Jim Jeffers, M.F.A., Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Port St. Lucie, Fl, Us

Fort Pierce, Florida, United States

I teach in the Graphic Design & Digital Media Technology area, teaching all levels of Graphic Design, Typography, Illustration, Audio / Video Production, and Drawing. Additionally, I am the faculty advisor to the Graphic Design/Digital Media Club, organizing community events. Serving as the coordinator for the Photography & Web Media entries into the Annual Digital Media Student Exhibition since 2013, I organize the submissions and jurors, and announce the winners.Courses:DIG 1000 Introduction to Digital MediaGRA 1129 Visualization BasicsGRA 1151 Illustrator FundamentalsDIG 1115 Digital Imaging Fundamentals with PhotoshopGRA 1206 TypographyDIG 2030 Digital Video FundamentalsGRA 2160 Digital Animation IGRA 2170 Advertising DesignDIG 2500 Interactive Web DesignGRA 3154 Illustration MethodsDIG 3253 Digital Audio ProductionDIG 3735 Multimedia Video Production​GRA 3758 Scripting for WebsitesGRA 4954 Digital Media Capstone - Graphic DesignGRA 4930 Special Topics in Graphic Design

Fort Pierce, Florida, United States

I teach in the Graphic Design & Digital Media Technology area, teaching all levels of Graphic Design, Typography, Illustration, Audio / Video Production, and Drawing. Additionally, I am the faculty advisor to the Graphic Design/Digital Media Club, organizing community events. Serving as the coordinator for the Photography & Web Media entries into the Annual Digital Media Student Exhibition since 2013, I organize the submissions and jurors, and announce the winners.Courses:DIG 1000 Introduction to Digital MediaGRA 1129 Visualization BasicsGRA 1151 Illustrator FundamentalsDIG 1115 Digital Imaging Fundamentals with PhotoshopGRA 1206 TypographyDIG 2030 Digital Video FundamentalsGRA 2160 Digital Animation IGRA 2170 Advertising DesignDIG 2500 Interactive Web DesignGRA 3154 Illustration MethodsDIG 3253 Digital Audio ProductionDIG 3735 Multimedia Video Production​GRA 3758 Scripting for WebsitesGRA 4954 Digital Media Capstone - Graphic DesignGRA 4930 Special Topics in Graphic Design

Fort Pierce, Florida

Chair of the Graphic Design Technology, Digital Media Technology, Drafting Technology and Interior Design Technology areas at Indian River State College. I am responsible for course scheduling, running department faculty meeting, area strategic planning, interfacing with administration, and meeting with students to facilitate timely graduation and academic satisfaction.

Fort Pierce, Florida Area

Teaching all levels of Graphic Design, Typography, Illustration, Audio / Video Production, and Drawing; additionally, serving as faculty advisor to the Graphic Design/Digital Media Club, organizing community events; serving as the coordinator for the Photography & Web Media entries into the Annual Digital Media Student Exhibition since 2013, organizing the submissions and jurors, and announcing the winnersCourses:DIG 1000 Introduction to Digital MediaGRA 1129 Visualization BasicsGRA 1151 Illustrator FundamentalsGRA 1206 TypographyDIG 2030 Digital Video FundamentalsGRA 2160 Digital Animation IGRA 2170 Advertising DesignDIG 2500 Fundamentals of Interactive DesignGRA 3154 Illustration MethodsDIG 3253 Digital Audio ProductionDIG 3735 Multimedia Video Production

Internation

Along with Dr. Conrad Gleber, Prof. Heather Freeman, and others, I collected the signatures to create the New Media Caucus as an affiliate organization of the College Art Association. Then in 2010 with the help of Prof. Mat Rappaport and Prof. Rachel Clarke, I instigated and completed the NMC's transition to a fully fledged non-profit 501(c)3 arts organization.

International

"The New Media Caucus (NMC) is an international non-profit association formed to promote the development and understanding of new media art. The constituents we represent and serve are artists, designers, practitioners, historians, theoreticians, educators, students, scholars, and researchers, as well as like-minded organizations with interests including, but not limited to, digital media, electronic media, mobile media, virtual media, and/or emergent media which we will hereafter refer to as “new media.” We recognize that new media art is inherently interdisciplinary, multimodal, and evolving, as is reflected in the endeavors of our members whose engagement with new media art permeates and advances numerous fields. Our purpose is to support and advance a diverse range of inquiry in order to catalyze further evolution of the field of new media art."I am the first Treasurer of the New Media Caucus, elected in 2010. As part of the first executive committee of the NMC, I helped to write the constitution and bylaws of the organization. As the first Treasurer I organized the banking, PayPal, and Lulu (print on demand) accounts for the organization.

International

"The New Media Caucus (NMC) is an international non-profit association formed to promote the development and understanding of new media art. The constituents we represent and serve are artists, designers, practitioners, historians, theoreticians, educators, students, scholars, and researchers, as well as like-minded organizations with interests including, but not limited to, digital media, electronic media, mobile media, virtual media, and/or emergent media which we will hereafter refer to as “new media.” We recognize that new media art is inherently interdisciplinary, multimodal, and evolving, as is reflected in the endeavors of our members whose engagement with new media art permeates and advances numerous fields. Our purpose is to support and advance a diverse range of inquiry in order to catalyze further evolution of the field of new media art."

