Category: News
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Collaborating For The Community
John Weatherford, in collaboration with Dr. Kristina Jaskyte in the School of Social Work, has been awarded a prestigious $10,000 VentureWell grant. VentureWell provides grants to support faculty who are helping students develop and launch STEM-based entrepreneurial inventions. Using this grant, John will work with Dr. Jaskyte to develop technology-driven solutions for non-profits through design…
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Advanced New Media Production
This semester, we are thrilled to add to our curriculum by launching a brand new course for our undergraduate and graduate students – NMIX 5110/7110: Advanced New Media Production. In this frequently-requested sequel to New Media Production (NMIX 4110/6110), students take a deep dive into HTML/CSS, Javascript, and Javascript Frameworks. Under the leadership of Emuel…
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Thank You Fall 2018 Fundsters
In Fall 2017, the NMI launched the Future Fund as a pathway for NMI grads to help provide resources for future students to design, build, and innovate for years to come. In the first year, we were thrilled to see the overwhelming support from our graduates. And though they have pressed into the working world…
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The Bannister Foundation
For 19 years, the NMI has brought together people from all over to learn and grow and not only make something work, but make it work better. Today, the NMI family is bigger than ever, but this growth hasn’t diminished the passion our alumni have for our mission and the students pursuing it. Justin Bannister…
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Slacking Off at a Conference
Last month, John Weatherford presented at the UGA College of Education’s Innovation in Teaching Conference. This annual conference focuses on highlighting innovative teaching practices among educators. John’s presentation, “Slacking Off and Getting More Done: Implementing Slack to Enhance Class Communication”, included learnings from and best practices for implementing the group messaging and productivity tool Slack in…
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Claire Bertram: Our Favorite Noogler
As former NMI Program Assistant and TEDxUGA Student Council President, Claire Bertram is no stranger to solving problems. After four years in the NMI, Claire has taken her talents to the Windy City as a Platforms Billing Specialist at Google! She supports the Google Marketing Platform sales team by solving complex billing issues associated with…
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A Tale of Three Institutes
Recently, the NMI was invited by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government to present to a visiting delegation from the Shanghai Administration Institute. Taking a three-week tour across our nation’s east coast, the visiting delegation was on a mission to investigate smart cities, which incorporate information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance the quality and…
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Spine-Chilling Speaker Series
Here at the NMI, we love providing opportunities for students to learn from and network with a variety of industry professionals. For years, the NMI has been committed to this effort, hosting a fantastic array of guest speakers in Digital Brown Bag, but this semester, we’ve doubled down on this endeavor! We are thrilled to…
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NMI Represents at International Day of the Girl
On October 11th, two of the NMI’s leading ladies participated in UGA’s very first International Day of the Girl event, hosted by the UGA Chapter of The Letter Project. NMI Social Media Director, Rachael Dier, curated this fantastic event that brought together women from Athens and beyond. Megan Ward spoke on the “Women in Male Dominated Spaces”…
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Capstone Crossover
This semester, the NMI is pumped to partner with UGA’s Entrepreneurship Program to offer students from both certificate programs an even richer capstone experience. By combining the NMI’s digital product expertise and the Entrepreneurship Program’s business development talent, students will be able to create more robust capstone projects while also gaining experience working across disciplines, mirroring…