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Nova Southeastern UniversityNSUWorksCAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues College PublicationsFall 11-1-2010Fall 2010Graduate School of Humanities & Social SciencesFollow this and additional works at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dialogsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in CAHSSGraduate SGA Dialogues by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact nsuworks@nova.edu.NSUWorks CitationGraduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences, "Fall 2010" (2010). CAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues. Book 7.http://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dialogs/7cased publications, research efforts, and community out-reach from each center. Attendees were given a "passport" that was stamped upon visiting each open house. Participants’ completed pass-ports qualified to enter a draw-ing for a color printer, a Sprint Bluetooth, or the grand prize: an American Airlines roundtrip for two. Winners did not have to be present to win and will be notified via email of their good fortune. (cont. on pg. 8) Dr. Debra Nixon The Division of Applied In-terdisciplinary Studies (DAIS) hosted its inaugural “Academic Fest”  (AF) on October 29th at the Mailman Segal Institute.  DAIS, a newly formed division of SHSS, consisting of Center for Psychological Studies; Criminal Justice Institute; Graduate School of Humani-ties and Social Sciences; Hu-man Services Unit; and the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies was a tremendous success with visiting university constitu-ents from every NSU center.  The concept of the Academic Fest originated from the Uni-versity’s Communications Task Force, feedback from the Gallup Surveys, and the Chancellor’s Town Hall meet-ings. Results from each re-vealed that NSU’s faculty and staff desired to learn more about centers within the uni-versity. The Academic Fest consisted of a series of open houses from each center within DAIS which show-Tequilla Hill ,  MFT Representative  Sarah Walker is a second year doctoral student and works full time as a youth and family therapist at Henderson Mental Health Center. When she is not engaged in academic life or working, she is song writ-ing. Sarah has been singing all her life and playing the guitar since she was for years old. Sarah enjoys song writing and over the past seven years has writ-ten over three dozen songs. Sarah currently has an LLC called Sarahthewalker. In addition, Miss Walker is currently in the process of developing an Indie record label. Without question, Sarah en-joys watching “General Hos-pital.” Her other hobbies include being creative in the kitchen, working out, read-ing, and connecting with the spiritual community and her family and friends.   Division of Applied Interdisciplinary Studies (DIAS):  First Annual Academic Fest 2010   I N S I D E  T H I S  I S S U E :  First Annual  Academic Fest   Student Spotlight 1 Welcome Week 2 Get to Know Your SGA Members 3 Get to Know Your SGA Members 4 Get to Know Your SGA Members 5 Creating Enlightened Readers  DCAR Student  Highlight 6 Editor’s Note  Q&A with MACS  Student  Academic Fest Cont.  Time Well Spent  7   8  9 Student Spotlight: Family Therapy S C H O O L  O F  H U M A N I T I E S  A N D  S O C I A L  S C I E N C E S   F A L L  2 0 1 0  SHSS Dialogs  Welcome Week Fall 2010 P A G E  2  V O L U M E  1 ,  I S S U E  1  Pictures from Fall Welcome week 2010 The SHSS SGA provided a wider variety of food throughout welcome week so as not to have any student left out of the festivities. Those who were in attendance really appreciated the refreshments before class. They also appreciated the opportunity to speak with their SGA Reps and other faculty members.  Special thanks goes out to the Mar-riage and Family Therapy students who arrived in droves to support the event and to all faculty who were present. We would like to also pub-licly thank Dr. Yang and Dr. McKay for coming out everyday to support the event. Hope to see you all at the Winter Welcome Week.  The School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Student Government Association had its Fall Welcome Week August 23rd-26th, 2010 in the break room of the Maltz Psychology building. The week started off with a bang with Chartwells Catering setting up a beautiful arrangement of food choices. As is customary, the SHSS SGA provided refreshments to students who are returning for the semester for the first week of classes. Welcome Week is scheduled at the beginning of the Fall and Winter Semesters. The event is seen as a networking opportu-nity for faculty, staff and students in a setting where they can communicate outside of the classroom. Many faculty and staff participated this year in order to support the SGA and its students; those who attended were able to talk with faculty and also Dean Yang.  Krystal Gayle O’Neill, President SHSS SGA P A G E  3  The BRIDGE between SHSS Students, Faculty, and Academic Program Get to know your fellow SGA Members! Krystal :  Q: What are 5 things you would need to sur-vive on a desert is-land ? A: Water, salt, knife, cooking pot, and liq-uor. Q: Childhood nick-name?  A: Miss Piggy. Q: Most embarrassing moment?  A: When I fell at the bus stop in the 7th grade. Q. Best quality?  