Lowell Ma

Chairperson of the Board of Directors 2011-2013fund raising, outreach, facilitation of meetings and staff support.Board Memberdevelopment committee, grants research.Intermedia Artista one-person exhibition (March 2012) after winning the annual juried exhibition, performances, and numerous group exhibitions.Skills, Expertise, Highlights:• Served on the Board of Directors or two non-profit arts organizations• Masterminding two community-based funding events raising almost $4000• Founded Printer On Prescott Arts Research Collaborative & Artist Studios• Founding member of the New Media Caucus of the College Art Association, currently Treasurer• Associate Editor of Media-N: The Journal of the New Media Caucus (’05-’12)• Over 80 group exhibitions since earning M.F.A. in 2000• 6 one-person exhibitions since 2005 focusing on non-profit & community spacesI am committed to enriching any community in which I am involved.

Worcester, Ma

Courses taught: Digital Art Studio 1, Digital Art Studio 2. I participated in Senior Studio Midterm Critiques and Junior Art Major / Senior Art Minor reviews at the end of the semester. I gave a visiting artist talk and performance with several of my students.

Lowell, Ma

Head of Web Art & Design Area, full-time faculty member in a four-year state research university. Courses taught: Web Art & Design I, Web Art & Design II, Web Art & Design III, Streaming Media for the Web, Senior Studio (Fine Art and Design concentrations), and Independent Study courses in Printmaking, Video Art, Performance Art, Graphic Design and Semiotics.Assistant Professor of Art & Designteaching all levels of Web Art & Design, Streaming Media, and Senior Studio.Head of Web Art & Design Areahiring adjunct faculty, computer lab consultant, and curriculum design.Faculty Advisor to Fine Art and Design Studentsmentoring and advising Fine Art and Design Students.Senior Studio Coordinator 2007-2009 and 2011teaching students across media, organizing full-faculty critiques, studio and exhibition space allocation.Advisor to the Student Art Union (student club) 2006-2012organizing community and fund raising events, coordinating 6 overnight trips to New York City.Skills, Expertise, Highlights:• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills• Leadership and group dynamic expertise: conductedclassroom environments with maximum inclusion and participation• Highly organized, rational, and good natured• Over 13 years of teaching at the college level• Hiring personnel: served on 4 academic search committees, one for a Provost, all successfully hiring• Faculty Senate (’05-’07)• Co-Principle Investigator on an NSF Computer Science grant for $421,000, coining the term “Performamatics” (’07-’10)• Award for Outstanding Teaching (2007): Web Design & Senior Studio• Expert in determining hardware needs and computer lab design• Expert knowledge of contemporary design practices: graphic, package and web• Expert knowledge of contemporary art: drawing,painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, photography, performance, video and intermedia art• Able to thrive in highly fluid working environments I am a team leader and problem solver.

I ran the Drew University Slide Library for the Art and Art History Areas. Duties included: shooting slides; supervising up to six staff; ordering supplies; and maintaining equipment. During my tenure we upgraded and streamlined slide labeling, re-filing and staff training. When I left this position we were in the process of scanning our collection and finding digital image sourcing.

Madison, Nj

Taught:Digital MultimediaWeb ArtAlternative PhotographyComputer ArtSkills, Expertise, Highlights:• Expert in Apple: FinalCut Pro, Garage Band• Web authoring: HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript (editing), WordPress• Website protocols: ftp, PHP, MySQL (setup)• General audio & video editing (analog & digital, i.e., Audacity, Avid, etc.)• Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint• Mechanical: skilled with tools (hand & power)• Highly skilled in fine art & design media: printmaking(intaglio, relief, lithography, serigraphy, etc.), photography (wet & digital), painting (+ support prep), drawing, sculpture (wood, basic metal & ceramic), intermedia, web design, typography, package & print design• Expert in Adobe CS: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro

Worked at Rutgers-Mason Gross School of the ArtsTeaching Graphic Design II (2000-2001)Worked at Rutgers-NewarkTeaching Computer Art (2000-2005)

Taught:Introduction to Computer ArtandArt Making: PerformanceandIntroduction to Computer Animation (Summer)

Taught:Introduction to Computer Art

Position: assistant teaching; academic advising of graduate & undergraduate students; studio management: budgeting and ordering of art materials, handling of acids, mordants and other hazardous materials, maintenance and repair of studio equipment, conflict arbitration between students, staff and faculty, organizing/supervising of student Teaching Assistants, designing departmental promotional literature, and insuring the safe and proper use of the studio facilities.

Santa Cruz, Ca

Position: studio maintenance, technical assistance to students and staff, enforcing health and safety guidelines.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Educational Leadership And Administration, General, 3.98

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society, and Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society.My research during the course.

Mfa, Visual Art, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Liaison to the Faculty (attended all faculty meetings for two years); Chair, First Year Review.

Ma, Studio Art, 3.89

Activities and Societies: NYU Art Student League; Co-Founder of The Conscious Refuse Adoption Project (C.R.A.P.)This degree was focused.

Ba, Art, Very Good To Excellent (Narrative Evaluation)

Activities and Societies: Kresge College Parliament Chair, Graduation CommitteeThis degree was focused on printmaking, drawing.