A major milestone for HETMA that proudly shares the win of the AV Awards America 2025 DEI honor. Read about the initiatives, community impact, and sustained advocacy that led to HETMA being recognized as a national leader in creating equitable pathways in higher‑education AV. See how HETMA and PRISM scholarship create mentorship opportunities for underrepresented voices in our industry.

ScreenBeam’s case study highlights how St. Petersburg College is standardizing on ScreenBeam 1100 Plus receivers as part of a broader classroom technology refresh focused on ease of use, flexibility, and support across a large multi campus environment. The piece emphasizes that SPC’s AV team supports 550 classrooms, 125 meeting spaces, and 11 auditorium or performance venues, and presents ScreenBeam as a practical fit for BYOD, hybrid learning, and simpler collaboration in both classrooms and conference spaces.

Teddy Murphy explores how room acoustics can unexpectedly undermine even the most carefully planned AV installs. Teddy highlights real-world examples of sound behaving unpredictably and offers practical strategies AV professionals can apply to mitigate reflections, dead spots, and environmental acoustic challenges. An important read to create access spaces with regards to speech intelligibility.

Recorded on-site at Enterprise Connect 2026, this episode of the Higher Ed AV Podcast captures key trends shaping AV/IT convergence in higher education. Joe Way features interviews with familiar HETMA faces and technology leaders discussing AI-driven workflows, collaboration platforms, and the emerging role of agentic systems in classroom modernization. These voices give you the higher edu perspective with vendor products.