Digital Media Sandbox Consortium

Digital Media Sandbox Consortium (DMSC) is a collaboration of institutions of learning and corporations, which promote competition and initiatives involving academic technology, service learning and engaged research. Founded in 2006, DMSC launched the DMSC Governor's Challenge Digital Media Tournament the following year.

Sponsors

• Apple Inc.: marketing support and consultation
• Bone, McAllester Norton PLLC: Consulting and Prizes for TSU and State Sandbox Tournament
• Emma: e-marketing, e-commerce
• FedEx Institute: marketing, administrative, local and state prizes
• WPLN (Nashville NPR): advising, judging and public awareness
• echomusic: website hosting and development
• ibiblio: North Carolina Sandbox sponsor and partner

Participants

Tennessee Board of Regents System

1. Tennessee State University (Nashville: Founding Institution)
2. University of Memphis (Memphis)
3. Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville)
4. East Tennessee State University (Johnson City: Headquarters)

University of Tennessee System

1. University of Tennessee at Martin (Tournament 2.0 Tennessee Sandbox Host )
2. University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville City Schools)
3. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga City Schools)

Tennessee Private Colleges

1. Vanderbilt University (Nashville)

North Carolina

1. University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
2. Center for Design Innovation (Piedmont Triad)
3. North Carolina School for the Arts (Winston-Salem)

Virginia

1. Virginia Tech (Floyd County Schools)
2. University of Virginia (Charlottesville/Albemarle County)

References

• Project site
• 2009 winners