TU Humanities Department Boosts Student Resources
Post Published On:By Jonah Hendricks
The Humanities Department has relocated to a new building, Building D on the Forbes Campus.
The larger space includes faculty offices, classrooms, a computer lab, otherwise known as the Mac Lab, a recording studio, and the addition of a student art gallery.
“The purpose for the relocation was to bring all these resources together so that students could use them close together,” Jason Dunn, Division of Humanities Chair, said.
The department has revamped its computer lab for digital art and media classes. The new classroom offers all-new hardware for students and teachers. Each computer comes with editing and designing software for art, photography, music, and more. During both classes and study hours, students can use the new resources to create professional digital media content.
“The Mac Lab has been an essential resource for the Humanities Division for many years,” Dunn said. “The lab was moved to the new Humanities building to give students access to the Mac Lab and recording studio.”
The recording studio is stocked with ready-to-go recording equipment for both audio and visual content. For video recordings, the room has light fixtures, editing software, high-resolution camera equipment, and a greenscreen for visual effects. Students can combine these features with audio recording microphones, speakers, digital instruments, and more to produce multimedia projects so they can add them to their resume while studying at TU.
The new art gallery serves as a showcase for TU artworks from both students and faculty. It allows student artists to show off their works on campus for all to see. Any individual piece, collaborative class project, or faculty work may be put up for display giving way to a diverse showroom that includes paintings, printmaking, photography, digital artworks, and more to display the wide variety of art created at TU.
“I have had several students tell me that the technology and media skills they gain in our courses prepare them for today’s job market,” said Dunn.
With these added resources, the department is gaining a great deal of momentum. Moving forward, they will seek to keep filling classrooms, teaching skills, and training work-ready students.
