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Matthew Nyquist

Matthew Nyquist

Associate Professor Film & Video
Mass Media
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
Henderson Learning and Resource Center
RM 318
1700 SW College Ave
Topeka, KS 66621-1117
785.670.1807
Degrees & Certifications
The University of Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies
Univ of Southern California, Master of Fine Arts
Teaching
  • MM 100 VB, Intro to Mass Media
  • MM 199 A, Prof Media Applications
  • MM 393 A, Special Topics/Mass Media
  • MM 414 A, Advanced Film Production
  • MM 492 F, Independent Study
Scholarly Interests/Activities

Teaching students skills they can use to pursue film and video careers either locally, in Hollywood, or across the US and world.

Service Interests/Activities

Founding Executive Director of the WIFI Film Festival at Washburn. https://www.washburn.edu/wifi/

Enjoys bringing Hollywood professionals, such as screenwriter Ivy Pruss and Emmy and Peabody winner Allan Holzman, to campus to expose Washburn students to people working in their desired field.

Has served on Washburn Transformational Experiences such as The Hollywood Trip and Civil Rights trip in the American South.

Career Accomplishments

Nyquist was born in Wichita, Kan. but mostly raised in the small town of Lindsborg, Kan. After completing a degree at The University of Kansas, he graduated from the prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, CA. Nyquist then worked with industry legends such as Academy Award winning Producer Fred Roos (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) and Sound Designer Dane Davis (The Matrix) in Hollywood. Nyquist worked in all aspects of the industry from directing to sound. More recently, he took a tenure track position at Washburn University teaching film. Nyquist continues to work on Hollywood based projects such as Dare To Be Different and Picasso's Christ, but his main passion is teaching Washburn students how to express themselves visually.

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