Tag: Team
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Volunteering for Voters
Expecting a record-breaking turnout during the 2020 election season, the Technology Association of Georgia reached out to allies across the state looking for Field Service Technicians. FSTs assist poll workers with all things technology: printers, tablets, voting equipment, and the like. Megan Ward and John Weatherford answered the call, volunteering their techspertise for the November 3rd general…
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Go Dawgs, Pitch ‘Em!
John Weatherford joined forces with the UGA Entrepreneurship Program, housed in the Terry College of Business, to produce the 2020 SEC Student Pitch Competition. Teams of young entrepreneurs representing each of the 14 SEC universities were pitted against one another in an idea pitch competition that required gently juggling multiple YouTube livestreams and Zoom meetings simultaneously. John…
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Serving Students Near and Far
If you’ve been with us since the beginning, you know that the NMI was founded with a mission to serve as an academic resource for the entire UGA community. Today, the NMI is dedicated to this critical mission more than ever. We accomplish this largely through the New Media Certificate, but did you know that…
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No Travel, No Problem
With regularly-scheduled activities on pause, the time has never been better to attend conferences virtually. This semester, Leah Moss has already dedicated time to learn from industry experts by attending Inclusive Design 24, the Seattle Interactive Conference, and Adobe MAX. The overarching theme of all three events: how designers and educators can level up working remote, a topic…
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Startup For Success
The Innovation District (ID), UGA’s ecosystem of places, programs, and people dedicated to entrepreneurship, is taking shape. As ID gains momentum, the NMI continues to support its efforts to bring innovation to campus and beyond. Recently, Chris Gerlach presented at Startup 101, a four-part series that addresses the varying skills and information entrepreneurs need on their journey to create a…
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Fall Into Achievements
Turning a New Leaf John Weatherford is celebrating a new season in his academic career as he joins the ranks of Senior Lecturer! Since becoming a member of the NMI team in Fall 2014, John has embodied the technowledgeable spirit, making classes, capstone projects, and big-picture initiatives work better. Join us in congratulating John on…
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Zooming Back to School
As a summer like no other comes to a close and fall settles in, the NMI and everyone’s favorite (off-brand) bulldog, Tech Dawg, are embracing our return to campus. The NMI has powered up the labs, programmed the Hue Lights, and introduced changes to keep our faculty and students safe as we continue to make…
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Putting the “New” in New Media
Over the last several years, residential development guru, Emuel Aldridge, has spent many hours mastering the art of iOS app development for NMIX 4310/6310: Rich Media Production. While “rich media” has evolved quite a bit over the years, Apple’s most recent Swift iteration drastically changed the game for iOS app development. Last year at WWDC, Apple…
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New Year, New Faculty
Just when you thought the halls of the NMI couldn’t contain any more tech wizardry, we added another code champion to our ranks. Our newest faculty addition, Kyla Sterling, will help the NMI tackle new initiatives and certificate operations in 2020 and beyond. Kyla began her NMI journey in 2018 as an Emerging Media Masters…
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Cultivating Student Resilience
The TEDxUGA team recently presented at this year’s Engage Conference hosted by UGA’s Division of Student Affairs. The event brought together academic and student affairs professionals from across the southeast for a day dedicated to professional development, innovative thinking, and networking. In keeping with the conference’s theme of resilience, TEDxUGA Licensee Megan Ward and five members…