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Mass Communication Residential College – Jackson Hall
Opening fall 2010!
LSU Department of Residential Life and the Manship School of Mass Communication are excited to announce the opening of the new Mass Communication Residential College (MCRC) in Jackson Hall in fall 2010. This residential college is specifically designed to offer an educational and social community for the next generation of journalism, public relations, advertising, and political communication professionals. The program will be open to first- and second-year students, and any undergraduate international exchange students who are enrolled in the Manship School of Mass Communication. The MCRC will be home to approximately 100 students who will live in Jackson Hall, part of the Pentagon living and learning community. Residents in the MCRC will have the opportunity to engage in activities that will strengthen both their educational and professional careers.
Jackson Hall - Pentagon Community | Pentagon Courtyard | The Journalism Building |
Students will take at least two classes every semester with other MCRC students in one of the on-site community classrooms in Broussard Hall, located right behind the Pentagon. The MCRC will have on-site academic advisors with scheduled office hours, and students will have priority scheduling for their mass communication classes.
Students take classes in the on-site community classrooms |
Faculty Involvement and Student Development
The MCRC provides a component of student life that interfaces learning both inside and outside the classroom and improves the academic atmosphere of LSU. An important part of the mission of the MCRC is to help acclimate students to the diversity of the mass communication field and empower them for successful careers. The Manship faculty and staff will conduct a variety of special seminars on topics such as resume writing and business etiquette to give students a head start in the professional environment.
View a student-produced video on the MCRC
There will also be study groups, an AP writing style tutoring program, and a one-on-one mentoring program designed to help new residents adjust to college life both socially and educationally.
As part of the living learning programs in the Pentagon and all residence hall communities, Residential Life sponsors the Faculty Friends Program. This program brings together students and faculty outside of the typical teaching experience in the classroom. Since 1994, Residential Life has invited all faculty members to participate in students’ lives in their campus living room! Faculty can become as involved as they want by actively participating in the hall programs, lectures, and fun events. Faculty Friends are leaders, mentors, teachers, advocates, role models and friends. Click here to learn more about the Faculty Friends Program.
Required Courses
The Mass Communication Residential College has required courses for first- and second-year students living in the residential college for fall and spring semesters. (click on "MCRC Course Requirements" for more details). Below are additional courses offered that will satisfy the two-course per semester residential college requirement.
First-year course offerings
MC 2000 – Introduction to Mass Communication (fall semester)
MC 2010 – Media Writing (spring semester)
HIST 1001 – Western Civilization to 1500 (fall and spring semesters)
Second-year course offerings
MC 2015 – Visual Communication (fall and spring semesters)
MC 2525 – Media Persuasion (fall and spring semesters)
First-year OR second-year course offerings
POLI 1001 – Fundamentals of Politics (fall and spring semesters)
THTR 1020 – Introduction to Theater (fall and spring semesters)
MC 2025 – The Business of Entertainment Media (fall OR spring semester – TBD)
For more information on required courses and scheduling, please contact Dr. Andrea Miller, Co-Rector (225-578-3146 / almiller@lsu.edu).
MCRC Admission Requirements and Eligibility
The MCRC is open to first- and second-year students with a declared major in Mass Communication.
Students must register for a minimum of two classes with the Mass Communication Residential College, and scheduling preference will be given to MCRC for the required and additional courses listed above.
One of the goals of the Mass Communication Residential College is to prepare students for their eventual sophomore or junior year entrance into the Manship School of Mass Communication. To view these requirements, click here.
Learning Outcomes
The MCRC has five learning outcomes which are the governing goals and objectives that guide all course development and requirements, workshops, activities, faculty involvement and programs within the residential college.
1. Demonstrate an understanding of Diversity
2. Demonstrate an understanding of professional ethics in pursuit of truth and accuracy
3. Think critically, creatively and independently
4. Write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve
5. Critically evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy and fairness, clarity, appropriate style and grammatical correctness
Each of the above learning outcomes has 3 – 5 related activities that will help students achieve the respective outcomes. Click here to view the activities for the learning outcomes.
How do I apply for the Mass Communication Residential College?
1. Apply to the University through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at www.lsu.edu/admissions.
2. After you have been accepted to the University, you may apply for the MCRC.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Beginning fall 2010, students must be accepted to the University before applying to on-campus housing and living learning programs, including the MCRC.
3. Using your LSU PAWS account, complete and submit the Residential Life online housing application. The application can be found on the Residential Life website by selecting "Incoming Students", then "Apply Online".
3. On the first page of the on-line application, eligible students should select the Mass Communication Residential College.
4. Jackson Hall will automatically be listed as their first choice of buildings. Students may select two traditional halls as their 2nd and 3rd building preferences.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To be considered for acceptance into the MCRC, you must put MCRC as your first choice.
5. Students will be notified of their acceptance into MCRC by the Manship School of Mass Communication in mid-spring.
6. For the MCRC, and all residential colleges, room assignments wil lbe completed manually by the Residential Life staff in March, and students will be notified by email of their room assignments.
7. For questions on the requirements or required courses for MCRC, please contact the Manship
School of Mass Communication at 225-578-2338, email mcrc@lsu.edu, or come by the College office in the Journalism Building on Field House Drive.
8. For questions on the housing application process, contact the Department of Residential Life at 225-578-8663, email reslife@lsu.edu, or come by Grace King Hall Monday – Friday, between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and speak to an assignments officer.
MCRC & the Manship School of Mass Communication Contact InformationThe Manship School of Mass Communication
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Offices: Journalism Building (on Field House Drive)
Phone: 225-578-2336
Fax: 225-578-2125
Email: mcrc@lsu.edu
Website: www.lsu.edu/masscomm
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Jackson Hall and Pentagon Community – Features
Jackson Hall is part of the Pentagon Community, consisting of three other similar residence hall buildings, LeJeune Hall, Beauregard Hall and Taylor Hall. The fifth building of the Pentagon is the service building with offices and the on-site laundry facility. Each stairwell of Jackson Hall has a kitchen that students can use for cooking meals, studying, or a small meeting room.
  
