BECA Professor John Hewitt is retiring from SFSU after more than 30 years. To read an alumna tribute check out the creative arts website.

NOW is the time to be looking for spring internships. Lots of organizations are looking specifically for BECA students! Check out the internship binders in the BECA Office (CA 133), look at the fliers around Dr. Camacho's Office (CA 34) and check out the CSB Website. Don't wait until spring to start looking! Once classes start you will only have 2 weeks to secure an internship placement.

On Wednesday, November 14, everyone who's anyone in the new-media world gathered at the Mission Bay Conference Center to talk about the future of online video. What will be the relationship between TV and online entertainment? What will the new business models look like, and where will the revenue come from? Will IPTV or broadband win? The coffee was strong, and so were the opinions (the venture capitalists were particularly snarky, go figure) — but there was one thing everyone could agree on:

The following BECA courses will be offered through the College of Extended Learning:

BECA 350 Media Performance I, R. Houlberg, DAILY 9:00-12:00

BECA 547 Digital Video Editing, L. Zhang, DAILY 11:00-14:30

BECA 300 BECA Research, A. Kielwasser, TWThF 9:10-12:30

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE BECA WINNERS OF THE
2007 BAY AREA STAR OUTSTANDING INTERN AWARD

The University withdrawal deadline is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th. Make sure your course withdrawal paperwork is submitted to the department office, with the instructor's signature, before Thursday, 11/15.

The BECA Department Office & BECA Equipment Cage will have the following operating hours for the week of Thanksgiving:

Mon. 11/19--9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tues. 11/20--9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wed. 11/22-- CLOSED
Thurs. 11/23--CLOSED
Fri. 11/24--CLOSED

The BECA Editing Lab will have the following operating hours for the week of Thanksgiving:

Mon. 11/19--11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tues. 11/20--11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wed. 11/22-- CLOSED
Thurs. 11/23--CLOSED

Looks like the WGA is in it for the long haul. If you want to keep tabs on the situation, check out the United Hollywood blog. Besides covering strike negotiations, it also delves into how the world of online/new media is shaping up, both content- and technology-wise.

And if you're dying to know how long your favorite shows will keep running, here's a handy chart compiled by TV Guide.

The students in Media & Community Service, BECA 580, from the Spring 2007 semester traveled to Thailand this past June to produce videos for the Thai Society for the Conservation of Wild Animals. The videos they produced will be screened as a part of the International Education Week events held November 13-16.

This is a common question during registration season. Each section of 241 is paired with a particular section of 240. So if you are registered in the Tuesday section of 240 (from 2-5) you will be able to take the corresponding section of 241 (from 5-6) on the same day. You will be given an add code for 241 on the first day of class, IF you meet the prerequisites for the course (department permission).

The following are the deadlines for filing an application for admission to the Radio & Television major:

Fall 2008

Undergraduate Students - October 1st through November 30th

Graduate Students- November 1st through March 1st

Check out this article about BECA student, Gianze Perez, and her trip to Thailand as a part of the Spring 2007 BECA 580 Media in Community Service course.

BECA 580 is being offered in the Spring of 2008 and will be visiting Guatemala in June to produce a video to further the goals of a Guatemalan social justice organization. For questions about BECA 580 please email Professor Betsy Blosser at bblosser@sfsu.edu.