Client: University of Minnesota Morris Media Services, 2001-present

Project Overview:
Each year, the University of Minnesota Morris produces Academic Challenge, an academic competition for high school knowledge bowl teams throughout the region. The winner of the 16-team tournament receives an all-expense paid trip to the national knowledge bowl tournament in Washington D.C.

The series is broadcast on Pioneer Public Television, KWCM Appleton, Minn.

In 2003, we created the Academic Challenge website. This website includes tournament information, teams competing, schedule, and the tournament bracket. The website URL is included in all of our press releases to newspapers in the school's area for students and audience to log on and find out who is in the tournament, the broadcast schedules, and the results of each match.

My Role in the Project:
I conceptualized and developed the entire website. I also serve as the project's media director, where I am responsible for the graphic design, live multi-camera directing, editing and set design/construction.

This project has been a UMM production for many years (long before my arrival at UMM). In 2001, I took over as the designer/director of the project and has evolved into a high-quality, high-production value product. The website is the final component into the plan to create a cool program the high school students would enjoy to be a part of – and look forward to participating each year.

Homepage
www.mrs.umn.edu/challenge