Let’s take the recently introduced Physics major. In terms of enrollment, it is not very prosperous, but from a cost point of view, there is no loss since it was created from an existing department. Psychology, on the other hand, is a very flourishing major as the cost for it is proportional to the student demand. There are also circumstances in which a given program has low demand. Such is the case with the American Studies major. It was not successful among the student body and had to be removed eventually. Are there any new majors/minors in the making? The most recent minor, which was introduced at the beginning of Fall 2022 semester, isw Creative Writing. It is an “interdisciplinary program appropriate for students who wish to study both the practical and theoretical aspects of creative writing.” The program offers not only Literature courses but Journalism ones as well, thus complementing the majors in each of the departments. One major that has been approved by the Board of Trustees but still goes through development is Film and Creative Media. According to Professor Another new academic program in the making is a Tourism and Hospitality concentration within the Business Administration major. As of now, the department is still in search of new professors who can teach in this specialty and as soon as they find such, the concentration will get started right away. Anything else? Sean Homer, the Chair of the Literature and Theater Department, those programs require a lot of money as film equipment needs to be bought and filming and editing studios need to be built. “Things are progressing, but they are progressing slowly because the costs are high,” Homer said. Taking everything into consideration, one can conclude that such creations take time. As Professor Laura Kelly, the Chair of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department, said, “Academia is a slowmoving ship. There are a lot of things at stake. There’s lots of talking, planning, debating, speculating… All perspectives are considered. So, decisions are made that hopefully are solid.” Across 1 2 5 3 4 6 1. Coffeeshop/bar near campus 5. According to our university slogan: AUBG is the ________ to be 6. The colloquial name of the Albanian national dance 7. The name of a new BUS professor 8. Park near Blagoevgrad 9. Number of majors offered at AUBG 10. The name of the new student information system 12. Crown event of international week 7 8 9 11 12 10 Down 2. The name of AUBG Daily’s event this semeser 3. In the last issue, you had to solve an _____ - themed sudoku 4. Broadway Performance Club’s theme this year 5. New AUBG club 11. The name of a new JMC professor 11 Spring 2023 | AUBG Daily
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