U-View becomes student run, seeks charter
Brianna Laughlin
Issue date: 4/23/09 Section: News
Point Park University's campus TV channel, U-View, recently submitted a charter to be recognized and supported by United Student Government (USG), and is eagerly anticipating a positive result.
While the program grows in popularity around campus, members of U-View want to take the station to the next level.
U-View was established in 2007 as Point Park's first-ever news and entertainment television channel. It airs 24/7 and is entirely student-produced. The broadcasts are aired on campus throughout the day and night, giving students and faculty news, information and entertainment on channel 4.
With weekly meetings held by the members of U-View, the adviser and fellow instructors in the broadcast curriculum, Jesse Colaizzi, Jan Getz and Anthony Moretti, among others, all agreed that submitting a charter is the next improvement. The charter will allow the students to grasp what it is truly like to run their own television station. And although they already receive some funding through the School of Communication, having more funding and support from USG is the next sensible step for the station's growth.
Nikki Porter, a junior broadcast journalism major and a member of U-View, agrees the charter will only benefit them.
"I think we need a charter, a lot of other clubs and organizations are affiliated with the United Student Government and we should be too. We also have a lot of broadcast students who take part in U-View. We could use the funding for new equipment," Porter said.
Other members, such as Justin LaBar, a senior broadcast major and sports director of U-View, also believes in the mission of the charter.
"I think journalism, and broadcasting specifically, is one of the largest and most expanding fields in the university, so I feel that having a recognized charter television station is crucial to the respect, growth and learning of the students," LaBar said.
USG will ultimately decide if U-View becomes a chartered organization. The current motion was carried unanimously, with Carrie Potter, vice president of USG, as the tie-breaking vote.
While the program grows in popularity around campus, members of U-View want to take the station to the next level.
U-View was established in 2007 as Point Park's first-ever news and entertainment television channel. It airs 24/7 and is entirely student-produced. The broadcasts are aired on campus throughout the day and night, giving students and faculty news, information and entertainment on channel 4.
With weekly meetings held by the members of U-View, the adviser and fellow instructors in the broadcast curriculum, Jesse Colaizzi, Jan Getz and Anthony Moretti, among others, all agreed that submitting a charter is the next improvement. The charter will allow the students to grasp what it is truly like to run their own television station. And although they already receive some funding through the School of Communication, having more funding and support from USG is the next sensible step for the station's growth.
Nikki Porter, a junior broadcast journalism major and a member of U-View, agrees the charter will only benefit them.
"I think we need a charter, a lot of other clubs and organizations are affiliated with the United Student Government and we should be too. We also have a lot of broadcast students who take part in U-View. We could use the funding for new equipment," Porter said.
Other members, such as Justin LaBar, a senior broadcast major and sports director of U-View, also believes in the mission of the charter.
"I think journalism, and broadcasting specifically, is one of the largest and most expanding fields in the university, so I feel that having a recognized charter television station is crucial to the respect, growth and learning of the students," LaBar said.
USG will ultimately decide if U-View becomes a chartered organization. The current motion was carried unanimously, with Carrie Potter, vice president of USG, as the tie-breaking vote.
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