What is MCA?
MCA is the registered student organization for the School of Digital Media. In addition to general meetings, MCA coordinates events in both the fall and spring semesters. The main event is the Media Festival, which is usually held in April. We also host Welcome Back week (FRaG Fest), hangout nights, a 24-hour Film Competition, Game Jams, Field Trips, and others. See the calendar below for all currently scheduled events.
Get Social
Our general meetings are held every Thursday from Week 3 until Thanksgiving break at 11 am in CVL 324.
Join our Discord Server or follow us on all of the major platforms:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Media Festival Facebook | Linktree
MCA NEWS!!
Our 24 hour film competition kicks off soon!
The Students vs Professors 3-hour Video Challenge (Spring 2024) is complete. Watch all 3 videos here:
Click here to watch the commercials!
The 24-Hour Film Competition (Fall 2023) is complete and it was a success! 4 Teams competed and completed films in the 24-hour period.
Click here to watch the films!
Meeting and Event Calendar
Listen to the MCA Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/MCAPodcast
Leadership
MJ
President
Mary Jane (or MJ, as she is known by friends and family) was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI. She graduated from East Kentwood High School in 1997. She achieved her associate’s degree in general studies from Grand Rapids Community College in December 2021. She transferred to Ferris…
JT
Vice President
John Thomas (known as JT to friends and family) was born in 2003 in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Clonlara High School in 2022 and started attending Ferris State in the Fall of 2022, majoring in Digital Animation and Game Design. He hopes for a career in the video game industry…
Rylynn
Treasurer
Rylynn Hautala was born and raised in West Michigan, being born in Grand Rapids and
living in places such as Sparta, Caledonia, and East Kentwood. She graduated in 2023 at
Caledonia High School and currently pursues a higher education in Ferris’s Digital Animation
and Game Design Program. The road…
Linnea
Secretary
Linnea or Lin Smith (any pronouns) is a student in their junior/senior year at Ferris State University. They are currently pursuing a bachelor’s in game design with a concentration of 3d modeling…
Teeghan
Event Coordinator
Teeghan Rosas (He/Him) was born in 2003 and was raised in Gaylord Michigan. He graduated from Gaylord High School and started attending Ferris State in the fall of 2022 as a Television and Digital…
Andres
Social Media
Andres Hyde was born and raised in Greenville, MI. He graduated from Greenville High School in 2022. His major is Television Digital Media Production and he expects to graduate from Ferris in the fall of 2026.