11,138 11,618 12,470 11,940 12,60712,004 11,666 -338 -2.80%
GR 9 9 9 0 12 42 27 12 12 30 18 150%
Music 10,645 10,727 10,593 10,989 10,828 10,616 10,805 10,97810,928 9,952 -976 -8.90%
UG 10,200 10,373 10,243 10,494 10,168 9,964 10,231 10,374 10,3639,344 -1019 -9.80%
GR 445 354 350 495 660 652 574 604 565 608 43 7.60%
Theatre and Dance 7,378 7,480 7,769 8,009 7,828 8,629 8,9598,778 8,615 8,846 231 2.70%
UG 7,235 7,402 7,709 7,967 7,747 8,454 8,804 8,629 8,469 8,744275 3.20%
GR 143 78 60 42 81 175 155 149 146 102 -44 -30.10%
89,156 90,105 90,626 91,444 92,467 94,174 94,767 94,568 95,42794,977 -450 -0.47%
Total SCH Produced by Department - % Change 2014 vs. 2013
Total by COLUMNS
Calendar Year
Department UG/GR
Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Change Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Change
SCH SCH SCH Headcount Headcount
Headcoun
t
Value Value Percentage Value Value
Percentag
e
Art and Design 11,068 10,721 -3.14% 561 542 -3.39%
Communication 16,085 16,937 5.30% 440 436 -0.91%
English 29,229 29,155 -2.53% 571 573 0.35%
Media, Journalism & Film 7,486 7,670 2.46% 408 397-2.70%
Modern and Classical Languages 12,016 11,696 -2.66% 154 1614.55%
Music 10,928 9,952 -8.93% 316 299 -5.38%
Theatre and Dance 8,615 8,846 2.68% 221 206 -6.80%
TOTALS COAL 95,427 94,977 -0.47% 2,671 2,614 -2.13%
Academic Period
Department
SCH & Majors Headcount - % Change 2014 vs. 2013
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Calendar Year Total by ROWS
Faculty Group
Tenured/Tenure
Eligible
Other Regular
Faculty
Supplemental
Faculty
Graduate
Assistants
SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Percents by ROW Percents by ROW Percents by ROW Percents by ROWPercents by ROW
Art and Design 55% 9% 36% 0% 100%
Communication 23% 28% 30% 18% 100%
English 31% 23% 13% 23% 100%
Media, Journalism &
Film 57% 15% 25% 3% 100%Modern and Classical
Languages 46% 27% 19% 1% 100%
Music 70% 2% 25% 3% 100%
Theatre and Dance 44% 27% 19% 10% 100%
Total by COLUMNS 42 20 22 11 100
Department
2012
SCH Production by Fac Group 2012
Calendar Year Total by ROWS
Faculty Group
Tenured/Tenure
Eligible
Other Regular
Faculty
Supplemental
Faculty
Graduate
Assistants
SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Percents by ROW Percents by ROW Percents by ROW Percents by ROWPercents by ROW
Art and Design 62% 5% 31% 0% 100%
Communication 25% 26% 29% 17% 100%
English 32% 21% 14% 21% 100%
Media, Journalism &
Film 60% 9% 27% 4% 100%
Modern and
Classical Languages 43% 23% 28% 1% 100%
Music 67% 6% 25% 2% 100%
Theatre and Dance 53% 7% 30% 10% 100%
Total by COLUMNS 44 16 24 11 100
Department
2013
SCH Production by Faculty Group 2013
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SCH production increased 184 or 2.46% from 2013 to 2014 (7670credit hours in 2014 vs. 7486
credit hours in 2013) despite a 2.7% decrease in enrollment (397in 2014 vs. 408 in 2013).
We attribute much of that increase to 3 factors
o Adding a new gen class, MED 274 Introduction to Film inFA14
o Offering fewer classes. Canceled 5 classes (3 lower vision, 1upper division, 1 graduate)
SP14: MED 381 Broadcast Writing, MED 704 Theory and Researchinto Mass
Communication
SU14: MED 130 Fundamentals of Media Convergence, MED 274Introduction to
Film, JRN 270 Introduction to Journalism
FA14: none
o Intersession classes are suddenly very popular in MJFespecially among our 2 new
assistant professors and instructor, who seize every opportunityto offer them. Because
they plan new topics, they appeal to many students looking foradditional credits within
a short time.
We are among 3 departments in the college to show a SCHproduction increase in 2014.
SCH production among MJF ranked faculty was down slightly in2014 vs. 2013 (58% in 2014 vs.
60% in 2013), but SCH production among instructors was upsignificantly (13% in 2014 vs. 9% in
2013). From 2013 to 2014, instructor SCH production rose 44%,which we attribute to several
factors.
o Hiring 2 instructors (in production and BroadcastJournalism)
o Moving an assistant professor to an instructor position
o Moving a full professor into the department head position with1 course load to replace
the former department head’s move from MJF into an associatedean position
o Making an associate professor assistant department head with 3hours course release.
2014, however, more closely resembles 2012 when SCH productionwas 57% (vs. 58% in 2014)
and instructor SCH production was 15% (vs. 13% in 2014).
Calendar Year Total by ROWS
Faculty Group Ranked
Regular
(Instructors)
Supplemental
Faculty
Graduate
Assistants
SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Percents by ROW Percents by ROW Percents by ROW Percents by ROWPercents by ROW
Art and Design 55% 5% 37% 1% 100%
Communication 20% 33% 27% 15% 100%
English 32% 20% 13% 23% 100%
Media, Journalism &
Film 58% 13% 26% 3% 100%
Modern and Classical
Languages 43% 28% 22% 1% 100%
Music 62% 12% 24% 2% 100%
Theatre and Dance 63% 5% 27% 4% 100%
Total by COLUMNS 42 19 23 11 100
Department
2014
SCH Production by Faculty Group 2014
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SCH production among supplemental faculty declined slightly in2014 from 2013 (27% in 2013
vs. 26% in 2014). 2014 was also higher than 2012 (25%).
GA SCH production declined slightly from 2013 (4% in 2013 vs. 3%in 2014) but was the same as
it was in 2012 (3%).
Due to reallocation at the college level, 2015 will see MJF with4 GAs, the most the department
has ever had.
We predict that GA SCH production will increase in 2015 with theaddition of the new GA to
assist with MED 274, our new gen ed class. She will also teachanother class for us, reducing the
need for supplemental faculty there. Consequently we expect tosee a small drop in
supplemental faculty SCH production next year.
This year is significant because we are slowly climbing back toour 2012 level of 7822 credit
hours and our all-time peak of 8213 credit hours in 2007. Theprognosis seems good given our
plans to add classes starting in SP15 and faculty in 2016 withthe restructuring of our production
program – Digital Film Production likely merging with MediaProduction. We also are developing
our 2 gen ed classes for online delivery, expected to begin inSU16.
We expect the addition of equipment through an equipmentpurchase agreement in 2015 to
allow us to add classes and increase enrollment, thus increasingSCH production.
3. DEGREES CONFERRED
FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 Change
Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount 2013 vx2012
Value Value Value Value Value Percentage
Art and Design 122 99 100 90 76 -15.55%
Arts & Letters/Antiquities 0 0 4 0 0 0%
Communication 119 102 124 136 126 -7.35%
English 137 140 141 142 119 -16.20%
Media, Journalism & Film 99 80 100 104 86 -17.31%
Modern and Classical
Languages 53 45 53 53 55 3.77%
Music 62 67 50 53 65 22.64%
Theatre and Dance 32 40 40 37 38 2.70%
624 573 612 615 565 -8.13%
Fiscal Year
College Department
See AlsoCasting Announced for The Last Five Years - Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival33rd Summer Season Kicks-off with 1812 Productions The Play That Goes Wrong - Pennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalPlaymakers and Sullivan Theater bring mermaids and killer plants to stage in summer musicalsCOAL Totals
Degrees Conferred - % Change FY13 vs FY12
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MJF conferred 86 degrees in 2013, down 18 or 17%, but still the3rd highest number in the
college. MJF accounted for 15% of all degrees awarded in thecollege.
