Dr. Corbet Lamkin, SAU Tech Chancellor, Robert Gunnels, Vice Chancellor for Instruction, Gena Medford (Multimedia Secretary), and others attended a special presentation held in the Multimedia Department at SAU Tech on February 14, 2008.

Diane Atchison, chair of the Camden Business and Professional Women’s Barn Sale, and Eloise Oliver, Barn Sale Publicity Chair, presented an award to John Rockwell, Multimedia Web Design and Development faculty member, and several of the multimedia students who developed a new BPW website.

Students present who worked on the web site were Tanner Nussey, Brian Dixon, Dion Honnell, and Sam Hilson. Josh Manuel and Tim Goad worked on the site, but were unable to attend.

Last year the BPW Barn Sale committee members asked the Multimedia department to design and develop a new and improved website for the Barn Sale. The Barn Sale committee members suggested what they wanted from their website and the students developed several mockups. The committee members were delighted with the final product and have received numerous compliments on the site. Atchison stated that when the Arkansas Festival Association sent entrance forms for the competition for event website, the BPW Barn Sale committee believed they had the best website and entered their site in the competition.

In January 2008, during the annual ALFie awards presentation, the climax of the Arkansas Fair Association annual conference, theCamden BPW Barn Sale received the Arkansas Festival Association’s 2007 Event Website Gold Award. Atchison and Oliver wanted to share their achievement with those whose inspiration and hard work allowed the Barn Sale to win the award. Oliver said that the site continues to generate a great deal of interest in the Barn Sale and Atchison said that they have been pleased with the earlier than usual inquiries that they have received this year about the Barn Sale.

Pictured left to right front row: Gena Medford, Eloise Oliver, Diane Atchison, John Rockwell (Web Design & Development Instructor)

Left to right Back row: Dr. Corbet Lamkin, Robert Gunnels, Dion Honnell, Tanner Nussey, Brian Dixon, and Sam Hilson. Not pictured were Ashley Moore (Graphic Design Instructor) and Jeannea Page.

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SAU Tech Multimedia recently opened a new course in Web Graphics. For a final project, students prepared compositions in Adobe Photoshop for a professional website portfolio. The principle objectives for the project consisted of the application of numerous design principles to include a hand-drawn sketchup, grid-based wireframe, web page header, navigation, content areas and footer elements. The students focused on color, line, shape, typography, usability analysis, digital layout and the ability of the design to capture a target market through a visual message or theme.

Presented below are the final outcomes for each student taking the course.

Well done class!

John Rockwell
Instructor
Multimedia Web Design & Development

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SAU Tech Web Design & Development program 2007 AAS graduate Brian Dixon recently designed and developed a website for Crestview Community Television (CVCTV) in Crestview, Florida. The website has been an enormous success for the client and an article related to it was published in a local magazine by the University of West Florida Small Business Development Center.

You can read an abbreviated version of the magazine at http://www.sbdc.uwf.edu/newsletter.pdf, under the heading of "Crestview Community Television". Although Brian's name isn't directly mentioned, he created and is managing the ongoing project from code to graphics and online video delivery.

Brian commented that "The CVCTV site has been a tremendous challenge but also a rewarding opportunity. It has helped me begin to build a client base in that particular part of the state and should prove profitable in the future. Recently, with the help of second year Web Design & Development program student Sam Hilson, the site was completely overhauled in order to improve certain features and now offers visitors a smoother, more efficient viewing experience. The CVCTV site is currently on pace to get 40,000 page views this month!"

CVCTV CEO, website owner and client Mr. Ken Nielsen provided the following comments about Brian’s work: “When I began to envision what I would like Crestview Community Television to look like I knew that I wanted it to have a television theme. I wanted individual channels, not tabs or buttons. I also did not want the status quo website layout. I had no intention of cluttering up the site with Google ads and hot key links. I searched the Internet and found a number of sites in which had various designs of players that I liked. I then got with Brian and immediately he caught my vision. His very first graphical design is nearly exactly how the final site looks. He helped me build the players to allow for advertising to be embedded in them. These ad spaces have become the largest revenue generator of the site. We had minor changes in component size and color scheme changes along the way but for the most part Brian had within two weeks the look that we are using today.

