This Month in Higher Ed AV: October 2025 | HETMA Presents…

HETMA Presents… This Month in Higher Ed AV: October 2025 Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music Recorded on-site amid the bustle of the HETMA Nashville Roadshow at Vanderbilt University, this month’s roundtable trades polished studio quiet for real-world energy and candid conversation. Ryan sits down with Chris Kelly (Creighton University;... Read More

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November 10, 2025

When Design Becomes Culture: Building a Standardized AV System That Scales | Sound Perspective

When it comes to classroom audio, faders and DSP presets get all the attention—but the real foundation of clear sound is gain structure. Set it wrong, and you’ll spend the semester fighting mumbling lectures, distorted recordings, and speakers that sound like they’re possessed. Proper gain staging isn’t glamorous, but it’s essential. It keeps your signal strong without clipping, protects your hardware from stress, and ensures every mic and amp in the chain can do its job. Because great audio doesn’t start at the fader—it starts at the input trim. #avtweeps Read More

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November 10, 2025

Gratitude: The Power of Kenosis | Business of AV

Gratitude: The Power of Kenosis By Joe Way, PhD, CTS Every November, we talk about gratitude. We post about it, we hashtag it, we even make lists of it. But true gratitude is not a seasonal sentiment; it’s a spiritual discipline and a professional posture. It’s not simply acknowledging what we have, it’s creating room... Read More

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November 10, 2025

310: War Stories: When AV Projects Go Sideways | The AV Life Podcast

310: War Stories: When AV Projects Go Sideways | The AV Life Podcast Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music Recorded November 4, 2025 This week the AV Life crew welcomes guest Kevin Kwasneski from 22 Miles, and the team share their biggest AV war stories: stressful installs, communication... Read More

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November 9, 2025

HETMA Presents… Chair to Chair: Troy Powers, Vice-Chair

HETMA Presents… Chair to Chair: Troy Powers, Vice-Chair Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music HETMA Board Chair and host Erin Maher-Moran sits down with Troy Powers, Vice Chair of HETMA and Director at Northwestern University, to trace his path from construction electrician to higher-ed AV leader, and why he believes education... Read More

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November 6, 2025

Integrating Non-PoE Equipment | Troy Story

Troy Story is relaunching with a special 6 week series: Power in AV Check back each Thursday for the next installment! At a recent HETMA Advisory Board meeting, someone joked that they wished everything in AV could just be PoE because it was “so clean and simple.” It got a good laugh, mostly because... Read More

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