The decrease in number of degrees awarded likely is due todeclining enrollment in the Media
Studies/Film Studies and Broadcast Journalism/Print and Internetjournalism majors. However
we expect
o That trend to reverse with the collapsing of our 2 journalismmajors into a single
journalism major and our studies majors into a single studiesmajor.
o The ESPN initiative to give us momentum because it wasbeginning to draw interest in
Sports Journalism when we added the first class in SP14 eventhough the MSU/ESPN
contract had not been signed and the program had not officiallybegun.
We graduated 1 student in our MSAS program, which officiallybegan in 2013.
We are less optimistic about substantially raising the number ofgraduates in the MSAS
Screenwriting option. While MJF students like the screenwritingoption, they are less enamored
with the heavy focus on business classes that they feelunprepared for and less interested in.
However, we have reasons for optimism about a master’s degree inMJF.
o In 2014 we began discussions with the Department ofCommunication on a Master of
Arts with a Media Emphasis. We have not made significant stridesin implementing that
program, but we will continue our efforts in 2015.
o We also began discussions about a potential Sports Journalismmaster’s degree as a
result of the ESPN initiative. However it will be at least ayear into the program before
we can fully develop that idea.
An analysis of the number of degrees awarded in MJF back to 2005shows an overall positive
trend.
o Beginning with 79 in 2005, the numbers grew steadily to 99 in2009.
o There was a sharp decline in 2010 (80), then a sharp riseagain in 2011 and 2012. That
can be explained by the intentional decision in 2010 to holdenrollment steady by raising
0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012FY 2013
MJF Graduates 2005-2013
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our GPA requirement, which caused a decrease in total enrollmentand subsequently a
decrease in degrees awarded.
o However, that decrease was short-lived when the number ofdegrees jumped 25% from
80 in 2010 to 100 in 2011 and on to 104 in 2012 with 104 degreesawarded.
Because of the significant number of changes across the board inMJF already and our attitude
of adaptability to industry transformations, we expect ournumber of degrees to increase along
with enrollment in a steady upward trend into the future.
4. SUMMER SCH PRODUCTION
For COAL
Calendar Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Department Term
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Value Value Value Value Value
Art and Design Summer 224 312 282 284 314
Communication Summer 704 621 753 876 693
English Summer 1,524 1,350 1,716 1,863 1,908
Media, Journalism & Film Summer 361 251 225 378 364
Modern and Classical Languages Summer 611 570 612 663 642
Music Summer 476 434 401 349 259
Theatre and Dance Summer 156 182 217 340 345
COAL Total Summer SCH 4,056 3,720 4,206 4,753 4,525
For MJF
Calendar Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total by ROWS
Academic Period Summer
2009 Summer
2010 Summer
2011 Summer
2012 Summer
2013
UG/GR Course Group
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours Credit Hours
Value Value Value Value Value Value
UG 251 222 372 358 241 1,444
Lower Division 69 84 147 99 72 471
Upper Division 182 138 225 259 169 973
GR Graduate 0 3 6 6 21 36
Total by COLUMNS 251 225 378 364 262 1,480
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SCH SUM Semester Comparison
Academic Period Summer 2012
Summer 2013
Summer 2014 % Change
Department
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
2014 vs. 2013
Value Value Value
Art and Design 314 157 218 38.9
Communication 693 816 1,039 27.3
English 1,908 1,920 1,701 11.4
Media, Journalism & Film 364 262 298 13.7
Modern and Classical Languages 642 483 425 12.0
Music 259 330 236 28.5
Theatre and Dance 345 361 388 7.5
Total by COLUMNS 4,525 4,329 4,305 0.6
We had 36 more SCH in SU14 than in 2013, (298 in 2014 vs. 262 in2013) an increase of 13.7%.
Despite the rise in 2014, we are still down 66 or 82% from the364 we had in SU12.
We canceled 3 classes in SU14 because of low enrollment, one ofthem being MED 274
Introduction to Film. It’s was the 3rd time we had tried to putMED 274 on the summer schedule
but canceled it.
But with the development of our 2 gen ed classes, MED 274 andMED 120 Mass Media and
Society, for online delivery in SU16, we expect to see anincrease in SCH in upcoming summer
semesters.
We also are planning to offer additional online screenwritingclasses starting in SU15 with the
hiring of 2 new screenwriting per course faculty.
A look at summer SCH from SU09 to SU14 shows an interestingfluctuation.
Beginning with 251 SCH in SU09, there was a dip to 225 in SU10,following by a big spike to 378
(or 68%) in SU11.
o The spike in 2011 related to the hiring of 2 new assistantprofessors, changes in
department core requirements adding 1 class, and the addition ofa 4th screenwriting
class. Other factors included higher visibility of thedepartment with the development of
our 1st web series, winning 63 awards, and program enhancements(high definition
conversion of TV studio and new equipment).
From SU11, there was a continued slide from 364 SCH in SUS12,262 SCH in 2013 to 298 SCH in
SU14, consistent with declining number of MJF majors.
5. COURSE MANAGEMENT
We canceled 5 classes in 2014, including 3 in SU14 and 2 inSP15. We did not cancel any classes
in FA14.
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These classes included 3 lower division, 1 upper division, and 1graduate class.
o SP14: MED 381 Broadcast Writing, MED 704 Theory and Researchinto Mass
Communication
o SU14: MED 130 Fundamentals of Media Convergence, MED 274Introduction to Film,
JRN 270 Introduction to Journalism
o FA14: none
One of the classes we canceled in SU14 was MED 274, Introductionto Film. It was the 3rd
summer we had tried to offer that class. After it was canceledfor a 3rd time, we decided it was
time to develop it as an online offering. It will be offeredagain in SU15 and simultaneously
developed as an online class. We believe strongly that it willreach enrollment minimums at
least, especially in the summer, if we change the modality.
We added a new gen class, MED 274 Introduction to Film inFA14.
ACCESS
1. SCH PRODUCTION BY INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 % Change
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
SCH by
Modality
Value Value Value Value Value CY14 vs CY13
Arts & Letters
Traditional 67,008 66,704 63,799 63,648 61,493 -3.39%
Off Campus 1,292 1,318 1,258 1,675 1,513 -9.78%
Media/Telecourse/CD 3,678 3,117 2,829 2,199 2,130 -3.14%
Intersession 413 396 313 261 318 21.39%
Internet 3,954 5,283 6,779 8,433 10,591 25.90%
Interactive Video 390 207 326 213 189 -11.27%
Evening/Weekend 10,699 10,960 11,443 11,270 11,457 1.66%
Dual Credit 3,315 3,495 3,887 4,344 4,636 6.72%
Blended 443 822 1,449 1,257 822 -34.61%
Arranged 2,982 2,465 2,485 2,127 1,828 -14.10%
94,174 94,767 94,568 95,427 94,977 -0.47%
Calendar Year
College Instructional Format
COAL Totals
SCH Production by Course Modality - % Change 2014 vs 2013
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For MJF
Calendar Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Department Instructional Format
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Value Value Value Value Value
Media, Journalism & Film 7,870 7,926 8,205 7,822 7,486
Arranged 8 0 7 7 12
Dual Credit 0 0 0 0 0
Evening/Weekend 2,421 2,233 1,483 2,202 1,560
Internet 117 96 288 354 501
Intersession 45 53 89 72 37
Off Campus 227 239 316 272 228
Traditional 5,052 5,305 6,022 4,915 5,148
COAL TOTAL SCH 92,467 94,174 94,767 94,568 95,427
Traditional Off
Campus
Media
Telecourse
CD
Intersession Internet Interactive
Video
Evening
Weekend
Dual
Credit
Blended Arranged
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit Hours Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
HoursValue Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value ValueValue
Art and Design 10,721 8,553 284 0 0 0 0 1,860 21 0 3
Communication 16,937 9,293 376 0 57 4,152 0 1,805 663 588 3
English 29,155 17,772 219 102 33 3,666 189 3,235 3,346 105488
Media, Journalism
& Film
7,670 5,302 243 0 103 444 0 1,569 0 0 9
Modern and
Classical
Languages
11,696 7,620 49 657 39 1,003 0 1,605 564 66 93
Music 9,952 6,210 258 555 33 546 0 1,120 0 0 1,230
Theatre and
Dance
8,846 6,743 84 816 53 780 0 263 42 63 2
94,977 61,493 1,513 2,130 318 10,591 189 11,457 4,636 8221,828
2014
2014 Credit Hours Produced by Course Modality
COAL Totals
Calendar Year
Instructional Format
College Department
Arts &
Letters
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Traditional modality continues to be MJF’s highest SCH deliveryin 2014, although we did see an
increase of 3% (5302 SCH in 2014 vs. 5148 in 2013).