I had no idea when I began this project what a Flash player or CMS" (Content Management System) "was. Brian tutored me along the way through the entire project and made the learning curve a simple one. He researched for me the software that I would need to convert the AVI files to Flash. He custom built a user friendly CMS with drop down menus that has cut in half the time it originally took me to upload stories. What Brian and I have created is on the cutting edge of ways that local communities can get vital and fun information out via the internet. None of the other designers bidding on this project came close to capturing my idea in graphical layout design or functionality

Brian has taken his private website design & development consulting practice to a new level, keeping so busy that he hasn't had to consider going to work for a company any time soon – something he never thought possible before graduating from SAU Tech. Brian is a 2007 National Technical Honors Society awardee and when needed, provides adjunct services to SAU Tech Multimedia in the area of Web Design & Development.

John Rockwell, Brian’s former Instructor commented that "Brian was one of those students who simply worked hard, evolved a great deal of hidden talent and had a passion for a career in Web Design & Development. That hard work, talent and passion have paid off already – not one year after graduating. I see this in many of our students – diamonds in the rough so to speak! This field we call Multimedia is challenging and extremely opportunistic for those ready to take the plunge. I am very proud of what Brian has been able to accomplish and expect that he (and others) will make a positive mark in whatever local or global web community that they work within".

You can visit the website that Brian designed and developed at http://www.cvctv.info.

SAU Tech offers an Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Multimedia with emphasis areas in Web Design & Development, Graphic Design and Film & Video Production and Technical Certificates in Web Design & Development, Graphic Design and Film & Video Production. One of the fastest growing departments within the University, their website is located at http://www.sautech.edu/multimedia/.

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Things have been quite busy for Multimedia students as the Fall term comes to a close. Website projects have really picked up steam. Here's a few projects that are being worked on.

Lacey Potter (Web Design & Development student) and Charlene (Sam) Burson (Film & Video Production student), have both just completed their first term here in Multimedia and are working on a privately managed project to develop a website for a Church in Camden, Arkansas.

Jessica Brumley (Web Design & Development student), is preparing to enter her fourth and final term and has taken on a privately managed website design project for a Bank.

Sam Hilson (Web Design & Development student) is preparing to enter his third term and is designing a privately managed website for a large theater chain in south Arkansas.

Web Design & Development adjunct faculty Instructor and Web Design & Development program graduate Brian Dixon is working on a large, privately managed project for a company that specializes in custom saw blades. Brian is a National Technical Honors Society award winner.

John Rockwell, Web Design & Development Instructor and his wife Aundria (SAU Tech Housing Manager), are working on an privately managed website related to a nationally broadcast television series.

The department is in the later phases of negotiations to develop two officially sanctioned website projects benefitting student portfolios. These sites are related to collegiate sporting goods and a popular band from the '70's. These sites would be created over the Spring 2008 term.

A website developed by Multimedia students in the Spring of 2007 has been entered into a Website Design contest. Awards will be announced in January of 2008 -- stay tuned.

Website Design & Development projects are a huge benefit to student portfolios and clearly demonstrate that academic programs are working well in SAU Tech Multimedia.

Team Multimedia

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SAU Tech Multimedia Web Design & Development graduate Brian Dixon notified us today that he will have a magazine article published by the University of West Florida Small Business Development Center about a website he created for Florida's Crestview Community Television (CVCTV) channel. The website features custom graphics, databases and online video.

"Brian was a student who constantly hungered for additional information and stayed on course with academics throughout his time at SAU Tech. He continues to gain independent consulting work and build his impressive portfolio. I am very proud of his achievements and am impressed by the amount of work that he has taken on since graduation. He is a prime example of how success in a career is driven by motivation and knowledge gained from education." stated John Rockwell, SAU Tech Multimedia Web Design & Development Instructor.

A job well done Brian!

Team SAU Tech Multimedia

"we put STUDENTS first!"

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Multimedia teaching lab TE217 was recently upgraded to contain two, 50-inch High Definition, wide-screen TV's to augment academic presentations.

"The added benefit for presentations in such a large lab will truly help with course instruction. Having also recently completed an upgrade to new Dell workstations in the lab, we are truly near state-of-the-art. Speaking for Steve and Ashley (Film and Video Production and Graphic Design Instructors), I can attest that we are all very supportive of anything that will provide a better learning experience for our students", commented John Rockwell, Multimedia Web Design & Development Instructor.

