THE NEWS, TECHNOLOGY, ART, DESIGN & CULTURE OF FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TOUR PAGE 2 ARMADA ESPORTS PAGE 3 INNOVATION CONTINUES at Full Sail During COVID-19 PAGE 4 GRAD ELEVENTH FACULTY SHOWCASE ANNUAL HALL SPOTLIGHT PAGE 6 OF FAME PAGE 9 PAGE 8 FULL SAIL AWARDS NEWS SPOTLIGHT PAGE 10 PAGE 12 ART & DESIGN | BUSINESS | FILM & TELEVISION | GAMES | MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS | MUSIC & RECORDING | SPORTS | TECHNOLOGY Toll Free: 800.226.7625 fullsail.edu Winter Park, FL 32792 FL Park, Winter 3300 University Blvd. University 3300 Full Sail University Sail Full fullsail.edu FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY Virtual Behind the Scenes Tour Our Virtual Behind the Scenes Tour The tour also features a live video will give you an inside look at Full Sail conference featuring Full Sail University - the spaces, curriculum, graduates who share their personal and graduates that make this a journeys and answer questions from special place. This live online session you, and concludes with a breakout features a guided campus tour, details session featuring educators who about how a Full Sail education works, will go in-depth on our educational information about scholarships model and answer questions and Project LaunchBox™, and trivia about the specifi c degree you’re View Campus questions that give you a chance to interested in. Gallery win exclusive Full Sail swag. fullsail.edu/tour We also have Daily Virtual tours off ered Mondays at 5 PM ET and Tuesdays through Fridays at 3 PM ET. To schedule your tour, visit tourfullsail.com Full Sail NEW Degrees Cybersecurity This year, Full Sail added a new degree focused on the rapidly Game Design growing industry of cybersecurity. The new Cybersecurity degree program teaches students how to defend against Game Development cyber threats and earn marketable skills in how corporations Information Technology implement information security standards. 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Full Sail Degrees MATT POTTHOFF TOP 12 FINISH NIVE RAJASEKARAN FOR ARMADA’S FIRST General Manager for eUnited, former pro Game Design Master’s Grad Nivedita “Nive” Call of Duty player, and Entertainment ‘CALL OF DUTY’ TEAM Punayur Rajasekaran came to Full Sail from Business grad Matt “Burns” Potthoff has After fi ve months of competitive play, Full Sail India to pursue her dream of working in the been a frequent visitor to campus since Armada’s inaugural Call of Duty varsity team video game industry. Now, only a year after Full Sail announced its foray into esports. had an impressive run in College CoD’s CCL graduation, Nive is blazing trails for women “This is where I started my career. Seeing 2020 League. The team fi nished in the Top 12 in the industry as an Education Engagement how much work the school has put into overall, with a rank of #2 in the Southeast, a Map Lead for Esports at Microsoft as well as their esports program, to me, personally, Win Percentage of 90.91%, and a record of 16-1 focusing on improving accessibility in it feels like it’s come full circle,” says Matt. before moving into the playoff s. gaming for diff erently abled kids. HALL OF GAME: WORLDS COLLIDE Decked out from head to toe in space-age scenery, Full Sail’s esports venue the Full Sail University Orlando Health Fortress hosted main stage battles between campus students and current Full Sail Armada athletes in League of Legends, Overwatch, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. With over a dozen free-play stations alongside a walk-in friendly tabletop gaming lounge, the Full Sail Armada community was able to welcome Full Sail gamers from every genre into the fold. 3 fullsail.edu COVID-19 has presented unique challenges to universities across the globe, and Full Sail University continues to work hard to keep FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY students, faculty, and staff safe and engaged. With a robust culture of innovation and technological expertise and more than a decade of experience with online degrees, Full Sail was able to quickly and seamlessly help over 5,000 students transition to a fully online learning model in March. The school also introduced a range of initiatives to benefi t its students and the surrounding community, including virtual orientations and graduations, live streaming panels and lectures, fi lm contests, scholarships, fi rst-responder support, and more. INNOVATION CONTINUES at Full Sail During COVID-19 STUDENT WORK Online Student Seminars In March 2020, Full Sail quickly fl ipped campus-based workshops, panels, and lectures into an online format to continue granting students access to insight from experts in their fi elds. The university’s Recording Arts program hosted online discussions with grads like Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young (BTS, Beyoncé, Chainsmokers) and Sebastian Krys (Elvis Costello, Alejandro Sanz). The Sportscasting degree program has hosted dozens of Q&A sessions featuring ESPN anchors, radio hosts, media business owners, and comedians. The Film program is also connecting current students with notable graduates, including HBO’s Senior Sage Steele Howie D Vice President of Studio & Production Services Stephen Beres and TV and ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Backstreet Boys fi lm executive Deborah Liebling (PEN15, South Park). Projects Full Sail students never stop creating, and they continued to stretch their wings with projects from multiple degree programs. In the Digital Cinematography degree program’s “Social Distancing Short Film Contest,” students created short fi lms using only a smartphone or iPad for shooting and editing. All of the fi lm’s characters had to follow social distancing measures. Full Sail’s Game Design students completed Your Human is Sick, a free, downloadable game about infection and the immune system that parents can use as a home education tool. Quarantine Marketing Battle Music Business, Public Relations, and Graphic Design students partnered with students from universities across the country to build and present marketing plans to music industry professionals from Warner Records, The Shalizi Group, Dan Patrick Ken Jeong and Primary Wave Group. Actor & Comedian Sportscaster 4 STUDENT COMMUNITY Full Sail prides itself on giving students virtual experiences worth celebrating. Incoming students learn about Full Sail’s digital platforms during Virtual Orientation, while graduating students enjoy campus-wide and department-specifi c ceremonies to commemorate their achievements. Full Sail’s new scholarships and grading options are helping incoming students get in the door and current students succeed. The Hardship Assistance and Technology Assistance Scholarships help campus and online students off set COVID-19 related costs, while the university’s electable Pass/Fail grading option allows students to earn course credits without adding GPA stress to the mix. The Career Development Department has also facilitated dozens of virtual seminars. Each week, graduates and industry professionals join current students via Zoom to share job search tips, give portfolio critiques, and answer general questions. LABS REOPENING Since Full Sail’s campus closed in March, we’ve been working on plans for how to reopen in a way that protects our students and educators. That plan has included many changes to our cleaning and sanitation processes, new measures like social distancing, temperature checks, and mask requirements, and changes to lab scheduling to reduce the number of people on campus at a time. These changes allowed us to safely welcome a limited number of senior students back to campus starting in July. Based on that experience, starting in October, we re-opened the campus further, inviting campus students back for labs and other small on-campus experiences, even as we continue to assess the situation and make any necessary updates or adjustments based on local, state, and federal guidance. And for now, all lectures are planned to remain online. COMMUNITY Full Sail is using its cutting-edge technology and resources to provide teachers who need support transitioning to online learning. assistance beyond the university grounds. A new scholarship initiative The university’s assistance extends to local health services, too: provides over $1 million for eligible K-12 educators to enroll in the AdventHealth stores personal protective equipment on campus as Instructional Design & Technology Master of Science degree. The degree needed, and new Orange County Firefi ghters enjoyed socially distanced program also launched a free, on-demand webinar series for local K-12 training in Full Sail’s classrooms.