Hampton University News October 26, 2016 HU Journalism School Receives $150,000 for Content Management System Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) has received $150,000 to install a cutting edge content management system. The system will integrate all aspects of production, provide hardware and software and fuel the school’s creation of a wide range of multi-platform digital programming. This donation comes thanks to the generosity of long time HU supporter, The Scripps Howard Foundation, the celebrated philanthropic arm of the global E.W. Scripps Company whose brand is etched across the 10 million dollar facility where Journalism and Communications are taught on the HU campus. “The Scripps Howard Foundation leadership is committed Hampton University and the Scripps School as part of its efforts to diversify the media industry across the country and around the world,” said Liz Carter, President and CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation. “From the first moment returning to HU in the fall of 2012, it was clear we needed a content management system to be competitive. I developed my passion for this industry right here on this campus in the Mass Media Arts department some four decades, and wanted today’s students to benefit from every tool available,” said B. Davida Plummer, Dean of SHSJC. “We are very grateful for Scripps joining forces with us to make this happen.” Dr. Battinto Batts Jr., Director of the Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism Fund and former SHSJC Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, traveled to HU to deliver the check personally. “It is rewarding to serve in a capacity with the foundation that allows me to interface with Hampton University and offer this level of support for the progress of the school,” said Batts. This partnership dates back to 2001, when visionary HU President Dr. William R. Harvey sat down with former Scripps Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Judith G. Clabes to seal this deal multi-million dollars investment that is now in its 14 year. In addition to the new content management system that will synchronize practical application of media content for the students both in the classroom and online, this gift will also continue to propel SHSJC in digital innovation under leadership of Assistant Dean Allie-Ryan Butler. This donation will be used to acquire hardware and software for a news content management system, enhance digital production, purchase state of the art studio equipment including digital news gathering equipment for remote television production. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org sphoenix@hbculibraries.org Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/