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Harrington School Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
1. Harrington School Executive Advisory Board Meeting
May 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
4. 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 Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
1 2 3
HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
STRATEGIC PLAN
Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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 Services
In Development
• $2 million for Certificate Program in Digital Media and
Marketing
• $2.5 million for Digital Competencies for Information
Professionals
Declined
• $35K mini-grant for CF Digital, Knight Foundation
Accelerate
Curriculum Reform
Advance
Innovation in
Teaching & Research
1
Progress Report, Research and Community Outreach
8. Coordinated Approach to Internships
All 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 Engagement
Presentations, 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 Island
Current 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 Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
2
9. Get Street Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
2
Interdisciplinary | Project-based | Real-world client
Substantive faculty involvement
OUR PARTNERS
GTECH
Initiative to Aid Afghan Women
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management URI
Theater Department
10. 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 Best
Become 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.
11. Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
3
Public Events
2013
January 14 Convergence and Community
February 21 Digital Engagement 2.0
July 14 – 19 URI Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
September 20 Symposium on the Historical Roots of Media Literacy
October 30 Google and the World Brain
November 6 From Ranganathan to Read/Write: Managing Digital Disruption
November 8 GSLIS 50th Anniversary Gala
November 14 HS Journalism Day
2014
February 27 Student Film Showcase in Wakefield
March 5 PR Summit
March 18 The Art of Writing Grant Proposals
March 22 Open Mic, Open Minds: An Exploration of
Social Issues in Standup
March 26 Google Tools for Learning
March 27 Amanpour Lecture: Omar Bah
March 31 The Power & Perils of Propaganda
May 16 Personalizing the News
June 14-15 The Story of Movies: Film Foundation
12. 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, 2014
Providence RI – CCE Campus
13. 20th International Association of Intercultural
Communication Studies Conference
Enhancing Global Community, Resilience
and Sustainability through Intercultural Communication
July 31 – August 3, 2014
Providence RI – CCE Campus
REGISTER: www.harrington.uri.edu/iaics
23. 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 Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
1 2 3
HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
STRATEGIC PLAN
Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive
24. URI Harrington School
Organization & Governance
May 28
INTERVIEWS WITH ACADEMIC LEADERS
June 24 – 25
ROUNDTABLE 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
25. Camp Harrington
Through 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
27. Welcome New Harrington School
Faculty 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
28. 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 Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
1 2 3
HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
STRATEGIC PLAN
Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive
29. Get Street Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
2
Interdisciplinary | Project-based | Real-world client
Substantive faculty involvement
OUR PARTNERS
GTECH
Initiative to Aid Afghan Women
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management URI
Theater Department
30. Get Street Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
2
Interdisciplinary | Project-based | Real-world client
Substantive 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?
31.
32. 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 Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
1 2 3
HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
STRATEGIC PLAN
Develop Infrastructure to be Competitive