Tag: Team
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Welcome to the AC Fam, Joe Tomco!
The NMI would like to give a warm welcome to our newest Advisory Council Member, Joe Tomco! Joe is the Founder and CEO of GlobalDevs, a company specializing in building world-class global software teams. With over 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship, strategy, and finance, Joe has successfully led initiatives to hire over 1,000 software engineers across…
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Touring Through Time & Tech
Last month, the NMI took 15 students to South Downtown Atlanta for a site visit with our friends at Atlanta Tech Village (ATV) to learn about their ongoing development project reimagining 57 buildings across 16 acres in the historic core of downtown Atlanta. The vision is to create a downtown extension of ATV’s Buckhead hub, blending new…
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Thrive Takes Flight With The NMI
Before the Fall semester fired up, Isa Martinez, Megan Ward, and Chris Gerlach teamed up to give Thrive students a taste of all things New Media! Thrive is a signature Summer program designed to help incoming UGA first-years get a head start on college life with classes, community, and unique experiences — areas in which the New Media Institute shines. Megan…
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Welcome, Isabella Martinez (again)!
We’re thrilled to announce that our very own Isabella Martinez has joined the New Media Institute full-time as our Events Coordinator and TEDxUGA Curator! In this role, Isa leads the planning, communication, and execution of all the NMI’s signature productions, including TEDxUGA and NMIXpo. With a Master of Arts in Emerging Media, a Bachelor of Arts in…
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Sharing TEDx-pertise with UGA 3MT
The TEDxUGA curation team has once again partnered with the UGA Graduate School to support students participating in Three Minute Thesis (3MT), a global competition that challenges students to present their thesis or dissertation and its significance in three minutes or less. In August, TEDxUGA Curator Isa Martinez and TEDxUGA Licensee Megan Ward hosted an introductory training session for prospective 3MT…
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GOYM Heads to Dallas for Texas-Sized Inspiration
The NMI hit the road in August taking the Georgia on Your Mind podcast student team all the way to Dallas, Texas for Podcast Movement 2025—the world’s largest podcasting conference! For many of our students, this was their first time stepping into the podcasting space, and Podcast Movement proved to be the perfect crash course. They…
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That’s a Wrap on Spring 2025 NMIXpo!
We wrapped up the Spring semester with a tech-tastic NMIXpo that included an Advisory Council meeting, SLAM, Emerge, graduation party, awards brunch, and so much more. And before we settle into Summer semester, we would like to give one more round of applause to all of our New Media and Emerging Media students who debuted…
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GDA Action
The gun violence prevention movement has come a long way—violent crime is down, and many communities are safer than they’ve been in decades. But that progress is at risk. As shootings keep dominating headlines and gun violence becomes an increasingly normal part of American life, many young people are tuning out instead of stepping in.…
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Synergy
Have you ever wondered how athletes progress from one level to the next and make history? In 2021 an athlete may get 8 assists on the soccer field but by 2024 they may have improved to 18 assists. They could play in more matches and even score more goals over time. This all sounds good,…
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Georgia on Your Mind Season 3
The “Georgia On Your Mind” Podcast offers a compelling look into the dynamic relationship between the University of Georgia and the state it proudly serves. As a student-hosted and produced series, Season 3, Built By Bulldogs, turns the spotlight on UGA alumni making waves in some of Georgia’s fascinating industries. Through in-depth interviews, each episode…