Tag: Bragging Rights
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Helping Outreach Staff Find Their FIT
Last month, NMI Director Megan Ward delivered the keynote address at the 6th Annual UGA Public Service and Outreach Staff Professional Development Conference. Rather than focus on titles and traditional measures of success, Megan encouraged attendees to consider where their strengths and values intersect with the needs of the people they serve to build a…
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Grow Back Augusta Makes Headlines
The work of two Spring 2026 certificate capstone teams caught media attention over the summer. Both teams contributed to Grow Back Augusta, a multidisciplinary collaboration between UGA and the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area. The goal: Develop a long-term recovery tool that empowers Augusta community members with information and resources to reforest the…
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Collaborating For The Community
John Weatherford, in collaboration with Dr. Kristina Jaskyte in the School of Social Work, has been awarded a prestigious $10,000 VentureWell grant. VentureWell provides grants to support faculty who are helping students develop and launch STEM-based entrepreneurial inventions. Using this grant, John will work with Dr. Jaskyte to develop technology-driven solutions for non-profits through design…
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Chris Continues the Online Learning Legacy
With New Media classes in high demand and students’ summer schedules packed with jobs and internships, online courses provide the needed flexibility to better serve our students. Intro to New Media and New Media Production going online over the past few years have provided students the opportunity to dive into their certificate journey without missing…
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Caroline Windham: UGA Amazing Student
We think all of our students are amazing, but Emerging Media Masters student Caroline Windham has recently earned campus-wide recognition. In July, Caroline was honored as one of UGA’s Amazing Students. Each week, the university features one student who has gone “above and beyond” in their collegiate pursuits, and we can’t be more proud that…
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Claire Bertram: An Excellent Graduate
In Fall 2014, incoming Freshman Claire Bertram was looking for an interesting elective and signed up for NMIX 4200: New Media and TED. As the only first-year in the 4000-level course, Claire was uncertain what she had gotten herself into — but that was only the beginning. Before Claire had even completed the course, the…
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Another Service-Learning Fellowship Begins!
If you can’t tell, we take service-learning seriously at the NMI. With Grady’s Emerging Media Masters program growing in popularity, Megan recognized an opportunity to integrate service-learning into the young program and empower graduate students to build digital products that effectively serve their community. After pitching her idea in a competitive applicant pool, we’re thrilled…
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One Service-Learning Fellowship Ends…
As a finale to his year-long Service-Learning Fellowship through UGA’s Office of Service-Learning, John was invited to participate in a poster presentation at the national Consortium of University Public Service Organizations‘ annual conference. John’s presentation focused on his approach to bringing service-learning best practices to the inaugural service section of New Media Capstone taught this…
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John Weatherford: Writing Around Campus
Recently, John was selected as a Center for Teaching and Learning Fellow for Innovative Teaching. The program provides support and opportunities for collaboration to create Open Educational Resources (OERs) across campus. During this fellowship, John will create a brand-new OER for NMIX 4110: New Media Production. The resource will cover an array of modern web…
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The EM Masters Goes Online
The NMI is always on the lookout for new opportunities to advance our efforts in the classroom and engage with students in new and innovative ways. After all, “New” is in our name. Therefore, we were eager to be part of the Grady College’s application to the Online Course Innovation Grant sponsored by the UGA…