Programs and Centers

The College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) is housed in Weimer Hall, which is considered one of the finest educational journalism buildings in the nation. Named for Rae Weimer, the first Dean of the College, the school moved into the $6.3 million building in 1980, and added the $3.1 million, Alvin G. Flanagan Telecommunication Wing in 1990.

In addition to 20 classrooms and laboratories, the 125,000 square-foot Weimer Hall houses four working newsrooms, four radio stations, two television stations, a 110-seat library, research facilities, a 250-seat auditorium and 11 satellite ground stations.

As an acknowledged leader in communication technology, the College has put forth a set of computer requirements requiring that each student have access to a personal computer. In support, the College provides some 300-networked computers equipped with the latest computer hardware and software packages.

Weimer’s well-equipped laboratories and classrooms also provide experience with professional-quality equipment, including television and radio production hardware, reporting and editing terminals, digital still cameras, and computerized graphics equipment.

The computer laboratories, including three state-of-the-art desktop publishing labs, connect the College’s newsrooms and offices to the rest of the campus and the Internet. The Jerry Davis Interactive Media Lab provides students, faculty and staff a place to innovate and explore the future of news delivery using state-of-the-art workstations, audio and video editing equipment.

CJC is a home to a number of centers and facilities that support basic and applied social science research.