Recently in my Digital Photography 1 class, I explained the workflow of photo assignments in a newspaper. I also related a late breaking newspaper assignment I once received, for which I had only 50 minutes to go out and find relevant subject matter, shoot pictures, return to the newsroom, download the images and get them into the production system.

After relating this story, I announced to class: “Okay. Let’s imagine that I am the Yellow Jacket photo editor and you are all my photographers. A planned story just fell through and we need some images right away to fill the space. You have 45 minutes to go out and capture photos that portray ‘The AIC Experience,’ images that represent student life on campus.” I encouraged students to plan their time wisely, to estimate the time needed for each step of the process to ensure they met the deadline. Given this backstory, I hope you have an even greater appreciation for the quality of these images. — Professor John Nordell

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Brendan Casaletta

AIC's "Higher Dedication" to not only learning but to student engagement. (Photo by Brendan Casaletta)