Department of Multimedia Communication

Ann White, Interim Director, Department of Multimedia Communication

Professor

Laurence B. Alexander

Assistant Professors

Ann White
Nokon Heo
Earlesha Butler

Instructors

Donna Barnes
Byron Tate, Arkansawyer Advisor
Vickie Newton
LaTonya Richardson
Rhashaun Trammell

UAPB-TV

Randy Kelley, Television Program Manager
Tim Stubbs, Multimedia Specialist
Finley Hill, Broadcast Media Specialist

KUAP-FM 89.7

Toni McCastle-Freeman, General Manager
James Lomaxx, Assistant Program Director

Office Staff

Deborah Solomon, Administrative Specialist II

The Multimedia Communication program aims to assist students in understanding the process of communication and the practice of the dramatic arts, including fundamental concepts and their application through effective communication and artistry. The program emphasizes theory, methodology and art. It seeks to develop aesthetic awareness and dynamic interaction among students, to encourage response to humanistic values inherent in literature and art and to enhance the quality of student creativity. Students are afforded opportunities to learn about themselves and their relationship to others in a social system as they develop analytical thinking, disciplined curiosity, motivation and professional skills.

The Multimedia Communication program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications with options in Multimedia Production, Multimedia News, and Public Relations along with a minor in Mass Communications.

Admission Requirements

To be fully admitted into the Department of Multimedia Communication, the student must declare a major in Mass Communications, declaring one of the following three options: a) Multimedia Production, b) Multimedia News, or c) Public Relations and meet the following criteria:

Be classified at least as a sophomore with a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Complete an application for departmental admission
Maintain a GPA of 2.5 in the major
Complete ENGL 1311 and ENGL 1321 with a minimum grade of “C”

To receive conditional admission into the Department of Multimedia Communication, the student must declare a major in a) Multimedia Production, b) Multimedia News, or c) Public Relations are meet the following criteria:

Be classified at least as a sophomore with a GPA of at least 2.25 on a 4.0 scale
Complete an application for departmental admission
Meet with assigned advisor and turn in monthly progress reports for each course enrolled
Maintain a GPA of 2.5 in the major

Goals:

To educate and train students to be successful in Multimedia Communication, and related fields

To provide students with a firm background in written and oral communication skills

To provide students with practical experience related to their chosen profession in addition to high quality classroom instruction

To assist students in the formulation of personal and professional goals which will benefit them throughout life and to assist them in beginning to actualize these goals

To introduce students to local media entities to encourage them to develop working relationships with professionals in their chosen fields through internships and practicum experience

To encourage student participation in campus and community affairs by producing articles for The Arkansawyer, The Lion Yearbook, or the local press or by producing programming for KUAP-FM 89.7 and the university YouTube station, UAPB-TV