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Jordan McGuire
Program Assistant jem92715@uga.edu Jordan graduated from UGA in December 2021 with a degree in Advertising, a New Media Certificate, and a Writing Certificate. She is now currently pursuing her Masters in Emerging Media and started working for the NMI during the Spring of 2022. When she is not hunkered down at her laptop, Jordan is…
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Bailey Pelletier
TEDxUGA Assistant Producer bailey.pelletier@uga.edu Bailey graduated from UGA in May 2022 with a degree in Entertainment & Media Studies, a Computer Science Minor, and a New Media Certificate. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Emerging Media. Bailey has been involved with TEDxUGA since 2020 when first took the class in his sophomore year. Since…
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A Little NMIXp(arty)o Never Killed Nobody!
The Celebration Continues In the Fall, we launched the renamed and revamped NMIXpo, our reoccurring end-of-semester celebration! The new-and-improved event included Mini Merge, an alumni reunion, a Certificate Capstone Challenge Brunch, and SLAM. Setting something new into motion is always tricky, but thanks to our dedicated NMI friends, family, and alumni, the weekend was a SLAM…
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Hip, Hip, Hooray!
The NMI is always changing and evolving, but our motto stays the same: make something work, then make it work better! We’re beyond proud of the Emerging Media Masters and New Media Certificate Capstone projects that have done just that. We wish we could show you all the technowledgeable projects students have debuted over the years, but…
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TEDxUGA 2023: Roots
TEDxUGA 2023: Roots | Centuries of students and scholars have grown a vast and intertwined network of research and scholarship. The passions and actions that inspire this network are sometimes unseen, unheard, and untamed. But the results are powerful and ever-reaching. At the University of Georgia, we plant seeds of research and scholarship every day. And now…
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AR.T
Avid social media users, fans of the NMI, and lovers of TEDxUGA get ready! The ar.t team has undergone a deep exploration into augmented reality to help create a stronger connection between users, like you, and the brands you love. Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that superimposes computer generated graphics and images onto the…
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BLITZ
BLITZ is the new smart app that brings simplicity, customization, and strong cross-platform functionality. This app allows users to take pictures, use screenshots, written notes, and translate them into editable text. Photo to text is what makes this possible. In the app, the cloud’s cross-platform connection capabilities are used to bring the photos from a…
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Books for Keeps
Books for Keeps is a non-profit organization local to Athens, Ga that works to provide children with equal access to books. In day-to-day operation, Books for Keeps can process upwards of hundreds of books, and works to distribute them to schools, parents, and children alike. However, Books for Keeps is not limited to simply managing…
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Complex Cloth
The University of Georgia is filled with beautiful historic buildings, but have you ever stopped to think how these buildings came about? Complex Cloth is an initiative started by Dr. Jane McPherson, associate professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work & director of Global Engagement. This initiative hopes to highlight the intricate…
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The Backpack Project
Our client, The Backpack Project, is a non-profit organization that donates backpacks of food to those experiencing homelessness. The parent non-profit, The Backpack Project Inc., has individual chapters in different cities. The organization asked for a user-friendly website template each chapter could use to post about their projects, updates, and events. Therefore, crafting a personalizable…