Tag: Alumni
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Aspiring Mentors, We Choose You!
This spring, we are partnering with the UGA Mentorship Program which matches students with UGA alumni, faculty, and staff who can provide direction and meaningful connections. Tailored to students’ career and life goals, mentors provide an added boost of support that students need to confidently enter new stages of their academic or career journeys. The…
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Small Talk 101
Last week, we put industry feedback into action and helped enhance the soft skills of our young NMI-professionals with our newest event: Small Talk 101. We kicked things off with a networking hour where students mingled with industry friends and practiced facilitating introductions and forming professional connections. Afterwards, professionals shared feedback on the students’ networking skills.…
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NMI Keeps “Site” of Success with Arketi Group
This month, a group of NMI students and faculty dove into the world of B2B digital marketing and public relations during a site visit to Arketi Group in Atlanta. Arketi Group has 20+ years of experience working with established and emerging brands that seek to innovate in their sectors and need their marketing to be just as…
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With a Little Help From Alumni Friends
On a crisp December afternoon, 17 Emerging Media teams presented their Capstone Betas at the NMI’s Fall 2024 miniMerge, marking a significant milestone in their EM journey. Capstone projects are a showcase of the web development, design, UX, branding, and professional skills EM students have gained over the course of their studies. Along the way, their Betas…
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This is Hallow-EM
As the EM alumni base continues to expand, a new tradition offers an opportunity for everyone to come back together. Enter, the Emerging Media Alumni Reunion! During the first of many virtual happy hours to come, alumni swapped stories, competed in Kahoots, and battled it out over the best Halloween candy and costumes. We look forward to…
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Fundsters, Foundations, and Festivities
Each semester since Fall 2017, we invite our capstone students to commit to the future of the NMI by joining the NMI Future Fund. This opportunity helps provide resources for future students to design, build, and innovate for years to come. Today, we have a total of 83 incredible students in our Fundster family! This…
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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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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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John Speaks at Communications Summit
This summer, John was invited to deliver a keynote address at Lockheed Martin’s annual Communications Summit located at the company’s Center for Leadership Excellence just outside of DC. Speaking to hundreds of communication professionals from around the globe, John covered new media best practices and strategies for continuous innovation with a talk titled “We Are Disruptors.” While not on…