Graphic Communication Department / Accomplishments 2003 – 2004

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Year-End Status and Accomplishments

Goal 1: Curriculum/Articulation
1a / Help FLC develop a Graphic Communication Program / GC/Art New Media, articulation / FLC has adopted our curriculum for 4 courses and has offered one course so far.
1b / Offer Adobe After Effects Broadcast Graphics class / CRC Media Studies / We are still reviewing the need and demand for a course like this. No curriculum has been written, but we have met with our industry advisory board about offering a course like this.
1c / Update curriculum to accurately reflect course offerings / GC / Several courses were updated this past year. We have a few more to review.
1d / Articulate with ARC, FLC, and CRC’s similar programs. / GC/ANM / We have an unofficial articulation process set up with ARC.
1e / Create more transferable classes / GC / 80% of our courses are now transferable
1f / Market our program to highschools / GC / We have met with a couple of high schools. No materials have been published yet.
1g / Create a Graphics interest club on campus / GC / The GC club has been established.
Goal 2: Hardware/software
2a / Keep software updated as new versions are released / GC/all programs / We managed to upgrade the Mac lab this semester by draining our GC budget and with help from the Instruction office.
2b / Purchase a large format printer / GC / We do not have the funds, but we requested one from the budget committee.
2c / Keep hardware updated and fully functional / GC/all programs / We have managed to complete this task at a minimal level. The Department purchased a G5 for the classroom.

Graphic Communication Department / Accomplishments 2003 – 2004

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Goal 3: Staffing
3a / Hire a part time instructor for Web animation / GC / We completed this task.
3b / Hire a part time instructor for animation/broadcast graphics / GC / The need is not great enough yet and we have not offered the broadcast graphics class yet.
3c / Hire a part time instructor for Quark XPress / GC / Not needed anymore since a current part timer is teaching the course. Instead, we hired a new Beginning Adobe Illustrator instructor.
3d / Hire a part time instructor for Prepress section of printing class / GC / Not needed anymore since a current part timer is teaching the course.
Other Accomplishments:
We hired a 2 part time instructors to teach GC 345 on campus and GC 310 at West Sacramento.
We offered two new special topics courses.
We purchased new mice and headphones for the Mac lab.
We upgraded some office equipment in faculty offices