John Avakian -- Featured CENIC Star Performer

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Larry Smarr, UCSD/Calit2
Eric Frost, SDSU
Joaquín Alvarado, SFSU
John Graham, SDSU
Bob Goldberg, UCLA
Scott Friedman, UCLA
Doug Cremer, CVC
Alan Willner, USC
Harvey Newman, Caltech
Pierre Thiry, CCSF
Dennis Davino, Cypress
Richard Weinberg, Cypress

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John Avakian Multimedia & Entertainment Initiative
Twelve years ago when the Multimedia & Entertainment Initiative was founded, the web was brand-new and as the original initiative director John Avakian states, "Interactive was the buzzword. It's been through a few iterations since then." Curriculum development in digital media and the digital arts was the MEI's initial focus in a world where digital media was still coming to life, but the MEI's broader goals rapidly settled into a two-part approach of delivering students ready to begin careers in digital media as well as meeting the needs of the industry's existing worker population. The double focus is a big part of why the Initiative has always been so highly respected by the Department of Finance and the Governor's office.