The CSU prepares students to serve the artistic, business, social, and cultural needs of entertainment industries.
The Entertainment Industry Initiative sets—and strives to achieve—curricular and technological goals driven
by evolving industry standards. The Initiative benefits thousands of media students by offering top-notch programs and
faculty, state-of-the-art equipment, and internships with renowned companies. The Initiative has four major components:
Visiting Fellows Program - Industry professionals lead workshops and seminars, offering students the opportunity to learn firsthand from prominent leaders in entertainment.
Equipment Acquisition - The CSU leverages the buying power of the 22 campus entertainment programs to equip students and faculty with the most current hardware and software that the industry requires.
Internship Program - Students can take advantage of meaningful year-round internships that provide the relevant and practical training needed for entertainment industry careers. More than 400 students have taken advantage of these internships each year, with housing assistance provided to those outside of the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
Advisory Board - The CSU has partnered with highly knowledgeable and talented entertainment leaders who enhance the CSU's media education programs by providing insight into industry trends and needs related to career preparation.
The School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University will offer a new university-wide course in digital media literacy beginning fall semester 2012.
JMS 296, an experimental topics course whose formal title is Social Media in the Digital Age, is part of the School’s strategic initiative to further both the School’s and the University’s reputation as the region’s established leader in digital and social media education and training. The instructor for the new course is JMS faculty member Rebecca Coates Nee, Ed.D. (The latest news about JMS 296 may be found at http://socialmediainthedigitalage.wordpress.com/.) Read more
SF State’s annual student-run fashion show, “Runway 2012: Defined,” will showcase designs by graduating seniors. It will also showcase the collaborative efforts of dozens of students across three departments who combined their skills to make the event a success and, in doing so, got a unique perspective on other parts of the creative process to which they may not have otherwise been exposed. Read more
“Better than Sundance!”, announced judge John Coda to the large audience gathered for closing night’s Best of the Fest Award Night at the 45th Humboldt Film Festival. Known as the oldest student-run international independent short film festival in the world, the festival concluded its week-long event at Humboldt State University, on April 21.
The week-long event, themed “The Power of Film”, concluded Saturday night with the judges announcing winners in each genre, including one overall “Best of Fest” award.
