Students from UNC-Wilmington make environmental PSAs
A public service announcement on environmental issues produced by UNC-Wilmington students is currently running on Wilmington's WECT-TV website through December.
The PSA was one of three produced by communications and environmental studies majors in a summer Environmental Documentary Production course. It was created for the City of Wilmington Stormwater Services division.
Bill Bolduc, associate professor of communication studies at UNC-Wilmington, taught the five-week course.
The students applied the videography and persuasive techniques taught in the course to their initial research. The videos were shot at Wrightsville Beach, the New Hanover County Landfill and the campus dining halls.
Winton-Salem increases degree efficiency
Winston-Salem State University is implementing a degree efficiency program that will enable students to take fewer credit hours and graduate.
It is one of four universities nationally participating in The Purposeful Pathways: Faculty Planning for Curricular Coherence program, led by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
The program, funded by a grant from the Teagle Foundation, aims to increase college affordability by allowing the average student to graduate with fewer credit hours.
