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Congratulations New Media Studio!

September 2025 DoIT Gritty Award Winner

We are proud to announce that the New Media Studio Team: Dustin Roddy, Matt Baker, Mary Arsenault, and Lenny Frieson have been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for their critical support of the campus-wide events from convocation to athletic events. Since the beginning of the Fall semester, the New Media Studio team has completed 163 videos, productions, and live events, in addition to onboarding and training a new student team!

Black and Gold Award certificate for the Gritty Award. A dog trophy and stars are besides the winner's names "New Media Studio Team, Mary Arsenault, Lenny Frieson, Matt Baker, & Dustin Roddy"

Below are a few examples of the incredible work that was completed by the New Media Studio Team since the start of the semester:

Video camera is aimed at a speaker being interviewed in front of a geometric screenA laptop and screen sitting on a table with many wires and AV equipment in the backgroundWide lens view of Convocation in the Retriever Center. Faculty, staff, and students sitting in rows of chairs listening to the convocation speakers on stageDigital display and sound board of an athletic gameStudent employees in the soccer recording studio watching the game and running production

The Gritty Award is in recognition of outstanding work within the Division and beyond. Full-time DoIT employees, DoIT student employees, and teams are eligible to be nominated for going above and beyond! Anyone in DoIT can nominate someone for the Gritty by completing this short Gritty Nomination Form. 

For their exceptional efforts and commitment to excellence, we are proud to present the New Media Studio team with the DoIT Gritty Award. Congratulations!

Thank you for your outstanding teamwork, strategic planning, and commitment to high-quality production!

The DoIT Community & The DoIT Gritty Committee

Erica D'Eramo
Ada Crutchfield
Andrew Shebest
Anthony Finneran
Carlos McKinney
Daniel Loftus
Dave Souder
David Toothe
Debbie Michaels
Dondre Hatef
Josh Abrams
Khalil Alston
Matt Baker
Nick Beech
Peter Ariev
Susan Biro

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Posted: October 10, 2025, 1:30 PM

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