Digital Technology and Culture

A blog for students and friends of Washington State University Vancouver's Digital Technology and Culture Program

Happy Thanksgiving

I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for a good fall semester.

It has been a successful year. The DTC Artist in Resident program worked out very well. The projects that the students in DTC 477 showed in the screenings and performances made the risk worthwhile, and the skills demonstrated in these projects are exactly the ones students need in order to be successful in the field.

The DTC program has made a lot of progress in establishing its identity in the local community and beyond. Businesses are now contacting us about recruiting, and non profits are calling us about making contact with students with expertise in technological areas.

We have made great strides in defining the mission and objectives of the program, to target skillsets students need to learn in courses, to make courses more rigorous so that students leave the program ready to hit the ground running no matter what that "ground" may be. It pleases me that our graduates are now landing good media-oriented positions with companies and getting into good grad programs.

The DTC Club is thriving with Pirate's College, the field trip to Interactive Futures, and speaker series. The work that the officers have done, particularly the president Mark Oliver, has added a lot to the DTC program.

Finally, the best sign that the program is blossoming is that we are growing. When John Barber and I started with WSUV in fall 2006, there were 77 majors. Today, a year later, it is now about 108 majors and 10 minors. We have doubled the number of course offerings and are preparing for further growth next year.

Yes, there is much to be thankful for, and I do appreciate all of your help in making our program so strong.

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