Faculty are encouraged to develop new courses aligned both with their research interests and program needs; to collaborate with Film Studies and Writing, Rhetoric, & Publication faculty in ongoing curricular and interdisciplinary expansion; to participate in the periodic teaching of first-year writing, first-year experience courses, and Honors College colloquia; and to mentor undergraduate independent studies and Bachelor's Essays. Undergraduates in Film Studies and Writing, Rhetoric, & Publication programs intern as videographers, content developers, editors, script writers, and marketing assistants at a variety of local and national organizations.