Who We Are
The Center for Collaborative Media is a home for the development of creative projects and research. Media have become a central part of the modern human experience. We hope to educate students and colleagues about the skills of crafting media content while also bringing them the opportunity to put those skills to use. This is a center for potential and pragmatism where critical thinking, creative crafting, and practical skills are blended in harmony with one another.
Art Herbig, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Collaborative Media | Professor, Department of Communication | Executive Director, Cinema Center | Access Provider, CollegeTV
Art Herbig is a public scholar, nonprofit executive director, cable access provider, and filmmaker. He has a PhD from the University of Maryland at College Park, but mostly relishes in what he has done in the time since. Art directs the Center for Collaborative Media on the PFW campus and spends the majority of that time trying to connect the university and the students with the Fort Wayne community through the arts.
Alix R. Watson, M.A
Associate Director, Center for Collaborative Media | Director, Hobnobben Film Festival | Associate Executive Director, Cinema Center | Producer, Purdue Fort Wayne
EMAIL: [email protected]
Alix R. Watson has a background in broadcast and online journalism, documentary film production, PR, digital strategy, and social media management and strategy. She loves to champion and help tell fantastic stories, which she is able to do through her work on campus with students, as well as through her leadership with Fort Wayne Cinema Center and the Hobnobben Film Festival.
Will Beamon
Production Manager, CollegeTV
EMAIL: [email protected]
Will Beamon has a background in film production, having worked on several short films and one streaming series. He’s also written and directed a short film of his own. His inspirations in film include filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg where he shares an unwavering dream of bringing stories to life through cinema.
Interesting in collaborating with us? Feel free to reach out to any members of our team!
