The School of Journalism was founded in
1937. In 1987, the School of Journalism and the Department
of Telecommunications merged to form the present School of
Journalism and Mass Communication. The key dates in the evolution
of the School are listed below.
| 1926 |
The
Kent Stater student newspaper is born. |
| 1927 |
The
first journalism courses are taught in the English Department. |
| 1932 |
Department of Journalism and Publicity
formed in the newly created College of Liberal Arts. |
| 1935 |
The
first broadcast radio course, "Radio Speaking,"
is taught in the Speech Department. |
| 1936 |
William
David Taylor named head of the Journalism Department. |
| 1937 |
Journalism
program becomes the first four-year, non-teacher education
major at Kent State. |
| 1937 |
News
photography added to the journalism program. |
| 1938 |
Northeast
Ohio Scholastic Press Association (NOSPA) program established
at Kent. |
| 1939 |
Jargon,
the School's alumni publication, is born. |
| 1940 |
The
departments of journalism, speech (future academic home
of broadcasting), music and art are upgraded to School
status in the College of Liberal Arts. |
| 1947 |
Program
for public relations practitioners begins in School of
Journalism. |
| 1948 |
Walton
D. Clarke hired to teach radio courses and to head new
Division of Radio in the School of Speech. Clarke is credited
with building Kent State's broadcasting program. |
| 1949 |
WKSU-AM,
the first Kent State radio station goes on the air. |
| 1949 |
Newspaper
Management sequence moved from School of Business to the
School of Journalism. |
| 1950 |
WKSU-FM goes on the air. |
| 1959 |
The
school of speech (and division of radio), journalism,
music, home economics and technology become part of the
new College of Fine and Professional Arts. |
| 1960 |
Division
of Radio moves to the new Music and Speech Center building. |
| 1965 |
School
of Journalism accredited by the Accrediting Council on
Education in Journalism. |
| 1966 |
School
of Journalism moves into the new Taylor Hall building. |
| 1968 |
WKSU-TV
Channel 2 inaugurated on Kent campus. |
| 1987 |
School
of Journalism merges with Division of Telecommunication
to become School of Journalism and Mass Communication. |
| 1996 |
Poynter
Institute selects Kent JMC faculty to participate in a
week-long seminar on the JMC curriculum of the future.
This is the genesis of a new curriculum for the 21st century
that focuses on multimedia courses designed to prepare
students for careers on paper, on air and on line. |
| 1997 |
TV2
seen on cable |
| 1997 |
Professional
Advisory Board is Formed |
| 2001 |
Carl
E. Hirsch Media Convergance Laboratory Opens |
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