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SAU Tech Multimedia AAS graduate Sam Connelly notified our department that he was hired today by Alltel Communications in Little Rock, Arkansas as an Analyst I working on web applications with Adobe ColdFusion and Oracle databases. From the entire Multimedia team and the employee's of SAU Tech, we congratulate and wish you the best of luck in your new job Sam!

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Multimedia Web Design & Development and Graphic Design students now have a new course offering; "Web Graphics".

This course of study will extend fundamental digital imaging concepts, production methods and integration strategies into a wide variety of web graphics. Software used will include various web browsers, Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady and Flash. The principal focus will be on creating fast-loading, sharp and meaningful static and animated bitmap and vector digital images for web presentation.

Students will explore a wide array of web-related graphics topics designed to increase the professionalism of their academic and post-graduate web design work. This is not a basic digital imaging course. The student is expected to be proficient (based on course prerequisites) with Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady and Flash.

There are 3 prerequisites for the course, MM-1133, Digital Image Making, MM-1213, Design and MM-1123, Digital Animation. The course is required for students in both programs. Other Multimedia program student may take this course if prerequisites are met. If a student is registered under an old degree program, please contact an SAU Tech Career Advisor for additional guidance for certificate or degree plan requirements.

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SAU Tech Multimedia Instructors Ashley Moore (Graphic Design) and John Rockwell (Web Design & Development) were selected as Judges for a Web Design Contest. Qualified students can win a $5,000 scholarship to be paid through the financial aid disbursement office at the college of their choice.

Details can be found on the College Scholarships.org website.

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Multimedia Audio/Video Production has been renamed to Film & Video Production. Please contact Instructor Steve Taylor if you have additional questions.

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Multimedia students returning for the Fall 2007 semester will notice a dramatic change in the hardware in the TE217 "PC Lab". The majority of the old Dell workstations have been replaced with modern, 19" Dell workstations. The new machines are more than capable of running both Web Design & Development and Graphic Design software applications used in academic courses. New students will enjoy the benefit of having fast, up-to-date, reliable, hi-resolution PC's for their coursework.

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Multimedia Instructor John Rockwell was nominated for and received his third "Who's Who of American Teachers" award in May of 2007.

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SAU Tech Multimedia, in an effort to continue its rich history of providing a well-rounded academic and practical educational experience, announced the release of 3 client website projects on 5/31/07. Students from the Web Design & Development and Graphic Design programs worked on the "real world" projects throughout the Spring 2007 term.

These projects extend the practical experience of Multimedia Web Design & Development and Graphic Design students. Applying their academic and practical skills in the areas of project management, design, coding, animation and online video adds great relevancy and value to each student’s academic portfolio. Projects are designed to compliment the rich educational experience Multimedia students already receive, preparing them for the actual job market. These reflect positively on the college and its mission of putting students first!

Graphic Design Instructor, Ashley Moore, mentored her team and commented "What a motivating and rewarding experience these webpage designs have been for the Graphic Design students! With each client came a new challenge for the participating designers who competed against one another for the winning webpage design. They worked closely with the client to customize a webpage that would be both visually appealing as well as an accurate representation of the goals and objectives of the business or organization.

Webpage design is a highly sought after skill of graphics designers and the knowledge these students obtained will serve them extremely well in the current job market. I was overwhelmingly pleased with the creativity and skill demonstrated by each of these Graphic Design students. Any of the designs submitted for review would have represented the client very well. In fact, each client expressed the challenge faced by choosing only one of the two designs they were presented." Graphic Design students included Brandon Allen, Billy Law, Dion Honnell, Billy Hughes and Mary Brown.

Web Design & Development Instructor John Rockwell mentored his team and commented "There is nothing comparable to the experiences gained through practical experience. The time pressures, decision making and work processes involved with these projects relate directly to academics and truly show the students what it will be like in the job market. I was truly impressed with the way the students worked as teams, integrated their project design and coding processes and put together 3 truly outstanding websites. The clients are very pleased with the work ethic displayed and end results. These students have incredible potential and demonstrated that they can succeed in their Multimedia disciplines". Web Design & Development student Project Managers included Brian Dixon, Sam Hilson and Josh Manuel. Coding and animation support was provided by Tanner Nussey, Jessica Brumley, Jennea Page, Sonya Hamilton, Marcus Pierce, Ashley Lindsey, Arlene Webb and Tim Goad.

