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Johnson & Wales University Opens New Center for Media Production

  • 11/19/19

PROVIDENCE, RI – Johnson & Wales University (JWU) recently celebrated the opening of its new Center for Media Production, a studio space on the Downcity Campus that supports the institution’s Media & Communication Studies program.

“The opening of The Center for Media Production is a game changer for students enrolled in JWU’s Media & Communication Studies program and those studying other majors with an interest in production,” says Michael Fein, Ph.D., dean of the John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences. “As the media industry continues to change, students are no longer thinking about themselves as ‘just a writer’ or ’just a filmmaker.’ The Center allows them to gain practical experience while using industry standard equipment.”

The Center for Media Production provides students a place for writing, recording, and assembling media projects, made possible through hands-on instruction. It features two light-controlled photo and video studios with green screens, a podcasting studio, a writer's room, editing suites, and Mac workstations with industry-standard software, and supports courses related to filmmaking, photography, journalism, and editing.

In 2013, JWU launched its Media & Communication Studies bachelor’s degree for students curious about the production and meaning of media such as photographs, film, music, television, video games, and social networking sites, and how audiences respond to what they read, see, and hear. The program’s first class graduated in 2017.

About JWU
Founded in 1914, Johnson & Wales University is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with approximately 13,000 graduate, undergraduate, and online students at its four campuses in Providence, RI; North Miami, FL; Denver, CO; and Charlotte, NC. An innovative educational leader, the university offers degree programs in arts and sciences, business, culinary arts, design and engineering, education, health and wellness, hospitality, nutrition, and physician assistant studies. Its unique model integrates arts and sciences and industry-focused education with work experience and leadership opportunities, inspiring students to achieve professional success and lifelong personal and intellectual growth. The university’s impact is global, with alumni from 125 countries pursuing careers worldwide. For more information, visit jwu.edu.

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