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Karambelas Media and Communication CenterWilkes University's newest facility, the Karambelas Media and Communication Center, officially opened with a dedication ceremony on Aug. 31. The $4 million, 14,000-square-foot center will house the communication studies program, consolidating all scholarship and activities into one modern facility where students can collaborate across media disciplines.The 14,000-square-foot center is located at 141 South Main St., continuing to expand Wilkes' presence in downtown Wilkes-Barre. It brings the communication studies departments' co-curricular activities under one roof. These include WCLH Radio, Wilkes Now Television, The Beacon student newspaper, the student-run public relations agency Zebra Communications and the speech and debate team. The facility i...

Live events are morphing into themed based production experiences used to motivate the attendees and leave a lasting impression of the experience. Recently we were asked to develop an event based around one such theme. Ideas developed from initial meetings with a local marketing company and the client with the focus to energize the upcoming sales rally.  The venue was a former manufacturing site turned into sports complex with meeting space. Our event was scheduled to be in one of the large areas with open ceiling, support columns, concrete floor and white walls which presented both challenges and unique opportunities to meet the project goals. The solution was to use a mix of technology, lighting, graphical elements and stage backdrop which fit the theme. Two 10K HD projectors with l...

Messiah College Winding Hill campus located in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania, just a few miles away from the state capital Harrisburg and Messiah's main campus is a newly renovated, state-of-the-art 32,000 square-foot educational center. Architect on the project was Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates with an office located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Master of Occupational Therapy FacilitiesStudents in Messiah's master of occupational therapy program will have the opportunity to complete their course and lab work in a technologically advanced learning environment which includes the recent addition of an AV enriched cadaver lab and overflow room.This unique teaching environment was challenged with providing a modern state-of-the-art experience for the students and the professor meeting t...

October 29, 2017 Messiah College Main campus located in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania, just a few miles away from the state capital Harrisburg. Located on the main campus is Frey Hall which was initially completed in 1991, Frey Hall houses classrooms, a large lecture hall, art studios, computer labs, engineering and physics labs, and faculty offices. A new 18,442 square-foot addition, which began in April 2014, was completed in early February 2017. Architect for the project was Greenfield Architects which is located in Lancaster Pennsylvania.  Ralph S. Larsen Finance Lab To prepare students for exciting careers in finance, the Ralph S. Larsen Finance Lab will equip students with state-of-the-art technology and market data in a Wall Street trading floor atmosphere. Students will become pr...

NewBlueFX is a leader in broadcast quality video effects, on-air graphics, transitions, and titling tools​. NewBlue, Inc. delivers a system of unique, interconnected technologies designed to empower video creation, editing, and sharing for consumers, professionals, and businesses. Founded in 2006, the company offers more than 250 audio and video filters, tools, and transitions distributed under its NewBlueFX brand, which integrate with the industry's top non-linear editors, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Corel Video Studio Pro, Grass Valley EDIUS, and Sony Vegas Pro. The NewBlue Video Cloud encompasses these technologies in a cloud-based, scalable patent-pending video production engine. This technology automates video production across a b...