Tag: Industry
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Spark Hits The Mark
In February, the NMI hosted an axe-citing Spring social for Spark Students at LumberJaxe Athens. Over food and some light competitive axe-throwing, current Spark-ers had the opportunity to relax and deepen connections with their cohort. Spark Awards provide funding for out-of-classroom learning and open doors for students to pursue new experiences. Spark Students use their funding for…
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Exploring AI for Active Learning
UGA’s Active Learning Summit is an annual celebration of the active learning method, promoting instructor development, and creating opportunities for student engagement. Kyla Sterling, Emerging Media and Double Dawgs Faculty Advisor and Lecturer, participated as a panelist where she addressed how AI can enhance active learning in the classroom. During the discussion, Kyla shared a case…
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TED Team Takes TEDxATL
Exactly one month ahead of Destination: TEDxUGA 2025’s liftoff on March 28, the team traveled to Atlanta to take part in TEDxAtlanta 2025: The Future We Create. This day-long event featured 16 talks and a number of interactive experiences that sparked new ideas for our curation and production teams. Split into 4 sessions, presenters reflected on community-building, sustainability,…
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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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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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Spine-Chilling Speaker Series
Here at the NMI, we love providing opportunities for students to learn from and network with a variety of industry professionals. For years, the NMI has been committed to this effort, hosting a fantastic array of guest speakers in Digital Brown Bag, but this semester, we’ve doubled down on this endeavor! We are thrilled to…