Category: Academics

CAHSS Faculty and Students at AIE Conference in Geneva

Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D.

Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), and five doctoral students traveled to Geneva in October to participate in the Alliance for International Education’s Conference (AIE).The DCRS students participating were Marcia Brown, Jasmine Sanchez, Michael Walgren, Desiree Van Campen and Jessica Arriola. The students were conference presenters and Duckworth was there as a trustee.

Marcia Brown and Jasmin Sanchez presented, “Transforming International Education with the CHIL Model. Van Campen’s presentation was entitled, “Theories of Leadership: How they differ between Cultures.” Michael Walgren and Jessica Arriola presented, “Framing Culture in Education”. 

NSU University School Middle School Students Mentor Lower School Students

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

Writing and Communication Center Consultants Present at 2019 PCAS / ACAS Conference

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.

 

International Education Week 2019 is Here!

Join NSU’s Razor’s Edge Global Scholars, Office of International Affairs, and campuswide partners for the 2019 celebration of global engagement and rich cultural diversity at Nova Southeastern University.

The 2019 IEW schedule features nearly 30 events (with several streamed to Regional Campuses) and every event attended offers an entry to win a $50 Amazon gift card!  Below are select featured events. Visit www.nova.edu/iew for the full list of 2019 IEW programming, daily Razor’s Reef international cuisine menus sponsored by Chartwells, and special international features and sales at Razor’s Edge Shark Cage businesses in Mako Hall.

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Razor’s Reef Cuisine: Asian

Hunger Banquet | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Black Box Theatre, PVA
Registration required. At this interactive event, the place where you sit and the meal that you eat are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. Sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement.

Plus: Sharks Abroad Info Sessions, H1-B Employment Presentation, Picture Yourself Abroad Virtual Reality Experience, the Stolzenberg-Doan Annual International Studies Lecture, and Girl Rising Movie Night.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Razor’s Reef Cuisine: North American

Multicultural Shark Celebration Day | 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Library Quad

Come out and share your culture with others while celebrating those around you at NSU’s only collaborative event between all multicultural student organizations. Interested in joining a multicultural student organization? This is a great way to connect. Expect food, music, dance performances, and more! Sponsored by SEABoard.

Plus: Honors College International Opportunities Presentation, Tips for Writing an Application Essay Workshop, SAS and the Exploration of Guatemala, Career Advice and Pizza Slice for International Students.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Razor’s Reef Cuisine: European and African

Dating Across Cultures | 12:00 p.m., DeSantis 2067

Come join us for an engaging and insightful discussion about dating within the context of intercultural relationships. Learn valuable tips and thoughtful strategies for contributing to a healthy, honest, and equitable partnership. Sponsored by NSU Title IX Staff and NSU Peer Educators.

Plus: OPT and CPT Employment Workshops, Service in the City, and Just Dance Around the World.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Razor’s Reef Cuisine: Islands of the Caribbean

Global Village | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Don Taft University Center, Spine

An IEW tradition, Global Village gathers students from the many countries represented at NSU to share their culture and country pride with the entire NSU community. Sponsored by the Office of International Affairs.

Plus: Friday Night Flights – International Edition and a Cultural Cook-Off

CAHSS Alumni Mentor Legal Studies Students

On October 29, 2019, Stephen Levitt, LL.M., faculty in the Department of History and Political Science (DHPS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), led a group of 18 Legal Studies students on a visit to the law offices of John Stevens, Esq., at Stevens & Goldwyn, PA. Stevens, is an alumnus of both CAHSS’s undergraduate legal studies program and NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law. The visit was part of the ongoing Legal Studies Mentorship Program.

In addition to hearing from Stevens, the students were able to hear from two other alumni of the NSU Legal Studies program and the NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, Kim Stevens, Esq., with Robertson, Anschutz & Schneid, P.L, and Dashia Trowers. Esq., of Trowers Law Firm, P.A.

Juan Granados, a legal studies student, commented that the discussion of legal practice was extremely beneficial and he was particularly struck by John Stevens’ comment that “the most important thing in life is preparation.”

Day in the Life of a Nurse 2019

On Friday, October 4, 2019, students and faculty from the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, participated in the Day in the Life of a Nurse. The Nursing Consortium of South Florida, a coalition of hospitals, nursing schools, and health care staffing organizations, organizes this annual event to promote partnerships with South Florida public school districts and many private high schools and middle schools. The Fort Lauderdale Entry-Level Nursing Program welcomed 26 students and 3 teachers from Falcon Cove Middle School, Weston, FL to our nursing lab facilities located at the Health Professions Division Annex. The middle school students had the opportunity to learn about the nursing profession by working with entry-level nursing students and faculty. The day began with entry-level BSN nursing students and faculty sharing their individual stories that led them to a nursing career as well as highlighting their experiences at Nova Southeastern University and concluded with a meeting with Dean Marcella Rutherford, sharing her perspectives on the nursing profession as well as her personal journey as a nurse. Various hands-on activities were provided for the middle school students such as taking vital signs, handwashing, and working with high-fidelity simulators. This is the seventh year Fort Lauderdale campus has participated in the Day in the Life of a Nurse. Thank you to the third and fourth semester BSN students who shared their NSU experiences as well as participating in the hands-on activities. This program was facilitated by Assaf College of Nursing professors: Lisa Soontupe, Ed.D., RN, CNE; Caroline Smikle, Ph.D., RN; Sarah Koplow, Ph.D., APRN, AGPCNP-BC; Iris Berryhill, DNP, MSN, RN and clinical faculty, Susan Kiernan, MSN, RN; Vivia Haye, MSN, RN, and Ann Edwards, MSN, RN.

