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  Journalism continues to add online content courses, such as New and Emerging Media and Application of New and Emerging Media. This effort leads to collaboration with the interdisciplinary Interactive Web Management program with the College of Business. The...

  Cindy Schultz takes over the journalism department office with the retirement of Judy Schultz after 43 years in that role. Though not related, both associates contribute to the friendly and welcoming culture that makes the department feel like...

  MySpace launches in 2003. It is followed by Facebook in 2004 and YouTube in 2005. Social media and blogs redefine the journalism industry. Photography Club is created due to high demand for Photo II class and limited seats. The department adapts to the digital...

  Apple launches its iconic “1984” TV advertisement, introducing the world to the Macintosh computer. In 1985, journalism evolved its tools for writing, editing, printing and publishing with the efficiency of word processors and computers (TRS-80), which replaced...

  U.S. newspapers in the late 1960s report on protests, Vietnam War demonstrations and civil rights activism. This campus experiences a significant protest on November 21, 1968 when 94 African-American students hold a demonstration in the university president’s...