Vancouver, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver’s Creative Media and Digital Culture program announced that senior Autumn Sailer has been awarded the first The Gardner School of Arts and Sciences fellowship in social media strategy and web analytics for fall 2014. The $1,500 fellowship will be applied toward her tuition. Sailer will work directly with The Gardner School to create a strategy for communicating effectively through social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and others, as well as optimize the school’s website for accessibility.
The Gardner School of Arts and Sciences is a progressive independent school located in Vancouver, Wash. It serves students in preschool through eighth grade and offers small class sizes, individualized instruction and a curriculum that includes specialized teaching in science, art, physical education, music and Spanish.
The Creative Media and Digital Culture Program at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø integrates research and teaching in an intellectually diverse, technologically innovative experience, applying inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches that foster civic engagement from local to global contexts in the areas of digital humanities, media art, media communication, media studies and information systems. The CMDC will receive $1,000 from The Gardner School fellowship for software and other educational materials.
About 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located at 14204 N. E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is celebrating 25 years of creating access to higher education in Southwest Washington. For 25 years, students have chosen 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø for its scenic campus, small classes, close personal attention, topnotch faculty, accessible location and reasonable costs. At 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø, students gain much more than a degree—they gain a brighter future.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu
Dene Grigar, Creative Media and Digital Culture Program, 360-546-9487, dgrigar@vancouver.wsu.edu