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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
Film professor to advance the work of Nigeria’s Nollywood
Monday, Nov. 23 | 5 p.m. | Hosted via Zoom Laura Valladao is a Cinematographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her passionate interest in light and deep connection to community inspire storytelling rich with honest and stunning visuals. She shot the short film “My Nephew Emmett”, which won the student Academy Award in 2017 and went on to be nominated […]