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Facilities

Mass Communication students attend classes and create projects in seven multimedia labs containing over 160 multimedia workstations. Students can choose to work on the Mac or PC, or develop skills on both platforms. Multimedia classes build students’ computer skills with the production of video, sound, animation, print and web site design projects.

iMac Lab, Room 206

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There are 26 Mac Pro 2.66GHz computers, with 23-inch Cinema Displays. They have following software installed on them:

  • Acrobat Pro 8
  • Illustrator CS3
  • InDesign CS3
  • Photoshop Extended CS3
  • Dreamweaver CS3
  • Flash Pro CS3
  • SuitCase Fusion 12
  • Quark 7
  • Toast 8
  • iLife 6 (iDVD, iMovie HD)

In addition, there are six Epson scanners, a HP LaserJet 4050 printer and a color HP LaserJet 4500 printer providing free color print outs.

Sony and Canon Digital cameras and digital video cameras are loaned to students for class project production.

PC Multimedia lab, Room 208

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There are 27 Dell Precision WorkStation 330 computers, with Pentium 4 processors at 1.4 GHz, 256MB of RAM, CD-RW drives, FireWire cards, and Osprey-200 analog video cards. There are an additional 6 computers in the room which are Dell Precision Workstation 450 computers, with Pentium 4 processors at 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, CD-RW/DVD-R drives, and FireWire cards. The 28 computers all have the following software installed on them:

  • Adobe Illustrator 10.0
  • Adobe Photoshop 7.0
  • Adobe Premiere v6.5
  • Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional
  • Helix Producer Basic 9
  • Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Macromedia Director MX
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
  • Macromedia Flash MX
  • Macromedia Fireworks MX
  • Netscape 7.02
  • OfficeXP with FrontPage
  • SoundForge 4.5
  • Symantec Antivirus
  • Windows 2000 Professional

In addition, the room has an HP LaserJet 4050 printer, HP Color LaserJet 4500, and two scanners.

PC Multimedia lab, Room 209

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There are 22 Dell computers, with Pentium II 400 MHz processors, with the following software installed on them:

  • Windows 2000 Pro
  • AP NewsDesk 2000
  • Microsoft Frontpage 2000
  • Office 2000 Professional

In addition, the room has two HP LaserJet 4050TN printers. There is one scanning station with a Umax Astra 1220S scanner.

MAC Multimedia lab, Room 211

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There are 23 Mac Pro 2.66GHz computers, with 23-inch Cinema Displays. They have following software installed on them:

  • Acrobat Pro 8
  • Illustrator CS3
  • InDesign CS3
  • Photoshop Extended CS3
  • Dreamweaver CS3
  • Flash Pro CS3
  • SuitCase Fusion 12
  • Quark 7
  • Toast 8
  • iLife 6 (iDVD, iMovie HD)
PC Multimedia lab, Room 214

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There are 22 Gateway computers, with Pentium II 350 MHz processors, and 224 MB of RAM. There are also an additional 6 Dell Precision Workstation 450 computers with Pentium 2.0GHz Processors and 256MB of RAM. All 28 computers have the following software installed on them:

  • Windows 2000 Professional
  • AP NewsDesk 2000
  • Office 2000 Professional or Office XP Professional

In addition, the room has one HP LaserJet 4050N printer.

Newsroom Room 321

This is a journalism/news classroom for PC-compatible instruction. There are 20 Dell computers, with Pentium II 233 MHz processors, with the following software installed on them:

  • Windows 2000 Pro
  • AP ENPS
  • Office 2000

In addition, the room has two HP LaserJet 4000 printers.

Photo Journalism Lab, Room B29

New digital photo lab, COM B-29 ­ 15 work stations, Apple Mac G-4 computers, Nikon and Canon film scanners, Epson printers. Overhead digital projection for instruction.

Classroom, COM B-25 ­ space for 20 students.

Traditional darkroom and photo lab, COM B-38 ­ fully outfitted print room with 21 enlarging stations; smaller print room for advanced student use, 6 enlarging stations; film developing room.

Communication Research Center

The Communication Research Center (CRC) was established in 1959 as part of Boston University. It was a pioneer in conducting systematic analyses about the effects of television on children and measuring political opinions and voting intentions. This early beginning led the CRC to develop a specialty in survey research methodology.

The CRC was reorganized in 1994, and now specializes in a wide array of research and consulting that make use of survey research designs and focus group strategies. It emphasizes an integrated approach that utilizes the right mix of quantitative and qualitative techniques for solving research problems, reaching meaningful conclusions and making actionable recommendations.

International Communication

Members of the CRC management team have worked with various clients over the years. Here are some of them:

Past Clients

  • Bell Atlantic (currently known as Verizon)
  • Sprint Telecommunications Marketing Division
  • Visa International Marketing Division
  • Barnes and Noble College Division
  • Wendy's International Inc.
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Spritz Advertising
  • Student Advantage Inc.
  • Schneider and Associates Public Relations