By Sarah Jerger Greetings, EMC friends and supporters! With the turn of the new year, we wanted to let you know about a few changes at the Emergent Media Center (EMC) regarding personnel and staffing structure: DEPARTURES Adam Walker has moved on from Champlain to his next chapter. He served as EMC's Project Manager for 9 years and we're incredibly grateful for his dedication and mentorship to hundreds of students in that time. If you'd like to reach out to Adam, please con… Read More

By Preston Banas '24 We asked students at the Emergent Media Center (EMC) about their experience working in the EMC this semester and their plans for the future. What is your favorite memory working in the EMC this past semester? “I would have to say my favorite memory is when our team held our first in-person brainstorm session with all students present. This was really great to have after the past year and then some need to do a lot of teamwork online/virtual. It was awesome to… Read More

By Preston Banas '24 KSC students participating in experiential learning The King Street Center (KSC) sought the help of one of the Emergent Media Centers (EMC) design challenge teams to research and offer design concepts to reinforce and backfill early foundational math skills for KSC students, grades K-3. KSC is looking for an experience that can enhance math skills while also providing a multi-sensory, engaging, and fun learning experience. An EMC design challenge team is… Read More

By Preston Banas Overview This semester the EMC's Well-being team is collaborating with OVR Technology, local tech entrepreneurs. The team is working towards developing and testing a prototype VR experience aimed at supporting college students’ well-being through an olfactory virtual reality experience. This project has multiple components and ties in the connection between smell and neural response. The end prototype will allow students to experience VR and olfactory features while e… Read More

By Preston Banas '24 This summer the Emergent Media Center (EMC) collaborated on a design challenge project with Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) // GEAR UP  (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programming) and GUIDE (Giving Undergraduates Information and Direction in their Education). VSAC // GEAR UP aims to increase high school graduation and post-secondary enrollment rates across the state of Vermont.  An EMC Design Challenge Team cen… Read More

By Preston Banas ‘24 In the Fall of 2020, the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine was awarded the Opioid Education Challenge Grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to address challenges that medical residents and faculty face while managing patient pain with opioids. The Emergent Media Center (EMC) partnered with UVM to develop a prototype of an online learning module that introduces medical residents to a patient case study in which they must m… Read More

Written By: Gillianne Ross ‘22 & Preston Banas ‘24 The Emergent Media Center’s (EMC) faculty fellowship program is in its third semester of operation. The fellowship was developed out of feedback from professors wanting to make space for project based learning for their students outside of the classroom. In turn, the fellowship offers opportunities for students to integrate experiential learning into their academic careers. Both faculty and students benefit by bridging course… Read More