CAHSS faculty and alumni Publish Article in Southern Discourse in the Center: Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation

Faculty and alumna from the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s program (in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences), and NSU Writing and Communication Center published an article in the summer 2019 issue of Southern Discourse in the Center, a Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation. The journal promotes a community of writing center scholarship within the southeast and nationally while serving as a forum for innovative work across writing centers.

CAHSS Assistant Professor, Janine Morris, and CRDM Alumna Veronica Diaz and Noemi Nunez wrote, “Keeping a Clear Head: Enhancing Graduate Student Wellness through Meditation and Journaling in the Writing Center.”

The article discusses strategies to help writing center consultants balance the stress of academic obligations and personal lives, especially since the “effects of these stressors can ‘stick’ and affect our writing center work” (52). Among other habits, Morris, Diaz, and Nunez argue that journaling and meditation give consultants opportunities to squeeze stress management into their hectic schedules. The activities delineated above can each be done in 15 minutes or less, so students can rest easy knowing that doing them won’t upset the delicate balance they’ve established.

The article grew out of a workshop Morris, Diaz, and Nunez held at the 2018 East Central Writing Center Association conference. According to Diaz, “to have participated in the conference at the start of my time at NSU and have the piece published at the finish, like bookends to my CRDM experience, has been so rewarding! I’m grateful to the program for affording these kinds of opportunities to work with faculty and classmates (now friends) outside of the classroom.”

Nunez also expressed her gratitude for the extracurricular opportunities afforded by the program, stating “I feel quite honored to have been able to present at a conference so early in my program. It felt great to be able to talk about my experience as a graduate student among colleagues, and then to be able to have it published is such a wonderful accomplishment. I don’t think I could imagine a better master’s program than CRDM.”

To access Southern Discourse archives, click here. To learn more about the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s program, visit https://cahss.nova.edu/departments/wc/grad-programs.html

 

 

Early Immersion Presentation of “Teaching Kitchen” for UNIV1000 First Year Experience Student

The Teaching Kitchen! is a fun, monthly activity in which students get hands-on cooking experience while learning the nutritional components of the recipes they create. This experience is offered by NSU’s nutrition department and Shark Dining, and is led by chefs and nutrition experts. Earlier this year, students learned how to make acai bowls and pumpkin energy bites. Next month’s activity will be on Nov 20, from 12 to 1p.m. Chef Blas will be making “Fresh Fruit & Avocado Salsa,” while the nutrition department will be teaching the benefits of mangos, kiwis, and more.

If you’re interested in this free event, sign up via Facebook at Shark Dining at NSU, or stop by the Flight Deck on Nov 20. We hope to see you there! 

Halmos Graduate Student First Author on Bioluminescent Paper

During October, MS alumna Lindsay Freed was lead author in a peer reviewed paper entitled “Characterization of the Microbiome and Bioluminescent Symbionts Across Life Stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico.” (FEMS-Microbiology Ecology 95 (10) October 2019, fiz146). This work began with her Master’s thesis research on anglerfish bacterial characterizations back in 2015 when the DEEPEND Consortium was just getting started. This study shows how Lindsay used 16S gene analyses to differentiate microbial types across different parts of the fish body (gills, fins, and lures) and the seawater. The results indicate for the first time that lures hold a very homogeneous population of bacteria that led to more in-depth genomics research collaborations between DEEPEND and Cornell University, led by Assistant Professor Tory Hendry. It also showed that the lures of adult anglerfish hold a homogeneous population of bacteria belonging to the genus Enterovibrio in the Vibrio group, common among marine bacteria.

Ms. Freed worked in the genomics lab lead by Halmos Faculty Jose Lopez, Ph.D.

Freed, LL., Easson, C., Baker, LJ., Fenolio, D., Blackwelder, P., Khan, Y., Sutton, TT., Hendry, TT., Lopez,  JV. Characterization of the Microbiome and Bioluminescent Symbionts Across Life Stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico. FEMS-Microbiology Ecology. 95 (10) October 2019, fiz146,  https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz146

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences International Academy of Physician Associate Educators Conference

PA Delegates from around the world gathered at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences campus in Winterthur, Switzerland. The campus served as the host for the conference since they recently started a PA program.

October 16-19, 2019, the International Academy of Physician Associate Educators conference was held in Winterthur, Switzerland. The conference was attended by Physician Assistant educators collaborating from around the world including delegates from Africa, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, India, and the USA.

Presenting at the conference, Victor Quinones, M.S., PA-C, NSU faculty from the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Physician Assistant Program–Orlando. His presentation highlighted the use of Simulation: Improving Collaboration amongst Healthcare Professions in Emergency Medicine.

Victor Quinones presenting at the conference discussing simulation in Emergency Medicine.

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