Tag: NSU Department of Communication Media and the Arts

Halmos Faculty Member Co-authors Book Chapter

Bill J. Adams, DMA

Bill J. Adams, DMA, in NSU’s Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and Chris Morris, MFA, from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, published their co-authored  Voice and Speech Trainers Association article, “Acting and Singing with Archetypes,” as a book chapter in Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts. This 2023 Routledge edited collection explores the 18 most influential voice training techniques and methodologies of the past 100 years. It is an extensive international collection that highlights historically important voice teachers, contemporary leaders in the field, and rising schools of thought.

About the book, Professor Adams said, “I am honored to be a part of this important pedagogical resource for voice teachers.”

Posted 04/23/23

Professor Rachel Panton Publishes Essay in Edited Collection

Rachel Panton, Ph.D.

According to Rachel Panton, Ph.D., in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our lives, and especially, the ways we approach writing education with care. Panton’s recently published essay for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) titled “You Good, Fam’?: Mindful Journaling and Africana Digital Dialogic Compassionate Rhetorical Response Pedagogy during a Pandemic,” brings together her background in Africana womanism with practices of journaling and self-reflection to document the importance of mindfulness in facilitating writing instruction in uncertain times. The essay details Panton’s experiences connecting with her students in new ways during the pandemic by focusing even more on their wellbeing and writing process rather than on the products of their writing alone.

“This article brings to mind all of the emotions that were present during the initial journaling experience, as well as thoughts of how times have changed and yet remain the same. I still get misty-eyed when I think about my Spring semester 2020 students. I still think of them often and fondly, and I wonder if they pulled through mentally, physically, and spiritually whole. What we experienced together changed me personally and professionally, and the opportunity to reflect on that journey as a Documentarian for 4Cs allowed me to deepen my Africana womanist pedagogical practices for future students. For this, I am forever grateful,” said Panton.

Read Panton’s essay in the edited collection, Recollections from an Uncommon Time, to learn more about teaching writing with compassionate instruction practices.

Posted 04/23/23

Writing Center Faculty Coordinator Appointed Journal Editor

Eric Mason, Ph.D.

Eric Mason, Ph.D., NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) Faculty Coordinator, was appointed co-editor of Southern Discourse in the Center: A Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation, February 2023. Mason is an associate professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts (DCMA) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences. Mason’s co-editor is Devon Rolston, Ph.D. (associate professor & Writing Center Director, Winthrop University).

Southern Discourse in the Center: A Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation (SDC) sponsored by the Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA), is a journal for writing center practitioners, students, and faculty looking interested in innovative approaches to writing center practices.

Of his new position, Mason stated “Based on my past experience working as an editor of other academic journals, there are several things I hope to change about how SDC is run, including involving graduate students as editorial assistants so they get to experience the academic publication process firsthand. Overall, I’m excited to take over as co-editor of SDC, and eager to help the journal become an even better resource for those working in writing centers around the world.”

Click here to read current and past issues of Southern Discourse in the Center.

To learn more about the WCC, visit nova.edu/wcc

Posted 04/09/23

NSU Dance Presents the Student Choreography Showcase

NSU Dance in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts presents its annual Student Choreography Showcase. Come and witness powerful original work performed by NSU students and choreographed by the university’s dance majors and minors.

  • Date: Friday-Saturday, April 21-22
  • Time: 7:30 PM
  • Location: Don Taft University Center, Performance Theatre
  • Free event
  • Open to the public

For more information, contact Elana Lanczi at lanczi@nova.edu

Posted 04/09/23

Halmos Faculty Host AAUW-PACE Art + Design Workshop

On February 21, 2023, Professor Kandy Lopez-Moreno, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, and Professor Julie Garcia, Department of Biological Sciences, jointly facilitated a monotype workshop for the PACE Center for Girls of Broward County on behalf of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The workshop is part of the AAUW’s Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (E-STEAM) project hosted on NSU’s campus. During the workshop, participants learned printmaking and were introduced to careers in art and design.

“Dr. Garcia and I have been working together with the AAUW NSU chapter for 7 years. Through this program we collaborate with the PACE Center for Girls of Broward to provide hands on experience in the visual arts sphere. We’ve taught graphic design, print design, monotype prints, screen prints and letterpress. It’s also a way for us (science + art) to learn from each other and to work outside of our discipline,” said Professor Kandy Lopez-Moreno.

The AAUW is a national organization that has encouraged women to pursue higher education since 1881. Their mission is to advance gender equity through research, education and advocacy. The Fort Lauderdale branch, to which our faculty contribute, was chartered in 1947 and is one of 35 branches in the state of Florida.

