SoMAD student work receives awards from AAF-ND

Students from the School of Media Arts & Design received multiple awards at the 2022 American Advertising Awards of North Dakota held on February 25th. Graphic Design and Graphic Communications projects won Gold and Silver awards for their work in creative categories that included brand and visual identity, websites, games, and AR experiences. Student Best of Show went to Graphic […]

HyFlex Classrooms Provide Flexibility, Engagement Opportunities

Ryan Jackson was exploring all the ways he could teach in a HyFlex classroom before COVID-19 pushed possibility into reality. This fall the chair of the School of Entertainment Industries and Technology jumped in and taught six classes in a HyFlex classroom where students participated in person and via Zoom simultaneously.  “It was exhausting, but I’m not going back,” he says. “I have a lot to learn, but there are too […]

SoMAD student work recognized at American Advertising Awards – ND

The American Advertising Awards of North Dakota were held virtually on Friday, February 26. At the event, SoMAD students Nicholas Loock (Graphic Design) and Aaron Godard (Graphic Communications) both received multiple awards for their creative work. Student Kristen Kjellberg’s (Graphic Communications) work for local marketing agency, Abovo, was also recognized. Loock’s awards included: Silver award in Sales & Marketing – […]

Rea receives MN Arts Board grant

Professor Raymond Rea received a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board in January. His proposed project is for a film that will continue the work with rural transgender subjects he made for the Lake Region Arts Council 2019-2020 Performance/Literary Fellowship, funded by the McKnight Foundation. Ray is looking forward to making new work using pandemic […]