Classes in the School of Journalism first met in tents on the university lawn. Our facilities have improved since then, and we're working to improve them again.

Currently, the School of Journalism uses four buildings. The Journalism Building, a three-story, native stone and brick building constructed in 1936, houses our print and photojournalism programs. The majority of business occurs on the second floor, which is home to the dean's office, the main computer laboratory and the A.B. Guthrie Memorial Reading Room. Faculty have offices on the second and third floors, and the third floor is also home to the photography lab and studio. The building's bottom floor is home to Montana Kaimin, the student newspaper. The building's computers are all linked by one network and server, allowing for easy communication. Students all have log-in access to the server, giving them room to store stories and photographs.

The Radio-Television department uses three buildings, all within easy walking distance of the others. The Performing Arts/Radio Television Building houses our audio and video production control rooms and studios. Faculty offices are in a converted house next to the PARTV building. Shared non-linear editing suites and a computer graphics lab are located in McGill Hall.

The School of Journalism is in the midst of a $12 million fund-raising campaign that will enable us to construct a new journalism building, bringing all of our students into one building in a central location off the campus oval. The proposed building will include state of the art equipment, classrooms and computer labs. It will also include an auditorium and room for all student media productions, including KGBA radio. The most prominent corner of the building will house the TV studio and its newsroom, including a stadium-sized television screen open to viewing by passersby will broadcast items such as students' film documentaries, breaking national news or Grizzly sports events. A Native American Center will celebrate Montana's Native American heritage and support the ongoing emphasis to increase Native American enrollment.