马什哈德逊, Penn State 阿宾顿 integrative arts major
阿宾顿,爸爸. — Penn State 阿宾顿 announced its affiliation with an Emmy-winning global tech firm whose products are used to create music, 电视 shows, feature films and commercials.
狂热的技术 Inc. designated 阿宾顿 an Avid Learning Partner (ALP).
"Nearly any music you hear on the radio, 电影, 电视, CDs or downloads comes to you via Avid's ProTools software, the industry standard for recording and production," 罗伊·罗布森, division head for Arts & Humanities at 阿宾顿, said.
学生们 Performing Arts program will be able to sit for two levels of professional certification. The internationally accepted certification exams will be available at deeply discounted rates.
"Our students will leave 阿宾顿 with the credentials to work in nearly any music production studio in the world," Robson continued.
An additional benefit of the ALP designation is a substantial increase in site licenses at 阿宾顿, which allows the college to serve more students.
"Our students will leave 阿宾顿 with the credentials to work in nearly any music production studio in the world."
— 罗伊·罗布森, division head, Arts & Humanities, Penn State 阿宾顿
There are only three academic ALPs in 宾西法尼亚, and 阿宾顿 is the first Penn State campus to earn this status. The ALP also allows the college to host seminars, certification exams for nonstudents, and offer intensive summer programs.
Avid is the college's second affiliation after Yamaha.
Avid received its 15th Emmy Award this year for excellence in technology and engineering from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Every 2017 Grammy nominee for Record or Album of the Year used Avid's production tools.
Penn State 阿宾顿, formerly the Ogontz campus, offers baccalaureate degrees in 19 majors at its suburban location just north of Philadelphia. Nearly half of its 4,000 students complete all four years at 阿宾顿, with opportunities in undergraduate research, the Schreyer honors program, NCAA Division III athletics, 和更多的. Students can start the first two years of more than 160 Penn State majors at 阿宾顿 and complete their degrees at University Park or another campus. 狮门, the first residence hall on campus, opened in August 2017.
