SMPTE sponsors Student Chapters at colleges, universities, and institutions where courses are offered in technical areas of film, video and television. Student Chapters provide students with the opportunity to meet industry leaders and professionals, and to interact outside of the classroom with other students and faculty who have an interest in the motion imaging industry. The current Student chapters and their advisors are listed below.
Baylor University
Corey P. Carbonara
Communication Studies
PO Box 97368
Waco, TX 76798-7368
+1 254 710 1511
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Bronx Community College
Professor Jeffrey Wisotsky
Meister Hall, Room C02
2155 University Avenue., Bronx, NY 10453
+1 718 289 5572
Charles Sturt University
Boorooma Street
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, AU
Full Sail University
Dino J. Gallina
Winterpark, FL
Fitchburg State University
Kevin McCarthy
160 Pearl St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697
+1 978 665 3264
George Mason University
Dr. Bernd-Peter Paris
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI)
Szeto King Fung, Nelson
Department of Communication Design and Digital Media
Hong Kong Design Institute
3 King Ling Road
Tseung Kwan O
New Territories
Hong Kong
Phone: + 852 39282700
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
Leung Wai Kei
Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin)
21 Yuen Wo Road
Sha Tin
New Territories
Hong Kong
Phone: +852 22567559
Kingsborough Community College
John Acosta
Associate Professor
Kingsborough Community College
Communications and Performing Arts E-309
2001 Oriental Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11235
Office E-329 | Tel +1 718 368 5205 | Fax +1 718 368 4879
Los Angeles City College
Joni Varner
855 North Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
+1 323 953 4000
Loyola University Maryland
Herbert Jay Dunmore
4501 N. Charles St.
Department of Communication
Baltimore, MD 21210
Marymount California University
Patricia Kelley
30800 Palos Verdes Drive East
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
United States
Media Arts Collaborative Charter School
Ryan Salway
4401 Central Ave. NE, Bldg. #2
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Millersville University
Mark Mullen
Facilities Engineer/Technical Director
New York City College of Technology
Ryoya Terao, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Entertainment Technology
186 Jay Street, V-205
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: +1 718 260 5588
Pasadena City College
Barbara Naylor
Communication and Performing Arts Division
1570 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
+1 626 585 7533
Purdue University
Bobby Chastain
+1 765 494 4248
Ravensbourne
Martyn Gates
Course Leader
Rochester Institute of Technology
David L. Long
College of Imaging Arts & Sciences
School of Film and Animation
Frank E. Gannett Bldg.
70 Lomb Memorial Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
+ 1 585 475 2779
Rowan University
Carl Frandino
College Engineer
Bozorth Hall
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Southampton Solent University
Peter Richardson
Technical Instructor (Media Technology) | Specialist Facilities
Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
T: +44 (0) 23 8201 6486
Stevens Institute of Technology
Robert Harari
Industry Associate Professor
Technical Director, Music & Technology Program
College of Arts & Letters
Stevens Institute of Technology
+1 201 216 8928
Stonehill College
Michael J. Pietrowski
Stonehill College
320 Washington St., #S-07
Easton, MA 02357-4018
+1 508 565 1082
Sydney Student Chapter
David Bell, JMC Academy
John Maizels, Sydney Institute
University Southern of California
Ken Dozier
WESRAC USC
University of Salford – UK