Tag: NSU Department of Communication Media and the Arts

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

DCMA Faculty and Students Present at SWCA Conference

This year, writing faculty and students in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts (DCMA) had the pleasure of delivering multiple presentations at the Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) conference in Memphis, TN From February 9-11.

The SWCA Conference is an annual event held to advance literacy and further the theoretical, practical, and political concerns of writing center professionals. The conference also serves as a forum for writing concerns among students, faculty, staff, and writing professionals from both academic and nonacademic communities in the southeastern United States.

Janine Morris, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Writing in DCMA said, “After a 3-year hiatus, it was great to be back in person at the conference again. Our students did a great job representing NSU and talking about the work taking place at the NSU Writing and Communication Center.”

Posted 03/12/23

Art + Design Alum Featured at Visual Arts Festival

Art + Design alumna, Annie Nugget, painted a mural live during the first-ever Avenue of the Arts Festival (AOTA) in Fort Lauderdale.

“It was the first opportunity I had to collaborate with another artist (its_tryphonas) and be involved in a community mural fest. Connecting with other artists and walks of life through the event was insightful and reassuring in my own journey beyond my brush against the wall in my part of the event,” Nugget said.

Born and raised in the U.S., Nugget shared her experience as a first-generation Vietnamese American through multidisciplinary art. Her work is best described as the inspiration of contrasting concepts combining subjects and materials to convey a new vision of reinterpreted thoughts.

Learn more about NSU’s B.A. in Art + Design here.

Posted 03/12/23

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