Las Cruces in New Mexico State University is home to the Creative Media Institute for Film and Digital Arts (CMI). The program has training and graduating students with the skills needed to work in myriad moving image industries. Charles Horak welcomes Amy Lanasa, Professor and Academic Department Head of CMI, to discuss the history and how the program has been growing at innovating its teaching methods.
The first semester the program opened was in the Fall of 2006. From the Digital Film Making area to Animation, Visual Effects, a Graduate Creative Writing Program. The CMI program has a broad view of the visual and creative arts integrated into its curriculum.
Additional Information/Links:
- To know more about Amy Lanasa click on the following link: https://journalism.nmsu.edu/facultydirectory/amy-lanasa.html
- To know more about CMI at NMSU click on the following link: https://cmi.nmsu.edu/
Originally aired on June 24, 2023