Intersession offerings have become highly popular in MJF. Weshowed a dramatic increase in
SCH through intersession delivery in 2014 (103 SCH in 2014 vs.37 in 2013). This is attributed to
the arrival of 2 new assistant professors and an instructor whobrought fresh attractive ideas for
topics to every intersession. They were supported because ofavailable funding in the college
and considered intersessions as a way to enhance the teachingsections of their dossiers and
make a little extra money without a substantial timecommitment.
Our Evening/Weekend SCH delivery held steady with only a slightincrease of 6% (1560 in 2013
vs. 1569 in 2014).
We declined in Internet SCH delivery by 11% (501 in 2013 vs. 444in 2014). However with the
development of our 2 gen ed classes for online delivery and theaddition of 2 new online
screenwriting per course instructors giving us the ability tooffer more online screenwriting
classes, we expect our online SCH to show a significant increasenext year.
We dropped in arranged SCH delivery, but the numbers are sosmall as to be fairly insignificant.
(12 in 2013 vs 9 in 2013).
Our off campus SCH delivery rose slightly at 7% (228 in 2013 vs.243 in 2014).
B. STUDENT SUCCESS:
1. Retention RATES
Student Class FA1 FA2 FA3 FA4 FA5
FA2008 FA2009 FA2010 FA2011 FA2012
Freshman 72.92% 65.00% 68.38% 72.53% 67.95%
Sophom*ore 86.81% 85.00% 79.52% 83.87% 83.33%
Junior 92.71% 87.29% 87.23% 88.39% 83.33%
Senior 93.28% 93.60% 95.45% 88.51% 89.92%
Instructional Format Traditional Evening
Weekend
Internet Off Campus Dual Credit Media
Telecourse
CD
Arranged Off Campus Blended Intersession Interactive
Video
Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit HoursCredit
Hours
Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours CreditHours
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents
by ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Percents by
ROW
Art and Design 79.78% 17.35% 0.00% 2.65% 0.20% 0% 0% 2.65% 0% 0%0%
Communication 54.87% 10.66% 24.51% 2.22% 3.91% 0% 0% 2.22% 3% 0%0%
English 60.96% 11.10% 12.57% 0.75% 11.48% 0% 2% 0.75% 0% 0%1%
Media, Journalism &
Film
69.13% 20.46% 5.79% 3.17% 0.00% 0% 0% 3.17% 0% 1% 0%
Modern and Classical
Languages
65.15% 13.72% 8.58% 0.42% 4.82% 6% 1% 0.42% 1% 0% 0%
Music 62.40% 11.25% 5.49% 2.59% 0.00% 6% 12% 2.59% 0% 0% 0%
Theatre and Dance 76.23% 2.97% 8.82% 0.95% 0.47% 9% 0% 0.95% 1%1% 0%
COAL Total % (out of
94,977 SCH)
64.75 12.06 11.15 1.59 4.88 2.24 1.92 1.59 0.87 0.33 0.20
Department
Percentage SCH by Delivery Mode
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Total Retention Rates by Department
Freshmen Fall to Fall Retention Rates by Department
1st Sem
Count
Count
Retained
%
Retained
1st Sem
Count
Count
Retained
%
Retained
1st Sem
Count
Count
Retained
%
Retained
1st Sem
Count
Count
Retained
%
Retained
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value ValueValue Value
Arts &
Letters
361 281 77.84 363 282 77.69 298 217 72.82 317 240 75.71
Art and Design Freshman 92 65 70.65 99 74 74.75 77 57 74.03 7458 78.38
Communication Freshman 16 14 87.50 22 17 77.27 25 16 64.00 20 1575.00
English Freshman 48 44 91.67 37 29 78.38 30 21 70.00 49 3673.47
Media,
Journalism &
Film
Freshman 90 64 71.11 57 43 75.44 59 40 67.80 57 42 73.68
Modern and
Classical
Languages
Freshman 12 10 83.33 7 5 71.43 7 6 85.71 14 11 78.57
Music Freshman 66 56 84.85 85 70 82.35 52 39 75.00 65 5178.46
Theatre and
Dance
Freshman 37 28 75.68 56 44 78.57 48 38 79.17 38 27 71.05
361 281 77.84 363 282 77.69 298 217 72.82 317 240 75.71
1st Time New-in-College Freshman Retention Rates
Fall 2013
First Time-New in College
COAL Totals
Fall 2010
First Time-New in College
Fall 2011
First Time-New in College
Fall 2012
First Time-New in College
Academic Period
Student Population Sem1
College
Sem1
Department
Sem1
Student
Class
Sem1
Academic Period
1st Sem Count Count Retained % Retained 1st Sem Count CountRetained % Retained 1st Sem Count Count Retained % Retained 1st SemCount Count Retained % Retained 1st Sem Count Count Retained %Retained
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value ValueValue Value Value Value Value
Art and Design 558 372 86.56 551 369 82.76 560 363 81.43 560 38083.57 547 397 84.83
Communication 316 171 88.29 324 181 83.64 327 186 85.02 316 18288.61 330 198 85.76
English 495 317 86.87 545 329 81.65 573 360 85.17 536 331 83.21509 310 81.93
Media, Journalism & Film 417 274 87.05 443 299 83.52 450 28083.33 446 276 83.86 413 265 82.57
Modern and Classical Languages 131 86 89.31 124 76 84.68 113 6282.30 99 68 88.89 97 58 86.60
Music 347 244 87.32 326 215 83.13 298 206 84.90 334 243 85.33318 219 87.11
Theatre and Dance 201 150 87.56 223 156 85.65 214 135 79.91 220154 85.45 231 158 84.42
COAL Totals 2,465 1,614 87.26 2,536 1,625 83.16 2,535 1,59283.39 2,511 1,634 84.79 2,445 1,605 84.29
Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012
Department Sem1
Fall 2008 Fall 2009
1st Sem Count Count Retained % Retained 1st Sem Count CountRetained % Retained 1st Sem Count Count Retained % Retained 1st SemCount Count Retained % Retained 1st Sem Count Count Retained %Retained
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value ValueValue Value Value Value Value
Art and Design Freshman 124 96 77.42 126 89 70.63 115 77 66.96124 88 70.97 107 77 71.96
Communication Freshman 23 17 73.91 40 31 77.50 28 22 78.57 31 2683.87 33 20 60.61
English Freshman 58 45 77.59 51 35 68.63 64 53 82.81 55 40 72.7344 28 63.64
Media, Journalism & Film Freshman 96 70 72.92 100 65 65.00117 80 68.38 91 66 72.53 78 53 67.95
Modern and Classical LanguagesFreshman 17 12 70.59 17 12 70.5915 11 73.33 12 8 66.67 8 7 87.50
Music Freshman 89 75 84.27 87 65 74.71 72 62 86.11 101 82 81.1958 44 75.86
Theatre and Dance Freshman 48 39 81.25 63 45 71.43 48 32 66.6769 55 79.71 61 47 77.05
455 354 77.80 484 342 70.66 459 337 73.42 483 365 75.57 389 27670.95COAL TOTAL FRESHMAN RETENTION
Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012AcademicPeriod
Department Sem1 Student Class Sem1
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Our average retention rate across all ranks was 81.45% in 2013.This was a slight decrease from
the 82.57% in 2012. We have hovered around 82%-83% since 2009,so even a small slide to 81%
deserves our attention.
We believe our restructured journalism and studies programs willhelp as will the addition of the
Sports Journalism component to our curriculum and the ESPNinitiative. We are beginning
discussions about restructuring our production majors (DigitalFilm Production and Media
Production) and will get advice from our external reviewersabout how to address declining
retention and enhance our programs.
