As supervisor of the photography and printmaking areas, Mrs. Valerie Dibble says that she is "thrilled with our new Visual Arts Building and the opportunity it has offered us to expand our offerings in these areas". We can now cover all traditional processes as well as new processes that incorporate the most recent technology. We have a Digital Darkroom fully equipped with Macintosh computers and large format archival printers as well as a Xante platemaker for transferring digital images to lithographic plates. We also have full digital video editing suites available for the students. A large darkroom with over 14 enlargers provides complete black-and-white processing facilities, as well as large-format enlargers for the use of advanced students. We cover color photography in the digital arena as well as taking it into printmaking mediums where its use can be further explored. We fully pursue alternative processes such as cyanotypes, van dykes, solar plates, Polaroid image and emulsion transfers, and any new process we hear about! Our studios are as environmentally friendly as we can possible make them and we continue to look for the highest industry standards for our students in that area. With our recent degree conversion to Bachelor of Fine Arts, our department will enjoy new growth in the areas of photography and printmaking as we continue our efforts to fully prepare our students for their professional lives.