Vice Chancellor for Instruction Robert Gunnels commented "I am extremely proud of what these students have accomplished and the benefits this experience will bring to them when they have completed their education and begin looking for employment. Employers have told us how prepared our students are to enter the workforce because of the real world, hands-on experiences the multimedia faculty give them."

To visit the websites, go to the following:

• Camden Business & Professional Women (BPW) Barn Sale
• Southwest Arkansas Arts Council
• C&M Video Productions

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PROBLEM: If you've recently upgraded to Internet Explorer 7 and are running Flash Player v9+ and now find that some websites run Flash content just fine, but others don't, there may be an issue when IE7 attempts to reinstall the Flash plugin control. Our website uses a scripting technology that automatically checks for the Flash plugin, but since IE7 hasn't correctly registered the plugin, you will see a message (graphic at the top of the web page) requiring that you install the Flash plugin. Regardless of how many attempts you make at installing the plugin, you still don't see Flash content.

A fix that we find works well (but is not guaranteed) is to run the Flash Uninstaller from Adobe. Once it has completed, run the Flash Player plugin installation.

Here are the steps required that should fix the problem:

• Close any program that may be using the Flash plugin.
• Download and run the Adobe Flash Uninstaller (from Adobe).
• Resintall the Adobe Flash Player plugin (from Adobe).
• Close and reopen Internet Explorer 7 and reload the page that failed to show Flash content. You should now see Flash content running normally.

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For the third consecutive year, SAU Tech Audio/Video (A/V) Production students will be involved with filming the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Led by Instructor Steve Taylor and former SAU Tech A/V student Neil Bryant ("Glass Award" for Arkansas Young Film Maker of the Year), the students will provide a wide range of video production services that contribute directly to their academic program area.

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SAU Tech Web Design & Development AAS graduate Jason Beaver notified our department that he was hired today by a company in Memphis, TN as an Adobe ColdFusion Developer. From the entire Multimedia team and the employee's of SAU Tech, we congratulate and wish you the best of luck in your new job Jason!

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SAU Tech Multimedia Instrctuor's were invited to present at the 2007 East Partnership Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ashley Moore presented on various Adobe Photoshop tips, Steve Taylor on Video Production and Lighting and John Rockwell on Adobe Flash for web video. All of our presentations were booked solid (from 24 to 120 registered attendee's) and one of Steve's sessions had an overflow with standing room only.

The East Partnership staff did a wonderful job welcoming us and setting up an event that truly showcased some of the best talent that East Partnership programs offer. There were middle-school and High School teams competing in multiple events and attending numerous presentations throughout the event.

SAU Tech's recruiting booth was staffed by Tech's Aundria Rockwell and was very busy. We all met and talked with numerous students who's interest in SAU Tech was peaked after attending our presentations and learning that a two-year college can offer a hi-quality, relevant technical academic education. We smile when we hear that we're one of the best kept secrets in collegiate multimedia education! We don't know how long that secret's going to last though.

To the facilitators, students and East staff, we thank you for letting us get to know you and hope that our presentations inspired and motivated you into furthering your education and career in this great field we call Multimedia. Keep in touch and hopefully, we'll see some of you at the 2008 East Conference or on one of our High School visits.

The EAST Partnership Conference is an annual gathering of students from across America. The Conference spans 3 days and includes an exhibition hall showcasing student service projects, student breakout sessions on the latest in technology, a 2000+ person awards banquet, and much more!

A REMINDER FROM THE CONFERENCE :: Mark your calendars for April 10^th -- SAU Tech's College Day! We're inviting all interested High School seniors to our campus for tours and a free lunch! More details will be provided soon on this News/Events page.

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SAU Tech student Neal Bryant has won the first inaugural "Glass Award" and was named the Arkansas Young Film Maker of the Year during the official Academy Watch Party held Sunday night at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock. The "Glass Award" is named after Arkansas State Film Commissioner Joe Glass and is given to one outstanding individual each year for their contributions to the film industry in Arkansas.