We made significant improvement in our freshmen retention ratein 2013 with 73.68% vs.
67.80% in 2012. However, we are still down from the 75.44% ratewe achieved in 2011.
As a deliberate retention effort, we began our First Shot bootcamp class targeting incoming
freshmen and first-time transfers in SP14. We had a good turnoutand believe it made a
difference. However, we realized the deficiencies in the classand the changes we needed to
make when we offer it again in SP15.
71.11%
75.44%
67.80%
73.68%
62.00%
64.00%
66.00%
68.00%
70.00%
72.00%
74.00%
76.00%
78.00%
Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
MJF Retention First Time New in College Freshmen
83.52%83.33%
83.86%
82.57%
81.45%
80.00%
80.50%
81.00%
81.50%
82.00%
82.50%
83.00%
83.50%
84.00%
84.50%
Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
MJF Retention All Students
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2. MAPP Scores
Our MAPP scores continue to stay fairly consistent over the last5 years, and we continue to
rank in the 50th percentile of National MAPP Scores.
However, we showed a slight decline in 2014 from 2013 in ourdepartment scores, dropping
from the 452.14 percentile to 450.48 percentile.
3. OTHER DATA OR INDICATORS OF STUDENT SUCCESS
MJF won 51 awards in 2014 from the following organizations.(Appendix B, Section C)
Broadcast Education Association National Festival of Media Arts:http://www.beaweb.org/2014/festival-stuw.html
Fiscal Year Department Avg National 50th Percentile National80th Percentile
2010 452.1 443 464
2011 449.04 444 464
2012 450.25 444 464
2013 452.12 446 466
2014 450.48 446 466
http://www.beaweb.org/2014/festival-stuw.html
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College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managershttp://cnbam.org/article_c37e0212-bd2a-11e3-81bc-0017a43b2370.html
Society of Professional Journalism – Region 7(Missouri/Iowa/Nebraska/Kansas)
U.S. & Foreign Film Festivals o International Film Festivalfor Comedy, Romance and Musical (India) o New Hope Film Festival(Pennsylvania)
LA Webfest
Missouri Broadcast Education Association Student Competition:http://www.mbea.us/winners.html
Missouri College Media Association Awards:http://www.mopress.com/contests.php (For work published Jan. 1,2013, through Dec. 31, 2013)
C. RESOURCES AND PRODUCTIVITY
1. SECTION BY SIZE AND SCH
Avg
Section
Size
Avg
Section
Size
Avg
Section
Size
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size
Avg
Section
Size
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value
Art and Design
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 19.31 16.98 16.52 133 16.56 134 14.07 16.43
Communication
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 21.16 20.64 19.45 58 21.21 64 16.28 18.96
English
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 22.61 22.86 23.28 131 22.10 151 19.54 21.40Media,
Journalism &
Film
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 23.76 24.82 27.52 64 26.16 63 25.92 25.06Modern and
Classical
Languages
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 23.72 21.29 22.94 75 23.52 69 25.30 22.37
Music
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 29.80 31.15 32.40 126 29.87 222 14.93 23.90
Theatre and
Dance
Tenured
Tenure
Eligible 15.53 14.38 15.67 109 15.77 122 16.36 14.11
21.99 21.81 21.88 1,479 21.69 1,703 18.62 20.42
2013 2014 Total
Total by COLUMNS
Average Section Size by Ranked Faculty - with 5 Year Average
Calendar Year
Department
Faculty
Group
2010 2011 2012
http://cnbam.org/article_c37e0212-bd2a-11e3-81bc-0017a43b2370.htmlhttp://cnbam.org/article_c37e0212-bd2a-11e3-81bc-0017a43b2370.htmlhttp://www.mbea.us/winners.htmlhttp://www.mopress.com/contests.php
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Average section size for ranked faculty in MJF has risen over 5years by 3% (22.73 in 2010 vs.
23.44 in 2014).
There were fluctuations over the 5-year period including a dipin 2011 (22.69) following a
decision in 2010 to raised our GPA requirements to hold growthsteady and in 2013 (2301) when
department enrollment was generally down.
Average section size in 2014 is the second highest in thecollege behind Music as it has been for
the last 5 years.
The numbers indicate high efficiency among ranked faculty inMJF, especially compared to other
departments in the college.
The number of classes MJF has offered over a 5-year period hasranged from a low of 126 in
2013 to a high of 2014, a trend that reflects the department’senrollment.
o 133 in 2010
o 136 in 2011
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size SCH
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size SCH
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size SCH
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size SCH
Section
Count
Avg
Section
Size SCH
Avg
Section
Size
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value ValueValue Value Value Value Value Value
Art and Design 212 18.65 12203 216 18.00 12013 217 17.41 11660201 17.63 11068 224 15.35 10721 17.03
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 133 19.31 7994 129 16.98 6859 124 16.526380 133 16.56 6840 134 14.07 5935 16.43
Other Regular Faculty 15 15.60 705 17 18.88 975 17 19.47 1005 1314.46 570 14 13.93 579 16.65
Supplemental Faculty 62 18.19 3387 65 19.95 3891 76 18.42 420055 20.96 3439 74 18.01 3991 18.47
Graduate Assistants 2 12.00 72 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 212.50 75 13.75
Communication 229 21.14 14462 223 21.14 14547 228 20.31 14258236 21.83 16088 266 19.97 16937 20.22
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 70 21.16 4513 67 20.64 4424 51 19.453261 58 21.21 3951 64 16.28 3352 18.96
Other Regular Faculty 67 21.49 4202 63 21.27 3908 68 20.22 393965 21.95 4177 85 21.92 5570 20.73
Supplemental Faculty 47 20.60 2895 47 21.72 3065 69 20.36 420973 21.59 4721 80 19.35 4637 20.31
Graduate Assistants 44 21.36 2696 39 21.18 2478 39 21.69 2538 3923.23 2718 36 23.56 2544 21.38
English 378 21.78 27826 386 21.75 28271 384 21.82 28453 39921.09 29229 429 19.50 29155 20.80
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 152 22.61 10934 139 22.86 10090 11723.28 8743 131 22.10 9459 151 19.54 9468 21.40
Other Regular Faculty 88 21.78 5675 95 21.60 6115 98 22.13 642695 21.67 6103 102 19.38 5898 21.21
Supplemental Faculty 30 19.57 1779 43 19.33 2493 62 19.58 364271 19.25 4101 67 18.46 3843 19.31
Graduate Assistants 107 21.26 6825 102 21.36 6573 106 21.32 6654102 20.52 6279 109 20.17 6597 20.36
Media, Journalism & Film 133 22.73 7926 136 22.69 8205 12823.43 7822 126 23.01 7486 137 21.82 7670 22.11
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 63 23.76 4176 73 24.82 5008 61 27.524446 64 26.16 4486 63 25.92 4432 25.06
Other Regular Faculty 22 24.05 1358 20 18.45 1068 23 17.70 118914 17.79 691 23 17.17 1012 18.22
Supplemental Faculty 36 19.53 2098 28 20.11 1689 33 19.52 191836 18.97 2013 41 17.24 1972 17.68
Graduate Assistants 12 24.50 294 9 24.56 221 11 24.45 269 1224.42 293 10 25.40 254 24.54
Modern and Classical Languages 173 22.71 12512 173 21.28 11967183 21.75 12619 183 21.17 12016 186 20.30 11696 20.99
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 85 23.72 6258 79 21.29 5445 84 22.945799 75 23.52 5143 69 25.30 5081 22.37
Other Regular Faculty 51 19.53 2920 57 19.49 3285 59 19.25 342247 19.66 2758 58 19.26 3300 18.91
Supplemental Faculty 27 28.33 2325 31 26.45 2490 32 25.19 243353 21.21 3381 54 15.93 2586 22.06
Graduate Assistants 7 16.71 351 1 21.00 63 2 23.50 141 3 13.00117 4 11.00 132 14.74
Music 155 30.31 10616 159 31.50 10805 168 31.08 10978 170 30.0210928 285 16.42 9952 24.93
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 113 29.80 6960 116 31.15 7096 123 32.407649 126 29.87 7274 222 14.93 6134 23.90
Other Regular Faculty 8 18.00 545 5 19.80 273 6 16.67 244 372.67 651 8 47.13 1147 21.90
Supplemental Faculty 25 38.76 2582 27 41.15 3054 27 35.85 277532 30.63 2770 47 18.30 2421 30.37
Graduate Assistants 9 24.22 465 9 16.44 220 12 14.00 299 9 15.67200 8 16.00 214 26.35
Theatre and Dance 172 18.92 8629 173 18.48 8959 158 19.56 8778164 18.84 8615 176 17.91 8846 17.28
Tenured/Tenure Eligible 125 15.53 4999 123 14.38 4752 88 15.673836 109 15.77 4588 122 16.36 5592 14.11
Other Regular Faculty 5 11.20 134 8 12.63 274 37 23.22 2335 1614.06 564 24 9.33 423 14.71
Supplemental Faculty 27 26.19 1768 29 28.45 2317 25 22.64 167531 27.77 2560 26 30.77 2393 24.50
Graduate Assistants 15 36.73 1653 12 38.75 1395 8 35.88 861 835.50 852 4 33.00 396 33.67
1,452 21.99 94174 1,466 21.81 94767 1,466 21.88 94568 1,47921.69 95430 1,703 18.62 94977 20.42
Section Numbers and Ave. Size Taught by Faculty Groups
2010 2011Calendar Year
Department Faculty Group
2012 2013 2014 Total by
COAL Totals
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o 128 in 2012
o 126 in 2013
o 137 in 2014
Over a 5-year period, MJF ranked faculty have continued to teachthe largest classes followed
closely by supplemental faculty, then instructors, and graduateassistants. A year-over-year
comparison demonstrates this trend.
