1. Introductions Welcome Faculty Advisors/Counselors Amy Eppen for VCOM Student Life SkillsUSA Student Senate Student Services

2. Faculty – Photo -Darrell Tangen, Bill Eilers, Peter Latner – Multimedia DeAnn Engvall, Pete Skoro – Elec. Desktop Pub. & Internships Mary Belanger – Applied Arts Gwen Partin, Carl Nelson – Graphic Design Tech. –Connie Larson, Mary Megan

3. Advisor and Counselors Advisors and Counselors – Visual Communication Advisor: Amy Eppen amy.eppen@dctc.edu 651-423-8323 amy.eppen@dctc.edu – Student Life Counselor: Jennifer Robinson-West jennifer.west@dctc.edu 651-423-8217 jennifer.west@dctc.edu

4. Student Life SkillsUSA – State Contests: Advertising Design 3D Visualization and Animation Photography Web Design T-Shirt Design Pin Design – Others: Prepared Speech, Chapter Display – Faculty Advisors: Darrell Tangen darrell.tangen@dctc.edu Peter Skoro peter.skoro@dctc.edudarrell.tangen@dctc.edupeter.skoro@dctc.edu – SkillsUSA Staff Advisor: Anna Voightanna.voight@dctc.eduanna.voight@dctc.edu Student Senate: President Andrew Chernisky (VCOM Student!)

5. This Academic Advising Session… Announcements Course changes New courses Reading DARS reports Schedule worksheets List of VCOM and Gen Ed courses Meet with your advisor

6. Do You Have…….? Your iDARS (Interactive Degree Audit Report) – Check for accuracy, check catalog year Program course requirements printout? – Web shows only this years catalog requirements An advisor – Are they listed on the iDARS? Darrell Tangen, Bill Eilers, Connie Larson, Mary Belanger, Gwen Partin, Pete Skoro A declared major? – More than one?

7. Reminders… Registration begins next week – Completed 30 credits – Monday OCTOBER 15 – Less than 30 credits – Wed, OCTOBER 17 – General Public – November ____ Apply for graduation one semester ahead Take portfolio and career courses in your last semester

8. Course changes and corrections No prereqs for Interactive Design Fund. Law and Ethics is only offered as an online hybrid class VCOM 1021-01,02 use only the line for room 1-107

9. Typography and Layout Course Redesign Typography Fundamentals and Layout I have been combined into one class — VCOM 1016 Typography and Layout I Advanced Typography and Layout II have been combined into one class — VCOM 2016 Typography and Layout II

10. Elective Class — Xpert Techniques in Photoshop & Illustrator

11. Course Name Changes VCOM 1051 Scale and Perspective is now —VCOM 1052 Design Drawing VCOM 2700 Advanced Flash is now —VCOM 2701 Advanced Flash Scripting VCOM 1040 Basic Drawing is now —VCOM 1041 Drawing I and more – see Gwen ARTS 1000, 1100, 1200 now are 1001, 1101, 1201 respectively. VCOM 2980 (ID000721) Event Photography –is 2 credit, not 1 as listed

12. Modified Courses… Check DARS for listing for.. Photo- new darkroom course –1524 (3 Cr) replaces 1525 (4 Cr) in DARS report

13. SUMMER COURSES Being planned, schedule will available in a month or so.

14. NEW COURSES STARTING SPRING 2013 Digital Painting and Drawing - VCOM Drawing I VCOM Typography and Layout II VCOM Design for Mobile Apps VCOM 2575 Web Page Construction III VCOM 2710 Print Management VCOM 2423 Intro to Video VCOM 2980-02 Xpert Techniques in Photoshop VCOM 2426 Photography for NonProfits, VCOM 2424

15. VCOM Great Elective Options for Spring 2013 VCOM 2016 Typography and Layout II – this is a good portfolio builder course for any student. VCOM 2020 Digital Painting and Drawing – learn painting techniques in Photoshop and Corel Painter using a graphics tablet. VCOM 1040 Drawing I – build your drawing skill from the ground up.

16. Internships For information on Internships contact: – Mary Belanger Electronic Publishing Diploma and AAS require a 4 credit internship Internship possibilities available as electives for other areas Please plan ahead! VA Medical Center Internship – VCOM 2970-01 Open to all Students –– See Bill Eilers

17. Once a Year Courses FALL ONLY Advanced Multimedia Production 3D Modeling and Animation Expert Techniques in Photoshop/Illustrator Digital Animation Javascript for Designers Drawing I (exception Fall 2012 and Spring 2013) Watercolor and Gouache Painting Story, Sequence and Animation Darkroom Techniques Commercial Photography Digital Studio Workflow I Macro Photography Business of Photography

18. Once a Year Courses SPRING ONLY Web Page Construction III Audio/Video for Presentation Multimedia Project Management Advanced Flash Scripting Designing for Mobile Apps Print Management Typography and Layout II Advertising and Editorial Illustration (start Spring 2014) Acrylic and Mixed Media Painting (start Spring 2014) Drawing II Digital Painting and Drawing Illustration Fundamentals (except not Spring 2013) Visual Art Career Preparation Portrait Photography Digital Studio Workflow II Color Printing Systems Advanced Lighting Photography Portfolio

19. Tidbits… Your advisor is your best source of info for planning your coursework. Questions???

20. Get Ready, Get Set, GO… Get handouts, course schedules Meet with advisors for questions Show advisor your schedule to get “advisor code” Be ready to register next week!!