Faculty & Staff News
Come and witness powerful original work performed and choreographed by NSU Dance in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.
For more information, please contact Elana Lanczi at lanczi@nova.edu
Posted 04/22/22
Join us for a Steampunk Opera tale of the McAlistair family, hosted by Stage 2 Productions and the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences.Tickets will be available on the evening of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information, contact gelbmann@nova.edu
Learn more about upcoming events here.
Posted 04/10/22
The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and NSU Art + Design presented the 13th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition juried by visual artist, graphic designer and author Cey Adams. Winning pieces were announced during the opening reception held on Wednesday, March 16 in Gallery 217.
For more information, contact Kandy-Lopez Moreno at klopez1@nova.edu
Posted 03/25/22
Graphic Design USA Magazine named two Art + Design majors in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts “2022 Students to Watch” in its February issue. Victoria Kuzmicki and Tristen Trivett both have concentrations in graphic design and were spotlighted by the national publication’s annual feature showcasing rising stars from top design programs in the country.
“Tristen and Tori are exemplary designers determined to use their creative skills to address social disparities and prompt thoughtful responses,” said Miriam Ahmed, Ph.D., assistant professor of graphic design for the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College. “They both deserve this industry-wide recognition.”
In 2021, NSU Art + Design majors Vivian Duran and Sol Santecchia were also named GDUSA “Students to Watch” and NSU was named a 2021 GDUSA Top Graphic Design School.
Check out the feature in the February 2022 issue here.
Posted 03/25/22
Join us on Monday, April 11th, at 6:30 p.m., in-person at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library’s Cotilla Gallery on the 2nd Floor, or online via Zoom for this semester’s final discussion in the Pen to Purpose series. This author series, founded by Professor Efrat Friedman, is the result of a collaboration between the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and the Alvin Sherman Library, and is sponsored by the Circle of Friends. You will not want to miss this compelling conversation with Malcolm Mitchell.
Mitchell was the former wide receiver for the New England Patriots, and the rookie who helped the Patriots win Super Bowl LI. For years Mitchell’s life revolved around his athletic pursuits and he devoted little attention to books or writing. The focus, however, changed while recovering from knee surgeries when Mitchell made time to pursue higher literacy levels and joined a book club. He eventually created the “Share the Magic Foundation” to promote literacy to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and “Read with Malcolm,” which introduces book ownership to students, and works to improve literacy in schools.
Mitchell is also the author of the children’s books, The Magician’s Hat and My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World which encourage a positive association with literacy and the idea that books promote growth and opportunity.
NSU Library’s Circle of Friends is the community support arm for Alvin Sherman Library. The funds raised are used to enhance the library’s services, materials, and programs. With more Friends, we can make an even greater impact, so why not consider becoming a member? For more information about Circle of Friends, please call 954-262-4593, email libdev@nova.edu or visit http://sherman.library.nova.edu/cof. To become a member or renew, please click here.
Click here to register for the event.
Sponsored by the Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library.
Posted 03/21/22
NSU Music and the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts present its Songwriter Showcase featuring performances from NSU songwriters, producers and arrangers.
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performance Theatre, University Center
Free event; tickets will be available on the evening of the event on a first come, first served basis.
For more information, contact Jessica Muñiz-Collado at jcollado@nova.edu
Posted 03/21/22
NSU Shark Talent and the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts present the Shark Showcase on April 1. This year’s theme, “The Comeback: Live!”, celebrates the first in-person student showcase since the pandemic. All NSU students are invited to participate in the event produced, hosted and curated by the Razor’s Edge Shark Talent Scholars Program.
Date: Friday, April 1, 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performance Theatre, University Center
Free event
For more information, contact Shark Talent Coordinator Dan Gelbmann at gelbmann@nova.edu
Posted 03/21/22
Bianca Oliveira
Bianca Oliveira, NSU Writing and Communication Center Graduate Assistant Coordinator (GAC) and M.A. student in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts’ Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program, partnered with NSU’s Department of Humanities and Politics’ (DHP) community series, Story Booth, in collecting stories from the student body and community during Banned Books Week of the Fall 2020 semester, September 28 – October 2, and 2021 Carnival season, February 16 – March 16.
As the former undergraduate English major ambassador of DHP, Oliveira worked with Aileen Miyuki Farrar, Ph.D., DHP Associate Professor and Associate Chair, to encourage students to tell their stories. Fall 2020’s installation of Story Booth, “Ban Me,” asked participants to consider the constraints and liberties of censorship. Responses were posted to the Story Booth website, accessible here. Oliveira’s contribution was featured in the 18th volume of Digressions, NSU’s literary and arts journal. The Winter 2021 “Carnival” Story Booth asked students about the carnivalesque. Participants joined a Zoom recording booth to speak about their experiences with Carnival; Oliveira spoke on the history and cultural impact of Brazil’s Carnival. You can access all students’ stories here. Other Story Booth themes have included “Book to Film Adaptations,” “Two-Minute Memoirs,” “A Collaborative Truth,” and “Haunted Histories,” and “Friendship.”
The Story Booth series fosters community at NSU through literature and language, asking questions that prompt participants to create their own stories. Each Story Booth story helps connect the NSU community across the disciplines and cultures by sharing unique experiences of the authors. When asked how Story Booth relates to her work at the WCC, Oliveira asserts that “we need to question how we interact with others. When students visit the WCC, consultants are assigned roles larger than 45-minute tutors. Being cognizant of this can allow us to holistically assist those who seek our help.”
To learn more about Story Booth, you can visit their website at https://nsudhp.wixsite.com/storybooth.
More Information about the NSU Writing and Communication Center can be found here.
Posted 03/13/22
Ivona Tau
The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and NSU Art + Design present a guest lecture with NFT AI artist and photographer Ivona Tau as part of its “Bridging the Gap: Tech & Art” series. Tau will share her experiences using artificial intelligence as a medium in visual arts, intersecting photography and machine learning to create her artwork.
For more information, contact Kandy Lopez-Moreno at klopez1@nova.edu
Posted 03/03/22
The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and NSU Art + Design present the 2022 Art + Design Senior Exhibition showcasing seven senior artists from the B.A. in Art + Design program: Annabel Brewster, Vivian Duran, Daniel Karp, Shannon Kunkel, Tori Kuzmicki, Lenaia Powell and Maya Costanza.
Details on the exhibition, titled “Zero Hour:”
For more information, contact Kandy Lopez-Moreno at klopez1@nova.edu
Posted 02/24/22