Presenter Bill Asti spoke of Bryants dedication to the craft of film making and told the packed crowd that Bryant is an example of what our young film makers should look like. At 19 years of age, Bryant is already a member of IATSE Local 600 and has worked on three feature films.

Bryant is a graduate of Camden Fairview and is pursuing a degree in Multimedia AV at SAU Tech. Instructor Steve Taylor said, "This award has affirmed my belief in our program at SAU Tech." "SAU Tech is leading the way in this region to get our students ready for the real world of film and television production."

From the entire Multimedia team and the employee's of SAU Tech, we congratulate you Neal!

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SAU Tech Audio/Video Production students film the South Arkansas Kennel Club Dog Shows and Obedience Trials. A DVD that we will put together this week and sent to show participants. The event was held in Camden, Arkansas.

Left to right, students are Brad Floyd (on camera), Landon Stewart, Takara Dread (on camera) and Scott Simpson.

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Hello! Well, after waiting several months for Windows Vista to be released and thoroughly reviewing Vista system requirements, I finally went and purchased a copy -- Windows Vista Ultimate.

Having Windows XP Professional (and the current service pack) installed on my HP Pavilion dv8000 series laptop, I saved a few bucks and purchased the Ultimate (upgrade), Bill Gates signature edition. Yeah, I know -- "Bill Gates signature edition"? Hey, it'll be a collector's item in 20-30 years!

Following guidance provided from a number of reliable sources, I ran an updated virus scan, backed up, defragmented, optimized and generally pruned where possible to open up as much hard drive space as possible for the upgrade. It was recommended that I have approximately 15MB of free space. Upgrading system RAM by adding an additional 1GB, disabling anti-virus software and ensuring that drivers and other items were checked, updated and other housekeeping chores noted in the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor proved prudent.

The in-place upgrade went smoothly -- believe-it-or-not, I didn't encounter one error or conflict message. The entire process took about 2 hours. Be patient!

The laptop I upgraded is used in teaching my courses; however, we have an XP Pro workstation configured in the Instructor's position in the lab with identical software required for coursework as a backup for our laptops. Was I rolling the dice so to speak? Well, perhaps, but I was confident after the tremendous amount of alpha and beta testing of the product and reading countless articles, blogs and forum threads about Vista and software/hardware compatibility issues, that the software was stable enough and this laptop, which was only about 5 months old, would make it through. Lesson: do your homework!

FYI: Here's some specifics on the laptop's hardware:

• HP Pavilion dv800 Series (widescreen)
• Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology ML-32, 1.80 GHz
• Memory (RAM): 1278 MB
• System Type: 32-bit Operating System
• Network Access: WLAN (Satellite DSL)
• Western Digital 160GB External (USB type 2.0) HD
• Video: ATI Radeon 200 Mobility Series w/128 MB Video RAM

Teaching numerous client/server software packages and configurations in the Web Design & Development program, I'll admit, I was anxious to run each through its paces, monitoring suspect compatibility issues. Here are the software packages tested and results:

• Macromedia (Adobe) Dreamweaver MX 2004: PASSED
• Macromedia (Adobe) ColdFusion 7.0.2: PASSED (stand-alone server on port 8500 -- localhost). IIS to be tested.
• Macromedia (Adobe) Flash 8 Professional: PASSED (with exception). I had to run the application in Windows XP (SP2) Compatibility Mode to speed up going in to Symbol Editing Mode.
• Internet Explorer v7: PASSED
• Firefox 2.0.0.1: PASSED
• Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady CS: PASSED
• Microsoft Office Professional v2003, SP2: PASSED
• Sorenson Squeeze v4.5: PASSED
• Apple QuickTime Pro v7.1.3: PASSED
• ATI Catalyst Control Center/Drivers: FAILED (uninstalled -- used default ATI Radeon video driver)
• TopSyle Pro v3: PASSED
• Outlook 2003, SP2: PASSED
• Color-Wheel Pro: PASSED
• Riva flv Encoder/Player: PASSED
• SnagIt 8: PASSED
• Captionate: PASSED
• Sony Screenblast Acid Pro v4: PASSED
• Adobe Reader v7.0: PASSED
• Windows Notepad: Believe it or not, PASSED :-)

Software packages yet to be tested:

• php
• MySQL
• MS SQL Server
• Argosoft Mail Server
• Microsoft Mail
• IIS

Overall, I was very pleased with the results. The system appears to be running more efficiently, although some localized and network metrics have yet to be analyzed. The GUI (including Aero and Flip 3D enhancements) are cool, but generally eye candy, requiring DirectX 9+ support. It takes some time to get used to the general layout and organization of the new O.S., but it's nothing overwhelming.

