Category: News
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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,…
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Give Back Hack Success
At midnight on Saturday night, we locked the doors. At the Give Back Hack, 29 students wouldn’t leave until they came up with their plans to help community organizations address vexing social problems such as homelessness, mental health issues, sexual violence, and cancer awareness. Students from computer science, art, journalism, advertising, and business disciplines formed…
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UGA Give Back Hack
As part of Thinc. Week 2014, the NMI is hosting UGA’s first ever Give-Back-Hack. In a celebration of the spirit of entrepreneurship here at UGA, we will spend 24-hours exploring the intersection between personal media and public good. At midnight on Saturday, April 13th, the Give-Back-Hack will lock 5 teams of students away for 24 hours…
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Full Media Named #34 in the Bulldog 100
Full Media, an Internet marketing company co-founded by an NMI alumni, was recently awarded the 34th ranking among the fifth annual Bulldog 100 Celebration. The list is made up of UGA alumni that are CEOs, presidents, and managing partners or business owners whose companies are highly successful. Full Media, founded by Kevin West and Kris…
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Vert Mobile Named #2 in the Bulldog 100
The New Media Institute would like to extend many congratulations to three of our very own alumni, co-founders of Vert Mobile, an Atlanta-based full service social and mobile media marketing company, that was recognized as the second fastest growing company owned or operated by UGA alumni during the fifth annual Bulldog 100 Celebration Jan. 25.…
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Thank you Verizon!
The NMI is extending a HUGE THANK YOU to the Verizon Foundation for its generous continued support! NMI students are thrilled to have the resources to continue finding new ways for personal media to have an impact on public good. “Every technical program, professional contact, and invigorating NMI SLAM is the foundation for not just a successful new media program, but also for one…
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The Resume Board is Ready!
Looking for highly qualified candidates for a position in your organization? Well, we have good news! The NMI resume board has launched and features dozens of students who are ready to work! Updated every semester, the NMI job board displays our best and brightest students, qualified to excel and eager to make a difference in your organization. The current…