o Of the 137 classes offered in 2014, 46% were taught by rankedfaculty, 17% were taught
by instructors, 30% were taught by supplemental faculty, and 7%were taught by GAs.
o Compared to 2013 when MJF offered 11 fewer classes, thepercentages of coverage by
teaching ranks was proportionally the same. In 2013, rankedfaculty taught 51% of
classes, instructors taught 11%, supplemental faculty taught29%, and GAs taught 10%.
We have consistently relied on supplemental faculty to assistantus in covering the classes we
must offer to maintain our course periodicity. However weanticipate our hiring plan over the
next 3 years and the results of our 5-year program review towill allow us to cover more classes
will full-time faculty.
SCH follows the trend of numbers of classes covered by facultygroups.
Because we taught more classes in 2014 than in 2013, we hadhigher SCH (2%).
We anticipate SCH to be higher in 2015 because of our new gen edclass and adding classes.
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2. DELAWARE DATA
I. DEPT/DEL SCH
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
MSU SCH/
DEL SCH
Value Value Value Value Value Value Value
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 82.7 74.0 82.4 98.2 94.7 86.7101.4
b) Other Regular Faculty 49.2 64.9 43.8 50.4 53.6 97.9 59.5
c) Supplemental Faculty 117.6 114.4 124.5 106.2 96.1 136.2138.8
d) Graduate Assistants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
e) All Faculty Combined 85.3 81.9 86.7 92.6 85.1 98.9 101.1
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 57.8 71.6 71.9 83.4 86.1 80.270.3
b) Other Regular Faculty 86.6 82.4 91.5 92.7 91.5 100.7 93.4
c) Supplemental Faculty 113.4 95.7 120.8 107.9 82.1 136.7134.9
d) Graduate Assistants 72.9 88.8 69.5 80.8 74.1 77.0 83.4
e) All Faculty Combined 82.6 87.2 87.3 94.4 89.2 100.0 99.2
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 91.5 98.2 97.0 98.4 108.8 103.192.7
b) Other Regular Faculty 98.8 105.7 99.2 107.0 106.5 112.1110.0
c) Supplemental Faculty 156.5 107.4 103.5 100.0 99.6 98.1110.6
d) Graduate Assistants 97.7 93.1 77.1 80.6 79.6 75.8 80.1
e) All Faculty Combined 102.3 103.3 92.6 96.3 99.1 101.9100.9
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 105.9 90.1 112.2 135.6 85.3119.8 120.3
b) Other Regular Faculty 76.7 102.5 91.5 108.8 92.1 100.691.6
c) Supplemental Faculty 133.2 109.9 113.8 133.9 98.8 141.5145.6
d) Graduate Assistants 83.5 68.4 85.2 61.1 81.1 59.4 61.5
e) All Faculty Combined 100.5 96.4 105.7 134.9 97.3 122.2126.3
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 152.1 151.3 138.9 128.2 124.0124.3 129.0
b) Other Regular Faculty 79.1 73.7 84.7 96.0 91.5 100.4105.1
c) Supplemental Faculty 106.5 141.8 169.1 128.3 134.4 216.5181.9
d) Graduate Assistants 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.7 51.1 43.3 53.6
e) All Faculty Combined 117.0 122.3 123.1 112.3 107.8 117.5119.8
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 75.2 87.2 86.7 103.9 95.3 111.1103.2
b) Other Regular Faculty 78.6 29.5 35.0 53.2 81.4 28.0 0.0
c) Supplemental Faculty 315.5 140.7 267.2 128.3 212.2 278.9205.8
d) Graduate Assistants 134.2 247.8 153.9 56.7 22.4 40.0 56.4
e) All Faculty Combined 106.2 107.9 115.0 100.7 103.7 117.5108.8
a) Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty 81.8 110.5 118.2 111.0 124.0110.1 145.6
b) Other Regular Faculty 32.5 99.5 66.9 0.0 71.3 83.5 124.7
c) Supplemental Faculty 153.7 118.7 139.3 129.9 152.9 197.6119.0
d) Graduate Assistants 154.1 137.7 139.9 133.1 161.8 192.5172.0
e) All Faculty Combined 100.6 111.2 126.5 115.9 127.0 119.3127.3
Theatre and
Dance
Communication
English
Media,
Journalism and
Film
Modern and
Classical
Languages
Music
Fall
Department Delaware Faculty Group
Delaware SCH Production Comparison by Faculty Classification
Art and Design
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MJF SCH Production by faculty has been above 100% of Delawaredata since 2006 except for in
2007 and 2010. We had a major curricular change in 2007 with theintroduction of our Digital
Film Production major and the addition of new classes that wererequired. In 2010, we raised
our GPA requirement to hold enrollment steady, which affectedSCH Production.
We are climbing back from our 2010 percentage (97.3), reaching122% in 2011 and 126% in
2012.
We expect this trend to continue in the future.
In 2012, MJF was 2nd in the college in SCH Production comparedto Delaware data, behind
Theatre & Dance by only 1 percentage point.
A year earlier in 2011, MJF had the highest percent of SCHProduction compared to Delaware
data in the college with 122%.
II. MSU SCH COST/DEL SCH COST
MJF SCH costs in 2013 were the lowest in the college at 63.12%of Delaware data indicating that
we do more with less and continue to manage our money well.
Other departments in the college are spending more than MJF.
Our percentages have improved from 2011-2013 (63.12 in 2013;66.45% in 2012; 78.52% in
2011) indicating our efficiency compared to Delaware data is onan upward trend.
We expect the numbers to continue to improve with the additionof our new gen ed class in
FA14.
The numbers show MJF costs are still flat compared to Delawaredata.
The department is not competitive in the COAL budgetallocation.
2010 2011 2012 2013MSU_SCH_
DEL_AVG
MSU_SCH_
DEL_AVG
MSU_SCH_
DEL_AVG
MSU_SCH_
DEL_AVG
Value Value Value Value
Art & Design 98.23 97.78 91.29 101.24
Communication 75.15 77.01 75.29 83.91
English 79.52 78.53 76.65 82.04
Media, Journalism, Film 67.84 68.52 66.45 63.12
Modern & Classical Languages 89.09 83.73 84.97 85.55
Music 86.22 84.24 80.18 86.98
Theatre & Dance 62.72 65.96 66.32 67.71
Fiscal_Year
College_Desc Department_Desc
Delaware Costs Comparison by Department
Arts and
Letters
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D. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
MJF faculty had a highly productive year. (Appendix B, SectionB)
o Book Chapters – 1
o Referred Journal Articles 1
o Presentations – 13
o Other Intellectual Contributions – 7
o Creative Works – 6
o Editorial and Review Activities – 6
E. PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENTS
Used Program Enhancement Fees to purchase a new lab equipmentcheckout system to solve
some of the problems with our old system regarding difficulty ofuse and inaccurate
information.
o Helped us better manage equipment utilization by students inclasses and those working
on special projects. We also revised our equipment return policyand instituted new fees
for late equipment return. Cost was $7,500.
