Welcome from the Founding Director
Dear Colleagues:
The longer days of Spring 2013 semester are helping brighten the mood here on campus, as students and faculty await the flowers and blooms that are beginning to signal the earth's renewal.
We're doing plenty of renewal of our own, with new courses, new programs and activities, and new opportunities springing up all over. I was especially proud of the student leadership demonstrated by the Harrington Rangers, who created Cast and Crew Connections on February 28th, an event to engage students from across the University in collaborating with the many Film/Media students now producing their short films.
Putting students and media professionals together just makes sense. This spring, students are helping to create an online community to support Rhode Island libraries. Writing and Rhetoric instructor Frank Romanelli is working with Harrington School students in collaboration with former Providence Journal reporter Brian Jones to develop the RhodeIslandLibraryReport.com.
And faculty and students were thrilled to meet nearly 70 media professionals, librarians and technology entrepreneurs who came to campus on January 16 - 17 for the "Convergence and Community" invitational conference. We learned how programs in Journalism and Library and Information Studies can develop fresh synergy in preparing future workers as information managers and content creators for jobs in the fast-growing global digital economy.
Happy Spring!
Renee Hobbs
Professor and Founding Director
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island
Kingston RI USA
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Phone: (401) 874-2110
Twitter: reneehobbs
Web: http://uri.edu/harrington
Web: http://mediaeducationlab.com
Renee Hobbs
Professor and Founding Director
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island
101 Davis Hall, 10 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 874-2110
Fax: (401) 874-4127
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Web: //mediaeducationlab.com
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The Art, Craft and Business of Non-Fiction
Instructor: Stephen Frater
FALL 2012
Are you interested in Rhode Island history and politics? Want to learn more about the publishing industry? Take advantage of this unique opportunity, available to undergraduate and graduate students. You can work directly with distinguished non-fiction author Stephen Frater as he develops the biography of former RI governor Bruce Sundlun. This unique experiential learning opportunity will be available to students over three semesters: Spring 2012, Fall, 2012 and Spring 2013.
Learn more about the course here.
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