August 31, 2002

Open house showcases new digital media lab

California State University, Sacramento will offer the community a peek behind the digital multimedia curtain when it hosts an open house for its new digital media laboratories in Mendocino Hall, second and third floors, from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28.

Designed to give prospective digital media students a taste of the cutting-edge technology available to them at the University, the open house will feature demonstrations in video, audio and multimedia production. It will also include the unveiling of the University's new digital audio studio.

The University's digital media major gives students nuts and bolts experience in creating multimedia products-using professional hardware and software to blend text, video, audio and graphic elements into high-quality presentations. It also offers an educational breadth appropriate for a project director or manager.

"Students who go through our program will be familiar with the entire production process. They'll know how to put it all together to communicate a message," said Val Smith, chair of the communication studies department.

The open house is free and open to the public. For more information, call (916) 278-6688. Media: For assistance, contact public affairs at (916) 278-6156.

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