{"id":11239,"date":"2021-09-07T14:08:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/?p=11239"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:08:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:08:59","slug":"new-media-innovation-center-houses-film-student-publications-podcasts-writing-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/2021\/09\/07\/new-media-innovation-center-houses-film-student-publications-podcasts-writing-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New Media Innovation Center houses film, student publications and podcasts, writing center and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently opened the college\u2019s new Media Innovation Center or \u201cthe MIC\u201d on the Floyd campus. The new area houses space for the student newspaper the Six Mile Post (SMP), the newspaper\u2019s Student Spin Podcast, the Old Red Kimono (ORK) literary magazine and the Floyd Campus\u2019 Writing Center<\/a>. The MIC also has a studio for GHC\u2019s Film programs.<\/p>\n

The MIC opened this fall in in the David B. McCorkle building.<\/p>\n

All students will have access to the MIC and can schedule a time to use industry-standard technology and software to assist in the completion of classroom and personal projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to help students facilitate whatever idea or project they are working on related to media,\u201d Interim Dean of Humanities Jessica Lindberg said.<\/p>\n

Six Mile Post and Old Red Kimono<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As the SMP has grown in terms of how it connects to students \u2013 online, print and through the Student Spin podcast \u2013 a revamped space was essential.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new space is very open, modern and technologically updated,\u201d SMP Faculty Advisor Allison Hattaway said. \u201cI hope that the new office layout will help students feel more comfortable so that they really feel like this is their space.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MIC will place student staffers for the SMP and ORK front and center thanks to the office\u2019s layout, which includes large panel windows. Hattaway said this increased visibility will help attract GHC students to become involved as both readers and contributors to student news publications.<\/p>\n

The new space also will allow for community engagement, providing a central location to observe the operations of the SMP, Student Spin and ORK, which could lead to greater networking opportunities for students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d eventually like to have guest speakers and representatives from local media outlets to observe students working in this new collective space,\u201d Hattaway said.<\/p>\n

Film<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Although GHC\u2019s Film program just launched in the fall of 2020, students are already working on internships<\/a>, including the production of professional films, one that included scenes filmed on the Rome campus earlier this summer.<\/p>\n

Through the MIC and its Film studio, School of Humanities Chair Seth Ingram said the college will be able to attract more film productions to the Northwest Georgia region, creating more opportunities for students to get hands-on experience.<\/p>\n

Offering pathways in both Film Production and Film Studies<\/a>, students can get hands-on experience working with industry tools and equipment. In addition, students from all programs of study will be able to arrange to access this equipment for their academic, professional and personal pursuits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to have the MIC serve as an all-inclusive resource for our students, but will also be home to the Film program,\u201d Ingram said.<\/p>\n

Writing Center & Collaboration <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

One mission of the MIC is to provide cross-curricular assistance to students. As the new home to GHC\u2019s Writing Center, students will have access to additional help in becoming more effective communicators.<\/p>\n

Led by English Instructor Shannan Harrington, the Writing Center will help students to better approach writing assignments by guiding them in the areas of brainstorming, outlining, research, revision and grammar.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom beginning support in English to helping graduates with their cover letters and resumes, the Writing Center will help students with whatever they need in terms of writing support,\u201d Harrington said.<\/p>\n

Hattaway said housing these student publications alongside the Writing Center and Film program will help give all students a chance to branch out and explore new opportunities on campus to grow as students and as individuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of times students may think \u2018I\u2019m not a strong writer, so I don\u2019t have a place on a newspaper staff,\u2019 or \u2018I\u2019m shy, so I don\u2019t have a place on a podcast program,\u2019\u201d Hattaway said. \u201cWe want all students to have a place at the MIC.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, students without a background in writing or feel uncomfortable having a public-facing role could help to develop an outline for a program to air, recruit interview subjects for a podcast, or can gain professional experience working with others on one of GHC\u2019s student productions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome students might not realize there are so many opportunities to apply transferrable skills, and the MIC is a great place to start,\u201d Hattaway said.<\/p>\n

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