Harrington School Executive Advisory Board MeetingMay 9, 2014

Today’s Objectives

Welcome: How the Advisory Board helps advance the future of the Harrington School of Communication and Media

Review and discuss results of Harrington School progress in 2013 - 2014

Explore and develop future opportunities that enable Harrington School students and faculty to engage with the professional world

Introductions

The Harrington School of Communication and Media prepares graduates who are effective thinkers, creators, collaborators and communicators who are well-prepared for citizenship, careers,

and life in a rapidly changing global economy.

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

Attract the BestBecome a

First-Choice Destination for

Students & Faculty

1 2 3

HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STRATEGIC PLAN

Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive

Graduate School of Library and Information Studies

MLIS Degree

COMPLETED & APPROVED: Comprehensive curriculum overhaul features 5 core courses and three specialized tracks: library leadership, organization of digital information, and school/youth library services. Re-accreditation received from the American Library Association.

Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy

COMPLETED & APPROVED: 12-credit, 12-month blended learning program in collaboration with the School of Education supports education and technology leaders who are integrating digital media into formal and informal learning across K-16 education

Progress Report, Curriculum

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

1

Integrated Media Major

UNDER DEVELOPMENT: New undergraduate interdisciplinary major offers students a flexible program to advance knowledge and skills

Certificate in Digital Media and Marketing

BEGINNING DEVELOPMENT: 12-credit, 12-month fully online program includes a focus on Internet and new media marketing, storytelling and brand development, creative design and usability testing, web analytics and optimization

Progress Report, Curriculum

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

1

Grants Received• $50,000 planning grant for Media Smart Libraries from

the Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS)• $50,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation for

Digital City Rhode Island, a statewide business development – higher education initiative

• $25,000 to establish the Center for Media Literacy Thoman Archives

Under Review• $500,000 proposal for Media Smart Libraries to the

Institute for Museum & Library ServicesIn Development• $2 million for Certificate Program in Digital Media and

Marketing • $2.5 million for Digital Competencies for Information

ProfessionalsDeclined• $35K mini-grant for CF Digital, Knight Foundation

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

1

Progress Report, Research and Community Outreach

Coordinated Approach to InternshipsAll Harrington School internships are coordinated through Internships and Experiential Education (ITR) which provides support for learning goals, clear expectations, e-portfolio and supervisor assessment

Executive Advisory Board Member EngagementPresentations, Google Hangouts and face-to-face meetings connect students and faculty with members of the Executive Advisory Board. DC 206 Co-Work Space, Digital City Rhode IslandCurrent Harrington School students and recent grads can apply for free 4-month or 12-month residencies at DC206, the Digital City RI co-work space we developed in Providence Rhode Island in collaboration with Providence Pictures and AS220

Progress Report, Engage with the Professional World

1

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

2

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

2

Interdisciplinary | Project-based | Real-world clientSubstantive faculty involvement

OUR PARTNERS GTECH

Initiative to Aid Afghan Women Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management URI

Theater Department

Harrington Rangers. Undergraduate brand ambassadors provide outreach and customized communication support for prospective students and their families. Rangers also offer academic peer advising to current students.

Harrington HUB. The HUB is open 110 hours weekly for equipment checkout and provides access to computers with specialized software for post-production.

Progress Report, First-Choice Destination

Attract the BestBecome a

First-Choice Destination for

Students & Faculty

3

Ranger Hall Renovation. Permits in hand; fundraising campaign begins Fall 2014.

Journalism Department Moves to Rodman Hall. Renovated space includes faculty offices and multimedia classroom with 25 MACs. Featuring The Collaboratory, a flexible meeting space for students and faculty.

