Knight Center

One couple’s transformative impact

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Monday, April 22, 2024
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The 200-seat recital hall, with its picturesque wall-sized window overlooking Lake Osceola, features crystal-clear acoustics from front to rear.

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  • The 200-seat recital hall, with its picturesque wall-sized window overlooking Lake Osceola, features crystal-clear acoustics from front to rear.
  • “Reflecting ongoing, selfless support by two remarkable philanthropists, the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Recital Hall is a visually stunning and acoustically unmatched venue.
  • “Imagine if we all gave back, even just a little; just think of the impact we could make by paying it forward to today’s students,” she said.
  • It’s difficult to measure the true impact of philanthropy at any size or amount.

THE FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW KNIGHT CENTER FOR MUSIC INNOVATION, SETTING THE STANDARD FOR THE ELITE MUSIC SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Dean Shelton (Shelly) G. Berg of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami said, “The future of music is the future that musicians will be able to create for themselves.

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  • Dean Shelton (Shelly) G. Berg of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami said, “The future of music is the future that musicians will be able to create for themselves.
  • We’ve always enabled our students to imagine the possibilities that will shape and guide their futures and get hands-on, real-world experience.
  • The grand opening celebration concludes with CAM FEST, featuring a concert showcase by the Creative American Music (CAM) program’s award-winning group, AME!
  • To date, the Frost School has raised more than $36 million to support the construction and ongoing development of the Knight Center for Music Innovation.

Advanced Cell Engineering Signs Lease Agreement for Laboratory Space with Indian River State College

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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Utilizing the College's chemistry labs will enable ACE to finalize its Advanced LFP (lithium iron phosphate) chemistry for battery cells.

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  • Utilizing the College's chemistry labs will enable ACE to finalize its Advanced LFP (lithium iron phosphate) chemistry for battery cells.
  • "This is an exciting moment for Advanced Cell Engineering, as we are honored to be collaborating with Indian River State College," said Tom Madden, Chief Technology Officer of Advanced Cell Engineering.
  • About Indian River State College:
    A leader in education and innovation, Indian River State College transforms lives by offering high-quality, affordable and accessible education to the residents of Florida's Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties through traditional and online delivery.
  • Advanced Cell Engineering develops and licenses advanced lithium-ion battery cell technologies for the electric vehicle industry.

Microsoft and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Launch Digital Storytelling Online Course for the Next Generation of Latinx Journalists

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on Wednesday announced their collaboration to create an online course that aims to reach Latinx Gen Z and Millennial storytellers. According to the Government Accountability Office, Latinxs continue to be severely underrepresented in the media industry and have made few gains in newsrooms, film, or television in the last decade. Latinx made up between 11%-12% of the media industry workforce from 2014 to 2019, and in 2019, only 8% of newspaper and publishing staff were of Hispanic origins. Through this collaboration, the online course will look to help support and empower Latinx talent to be present and thrive in the industry.

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  • Through this collaboration, the online course will look to help support and empower Latinx talent to be present and thrive in the industry.
  • The online course "Digital Storytelling for the Next Generation of Latinx Journalists" is running June 20 July 17, 2022, and open to Latinx college and university students in the United States.
  • Follow Microsoft Latinx on Twitter and visit the Microsoft Latinx blog for details and updates.
  • Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge.

Beam signing celebrates new center at Frost School of Music

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Thursday, March 10, 2022
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The Knight Center for Music Innovation is an exquisite expression of the Knight Foundations enduring impact on the University of Miami and our South Florida community, President Julio Frenk said.

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  • The Knight Center for Music Innovation is an exquisite expression of the Knight Foundations enduring impact on the University of Miami and our South Florida community, President Julio Frenk said.
  • We are honored to support The Knight Center for Music Innovation, which will serve as a hub for experimentation around music making, expanding the imaginations of musicians as well as their audiences.
  • Designed by H3, an Arquitectonica Company, theKnight Center for Music Innovation is a marvel of architecture and technology fusion.
  • The Knight Center for Music Innovation will remake the Frost School for generations to come.