I graduated from JMC in 2010 after spending most of my undergraduate time working at the Collegian. The department struggled then, and I'm sad to hear it has only gotten worse. I graduated with almost no necessary skills, and any job I received came about through my own personal connections and hard work. I hope KSU JMC can turn everything around.

this department lacks and seems to attack any teacher or instructor with any real world experience which leaves graduates completely unprepared to enter the workforce

The JMC program at K-State is beyond repair. Student media is run by students who play favorites, with little to no instructor supervision.. Steve was a great instructor, not perfect, but I learned a lot from him. He helped me fill out job applications, taught me how to write television stories for a general audience, and was an asset for any journalism or job questions I had. JMC will undoubtedly be worse without him.

I have seen my daughter's love for Broadcast Journalism blossom under this professor's direction and am so sad to hear the news of his departure. It is even sadder to know that he did not willingly go. Did the proper research go into this decision? I fear for her business future without this professor in the KSU department of Journalism. Please reconsider your stance. Thank you!

The current director has handled herself unprofessionally toward students and staff, and is representative of the problems occurring within JMC. The program struggled a few years ago, and instead of being turned around, she has directly run it further into the ground.

A change of direction is needed. The department needs to prioritize learning above research and students above administrators.

I recently graduated with a minor in Journalism for my Education degree. I am a non-traditional student and a first generation student. After taking a news writing class with David Chartrand, I almost wanted to drop my minor in Journalism all together. I even talked with my education advisor about it but I only had a few more classes to take, so she recommended that I stick with my minor. I am glad that I did because I then had the privilege to work with Dr. Baltrip, Kelly Furnas, Tom Hallaq, Andy Nelson and Steve Harvey. Two of these five amazing mentors are now gone and we cannot afford to lose people like them. They made college a learning experience for me that I proudly told others about. These mentors were so willing to share their experiences with myself and future students. Currently, there is a content test for Journalism in Education (previously one was not needed) So I understand you need instructors that teach the information but I believe that students also learn by hands on learning experiences both Andy Nelson and Steve Harvey provided that. Students also need teachers that create a network so future educators can visit K-state with their classes and expose them to the program. I look forward to taking my future students to campus to visit the Collegian, Royal Purple and Channel 8. However, I feel I need to speak up now and be an advocate for my future students. Since at least two of the people I would want my students to visit are gone. As an Educator, I will encounter students who may have an interest in Journalism and I need to make sure that if I personally recommend my K-State family to them that they are getting the guidance and education that they deserve. The departure of Andy Nelson (a K-State alum) and Steve Harvey have me very concerned about that. They brought so much real world experience to the table and as educators we are encouraged to expose students to these things. We cannot afford for this trend of losing good people to continue

As a May 2015 graduate, I cannot attest hardly any of my knowledge, talent, and skills to the KSU JMC Department. In fact, I can only attribute any knowledge, talent, and skill to myself for taking it upon myself to learn what I was not taught, and only 2 JMC teachers: Andy Nelson and Steve Harvey. Andy Nelson was so unhappy at K-State after trying to improve the curriculum and make advancements inside and outside the classroom once he became the digital media sequence head. Many of the faculty along with the Director, made his time there miserable because Andy was making others uncomfortable, making changes for the better, and encouraging the faculty to work harder for the students. The fact that a teacher/professor is given unbearable grief for trying to HELP THE STUDENTS is absurd and honestly, heartbreaking. Andy left prior to my senior year and now, right after my senior year, the only other professor that helped me over every mountain I faced, Steve Harvey, has sat in the same boat. Steve was everything you'd dream of in a professor. Just because class ended, that didn't mean he didn't try to spark new ideas and help you any time he saw you. I could come to him with any problem and he always vowed that he'd do whatever it took for the students if it would help them. He was a teacher, mentor, and friend. I'm not trying to over-glorify either teacher, but more try to stress that these are the only two faculty members us students had to hold onto as we craved knowledge that wasn't being given to us, resources that the school couldn't provide us with, and networking no one else bothered to help us with. Steve is the most selfless, hardworking, and incredibly stubborn person all of us digital media students had in our corner in each of our 4 year fights. I had a unique experience to see how the JMC department operates while being the Director of Wildcat Watch, the student video productions organization on campus. After Dr. Wassmuth continually told Steve that "Wild