Critical applications needed for teaching my Web Design & Development program appear to be stable. Tabbed browsing is nothing new to the Firefox community, but is handy in I.E. 7. Security issues such as BitLocker Drive Encryption and various I.E. security features will be analyzed over the next several days.

Should you upgrade? Well, that's your call (aka -- John won't provide Tech. Support :-). If you do, I would highly recommend using the tools at your disposal (Vista Upgrade Advisor), hardware and software-specific vendor website information and prepping your system to make it as clean and close to meeting Vista system requirements as possible before any upgrade.

Keep up with Live Updates if you do decide to go with this version and backup critical files often.

I have also dumped my previous integrated security and virus protection suite, in favor of Windows Live One Care for additional Security, Virus protection and integration ease with Vista. It's install went cleanly, although you may need to tweak your settings (under User Accounts Control. Note: Use Caution! -- make sure you have some form of Firewall if network connected and Virus Protection) to reduce the tireless amount of dialogue boxes warning you about risks.

I'll attempt to provide another update as time rolls on with Vista, but until then, I'm very pleased. I would be very interested in any comments from current or prospective SAU Tech Multimedia students if you decide to do a clean install or upgrade to Vista. Send your comments to jrockwel AT sautech.edu. Include "Windows Vista Experience" in the e-mail Subject line.

On a side note, Microsoft has re-designed a large portion of their website. Graphically, it's very pleasing. Validation-wise, I'm not going to bother! It's Web 2.0'ish at the presentation level, and organizational heirarchy has been improved.

John Rockwell, Multimedia Instructor

DISCLAIMER: SAU Tech neither endorses or provides an opinion of this software review. It is provided by the Instructor as a point of reference for students of SAU Tech Multimedia. Decisions on individual, privately owned software and hardware configuration changes are the sole responsibility of the owner/student.

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SAU Tech's Spring 2007 term is officially underway. Experiencing enrollment numbers closer to our busiest term (Fall), SAU Tech Multimedia welcomes our new and returning students -- we have some exciting and challenging academics planned.

Note to new freshman -- please don't hide John's (Web Instructor) glasses -- he's stated that he knows his material from memory and he won't delay a class because he can't see his lesson, regardless of what the "ol' timers" tell you :-)

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SAU Tech Multimedia released it's newest website (Theme rgb) on 9/15/06. In four short months, the website reached the 10,000 hit mark. Marketing the website using timely, relevant and targeted content has been a key factor in campus and department recruiting efforts and will continue to be a key focus. We appreciate those who've taken a look and are considering joining us or just want to see who we are. Remember -- your education is our first concern -- we put YOU first!

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Course syllabi for the Spring 2007 term have been posted for each program area. Students must have a copy for each course they are taking. Should you have any questions, please contact the course Instructor.

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SAU Tech Multimedia faculty members Ashley Moore (Graphic Design), Steve Taylor (Audio/Video Production) and John Rockwell (Web Design & Development) will be presenter's at the 2007 East Partnership Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas from February 28^th to March 1^st. The EAST Partnership Conference is an annual gathering of students from across America. The Conference spans 3 days and includes an exhibition hall showcasing student service projects, student breakout sessions on the latest in technology, a 2000+ person awards banquet, and much more!

Here are faculty presentation topics and schedules:

Be sure to stop by the SAU Tech booth in the main conference hall to talk with a college Recruiter, our Instructors or find out more about our Multimedia programs. There has never been a better time to consider a challenging, technical degree program and an exciting career in Multimedia. Join us starting in the Fall 2007 term.

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SAU Tech Multimedia Web Design & Development second-year student Brian Dixon recently announced the award of a private venture contract (on his own time and using his hardware and software) to develop a website for the Fulton County Gospel News in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas (approximately 11,000 subscribers).

