Valerie Lee, Chair of the English Department came to speak next. Click to her webpage — she has a lot on there to see.

I couldn’t quite catch how many faculty she said there were, but check out the OSU English Department People page. There are so many faculty, they have to divide it into 3 separate pages!

She said there are 70 grad courses to chose from each year and 100-150 grad students.

Lee campaigned on a platform of change. She said, “It’s easier moving a cemetery than moving some of these faculty committees.” I’m sure many of you can relate!

She told a story about her kids knowing more about regular phones than her and her husband. (Remember *67 and *69 anyone?)

With her it’s more about attitude than aptitude. Technology infuses the department. The motto for the department is: Where tradition meets innovation.

She makes sure to do something with multimedia at the first faculty meeting every year. One year it was something on the Renaissance. This next year, they’re going to show video clips from DMAC!

Also, they are working on new guidelines for tenure and promotion within the department to accommodate digital works.

It all sounds fantastic!!