Communications Residential College (CRC)
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Size: 107 residents
Location: 1855 Sheridan Road
Master: Roger Boye
associate professor emeritus of Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Intergrated Marketing Communications |
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CRC is a home away from home for students who have a special interest in media--from radio, television, and print journalism to digital and film production. Residents generate content for the student-run-in-house radio station, WXRU. They also make use of other CRC equipment and amenities, including two screening rooms with Blu-ray projectors, a lounge with HDTV,a computer room, a video game room, a video-editing bay, and a fitness room.
CRC firesides typically feature well-known journalists, filmmakers, and Northwestern faculty, among others. Recent speakers have included comic book writers Josh Elder and Russell Lissau, Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald, and University president Morton Schapiro.
Residents also have the opportunity to earn academic credit by taking quarter long tutorials taught by CRC fellows - the dozen or so faculty members with ties to the college who often join students for lunch. Last year's tutorials focused on "Mastering Media Change," "The Cinematic Western," "Pirates!," and
"The Journalist in Film." During CRC's 50-hour Radiothon, a highlight of each fall  quarter, the college takes on a carnival-like atmosphere as residents raise funds, in part for the American Heart Association. The college also maintains contact with it's alumni, some of whom visit to share stories about life and careers.
In addition to enjoying "munchies" and other in-house social activities, CRC residents visit places such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Wrigley Field, and Timeline Theater, among other attractions, and they participate in Chicago's annual "Bike the Drive" on Memorial Day weekend..
CRC is located at the south end of campus, near buildings that house the journalism, radio/television/film, communications studies, English, political science, sociology, and history departments.
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