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ART + TECHNOLOGY + THE LIBERAL ARTS

Welcome to the NCAT, St. Lawrence University’s state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary arts technology facility. Located in the Noble Center, the NCAT exists for two reasons: it meets the technological needs of the arts departments in teaching and learning; and it serves as a hub for collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts — both within the arts and across campus. The NCAT staff works with faculty members to coordinate the necessary facilities, equipment, and training to explore the intersections among digital technologies and the arts.

We’re very pleased to welcome Ms. Josephine Skiff, M.S., who joins the NCAT staff today as Assistant Director. Jo comes to us with over fifteen years of experience as an instructional technologist in K-12, and is ready to put the resources of the NCAT to work in St. Lawrence classes.

Please join us in welcoming her!

North Country Public Radio and independent producers Laura Starecheski and Gregory Warner have received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to undertake an intergenerational media project here in the North Country. Local teens will team up with local survivors of the Great Depression to produce multimedia pieces and radio stories about ingenuity in times of hardship.

The Newell Center for Arts Technology is very pleased to play host to this project, which will take place July-August 2009 here on the St. Lawrence campus. Click here for more.

The Info for Visitors page has been updated with new information, including an FAQ that prospectives and their families may find especially useful. (Feedback welcome on this.)

Visitors are always welcome in the NCAT; please let us know you’re coming so that we can be ready to meet with you, show you around, and answer your questions.

If you are a prospective student and are planning a visit to campus, please let the Admissions staff know that you’re interested in the NCAT – they will help us get a visit to the NCAT into your itinerary that includes a chance to talk with a member of our staff. We look forward to meeting with you!

We welcome all alumni home for Reunion 2009, May 28-31. NCAT director Chris Watts will be giving guided tours of the Noble Arts Center (formerly the student center) on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 3:30, 4:10, and 4:50 in the Noble lobby. You are invited to come by and see what we’ve done with the Noble Center so far and hear about our future plans. A tour of the NCAT is included, of course!

This year’s May College faculty/staff development conference runs from May 19-21, 2009.

The NCAT will host training sessions on May 20 for those interested in getting started with video editing (iMovie) or CMS-based web publishing (WordPressMU) offered by EdTech staff. Prior to these sessions, there will be a presentation on making use of campus resources for multimedia projects.

Details and the schedule can be found on the Center for Teaching and Learning site; view the program brochure here. [pdf]

UPDATED: Here are some resources from the Faculty and Technology in the Curriculum session:

• Guidelines for project support [web link]
• Technology project resources and time investment estimates handout [pdf]
• Sample timeline for video project [pdf]