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Writing and Communication Center Staff Present at 2019 Southeastern -Writing Center Association Conference

 SWCA - NSU WCC

Students and faculty from NSU’s Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center (WCC) presented on nine panels at the 2019 Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) Conference. The 2019 SWCA Conference was hosted by Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, SC, from February 21-23. This group included:

  • faculty from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department of Writing and Communication (DWC)
  • graduate students and alumna from the CAHSS DWC M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) program
  • an undergraduate Communication major
  • a graduate student from the CAHSS Department of Marriage and Family Therapy program
  • a graduate student from the College of Psychology

NSU’s WCC offers writing and communication assistance to all NSU students, online and in-person.

The 2019 SWCA Conference had over 290 attendees and featured 135  presentations from 75 institutions.

About the Panels

Title: Why Do This and What Do I Need?: A Workshop for Preparing SWCA Certification Proposals

Presenters: Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., professor and WCC executive director; with colleagues from Transylvania University, Eastern Kentucky University, and Athens State University

Summary: This workshop focused on the benefits of SWCA writing center certification and provided an overview of the application process.

Title: From Free-verse to Fiction: Addressing Creative Writing in the Writing Center

Presenters: Nicole Chavannes, CRDM student and WCC graduate assistant; and Monique Cole, communication major and WCC undergraduate peer consultant

Summary: This workshop focused on working with creative writers and providing tutors with effective strategies to address creative works.

Title: Online Fellows: Meaningful Experiences in an Online Classroom

Presenters: Ricky Finch, CRDM student and WCC graduate assistant; and Nikki Chasteen, CRDM student

Summary: This presentation discussed ways online, course-embedded tutors create  meaningful experiences when working with students.

Title: Peer Writing Tutors and the Ongoing Conversation about Student Engagement

Presenters: Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D.; Jacqueline Lytle, CRDM alumna and WCC professional consultant; and Russell Carpenter, Ph.D., Eastern Kentucky University

Summary: Focused on how writing centers foster student engagement and retention.

Title: Just Brew It!: Coffee’s Impact on a Writing and Communication Center Space

Presenters: Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D.; Janine Morris, Ph.D., DWC assistant professor and WCC faculty coordinator; Jacqueline Lytle; and Emalee Shrewsbury, CRDM student and WCC graduate assistant

Summary: This presentation discussed results and implications of a semester-long study on the effects of coffee’s presence in the writing center.

Title: Launching a Strategic Social Media Presence for the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center

Presenters: Janine Morris, Ph.D.; Whitney Lehmann, Ph.D., DWC assistant professor; Nikki Chasteen; Monique Cole; Adam DeRoss, CRDM student and WCC graduate assistant; Petra Jurova, CRDM student; and Noemi Nunez, CRDM student and WCC graduate assistant

Summary: This presentation showcased the development and implementation of a full social media campaign for the WCC.

Title: The Marketing Strategies of Writing and Communication Centers

Presenters: Emalee Shrewsbury

Summary: This presentation showcased print and digital marketing strategies that are effective for writing and communication center branding.

Title: Multilingualism in the Writing Center

Presenters: Noemi Nunez; Jacob Weiers, CRDM student and WCC graduate assistant; Monique Scoggin, CRDM student

Summary: This workshop focused on developing strategies to work with multilingual students/assignments in the writing center.

Title: Emotional Intelligence in the Writing Center

Presenters: Sara M. Gorman, M.S. in Experimental Psychology student; and Cassandra Cacace, M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy student

Summary: This workshop focused on personal emotional intelligence skill-building activities to use in writing center sessions.

TEDxNSU 2019 Tickets are Now Available

 

It’s that time again – the 8th Annual TEDxNSU event will be taking place in the Performance Theatre in the Don Taft University Center on Saturday, March 16, noon – 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online.  Your ticket includes admission to the event, lunch, snacks, and all the interesting conversations and fun you can stand!

In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. NSU is proud to host the eighth annual TEDxNSU event – an engaging day of live presentations by fellow NSU students, faculty, staff, and alumni; along with TED videos, interactive exhibits, and discussion. TEDxNSU is co-organized by College of Psychology Associate Professors Leanne Boucher and W. Matthew Collins.

This year’s speakers include:

Our theme this year is KNOWNS & UNKNOWNS. We’ll be exploring some ways in which knowledge – or the absence thereof – have shaped our speakers’ personal and professional lives.

To read more about this year’s speakers, click here. Tickets are required and are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Tickets are limited to encourage interaction between speakers and attendees. To get your ticket, click here. For more information, like TEDxNSU on Facebook, follow @TEDxNSU on Twitter, or email TEDxNSU@nova.edu.

Faculty Symposium: The Role of the Media: The First Amendment and Beyond

The Faculty Symposium will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Faculty Shark Club (Rosenthal Building).

Freedom of the press is a paramount right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. This freedom is recognized as necessary for the free exchange of ideas in a democracy. Yet, the media is sometimes seen as going beyond the boundaries of its mission and impinging on rights guaranteed to individuals. Freedom of the press does not entirely insulate the media from suits based on defamation and invasion of privacy. This symposium will explore the role of the media through the lens of politics, law, and history. The discussion will include the role of the media generally, the protection of the media in fulfilling its role, and the way courts treat the media’s intrusiveness into private lives.

