Going by what my colleagues mentioned in posts that can be found here and here, I think adding a separate TV & Radio program at Dominican would be an invaluable asset to the way the University approaches academics.
Having a radio station or a TV station or both at Dominican would truly boost us to the level of a phenominal university. Having TV & Radio here would bring in so many communications students and people from the community interested in media. It could also be a resource through which students studying any discipline could get involved, generate discussion over important issues and make their voices heard. Adding these to the academic program at Dominican would take time, but the time spent developing such a reality would be worth it.
Perhaps leftover fundraising money could be put to good use on this interesting academic program?
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The amount of benefits of Dominican creating its own Radio station is so astronomical that I'm very surprised an institution of our size doesn't have one yet.
The first few years of its conception will be rocky, but after the large communication major base that will grow from its creation will allow for the radio to eventually carry its own weight and possbily gain revenue.
A great example is the radio station created at St. Xavier University. Their radio station, 88.3, I believe was created within the past 15 years. Since then, it has grown. This is based on my living a few blocks from the school, and my remembering when it began and the kind of programming that was on it then, and the change and popularity on the south side of Chicago it has accrued over the years to become what it is now.
As I said before, the value of such an idea isn't something to overlook. Starting it would be rough due to the lack of communications majors serious and smart enough to approach the idea, but as soon as Dominican can officially say "We have our own radio station whose content is run by students," the amount of students that will apply solely because of this fact is tremendous.
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