Woodbury University School of Media, Culture & Design Sets End-of-Year Showcase Events on May 11^th

Graduating Seniors and Award-Winning Students Take Center Stage

As the academic year draws to a close, graduating seniors and award-winning students from Woodbury University’s School of Media, Culture & Design (MCD) will be displaying their portfolios and prize-winning work at various venues on campus. 

“The 2018 year-end showcase of student work promises to be among MCD’s best, as we highlight the creativity and accomplishments of graduating seniors,” said Sue Vessella, M.F.A., Dean, MCD.  “Students value the opportunity to present their work publicly to their peers, instructors, professionals and guests, and we’re proud to share their achievements with the community.  As they celebrate both skill and craft, this year’s showcase events mark the transition from student to professional for many of our graduating seniors.” All events are open to the public.

Who:               Woodbury University School of Media, Culture & Design

What:              Undergraduate Programs

Animation | Friday, May 11th, 6:00-7:45p.m. | Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium/Malburg Atrium

Junior and Senior Animation students will present their Capstone projects in a lively program of animated short films, addressing a diverse range of topics.

Applied Computer Science | Friday, May 11th, 7:00-10:00 p.m. | Entertainment Media Building, E103 Soundstage

Students will present a number of projects that demonstrate the creative potential of emerging technologies, including projection mapping, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

Communication | Friday, May 11th, 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Entertainment Media Building, E100 Screening Room

Graduating seniors will present their Senior Thesis projects addressing a range of communication and media studies topics. The Communication Showcase will include a mixture of live/spoken presentations in the screening room and display presentations on laptops and poster boards in the lobby.

Filmmaking – Two Programs

Thursday, May 10th, 7:00-9:30p.m. | Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium/Malburg Atrium

Friday, May 11th, 7:45-9:30p.m. | Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium/Malburg Atrium

We will screen the thesis films of graduating filmmaking students on these two nights. Please join us we celebrate their films! There are different programs for Thursday and Friday night. On Friday night, we will also give out our department awards.

Game Art & Design | Friday, May 11th, 7:00-9:30 p.m. | Miller Hall, Room 101

Game Art & Design students will be on hand to showcase and talk about their works-in-progress, early prototypes and, with luck, a few playable multi-player video games in addition to the Virtual Reality game they made.  Also featured will be select art pieces created by students specializing in Game Art.

Graphic Design | Friday, May 11th, 6:30-9:00 p.m. | Nan Rae Gallery

“Amalgam^“ the Annual Exhibition of Graphic Design Students’ Work, will showcase Senior Graphic Design Portfolios and the best in Typography, Photography, Interaction, Packaging, and Communication Design.

Psychology | Friday, May 11th, 6:30-7:15 p.m. | Malburg Atrium

Graduating students in Psychology will present the results of their Capstone empirical thesis research projects.  All of these projects were accepted and presented at the 2018 Western Psychological Association Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon.

Tickets:           At all venues, admission is free and open to the public.