Presenters

Michael Richmond, J.D., M.S.L.S., professor of law, has been teaching at the Shepard Broad College of Law since 1978. He currently teaches Torts and Constitutional Law II (the First Amendment). Richmond taught a course in Defamation, Privacy, and Publicity, as well as a Goodwin Seminar dealing with media intrusiveness. He was president of the faculty senate in the early 1980s. His research interests range from torts to popular culture and from publicity to Gilbert and Sullivan. Richmond is presently researching an article dealing with questions raised by the First Amendment.

Charles Zelden, Ph.D., professor of history and political science for the department of history and political science in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, is the author of seven books and numerous articles. Zelden teaches and writes at the borderland of law, history, and politics. His teaching includes addressing the role of a free press in a democratic society. Zelden also is a regular political commentator for local and national media outlets including CNN, AP, the Tallahassee Democrat, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, WLRN public radio, and each of the South Florida network television affiliates.

RSVP to
facultysymposium@nova.edu.

Save the Date update
End-of-Year Reception has been canceled.

CAHSS Invites you to Upcoming DPVA Events, Including 11th Annual Juried Student Exhibition Opening

The Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to the 11th Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The Opening Reception is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 5:00-7:00pm in Gallery 217 on the second floor of the Don Taft University Center. Admission is free for the reception and for exhibition. The exhibition is open from March 20-April 19, 2019.

Please refer to the flyer for other upcoming events and the webpage at: https://cahss.nova.edu/departments/pva/perf-exhib.html

NSU Invites you to the Next Diversity Dialogues

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to invite you to the next Diversity Dialogues on April 2, 2019 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Cotilla Gallery, second floor of the Alvin Sherman Library. The topic is, “America-Unraveling? Exploring American Diversity and Unity-Past, Present and Future.” CAHSS graduate students studying race and ethnic relations in America will facilitate a thought-provoking discussion. If you cannot participate in-person, you may participate online by registering using the link in the flyer.

This session of Diversity Dialogues is part of a series of programs for American Creed Community Conversations through the Alvin Sherman Library.

For more information about Diversity Dialogues, please contact Robin Cooper, Ph.D., at robicoop@nova.edu. The event is free and open to the public.

Office of Human Resource Department to Host March’s Professional Development Session: Leading Yourself

NSU’s Office of Human Resource Department will host March’s Professional Development Session: Leading Yourself on March 13 from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in Knight Auditorium, in the Carl DeSantis Building.

Success starts with being able to lead yourself well. Learn how to manage your mindset, behaviors, and workplace relationships to help you stand out. Join us as we explore ways to set yourself up for success in your career and beyond!

– Learn the key disciplines you need to master for career management
– Apply best practices of leadership to manage your own career
– Identify your strengths and key skills

Presenter: Jonathan Harrison, Director Learning & Organizational Development

RSVP in Shark Talent Management – just search for “Leading Yourself” scheduled on March 13.

Halmos Lecture Series Focuses Feral Cat Population Dynamics

On Friday, March 22, the Mathematics Colloquium Series will present Andrew Nevai, Ph.D. lecture, “Feral cat population dynamics”. Dr. Nevai is an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Central Florida. The talk will discuss a mathematical model for population dynamics of feral cats.

Feral cats are subject to various animal control measures including impounding, adoption, and euthanasia. The feral cat population also interacts with a fixed population of outdoor house cats, some of which experience abandonment. In some cases, the feral population becomes extinct while other parameter cases allow for the population to persist at a positive and globally asymptotically stable equilibrium. If only adult males can be abandoned then the model can exhibit up to two positive equilibrium points. When all three categories of cats can be abandoned then the model can exhibit up to four positive equilibrium points. The model can be extended to include the spatial movement of adult males and it can be used to describe the spread of feline leukemia within a feral cat population.

Hosted by Halmos College’s Department of Mathematics, this lecture will take place in Parker 203 from 12:05-12:55. For more information, please contact Colloquium organizer Fuzhen Zhang at zhang@nova.edu.

Razor’s Edge Shark Talent Scholars in DPVA Promote the Arts

The Razor’s Edge Shark Talent Scholars program is designed for first time in college freshman who have been active in community or high school arts programs and want to promote the arts and bring people together. These students are majors or minors in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS). Working in three committees – social media, audience relations, and audience development – these 43 students worked on several DPVA events, including the Mayfly (24-hour theatre project/Oct 6); Facing Forward (breast cancer awareness event on Oct 18); and supported the over 100 high school students (teaching dance classes and coordinating the crowd) on Dance Awareness Day (Oct 24). Through a collaboration with Student Affairs and the Venetian Arts Society, these students once again packed the house for Tony Award winning artist Levi Kreis. These students are making a difference and several of these events were so popular that people had to be turned away.

Adults with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) Law Clinic Community Roundtable and Conference: Guardianship and All That Jazz: Law, Science, and Community Building

Join NSU Law as they host the third AIDD Clinic Roundtable and Conference. Renowned judges, legal professionals, advocates, and representatives for persons with special needs will come together again to explore best practices and assess community interests. Learn how you can make a positive impact on the community of Adults with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities.
The roundtable brings together stakeholders in the AIDD community to network, learn, and plan strategic responses to address the legal needs of AIDD persons. This year the roundtable will include a CLE opportunity with confirmed speakers from the local bench and bar. This interdisciplinary event will explore the procedural and substantive aspects of Florida guardianship law.
Friday, March 15, 2019
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Includes Live Jazz Luncheon
NSU Shepard Broad College of Law
Panza Maurer Law Library 3rd Floor
View Moderators and Panelists Here 
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