Upgraded EZ News Software used to prepare scripts for BroadcastJournalism classes. Cost was
$3,100.
Purchased ChyronHego’s Graffiti high definition broadcastgraphics hardware platform to
replace a 10-year-old system and give our TV control room theability to do live, High Definition
graphics and teach our students the broadcast industry standardgraphics program, Lyric Pro.
Cost was $22,440.
Purchased Facilis Terrablock high performance video server thatallowed students and faculty to
access media files stored on the server in a central locationfrom any network connected
workstation in Craig or Strong halls.
o It was a significant upgrade because our previous digitalstorage was unable to function
with our AVID and ProTools editing systems. It also increasedour capacity for advanced
video and audio projects, which is central to our Media Labremodel plans. Cost through
a Provost Grant was $10,000.
Moved department server in Strong Hall to more secure andaccessible location in the suite by
the KSMU Control Room. Cost was $10,000, paid with funds fromthe Provost’s Office, COAL,
and MJF.
Began a Sports Journalism component in MJF as a result of MSU’splans to contract with ESPN to
air live home sports games on ESPN-3.
o After meeting with University Athletics officials and others,we decided MJF would be
part of the initiative by creating opportunities for ourJournalism students to work on
the ESPN shows.
o Began offering a Sports Journalism class in SP14 that taughtstudents the basics of
sports reporting and put Sports Journalism on the SU15 schedule.We created another
class, Electronic Sports Production, for FA15 that would produceshort videos for the
ESPN shows.
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Taught boot camp class, MJF First Shot Boot Camp, for the firsttime in Spring 2014, 2nd block.
About 35 freshmen and new transfer students enrolled. The classwas centered on the SATA 48
hour film competition, which served as the culminating specialproject where students had 48
hours to make a 5-minute film that also incorporated a line ofdialogue and an artifact.
o We found that we did not have enough time in essentially 6weeks with time loss for
holidays to accomplish our needs. We decided to focus more onteaching basics,
especially strong collaboration skills, essential to successfulfilmmaking, and to add
guest lectures from faculty in MJF and others the next time weteach it. We will
continue with the SATA 48 as the special project when the classis offered for a full
semester in SP15.
Continued plans for the major lab remodel in Craig and Stronghalls beginning in SU15.
Completed our 2nd major department production, “A Little Help,”a comedy web series.
Following “Epilogue,” a futuristic time-travel series, “A LittleHelp” shows our faculty and
students’ versatility and success in working across genres.
Developed our 3rd major department production, “Show-Me Chefs,”a reality cooking show
inspired by “Chopped” and “Iron Chef” on the Food Network. Likethose shows, a panel of
judges score chefs in each of three rounds of competition with atargeted ingredient, and a
winner is chosen at the finale. The show began pre-production inFA14, will be in production in
MED 583 Advanced Television Production in SP15, andpost-production in MED 597 Post-
Production “Show-Me Chefs” in SU15.
Succeeded in combining our Print and Internet Journalism andBroadcast Journalism options
into 1 Journalism program. It was an initiative that had been indiscussion for several years, and
we believe we will see successful results in increasedenrollment and interest in the future.
Succeeded in combining our Media Studies and Film Studiesprogram into a Film and Media
Studies major that we expect to address our declining enrollmentin those areas and make the
program more attractive for effective recruitment andmarketing.
F. PUBLIC AFFAIRS: REPRESENTATIVE INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Assistant Professor Emanuelle Wessels created a service learningproject in MED 304 Media
Theory and MED 355 Social Media, supporting the university’sPublic Affairs mission and
increasing the number of service learning sections thedepartment offers. The project was
designed to encourage healthy Missourians through social mediato register for health care under
the Affordable Care Act.
Emanuelle also integrated a service learning component into hersection of GEP 101 First Year
Foundations.
MJF continued to support the university’s Public Affairsinitiative with information
provided through Ozarks News Journal, our weekly televisionmagazine show, and The
Standard, our 103-year-old student newspaper.
The Standard aggressively covered the Ferguson, Missouri,protest during Homecoming
2014, which drew national attention.
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We continued with Ozarks News Break, a 10-minute biweekly newsupdate live-streamed
on the Ozarks News Journal website.
We added closed-captioning on Ozarks News Journal.
Associate Professor Andy Cline continued using The SpringfieldReport as an online publishing
medium for news stories written in his JRN 478 MultimediaJournalism class.
PART 3: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT (DATA, ANALYSIS, ADJUSTMENTS ON THEBASIS OF DATA)
The department moved into the 3rd phase of our 3-year programassessment, which included our
Non-comprehensive program (Film Studies and Media Studies) andour last department SLO on
Criticism.
Comprehensive Program (Digital Film Production and MediaProduction)
We completed the comprehensive degree assessment, which wefailed to complete the year
before. We used assignments gathered the previous year, did atest assessment to test the
rubric and completed the final assessment.
There were no real surprises.
From our formal assessment and observations over severalsemesters, we realized a key finding.
We determined that a serious backlog exists that preventsproduction students from
progressing through the program in a timely way because of thelimited number of classes we
can offer due to limited resources (faculty, equipment, andspace). There was no clear solution
to this program at the end of 2014. However SP15 broughtbrighter news for MJF with an
equipment purchase arrangement.
We also discovered from our assessment and observations that ourcore production class, MED
365 Digital Film and Media Production, was in serious need ofrestructuring after years of
remaining virtually the same. Full-time faculty who teach theclass collaborated on a plan to
transform MED 365 into one that better addresses currentindustry trends and standards.
Faculty members were energized by the effort as were students,and the prognosis for success
was bright at the end of 2014.
Non-comprehensive Program (Film Studies and Media Studies)
We completed the non-comprehensive program assessment after atrial assessment to test the
rubric.
We found no real surprises, but we did realize that it wasfinally time to combine the Film
Studies and Media Studies options to better focus the programand more effectively address
years of declining enrollment.
We succeeded in developing a plan for a new Film and MediaStudies major that was approved
and will go into effect in FA15. The new major preserves thebest of both programs with the
same number of hours but offers students enhanced opportunitiesfor choices and broader
experiences.
The prognosis for future success seems bright, but we recognizethat we will need to
aggressively pursue our program refocus and marketing efforts tomake it attractive to new
students.
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Department SLO Criticism)
We fell short of completing this assessment. We started off wellby doing a trial assessment to
test the rubric and even made a slight rubric change. We alsoattempted the real assessment
but were unable to schedule committee meetings to address ourfindings and file a report.
We will attempt to finish this important assessment in 2015because from preliminary findings
we were beginning to determine that our students needed morewriting experiences across our
curriculum. This, however, was not a surprise.
PART 4: NARRATIVE ASSESSMENT
Among the highlights of 2014 was MJF’s hiring of a new assistantprofessor, Harrison Witt, in Digital Film
Production. Harrison began in FA14, and his hiring positioned usto strengthen our Digital Film
Production component, filling a need for a cinematographyprofessor that has existed for years. He also
added his lighting expertise to several classes. But moresignificantly, Harrison brought new energy and
a fresh perspective to the department. He immediately began aninitiative to restructure our basic film
production class, MED 365 Digital Film and Media Production,updating it significantly to reflect current
industry trends. By the end of 2014, production faculty werebeginning to feel energized by changes
they saw taking place.