The Pentagon is located on the West side of campus, across from the Indian Mounds and next to the Greek Amphitheater and Enchanted Forest. From Jackson Hall, it is less than a five-minute walk to the Journalism Building, Hodges Hall, and the Quadrangle, where many first- and second-year classes will be held. The Hill Memorial Library, Tiger Stadium, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) and many other athletic facilities are also within a few minutes walking distance away.
  
Students study and relax at the nearby Greek Amphitheater and Indian Mounds. |
MCRC residents living in Jackson Hall will use the 24-hour front desk service at the next-door Broussard Hall for administrative and maintenance issues.
  
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Residents will also have access to Broussard's many common areas including several lounge and study areas, a computer lab, an outdoor terraced courtyard with a fountain and seating area, and a huge gathering room with a kitchen, big-screen television, foosball, air hockey and pool tables, as well as plenty of seating.
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The 5 Dining Commons, located right outside the Pentagon’s back gate, is currently being completely renovated and is scheduled to reopen in fall 2009. It will be a state-of-the-art dining hall, with a mini-mart and late-night fast food restaurant similar to popular 459 Dining Commons on the east side of campus.
The 459 Dining Commons
-similar to the future 5 Dining Commons | 
The 459 convenience store and fast food
- similar to the future 5 Dining Commons | 
The 5 Dining Commons
- under renovation
- through the Pentagon's back gate |
Residential Life will make several improvements to Jackson Hall prior to fall 2010; the rooms will be painted, all the bathrooms will be remodeled, and the build-in wardrobes will be replaced with new moveable ones.
  
Recently, Residential Life added brick and wrought iron gates between the five buildings of the Pentagon Community. The Pentagon courtyard is a popular community common area for residents, and the enclosing of the courtyard with card-access gates provides additional privacy as well as improved security. The Pentagon buildings are on the historical register, and the gates were designed to complement the architectural style of these historic buildings.
  
Additional Information
View Virtual Tour of Jackson Hall Show Room
View Residence Hall Tour Map
View Residence Hall Room Measurements
Learn more about Jackson Hall
View Residential Rates
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