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In this article, Education Director of Liberal Arts, Katie Ross, discusses how real-world learning environments in the classroom better connect students to the curriculum, allowing them to achieve deeper levels of learning. Read on to learn more about Full Sail’s education model and a student-led community project that is helping people who struggle with daily tasks.
Faculty Spotlight: Civil litigator Natly Torres Alvarado splits her time between small business disputes and teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs in Full Sail's Innovation & Entrepreneurship master's program.
While we're all working on ways to keep our esports community together during the stay at home orders, Full Sail Armada threw an incredible Online Club Gathering, bringing together students, staff and alumni for a day of competition and connection.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Paul Kegel shows future entrepreneurs how to design beautiful and effective workspaces in Full Sail’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.
Course Director Pat Starace from our Simulation and Visualization program has been working hard in Full Sail's Fab Lab designing and fabricating a single cam ventilator which will automatically compress an FDA-approved BVM (Bag Valve Mask). "This is a real-world application and how I teach my students that you can realize your dream with a well thought out plan."
Full Sail University offers North Carolina student who walked miles for school a full scholarship A North Lenoir High School student got a surprise Friday when he received a call from a university offering him a free scholarship to design video games. Cameron Knepper’s story caught the attention of Full Sail University’s president, Garry Jones, after he heard the 16-year-old sophomore walks 3 miles to school to connect to North Lenoir’s Wi-Fi while schools are closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He walks 3 miles to school and another 3 miles back home Monday through Friday to keep up his grades and to one day attend Full Sail in Winter Park, Florida. Knepper’s dream is now a reality.
The Award-Winning Sportscaster is course director for Broadcast Writing at Full Sail's Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting and went from hating sports to living and breathing for them all within a short amount of time. From taking a pay cut and moving to Ottumwa, Iowa. Within a year, he went from weekend sports anchor for KTVO-TV to the station's sports director and was able to run his own shows.
During our 11th Annual Hall of Fame, we introduced the partnership between Full Sail University and AdventHealth University to create VR experiences for healthcare. Thank you, Dan Lim, Brandon Baker, Chris Lorentz, and Sheena Fowler for the great panel!
"The whole point of creating tech is so that people can enjoy it," says Dr. Shawn Stafford. As a Course Director at Full Sail University, he teaches students about human factors, usability, and statistics, using the UX Lab as a primary learning space. Focused on teaching students how to measure – and improve – users' tech experiences, the UX Lab is just one of several tech facilities on campus where students get hands-on education in emerging technologies, including a Smart Lab, an AR/VR Lab, and a Simulation Lab.
Faculty Spotlight: We sat down with Program Director for Full Sail University's Sports Marketing & Media Bachelor's degree program, RaeLynn McAfee to talk about her career journey, her educational philosophy, and why "doing the work" is the most important thing when it comes to a successful career in the business of sports.
