Category: News
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The Adventures of John Weatherford
Our very own John Weatherford has been a busy man. Here’s a brief look at what he’s been up to. A Little Time at Layers In early June, John visited San Francisco to attend Layers, a design conference for the Mac + iOS community. In addition to learning a ton at the conference, John met…
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly & Google Cardboard
Recently, the NMI has had some fun testing out new gadgets. We are always eager to explore the latest technology and their applications in and out of the classroom. In its efforts to explore the future of photography, the NMI recently acquired a 360° video camera (the 360Fly, to be exact) – it shoots video…
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NMI Beyond the NMI
This spring a few of the NMI team members decided to take team building to the next level. John Weatherford and Lauren Baggett were veterans of the local ultimate frisbee league and convinced Chris Gerlach and Megan Ward to join in for the spring season. Though united at the office, John and Chris competed against Megan…
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John Goes to Chick-Fil-A
John Weatherford was recently invited to the Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta to present to the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s Chick-fil-A Corporate Chapter about user experience design (UXD). He had a blast discussing the increasing importance of UXD to business strategy and mobile experience. After his presentation, he took a tour of Chick-fil-A’s campus, learned…
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Social Media Chat
Two of our social media savvy graduate assistants, Nicole Stephens and Kaitlin Kent, participated in a social media safety panel earlier this month, fielding questions from freshman living in the Hill Residential community here on campus. Discussion topics included the importance of having a LinkedIn profile for professional networking and maintaining a safe presence on…
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New NMI Appointments for Megan and Jay
After Dr. Shamp’s retirement last spring, we searched far and wide for a new director. One year later, we have not one, but two announcements, and we couldn’t be happier that they both come from close to home. Our very own Megan Ward has been appointed to serve as the NMI’s first Administrative Director. She’ll…
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Team Updates
Every year great NMI team members come and go. This summer we bid farewell to our favorite social media siren – Nicole Stephens graduates and heads off to conquer the advertising world. Kate Devlin has also graduated but can’t leave the TEDxUGA family just yet. In the fall, Kate will return as a graduate assistant…
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Tech Toys: 3D Printer
A decade ago the idea of printing 3-dimensional objects seemed almost like science fiction.Today, you can make this amazing concept become a reality for a few hundred bucks and a square foot of desk space. The New Media Institute jumped on this cool tech opportunity by adopting the Micro3D printer into the NMI family! Thus far, it’s been…
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Congratulations Emuel!
Emuel Aldridge was recently selected as the Entertainment and Media Studies Teacher of the Year! Currently in his 10th year with the NMI, Emuel has been a guiding force for certificate students as they have traversed through New Media Production, Rich Media Production and Capstone. We are so lucky to have faculty members who inspire and…
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The Job Board is Moving!
Times, they are a-changin. As NMI friends, (we hope) you know and love the job board currently housed on mynmi.net. This is a place aimed at matching our students and alumni with industry employers. But here is a secret – the NMI will be launching a new website soon and thus the job board will be finding…