Digital signage can play a key role in both university communications as well as important emergency and COVID-19 messaging. Steve “Chewie” Stavar, Digital Signage Specialist, at West Virginia University, joins the show to discuss his 2-person department role in managing 200+ endpoints across three campuses. We also discuss how his background in live production is... Read More
Some of the most underserved areas of the commercial integration industry are the community colleges. Today, I invite Thomas Love, Support Analyst – Media Support, at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO, my first guest on the show from a community college system. We discuss the similarities and differences as well as where community... Read More
It’s great to see higher ed tech managers make the AV lists. Today, I welcome Chris Bensch, Audiovisual Support Specialist at Princeton University, and member of the 2020 Class of Commercial Integrator Magazine’s 40-Under-40. Hear how he utilizes skills acquired from both his U.S. Navy and commercial integration background in order to improve the service... Read More
The COVID response meant many universities were forced to pull off entire campuswide integrations of microphones and cameras into their existing classroom systems. Hear how Jonathan Lord, Classroom and Event Technology Manager at Azusa Pacific University incorporated the Stem Audio Ecosystem and Huddly cameras to create over 200 hybrid/distance learning spaces. He shares a great... Read More
It’s a milestone day… our first 5-time guest. Jimmie Singleton, CTS, Senior Learning Environments Support Analyst at the University of Southern California joins the show to discuss him being named to Commercial Integrator Magazine’s 40-Under-40 Class of 2020. We also discuss the development of his role at USC over the past 10 months, being a... Read More
One of the advantages of being at a smaller university is the ability to easily collaborate with other campus partners for AV needs. Stephen Gibbs Jr., Senior Educational Technology Engineer at Eastern Mennonite University joins the show to discuss his role at EMU, and the large scope of the department from classroom support and design... Read More