Another search for an assistant professor of New Media andInteractive Design failed again. But that
failure turned into a big success for MJF. In a late search, wewere able to hire an instructor, Andrew
Twibell, in the position of a generalist to teach productionclasses. He contributed significantly to our
ability to offer production courses regularly without having tohire supplemental faculty. Furthermore,
while not required for his position, he brought an aggressivecreative agenda to the department with
the creation of a short narrative film, “Greene County” thatallowed students to gain real world
production experience. His second production, “Limbo,” was ourpremiere venture into moving a
student script created in a “Writing the Web Series”screenwriting class into production involving both
MJF and Theater & Dance students. He also provided a specialservice to the college through creation of
short department video introductions with each departmenthead.
We used Program Enhancement Fees to purchase a new lab equipmentcheckout system to solve some
of the problems with our old system regarding difficulty of useand inaccurate information. This system
helped us better manage equipment utilization by students inclasses and those working on special
projects. We also revised our equipment return policy andinstituted new fees for late equipment
return.
We also used our Program Enhancement Fees to make otherimportant purchases, including an upgrade
to software used to prepare scripts, a broadcast graphicsplatform to replace one that was 10 years old,
and a video server that allowed students and faculty to editvideo work outside of a lab.
We began a Sports Journalism component in MJF as a result ofMSU’s plans to contract with ESPN to air
live home sports games on ESPN-3. Students in our SportsJournalism class in will work on the ESPN
shows, which we think will enhance the attractiveness of ourjournalism program and offer us
opportunities to develop Sport Journalism as an area ofconcentration.
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We completed our 2nd major department production, “A LittleHelp,” a comedy web series, showing our
faculty and students’ versatility and success in working acrossgenres. After that was finished, we began
developing our 3rd major department production, “Show-Me Chefs,”a reality cooking show inspired by
“Chopped” and “Iron Chef” on the Food Network. Like those shows,a panel of judges score chefs in
each of three rounds of competition with a targeted ingredient,and a winner is chosen at the finale. The
show began pre-production in FA14, will be in production in MED583 Advanced Television Production in
SP15, and post-production in MED 597 Post-Production Show-MeChefs in SU15.
In an effort to increase our international recruitment outreach,we visited La Sabana University in
Botoga, Colombia, again, which resulted in “Epilogue,” ourEmmy-award winning web series, being
featured at La Sabana’s first international film festival,Festivale International Audio Visual, and an
invitation to Associate Professor Deb Larson, who was executiveproducer on the series, to attend and
present at the festival. She attended and delivered 2presentations. We also visited Javierana University
in Bogota in search of other Stay Away opportunities while onour trip to Colombia. However none has
developed with Javiernana thus far despite their impressivemedia program.
We participated in several MSU and outside recruitment eventswith strong faculty support.
MSU Spring Showcase on April 5, staffed by 4 facultymembers.
MSU Fall Showcase on Sept. 27, staffed by department head and 3faculty members. MSU Majors Fair on Oct. 28. All but one MJFfaculty member participated. Spring Creek Art Festival, a 2-dayevent designed to celebrate student artists in Springdale,Ark.,
in October. We had a strong turnout of students who visited ourbooth.
We also participated in 2 major events at the 2014 COALHomecoming Gala.
On Friday, Oct. 17, Electronic Arts 2004 alum Matt Raithelpresented a Master Class on Video
Game Development. Matt is currently the Studio Director ofGraphite Lab in St. Louis where he
and his team produced the mobile game app, “My Little Pony Partyof One,” which reached #1
ranking in 73 countries by selling more than one milliondownloads in one week. The game was
primarily created by Matt Stevens, who received his BFA inAnimation from MSU in 2009.
Friday, Oct. 17, Matt Raithel participated in a panel discussiontitled Preparing for that First
Professional Job or How I Survived the Biggest Mistake I everMade!
We also stepped up department recruitment efforts by selecting aRecruitment Committee that held
several meetings throughout the year to work on specificrecruitment duties, including assisting in the
COAL redesign of department banners, selecting photos forpostcards to be used at recruitment events,
updating recruitment materials to reflect program changes, andplanning recruitment events at area
high schools and in St. Louis and Kansas City. The committee isenergized about recruiting and
brainstormed several ideas, some of which we hope to pursue inthe coming year.
After 5 years, we finally succeeded in combining our Print andInternet Journalism and Broadcast
Journalism majors into 1 Journalism major. Our journalismprogram has seen a steady decline in
enrollment over several years, in part because of changes in theindustry. But the fact that our program
had not been truly updated in a long time contributed todeclining interest. We believe we will see
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successful results and increased enrollment in the future fromthe combined program that gives
students many more choices for their classes but preserves thequality of the separate programs.
Also after several years, we finally succeeded in combining ourMedia Studies and Film Studies program
into a Film and Media Studies major that we expect to addressour declining enrollment in those areas
and make the program more attractive for effective recruitmentand marketing. We have discussed this
combination for a long time, but finally faculty saw that wewere in danger of losing a program they
valued because it had shockingly few students. We presented thecase that if they cared about it they
had to do something about it. Ultimately several of them steppedup to craft a major that supports the
goals of the program and gives the students a true “studies”experience.
We maintained our Student Advisory Board with 3 meetings in FA14and 2 in SP14 to discuss student
needs and best ways to connect with them. We carried out theirsuggestion of offering the MJF boot
camp class in SP14. We also held meetings to better connect withstudents, including 1st Time
Freshmen/1st Time Transfer Meetings and All Majors Meetings inFall and Spring semesters. We are still
struggling to build up attendance at these meetings, but itimproved over last year and we had a
number of faculty attended for introductions and welcomes.
We continue to have strong SCH production and expect it toincrease even more with our new gen ed class. And our SCH costscompared to Delaware data is excellent. We work hard to control ourcosts in a department that can quickly drain resources, and we arespending our money wisely.
Despite seeing a 2.70% decrease in the number of majors from2013 to 2014, continuing the slide in enrollment from a high of 459in 2010, we are optimistic that several new initiatives will makeour department more attractive and begin to boost enrollment. MJFis an exciting department to be in for many reasons but especiallyfor these:
New journalism and studies programs
Restructured and more tightly focused production program in theworks to combine Digital Film Production and Media Production
Sports Journalism/ESPN initiative with the possibility of aSport Journalism concentration
More equipment leading to more classes
More faculty resulting from using open lines to hire in NewMedia and Production areas
Another award-winning production with “Show-Me Chefs,” our firstreality cooking show, which we likely will repeat next year
Lab remodels in Craig and Strong halls
More awards to add to our list of more than 400 awards since MJFbegan in 2001.
An expected positive outcome and fresh advice for growth fromour external reviewers
More collaboration on projects across the college anduniversity
Renewed energy and enthusiasm about positive changes amongfaculty and staff
Increased profile of the department resulting in recognition ofour needs and a willingness among administrators to offerassistance
Willingness among faculty to try new modalities for coursedelivery including developing our 2 gen eds for online delivery inSU16
Willingness among faculty to adapt to change and make neededadjustments in our programs
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PART 5: DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR
MJF has 5 major goals for 2015.
Complete the department 5-year program review. Determine actionplan based on data
collection and recommendations from outside reviewers.
Develop plan for restructured production program (Digital FilmProduction and Media
Production) and move through the curriculum process for FA16implementation.
Conduct searches for 2 faculty using funds from Mary JanePardue’s and Mark Biggs’s faculty
salary lines.
o New Media and Interactive Design assistant professor. Refinesearch title and
description as determined to support MED 290, MED 390, and MED490.
o Production faculty. Hire assistant professor or instructor asdetermined to support
combined production program.
Evaluate Sports Journalism component with ESPN initiative.
o Plan for search to replace Kevin Swift in Broadcast Journalismafter determining if it
should be an assistant professor or instructor.
o Develop Sports Journalism program as determined throughevaluation of ESPN initiative
and MJF journalism degree.
Complete renovations to Craig and Strong hall labs.
PART 6: Appendix A
A. THREE YEAR HIRING PLAN
We are looking forward to our 5-year program review because webelieve we will receive a positive
assessment of our progress in all areas and our future plans.However, we recognize that outside
reviewers will have some valuable advice on growing all of ourprograms and help us address our limited
resources – specifically faculty, equipment, and space.
MJF is seriously deficient in faculty, and the faulty we haveare working very hard to keep our programs
going and to offer excellent instruction and opportunities toour students.
