The new adviser to The Daily Texan, Michael Brick, has written a column on the Texan’s ambitious plans for this year as students prepare to start classes.

Here’s an excerpt from the column:

And here’s what we’re doing: Starting a mobile-friendly overhaul of our web design and content management systems, with a careful eye toward documentation and continuity. We’re performing a targeted search, with the gracious help of Computer Sciences Chairman Dr. Bruce Porter and new media lecturer Robert Quigley, for new kinds of talent. We’re working directly with the advertising staff to cultivate both old and new revenue sources as we migrate online. We’re collaborating across platforms and entities to engage readers with innovative multimedia journalism. We’re working on a data journalism project that could prove to be a game-changer. And, of course, we’re continuing to put out one of the best student newspapers in the country.

Read the rest of Michael Brick’s column here. And if you’ve got an idea for how the alumni group can help The Daily Texan, let us know in the comments section of this post or submit it by email to [email protected]. We want your input!