University of Massachusetts Boston
Media and Communication Studies Project

Committee's Task (Dean Louise Smith, Feb 10, 2003)

Chancellor Gora and Provost Fonteyn have appointed Ellen Hume, a former journalist and an experienced writer and teacher on journalism and communication, as Senior Research Fellow in the American Studies Department. Ellen's role is to consult with members of CLA and CPCS regarding the curriculum in Communication Studies that UMB might offer in the future.

I am requesting that you serve as a planning committee to help Ellen and Mark with this work and to become acquainted with our college culture and its processes. At a later date, I would like to bring other members of the UMB community into the conversation. But for now, a smaller group will be easier to convene, and will be more helpful in planning. This is an exciting opportunity for us to grow in interesting directions.

Membership

Neal Bruss
Linda Dittmar
Ellen Hume
Reebee Garofalo
Lois Rudnick
Mark Schlesinger
Rusty Simonds
Nancy Stieber