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It’s About the Murrow Legacy

“… we are shaping the journalists who will help shape the values of our society.”
— Professor Val Limburg

THE COMMITMENT TO the Edward R. Murrow legacy is stronger than ever at Washington State University with the recent completion of the new addition to the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication. Once equipment financing is secured, students and faculty will have access to some of the most advanced facilities in the country, including world-class research and teaching labs, a digital TV news studio, faculty offices, and a 172-seat classroom auditorium. The new computer labs will allow faculty and students to conduct nationwide surveys, measure physiological responses to communication, and evaluate online research.

Did you know…
The Edward R. Murrow School of Communication is one of the nation’s leaders in the study of health communication. Paul Bolls’ research on cognitive and emotional responses to media is the only university communication project of its kind in the world.

Hear Now the Future—Digital Recording

FOR THE FIRST TIME in University history, students are utilizing the University’s own digital recording studio to prepare materials for national festivals, contests, and competitions. And, pending course development and approvals, students could be enrolling in a new class to learn about recording as early as fall 2004. All of this is possible because of a 2002 grant from the Allen Foundation for Music, which allowed the School of Music and Theatre Arts to buy the equipment. Installation was completed last semester. According to Jeremy Krug, the studio engineer, “the technology makes the WSU facility one of the most technologically advanced recording studios in the country and on par with professional studios found in media centers such as Los Angeles.” The long-range vision for the studio includes programs that will benefit eastern Washington communities and schools.