Category: News
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$30 for 30 Campaign SUCCESS
Thanks to the support of many of you – our fabulous alumni and friends – our $30 for 30 campaign raised $2260, far surpassing our goal of $2015. Our first ever crowdfunding campaign both celebrated the NMI’s past 15 years and looks to ensure success for the next 15 years. So THANK YOU! 1 million times more than we can say – THANK YOU! We…
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Farewell Words from Dr. Shamp
The SLAM on Saturday wasn’t just our 15th birthday celebration. It was also a going-away party. Yes, I am retiring from UGA. As people have learned about my plans, I have noticed them looking at me very closely, as if they were expecting something. When I finally asked about it, they said they were looking to…
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Drones, Drones, Drones!
No, not the kind that shoot people. Maybe even the kind that help people. This spring, the NMI will offer a class exploring the uses of drones — in video making, disaster relief, delivery service, and violation of privacy. Our goal will be a monograph detailing the potential and peril of this new technology against…
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Elder Ventures Showcase
This semester, the New Media Institute received a generous grant from the Verizon Foundation to work on projects dealing with Elder Media development in NMIX 2020: Introduction to New Media. Our students’ rose to the challenge and 18 projects, focusing on Elder Technology Initiatives, were presented to peers, UGA faculty and staff, and elder members of…
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SLAM: A Success Story
On Friday, December 5th, 52 Capstone students brought innovation and excitement to SLAM. Held at Turner Broadcasting’s Atlanta Studios, 75 professionals came out to discover what our students had come up with throughout the semester, and were thoroughly impressed! This would not have been possible without the amazing support of Turner and Vert, and we…
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Fall 2014 Mixers
NMixers are new to the New Media Institute this year. The events allow students to learn about the NMI: the certificate, the classes, and the crazy people who run the place. We eat, we laugh, we learn, and we welcome fabulous new students to the program every month. Here is what we have been up…
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Thank You Verizon!
The New Media Institute would like to thank the Verizon Foundation and Julie Smith, Vice President of External Affairs, once again for their overly generous donation of $15,000 for elder new media development! Each semester NMIX students join together to work on projects that promote positive change through new media technology, and we wouldn’t have the opportunity…
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Congrats Emuel
Help us congratulate the NMI’s very own Emuel Aldridge for being selected to work with the Distance Learning Committee as part of Grady College’s inaugural Online Learning Development Cohort! Emuel was selected to serve on the cohort after justifying why NMIX4110, New Media Production, should be developed as an online course. As Grady continues to grow, so…
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Welcome John
John Weatherford joined the NMI in August and has had a busy start to the year teaching New Media Production and Rich Media classes. In his courses, John covers topics from mobile and web application development to user experience design to documentary filmmaking. Before joining the NMI, John taught in UGA’s English Department and beyond…
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Comeback Carnival Success
Q: What do you get when a dunk tank, cotton candy machine, and obstacle course are combined on the Grady lawn? A: Wet NMI faculty and happy students! NMI faculty and students came together the first week of classes for the first ever NMI Comeback Carnival. The carnival allowed students to learn about the NMI,…