Attract the BestBecome a

First-Choice Destination for

Students & Faculty

3

Public Events 2013January 14 Convergence and CommunityFebruary 21 Digital Engagement 2.0July 14 – 19 URI Summer Institute in Digital LiteracySeptember 20 Symposium on the Historical Roots of Media LiteracyOctober 30 Google and the World Brain November 6 From Ranganathan to Read/Write: Managing Digital DisruptionNovember 8 GSLIS 50th Anniversary GalaNovember 14 HS Journalism Day

2014February 27 Student Film Showcase in WakefieldMarch 5 PR SummitMarch 18 The Art of Writing Grant ProposalsMarch 22 Open Mic, Open Minds: An Exploration of

Social Issues in StandupMarch 26 Google Tools for LearningMarch 27 Amanpour Lecture: Omar BahMarch 31 The Power & Perils of PropagandaMay 16 Personalizing the NewsJune 14-15 The Story of Movies: Film Foundation

Innovative Learning & Teaching with Digital Media Texts, Tools & Technologies

K-12 teachers and college faculty, school and public librarians, and technology entrepreneurs and media professionals

Summer Institute in Digital Literacy

July 13 – 18, 2014Providence RI – CCE Campus

20th International Association of Intercultural Communication Studies Conference

Enhancing Global Community, Resilience and Sustainability through Intercultural Communication

July 31 – August 3, 2014Providence RI – CCE Campus

REGISTER: www.harrington.uri.edu/iaics

Harrington School Web Visibility Campaign

Search Engines Find Us First!

A measure of the likelihood that Google will include URI Harrington School in search results

We’re Well Ahead

Up to 6K Visitors per Week

Double the Friends

Holiday Vacation Campaign

All Over the World

Young Adults Like Us

The Harrington School of Communication and Media prepares graduates who are effective thinkers, creators, collaborators and communicators who are well-prepared for citizenship, careers,

and life in a rapidly changing global economy.

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

Attract the BestBecome a

First-Choice Destination for

Students & Faculty

1 2 3

HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STRATEGIC PLAN

Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive

URI Harrington School Organization & Governance

May 28INTERVIEWS WITH ACADEMIC LEADERS

June 24 – 25ROUNDTABLE ON STRUCTURE & GOVERNANCE

Dr. Robert Zemsky is the founding director of the Institute for Research on Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. He is the author of Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education.

Bob Zemsky

Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive

Camp HarringtonThrough a faculty development process, we plan and develop work that leads to strategic change through interdisciplinary dialogue. August 18 - 20, 2014

LOCATION: Coastal Institute, Bay Campus

TOPICS:

Engaging with the Professional World

Media/Technology Across the Curriculum

Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive

Mark MarositsJillian Belanger

Frank RomanelliKeith Brown

Joy YeKaylen ShimodaStefanie Metko

Regina BellNorbert Mundorf

Daphne Wales

2014

Welcome New Harrington SchoolFaculty 2014 - 1015

Hollie Smith, PhD, University of Maine

Ryan Omizo, PhD, Ohio State University

Lehua Ledbetter, PhD, Michigan State University

Tony Balko, MFA University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

The Harrington School of Communication and Media prepares graduates who are effective thinkers, creators, collaborators and communicators who are well-prepared for citizenship, careers,

and life in a rapidly changing global economy.

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

Attract the BestBecome a

First-Choice Destination for

Students & Faculty

1 2 3

HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STRATEGIC PLAN

Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

2

Interdisciplinary | Project-based | Real-world clientSubstantive faculty involvement

OUR PARTNERS GTECH

Initiative to Aid Afghan Women Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management URI

Theater Department

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

2

Interdisciplinary | Project-based | Real-world clientSubstantive faculty involvement

What could the UnClassroom look like in 3 – 5 years?

In what other innovative ways can Harrington School students and faculty engage with the professional world?

The Harrington School of Communication and Media prepares graduates who are effective thinkers, creators, collaborators and communicators who are well-prepared for citizenship, careers,

and life in a rapidly changing global economy.

Accelerate Curriculum Reform

Advance Innovation in

Teaching & Research

Get Street SmartMake Real-World

Learning an Integral Part of

the School

Attract the BestBecome a

First-Choice Destination for

Students & Faculty

1 2 3

HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STRATEGIC PLAN

Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive