Category: News
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The Graduate New Media Certificate
The University of Georgia’s largest certificate may be getting even larger. The NMI team is hard at work planning a graduate-version of the New Media Certificate. This version will feature the same classes you know and love with an advanced academic twist, making it the perfect compliment for any of UGA’s various graduate programs. Keep your eyes…
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Startup For Success
The Innovation District (ID), UGA’s ecosystem of places, programs, and people dedicated to entrepreneurship, is taking shape. As ID gains momentum, the NMI continues to support its efforts to bring innovation to campus and beyond. Recently, Chris Gerlach presented at Startup 101, a four-part series that addresses the varying skills and information entrepreneurs need on their journey to create a…
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Fall Into Achievements
Turning a New Leaf John Weatherford is celebrating a new season in his academic career as he joins the ranks of Senior Lecturer! Since becoming a member of the NMI team in Fall 2014, John has embodied the technowledgeable spirit, making classes, capstone projects, and big-picture initiatives work better. Join us in congratulating John on…
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Emerging Media Milestones
This summer, the Emerging Media Masters celebrated two monumental milestones: 1️⃣ We welcomed the fifth residential cohort into the EM family. 2️⃣ We officially launched the highly-anticipated online pathway and welcomed the first-ever cohort of Emerging Media Online students! While it feels like EM has always been in the family, the reality is that this much-loved program…
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Zooming Back to School
As a summer like no other comes to a close and fall settles in, the NMI and everyone’s favorite (off-brand) bulldog, Tech Dawg, are embracing our return to campus. The NMI has powered up the labs, programmed the Hue Lights, and introduced changes to keep our faculty and students safe as we continue to make…
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Spring 2020 Space SLAM
Last month, a crew of over 160 tech-stronauts boarded the NMISS for Space SLAM, an end-of-semester showcase unlike any other. Intergalactic guests were treated not only to the typical fleet of 16 wow-worthy projects and student innovations but also to plenty of space-centric cheesiness—er, thematic content. A huge shoutout to our faculty for making the…
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#myNMIatHome
The NMI believes in making things work, then work better — and that holds true for distance learning too. Even though we’re missing the fourth floor, our students, faculty, and program assistants are maintaining the NMI spirit in their own homes. On Instagram, we’re using #myNMIatHome to document collaboration and innovation wherever it’s happening — at desks,…
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School Is In For Summer
This summer, we’re breaking records with more classes and students than ever before! In the last few years, we’ve steadily expanded our summer offerings so the trek to becoming technowledgable never has to stop. It all started with the first online section of New Media Production where students mastered the art of web dev from…
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Emerging Media Online
At the NMI, we’re always striving to make our courses, events, and programs work better and better, and the Emerging Media Masters is no exception. From Double Dawgs integration to Innovation District collaboration, our faculty have made some impressive changes since the Emerging Media Masters launched in 2016, and we’re not done yet! Grady College recently featured the Emerging Media Masters…
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Home Depot Happenings
We’re always looking for opportunities to collaborate with and learn from industry innovators, and a group of NMI Capstone students recently took a trip to Atlanta to do just that. The team traveled alongside NMI faculty members John Weatherford and Kyla Sterling to The Home Depot headquarters, where they met with top innovators and learned exclusive industry…