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Student Experience: Being an Animation Student Near Los Angeles

March 11, 2020

“When it comes to defining moments in careers like animation, most people realize this is what they want to do in their childhood,” Qamdhyn Hale ’22 explained. But for Hale, an animation and visual effects (VFX) major at Azusa Pacific University, the career-defining moment took place at the 2019 Annie Awards, an award ceremony presented by the International Animated Film Association in Los Angeles.

Student Experience: Being an Animation Student Near Los Angeles

Student Experience: Finding My Calling as a Physics Major

March 06, 2020

When Oganes Khatchikian ’20 began pursuing a physics major and computer science minor at Azusa Pacific University, he entered a world of numbers and formulas. Data-driven information, mathematical techniques, and scientific methods became a part of his regular routine.

Student Experience: Finding My Calling as a Physics Major

APU’s Games and Interactive Media Hosts Global Game Jam

February 26, 2020

Azusa Pacific University’s Games and Interactive Media program recently participated in the Global Game Jam (GGJ) for the second consecutive year, hosting a group of 40 students and gaming enthusiasts. The GGJ is the world’s largest game creation event where people come together and express themselves through video games. This year more than 48,700 people joined the jam at 934 “jam sites” in 118 countries.

apu students during Global Game Jam event.

Your College Application Checklist: 8 Tips for Success

February 11, 2020

As a high school senior, applying to colleges is an exciting milestone. You’re planning for your future and envisioning potential career paths. But gathering all your information and filling out those college applications can seem a bit overwhelming. We get it!

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