Estimating completion in January of 2007, Brian said that the client provides church-related publications to subscribers and wants to have a website that contains searchable archives of past articles as-well-as a rotating news article on their home page. The site will be developed using Adobe Photoshop and ColdFusion, XHTML and JavaScript. Brian also stated the he has won another website contract. When work officially begins, he will provide information to us.

At SAU Tech, we're proud to showcase related work that our students are doing in the community.

Congratulations from the entire SAU Tech Multimedia team Brian. We look forward to seeing your results!

UPDATE (Jan. 2007): Brian has finished this project and invites you to take a look at the Fulton County Gospel News Online website.

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Multimedia Instructor Ashley Moore was selected to receive the 2007 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award for Teaching Excellence.

Congratulations Ashley -- you truly deserve this award!

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Updated Technical Certificate plans are now available from our Documents page. Questions on plans should be directed to a Multimedia Instructor or the SAU Tech Career Center.

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We've added a Flash-based online Photo Gallery. This page will contain a yearly archive of events on and off-campus involving SAU Tech Multimedia students and instructors. Check back frequently.

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The Fall 2006 term is officially underway.

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SAU Tech Student Life recently announced that their hours of operation have been changed. We encourage all Multimedia students to head on over, take a look around, play some pool, foosball, ping pong, air hockey of just watch some TV on the big screen. Stop in and say hello to Aundria Rockwell or Mr. David McLeane in the Student Life office just off of the game room -- they'd like to get to know you! Here's their new hours

Monday - Friday
8:00am - 7:00pm

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Multimedia Audio/Video Production Instructor Steve Taylor and Vice Chancellor for Instruction, Mr. Robert Gunnels will broadcast live from KZHE 100.5 FM (Magnolia, AR) Monday morning (8/21/06) at 9:15am to talk about SAU Tech registration and the Multimedia program.

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SAU Tech Multimedia was selected to provide video services for the IT Summit being held November 1st, 2006 at the Arkansas State House in Little Rock. The conference is for executives from the government, education, economic development and corporate communities. The IT Summit is produced by and for senior leaders.

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SAU Tech Multimedia Graphic Design Instructor Ashley Moore has designed a new logo and an accompanying advertising campaign to promote a new branding identity for the college -- a milestone in SAU Tech's Marketing history.

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Just in time for the Fall 2006 term, SAU Tech Multimedia has put in place 11 new Apple iMac workstations and upgraded to the new Adobe 8 and CS2 suite of products for both the graphic design and web programs.

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Multimedia Audio/Video Production students Neil Bryant and Josh Simmons are getting real world experience and movie credits! Both students were hired to work on the new Brian Dennehy film "War Eagle". The movie is shooting in North Arkansas and wraps the first week of September. Bryant is serving on the camera crew as the film loader and Simmons is a Set PA with the movie's Assistant Director. More info. about the movie can be found at this website.

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SAU Tech Multimedia hosted the Arkansas Arts Council today. Topics covered included digital graphic design, web design & development and digital marketing strategies and best practices. Multimedia Instructors were Steve Taylor, Ashley Moore and John Rockwell. Technology Secretary Gena Medford provided outstanding support and assistance to the Multimedia faculty. The event was extremely well received and there is talk of a possible returning event.

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Multimedia Instructor Steve Taylor was selected to receive the 2005 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award for Teaching Excellence.

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SAU Tech Multmiedia Instructor's Steve Taylor and John Rockwell were presenters at the 2006 National East Conference held in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Steve presented on Audio/Video post-production tips and techniques while John presented on using Adobe Flash and audio/video compression tools to make web video viable. The event was attended by more than 1,500 students, high school facilitators, college recruiters, industry representatives and other interested parties.

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Multimedia Web Design & Development Instructor John Rockwell was selected as a judge and technical co-chair in the Arkansas SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference Web Design & Development Contest held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 18-19, 2006. There were high school and college teams who participated in this tense battle. Magnolia H.S. won the high school entry and National Park College, the college-level competition. "It was a great experience and an honor to be selected as a judge for this contest. I was thoroughly impressed with the skills of all teams present. They have bright futures if they keep doing this level of work" remarked Rockwell.

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Multimedia Instructor John Rockwell was nominated and selected to receive the 2005 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award for Teaching Excellence.

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Multimedia Instructor John Rockwell was nominated for and received his second "Who's Who of American Teachers" award in 2005.

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