July 13, 2025

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff Dive Into Digital Creation, Starting July 21

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Earn your Cricut, 3D Printer, or Web Building badge (just to name a few) at Digital Knowledge Camp!

Earn your Cricut, 3D Printer or Web Building badge (just to name a few) at Digital Knowledge Camp!

While campus quiets over the summer, creativity is heating up in the Digital Knowledge Center!

This month, faculty and staff have an exciting opportunity to step away from their regular routines and explore new digital frontiers through the DKC’s Faculty & Staff Digital Knowledge Camp.

During the last two weeks of July, the DKC’s creation spaces will be open to all University employees, with DKC staff offering specialized “badging” sessions for those ready to tackle new digital skills.

Whether you have been harboring dreams of launching a podcast, finally building that website, designing custom stickers, experimenting with 3D printing or creating video content for YouTube or social media – now is the time! This camp provides both the space and guidance to make it happen.

The program reflects a growing recognition that digital literacy isn’t just for students. Faculty and staff increasingly need these skills for everything from course enhancement to departmental communications. It’s a fantastic opportunity for digital skill-building and professional development with help from professionals or by retaining independent workspace during summer’s slower pace.

Interested participants can book a guided learning appointment or reserve individual workspace at dkc.umw.edu/summer-camp. See you soon at the DKC!

UMW Senior’s Passion for Video Production Takes Focus With Impact Grant

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Digital Knowledge Center Director Cartland Berge (left) and UMW senior Steve McClanahan pose for a picture in the Charnoff Production Studio. Photo by Sam Cahill.

When University of Mary Washington senior Steve McClanahan pitched a proposal last spring that secured a Fund for Mary Washington Impact Grant, it wasn’t his first time appearing before a live audience.

McClanahan has spent his college years participating in a weekly comedy show – think Saturday Night Live – where students learn to pitch sketches, write scripts, operate camera equipment, edit video and produce live-streamed shows as part of a Digital Media Studio course.

“I thought you’d need to go to New York or Hollywood to do something like that,” said McClanahan, a psychology major and communication and digital studies minor who has also produced Balancing Acts, an online series through the UMW University Communications department’s Lively video project. “I’ve gained so much professional experience from this.”

His passion for the project persuaded Cartland Berge, Digital Knowledge Center (DKC) director and adjunct instructor, to recruit Steve to share his story during the inaugural Fund for Mary Washington Impact Grant presentations in April. Together, they earned a $4,000 Impact Grant for a new broadcast panel in the Hurley Convergence Center’s (HCC) Charnoff Production Studio. A recent gift from Mikhael Charnoff ’95 and wife Katie Valentine Charnoff ’04 helped purchase a new production desk to house the broadcast panel, providing increased accessibility for students and faculty. Read more.

 

HCC Mediawall Seeking Student Submissions

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The HCC Mediawall is seeking digital art submissions from UMW students for an exhibit that will run on the Mediawall during Research & Creativity Day, April 26, 2024.

Submissions must be received by April 20 to be considered. Students can find out more and submit their work at umwmediawall.com

Hauser and Berge Talk Digital Creation at Open Ed Conference

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Shannon Hauser and Cartland Berge share their initiatives empowering digital creators at Reclaim Open. Photo by Tom Woodward

Director Cartland Berge and Associate Director Shannon Hauser, both of UMW’s Digital Knowledge Center (DKC), presented at Reclaim Open, a conference focused on leveraging the open nature of the web for education. Their talk highlighted DKC initiatives that give UMW students opportunities to practice digital creation and share knowledge with other students, including student-led workshops, fellowships, and employment opportunities. Hauser also sat on a panel discussing the benefits of web-building platforms like UMW’s Domain of One’s Own and Sites@UMW programs. The presentations can be viewed at the links below:  

Empowering Students to be Digital Creators 

Domain of One’s Own and WordPress Multisite – Better Together!