Posted 04/09/23

B.A. in Art + Design Student to Present Book at Paris Conference

Nicholas Waguespack

B.A. in Art + Design student and author Nicholas Waguespack was selected to present his book Wander Type: Vieux Carré at the ATypI Conference in Paris, France in May 2023. The conference is a prestigious, international forum dedicated to type and typography.

“I am extremely excited to be traveling to Paris to present my research and book. It is an amazing opportunity to share my knowledge and artwork while also learning from others in my field,” Waguespack says.

‘Wander Type’ is designed around Waguespack’s own artwork that dives into his journey living and growing up in South Louisiana as a queer individual. The book features typographical analyses of lettering found throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, that he originally completed in a typography class offered by the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

Posted 04/09/23

Mako Media Students Are Journalists Awards Finalists

From left, Paulina Riojas, Bryce Johnson, and Santiago Diaz Finochietto.

Sponsored by the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, NSU’s student-run TV station, Mako TV, was announced as one of two finalists in the TV Magazine section of the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists contest. The Men/Tal Stigma documentary illuminates the issues surrounding men’s mental health through interviews with specialists, students from Nova Southeastern University, and individuals affected by mental illness.

Santiago Diaz Finochietto, Director and Co-executive Producer of the documentary and senior international student at NSU, said that “when the team sat down to discuss the topic of the documentary, we figured that it was best to go for something that affected us all and was close to us, and going for men’s mental health turned out to be a great decision. I think it is time to break those barriers and assumptions imposed on us in the early years of our life.”

Mako TV started to work on this documentary in early December and submitted the final product by mid-January. “Although we had our ups and downs, we really enjoyed the process of making this documentary. We believe we did a great job, and hopefully, we not just win but have more to come,” said Paulina Riojas, Co-executive Producer.

Chris Delboni, Director of Mako Media, said that “I am extremely happy for the team. I think we have a great chance to win this contest, but despite the result, I am excited and grateful for what our students experience.”

On Saturday, April 22, 13 Mako Media staff will travel to Orlando for the awards ceremony at the Rosen Centre Resort.

Learn more about NSU’s B.A. in Communication here.

Posted 04/09/23

 

Check Out Mako TV: News for NSU and the Community

From left, anchors Paulina Riojas and Mia Alvarado.

Mako TV, formerly SUTV, just aired its first Mako TV News show, a bi-weekly newscast produced for the NSU and local community.  Mako TV broadcast reporters covered topics from TikTok ban, ChatGPT to the NSU first Diversity Summit.  It also launched a new series in collaboration with Dr. Aarti Raja, Mako Media’s health adviser and biology professor at NSU: The Health Update.  Sports reporter Santiago Diaz Finochietto talked about men’s basketball and baseball.  This and more can be watched on Mako TV’s YouTube channel.

Watch Mako TV News’ first episode.

To subscribe to the channel, go to https://www.youtube.com/@MAKOTeleVision 

Posted 04/09/23

NSU Presents Off-Broadway Musical ‘Zombie Prom’ April 14-16

NSU’s Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts presents “Zombie Prom.” This girl-loves-ghoul rock ‘n’ roll Off-Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy.

Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.

  • When: Friday-Sunday, April 14-16
  • Time: Apr. 14-15 at 7:30 PM and Apr. 16 at 2:00 PM
  • Location: Don Taft University Center, Black Box Theatre
  • Cost: Free event
  • Open to the public

For more information, contact Bill J. Adams at wadams@nova.edu

Posted 03/27/23

Halmos Faculty Presents at Musical Theatre Educators’ Conference

From left: Bill J. Adams, Nova Southeastern University; David Coolidge, Ohio Northern University; and Stacey Schiller, Anderson University

Professor Bill J. Adams, DMA, in the Department of Communication, Media, and Arts, had the honor of representing NSU at the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance conference earlier this year. Professor Adams presented “Acting and Singing with Archetypes: An Innovative Training Method” with colleagues David Coolidge, Ohio Northern University, and Stacey Schiller, Anderson University.

The January 2023 conference took place in the Open Jar Studios in New York City bringing together musical theatre educators from all over the world to share ideas about curriculum, recruitment, production, and professional placement. The conference also unites the organization with the top professional theatre artists in their respective fields.

“It was an honor to join with hundreds of educators and professionals trying to make a difference with musical theatre,” said Professor Adams.

Posted 03/12/23

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