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Board hears announcement of joint AI social-media strategist certificate approved
Summary
A trustee told the board that an AI social-media strategist certificate, a joint program between SIUC's journalism school and SIUE's mass communication program, was approved the previous day; trustees congratulated faculty.
During the trustees meeting, a board member announced that faculty had approved a joint AI social-media strategist certificate linking the SIUC School of Journalism and SIUE's Mass Communication program. The trustee congratulated faculty for securing the approval, which the presenter said was finalized "yesterday." Trustees reacted positively and briefly discussed the broader topic of AI in journalism; presenters noted the subject is controversial but did not propose immediate policy changes.
The announcement was brief and framed as faculty achievement; no program budget, enrollment projections, or implementation schedule were provided in the transcript.
