Lights, camera, action! Film students assist in production of professional period film
F
OURTEEN STUDENTS of the communication department spent two weeks of their summer vacation working closely with costumes, cameras, and a clapperboard. The group was working alongside eighteen film professionals, including talent and crew, on the set of a short film produced by the WWU Center for Media Ministry (CMM).
Set in 1909 and centered on a message of hope, the project was written by Josie Henderson, a 2015 and 2020 alumna, and is considered a proof of concept in hopes of being developed into a series. The project also served as an excellent educational tool to expose students to a professional film set, provide hands-on experience, and help them build their
filmmaking portfolios. This is one of three film projects that received funding through CMM to be produced over the next year.
Learn more about the Center and film program at
wallawalla.edu/commlang.
PHOTOS: AARON NAKAMURA, JENNIFER BUYCO
New workforce development programs offer in-demand certifications Walla Walla University is offering non-credit, industry-recognized certificate programs to provide education centered on workforce development. Hosted by WWU, the Professional Workforce Development certificate programs are administered by CORE Higher Education as part of a consortium with other Adventist colleges and universities. The programs are designed to equip employees with in-demand skills, and develop a robust and high-performing talent pool for employers to
draw from. The programs center on rapidly evolving fields such as healthcare, information technology, and professional development. “By offering these programs to both individuals and through corporations, we’re hoping these programs will allow our community to grow and flourish,” said John McVay, president of WWU.
Welcome, new faculty! From left to right: Eduardo Ribeiro, professor of engineering; Stephen Pilgrim, dean of the School of Business and professor of economics and marketing; Analizeth Pesqueira ’11, assistant professor of social work and sociology; Greg Brothers ’80, assistant professor of history;
James Veverka ’07, instructor of technology; Nathaniel Sanchez ’23, director of aviation. Not pictured: Kayla Cohen, assistant professor of nursing; Mary Cohen, assistant professor of nursing; and Janice Vigil, assistant professor of nursing.
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