We have 2 lines we can use to add faculty: Mark Biggs’ line frommoving out of the department and
Mary Jane Pardue’s line from moving into the department headposition.
We should use one of those lines to fill the assistant professorin New Media and Interactive Design that
has failed twice. Because of the failed searches, we havecovered the classes in that sequence (MED 290
Fundamentals of Multimedia Design; MED 390 Website Design andConstruction; and MED 490
Advanced Interactivity Multimedia Design) with supplementalfaculty for 2 years. Those 3 classes are
important because they support the Electronic Arts program. Butthere is growing interest in MJF majors
in them as well, especially in MED 290 and MED 390. Journalismstudents, for instance, frequently
register for MED 390 because they recognize that the ability tohone their Web skills will make them
more competitive and trained to do the jobs that are required ofthem in the industry today. Two failed
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searches indicate that we need to rewrite the job description toattract better candidates. MJF and EA
need to work more closely on what that position should be, andnow that MJF has a permanent
department head, that will be a key initiative in the 2015-2016academic year.
We should use the other line to add a faculty member in theproduction area. If we combine the
production options as we are beginning to discuss, we will needmore faculty to support additional
classes. We will add classes as well because of the equipmentpurchase arrangement. The question is do
we add another assistant professor or another instructor. We aregetting heavy in our instructor rank,
which is needed because of the additional classes they can teacheach year, but we want to make sure
we maintain a strong balance of instructors and ranked faculty.This is a more difficult decision in
production, which we plan to discuss with our externalreviewers.
We lost Kevin Swift, our Broadcast Journalism instructor, at theend of SP15, so we launched an
emergency search for a 2-year instructor to fill that positionuntil we can see if we want to hire another
instructor or an assistant professor. That decision depends inpart on how the Sport Journalism
component develops with the ESPN initiative. We have discusseddeveloping a master’s program in
Sports Journalism, in which case we would want to hire anassistant professor since our other Broadcast
Journalism faculty member is an instructor. However onesignificant consideration is the fact that it is
very difficult to find broadcast journalists with sufficientindustry experience who also have doctorates.
It is possible that we could need to do another faculty searchin 2015. If that happens, we will want to
replace that position with an assistant professor.
PART 7: Appendix B
A. DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NEW JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Journalism Non-comp Degree
48 hours required (plus 3 in gen ed)
Required Gen Ed: (3)
MED 120 Mass Media and Society
REQUIRED CORE: (15 hours)
JRN 270 Introduction to Journalism
JRN 407 Media Law
MED 304 Media Theory
MED 130 Fundamentals of Media Convergence
MED 581 Issues in Media Ethics
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Required specialization areas:
Writing: (6)
JRN 370 News Reporting and Writing
JRN 381 Broadcast News Writing
Reporting: (6)
JRN 572 Public Affairs Reporting
JRN 388 Electronic News Gathering
Performance: (3)
JRN 384 Broadcast Performance
Convergence/technology expertise: (6 hrs)
JRN 478 Multimedia Journalism
JRN 481 Broadcast News Reporting and Producing (required for BJ)or JRN 476 Copy Editing and Design
(required for PINT)
Internship: (3)
JRN 595 Internship
Capstone Experience: (3)
JRN 592 Practicum, JRN 375 Feature Writing, 376 BusinessReporting, JRN 374 Opinion Writing (raise
these to 400 level classes?)
Electives: (3 hours)
Select from: any JRN class or JRN 383 TV Producing, MED 390Website Design and Construction, MED
355 Social Media.
NEW FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES PROGRAM
(Non Comprehensive – 39 hours) Gen Ed course required for allMJF majors MED 120 Mass Media and Society _______ DepartmentPreadmission Core (6 hrs) MED 130 Fund/Media Convergence _______MED 220 Case Studies in Mass Media _______ Department RequiredCourses (9 hrs) MED 304 Mass Media Theory _______ MED 581 MediaEthics _______ MED 407 Media Law _______
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Mass Media Core (6 hrs) MED 274 Introduction to Film _______ MED454 Media Analysis and Criticism _______ Preadmission Core GPA =2.7 (average of best 9 hrs from MED 120, MED 130, MED 220, MED 274)Combined GPA = 2.3 or higher Film and Media Studies (18 hrs)Theory/Critical: Select 6 hours from MED 320 Understanding theB’cast Ind _______ MED 355 Social Media _______ MED 570 Film Theory_______ MED 580 Media in Politics _______ History: Select 6 hoursfrom MED 325 Media History _______ MED 374 History of Film I_______ MED 375 History of Film II _______ Writing: Select 3 hoursfrom MED 381 Broadcast Writing _______ MED 463 Writing Adapt’s forTV & Film _______ MED 464 Genre Writing for Film & TV_______ Applied: Select 3 hours from MED 290 Fund of MultimediaDesign _______ MED 365 Digital Film & Media Prod _______ MED595 Media Internship _______
B. FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Other Intellectual Contributions
James Bihlmeyer
Book Review (Published) Bihlmeyer, J. Dwelling in Language[Review of the book Dwelling in Language: Character, Psychoanalysisand Literary Consolation]. Modern Sprak (Modern Languages), Fall,2014. ojs.ub.gu.se/ojs/index.php/modernasprak
Book Review (Published) Bihlmeyer, J. Dwelling in Language[Review of the book Dwelling in Language: Character, Psychoanalysisand Literary Consolation]. Modern Sprak (Modern Languages), Fall,2014. ojs.ub.gu.se/ojs/index.php/modernasprak
Deborah Larson Broadcast/Film Media (Published)
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Bauman, I., Meyer, J. A., Blades, H., Dudley, K., Lane, M.,Berquist, C., Swope, M., Larson, D., Brame, E. (2014). Prison RapeElimination Act training video.
Mark Paxton
Newspaper (Published) Paxton, M. Board must take responsibility(ed., pp. B-5). Springfield, MO: Springfield News-Leader.News-Leader.com
Kevin Swift
Broadcast/Film Media (Published) Swift, K. P. Ozarks NewsJournal (ed., vol. 8 and 9). Springfield, Kansas City, St. Louis:KOZK-TV, Time
Warner Cable-17, HEC-TV. www.ozarksnewsjournal.com
Broadcast/Film Media (Published) Swift, K. P. Ozarks NewsJournal (ed., vol. 10, 11). Springfield: Mediacom, KOZL-TV.
myozarksnewsjournal.com
Harrison Witt
Broadcast/Film Media (Published) Witt, H. (2014). Lil Mouse.
Book Chapters
Emanuelle Wessels
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New (Published) Wessels, E.(2014). The Obama Joker: Assembling a Populist Monster. In RobertPeaslee and Rob Weiner
(Ed.), The Joker: Critical Essays on the Clown Prince of Crime.Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press.
Refereed Journal Articles
Mary Jane Pardue Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)Pardue, M. J. (2014). Most Business Editors Find JournalismGraduates Still Unprepared. Journalism &
Mass Communication Educator. www.sagepub.com
Presentations
Mark Biggs
Biggs, Mark, Spring Creek Media Festival, "Thinking About &Preparing for College," Springdale Arkansas School district,Springdale Arkansas. (October 24, 2014).
Mary Jane Pardue
Pardue, Mary J, SABEW Training Conference Call, "Cybersecurityand the Holiday Retail Season," Society of American BusinessEditors & Writers, Phoenix, AR. (November 17, 2014).
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Pardue, Mary J, SABEW Training Conference Call, "Rising HealthCare Costs," Society of American Business Editors & Writers,Phoenix, AR. (October 27, 2014).
Pardue, Mary J, SABEW Training Conference Call, "FreelanceTraining: Secrets to Success," Society of American Business Editors& Writers, Phoenix, AR. (April 28, 2014).
Pardue, Mary J, SABEW Training Conference Call, "Sourcing a NewBeat," Society of American Business Editors & Writers, Phoenix,AR. (March 17, 2014).
Pardue, Mary J, SABEW Training Conference Call, "LinkedIn,"Society of American Business Editors & Writers, Phoenix, AR.(February 24, 2014).
Pardue, Mary J, MED 220 Case Studies in Mass Media, "SocialResponsibility Theory," Missouri State Univ
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