Category: News
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Changing the Culture Behind Concussion Reporting
Concussions are a growing problem in athletics across all types of sports, and convincing athletes to report these incidents and symptoms when they occur has proven to be quite the challenge. The NCAA and the Department of Defense recognized this issue and decided to do something about it. Offering a series of eight grants to various…
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Back in School, Back in Action
As always, the NMI had a busy but exciting summer. Although our fourth floor lab was empty, our instructors were hard at work teaching in less-traditional formats. John taught our largest ever online section of Introduction to New Media, NMIX 2020E, bringing over 100 students into the world of new media. Outside the NMI, both Megan…
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Another SLAM Success: Spring 2017
On a balmy Saturday afternoon here in Athens, NMI friends, family and alum came together to participate in the Spring 2017 SLAM! After months of hard work on 15 different projects, our students were eager to show off the creative ways they used emerging technologies to tackle their clients’ needs. We saw city walking tours…
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John Strikes Again!
It is no surprise that John is at it again! Recently selected as a 2017-2018 Service Learning Fellow, John will soon become a recognized campus leader in service-learning pedagogy and community engagement. Kicking off in May, the annual UGA Service-Learning Fellows Program is a year-long faculty development program that provides an opportunity for selected faculty…
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TED Team at PechaKucha 20×20 Pittsburgh
In the midst of final preparation for TEDxUGA, the curation team traveled to Pittsburgh to attend a PechaKucha Night. Since 2003, PechaKucha Nights have celebrated the art of concise presentations. PechaKucha 20×20 was born from the fact that when given a stage, most creatives talk too much. Instead, this now global presentation format challenges speakers to present using 20 slides,…
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Megan Tapped to Join Campus Group of Women Leaders
We are thrilled to share that Megan Ward has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute. Megan was nominated and chosen from a large pool of highly qualified UGA women staff, and she feels very honored to be participating in this new initiative. The Women’s Staff Leadership Institute is…
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Emuel Aldridge, Senior Lecturer
2017 is off to a great start here in the NMI, especially for Emuel Aldridge who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. Emuel has been a guiding force for certificate students for 11 years, and the NMI is lucky to have him inspiring and challenging our students everyday to make something work and then make…
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John’s Racking Up That Teaching Street Cred
The NMI’s own John Weatherford was recently honored with two teaching awards. In November, John was selected as a Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Teacher of the Week. CTL is devoted to the advancement of instructional excellence on campus, and its Teacher of the Week award recognizes innovative instruction. You can read more about…
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Destination Dawgs at the NMI
What is Destination Dawgs? Launching this semester, Destination Dawgs is UGA’s first inclusive post-secondary education opportunity for students with intellectual disabilities. Over the course of five semesters, Destination Dawgs students take undergraduate courses and complete a non-degree certificate program that prepares them for transitioning to adulthood, having a career and independent living. How does the…
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Ebb Hits the App Store
More and more people are struggling with anxiety everyday, but few know how to identify it, much less reduce it. This is where another amazing team of Capstone students saw a problem and devised a clever new media solution to address it. Working together, Madison Hall, Kristyn Hicks, Clarke Modlin, and Joe Reisigl researched anxiety…