Faculty & Staff News
Shark swimmers Sasha Maslova and Magnus Poulsen have picked up their third and second Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Week awards of the season, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. While this is also Maslova’s third all-time award, this week serves as Poulsen’s fourth all-time award. FULL RELEASE
After helping the Nova Southeastern volleyball team to a 2-1 week, including huge wins over Saint Leo and the defending national champions Tampa, Brittany Landrum has been awarded the title of Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the Sunshine State Conference office on Monday afternoon. FULL RELEASE
Jessica Bonenclark’s first career multi-goal performance landed her the first Sunshine State Conference honor of her career, as the senior was selected as the league’s Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. FULL RELEASE
Joining a long line of Sharks who have seen success at the professional level after their time at Nova Southeastern University baseball, it was announced that former Sharks pitching coach Pete Woodworth has been named pitching coach for the main franchise of the Seattle Mariners. FULL RELEASE
On the outside looking in a week ago, Nova Southeastern now finds itself squarely in the NCAA Tournament conversation after rising from No. 8 up to No. 4 in the latest release of the south region rankings. FULL RELEASE
For the second consecutive year, Nova Southeastern midfielder Emma Heikkila has been selected as a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team, announced on Thursday. FULL RELEASE
In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas, NSU joined in a United Way of Broward County effort to gather and distribute much-needed relief supplies to help Bahamians in need. Through the work of NSU’s Health Professions Division Chancellor Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., first aid supplies were donated by Dr. Jason L. Radick of MedDepot. A total of 30 pallets of food, water, first aid supplies and other materials were sent on three trips via cargo plane. The flight included Dr. Radick and United Way staff. Items were distributed amongst several clinic and churches in the Bahamas, and participants had an opportunity to visit West End Clinic to gain a better understanding of needs on the ground.
United Way of Broward County’s relief efforts started immediately after the storm impacted the Bahamas with the shipping of 270,000 meals and medicine for 10,000 people. In the weeks that followed, the organization collected more than $130,000 in donations; recruited more than 230 volunteers to sort and organized 110 pallets of donated items; assisted evacuees in Broward County and much more.
NSU University School second grade students recently took an “on campus” field trip to the Middle School to learn more about aquaponics. Our Middle School students had the opportunity to teach the second grade students about the care and work that is involved in maintaining the aquaponics systems that are located in the Middle School courtyard area. Middle School students demonstrated how they analyze and measure the plants, observe the fish, and test the water quality to understand the important relationships between the fish and the plants. Learning about aquaponics is one example of mentoring opportunities that USchool students have, teaching younger students and learning from older students
Sherman’s Golf in the Library is back! Two floors of the Library will be transformed into an 18-hole miniature golf course with a classic children’s book theme. The library needs your help to create this unique mini golf experience. You’ll earn service hours and help raise funds for the Alvin Sherman Library’s early childhood literacy programs and more.
Sign up to volunteer at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ADA828A2F49-golf
For those interested in volunteering on Thursday, January 9 from 2-4 p.m. and Sunday January 12 from 4-6 p.m., you must be able to lift 20-40lbs.
For more info, contact Tanja Rodriquez at trodriguez@nova.edu.
Three consultants from the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) presented at the 2019 National Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association in the South (PCAS/ACAS) Conference, Sept. 26-28, 2019. College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) Master’s student, Nicole Chavannes, and alumna, Noemi Nunez, along with NSU Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Marine Biology undergraduate student, Athena Edwards, each presented.
The PCAS/ACAS conference features interdisciplinary presentations and discussions about popular culture, American culture, and culture world-wide. “I really enjoyed the fact that researchers from a variety of fields could come together and discuss their common interests, the content that everyone is exposed to every day,” Edwards explained. As a regional branch of the larger Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association, PCAS/ACAS was more intimate and allowed for greater participant engagement. As Chavannes explained, “Though small, this conference was one of my favorites I’ve attended. All the attendees were friendly and eager to share their work, and overall the conference felt collaborative and genuinely fun.”
About the Presentations
Title: “What We Don’t See: The Relationship Between Actor and Character”
Presenter: Athena Edwards, NSU Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Marine Biology student
Summary: This presentation discussed perception of characters in our favorite films and tv shows. According to Edwards, actors, as their characters, serve as windows and the faces of the storyworld that viewers consume. Edwards discussed the research and anecdotal observation regarding the inter-relatedness of actors and their characters as they are perceived by audiences. The presentation incorporated the career and audience reception of popular celebrities such as Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lawrence, and Emma Watson, as well as others.
Title: “Harry Potter and the Curse of Consumerism: How ‘Official’ Fan Spaces in Rowling’s Wizarding Storyworld Limit Fandom”
Presenter: Nicole Chavannes, CAHSS, CRDM student
Summary: Expanding on her 2019 Popular Culture Association Conference presentation, Chavannes presented on Harry Potter, consumerism, and the inclusion of the Hogwarts Mystery game among fan spaces. Chavannes’ presentation focused on the growth of the series and addition of participatory spaces (physical and virtual) beyond The Sorcerer’s Stone (1997) to include seven novels, two film franchises, a play and secondary texts based on titles mentioned in the book series, such as Quidditch Through the Ages, A History of Magic and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Title: “Harry Potter and the Rhetorical Character Portrayals in the Audiobook Series”
Presenter: Noemi Nunez, CAHSS alumna
Summary: In her presentation, Nunez analyzed the rhetorical sound choices made in the Harry Potter Audio Series (particularly, Jim Dale’s gendered portrayal of Hermione Granger). Although Dale has been positively acknowledged for his narration for the series, there are negative comments on the way he portrays Hermione’s character. Nunez’s presentation analyzed the portrayal against feminist critiques. See the full PCA program here, and learn more about the WCC by visiting https://nova.edu/wcc.