A: I’m a good listener; people need to listen more in order to be bet-ter communicators.”        Lauren: Q: Which animal would you be?  A: A Tiger (the orange one) because they are beautiful and convey a sense of calmness.  Q: Which magical power would you choose to have?  A: To be able to appear or disappear anywhere, at anytime, and any place. Like the guy off the movie “Jumper.” Q: What food can’t you live without?  A: Fruit. Q: First thing that you notice in the male spe-cies?  A: Height and Hair.      Sara:  Q: Favorite color?  A: Periwinkle, I have liked it since I was lit-tle. Q: If you won a billion dollars what would you do?  A: Pay off debt, send family on a vacation, and buy a Shelby Mus-tang. Q: Three things that you can live without?   A: Ipod, candy, and family.             P A G E  4  The VOICE for SHSS Academic Program Students. Get to know your fellow SGA Members! Travis:  Q: One wish?  A: To have a new car. Q: What is the color of your toothbrush?  A: White and blue. Q: Favorite American President A: Abraham Lincoln. Q: Most interesting thing in wallet?  A: A torn half dollar. It’s actually a token of a friendship; my friend has the other half. Hannah: Q: How long does it take you to get ready in the morn-ing?  A: About 45 min-utes. Q: Two words that describe you? A: Friendly and Trustworthy. Q: What supply in your house is some-thing you simply cannot live with-out? A: Coffee. Consuelo: Q: What is your fa-vorite flower?  A: A Passion Flower because they attract butterflies. Q: What compliments do your peers usually give you?  A: That I’m a good listener. Q: What piece of ad-vice have you re-ceived that has been most rewarding?  A: That my natural abilities are great at bringing students to-gether. With that ad-vice I see the impor-tance of being inclu-sive with my diverse colleagues. The best thing in life is the in-credible diversity that is among us.” P A G E  5  The VOICE for SHSS Academic Program Students. Get to know your fellow SGA Members! Heather:  Q: Favorite holiday and why? A: Halloween because I like to dress up and visit haunted houses.  My family throws a huge Halloween party, and we love to cele-brate together as a family.  Q: You fondest childhood memory A: My fondest childhood memory is of my parents throwing "football watch-ing" parties each week.  A ton of military men would come over to watch the game, and I was often the only child there.  Each week, these men would get on the floor and play Bar-bies with me during half time.  I always had the best time! Q: Favorite Cartoon Char-acter? A: My favorite cartoon character is Batman because he didn't have any super-powers, but he saw the su-perpower of being a human.  He decided he wanted to make a difference in the  world and he did! Claudia:  Q: Who is your fa-vorite Pop Star?  A: Elvis Presley.  Q: Favorite car?  A: Jeep, because its nature friendly.  Q: Pet Peeves?  A: People that com-ment on private conversations; peo-ple that hold a park-ing space and swear in public. Tequilla:  Q: Favorite words?  A: Fantastical, Man-tastical, Yes Tequilla, and Fabulous. Q: Favorite outdoor activities?   A: Running, kayaking, jet skiing. Depending on the state, white wa-ter rafting, camping, and mountain biking. Contrary to popular belief I’m both a wil-derness girl and outdoor diva.  I have yet to break a nail. Q: Favorite snack?  A: Yummy Gummy bears! If you have not had the pleasure of ex-periencing one, contact me. I usually have a bag handy.  Creating Enlightened Readers: Writing Pointers for Grad Student Success  P A G E  6  F A L L  2 0 1 0  Consuelo Kelley, DCAR Student Representative   As part of its mission to promote student success, SGA recently hosted a skit on graduate student writing at the Fall 2010 Residential Institute, starring two members of the SHSS faculty, Dr. Judith McKay, Chair of the Department of Multi-Disciplinary Studies, and Dr. Jason Campbell of DCAR.  The skit was well-received and provoked a lot of laughs from both faculty and students.  More impor-tantly, it dealt with a subject that is critical for all SHSS graduate students: effective and articulate writing, which is a goal we all seek to achieve.  Accordingly, the skit dealt with plagiarism, proper citation, litera-ture and research, NovaCAT, drafting and editing, different citation styles, even critical lenses.  Drs. Campbell and McKay ended up bespectacled, literally wearing giant critical lenses as they exited the stage. Do you have a writing issue or concern? SHSS students are advised to contact Richard Toumey for online or residential writing lab assistance, by emailing him at richryal@nova.edu. In the meantime, please save the date on your calendars for the SGA Social Dinner at Winter 2011 Residential Institute--- a future skit for your amusement and education is already in the works! Heather Wellman,  Online Representative  Consuelo Kelley is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School who is very pleased to be your elected DCAR Representative to SGA for the academic year 2010-2011. She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, where she practiced environmental law. Consuelo was born and raised in Puerto Rico, is the proud mother of two sons, and is in her third year in the doctoral program in conflict analysis and resolution, where she also serves as a graduate assistant. She is deeply committed to improving the DCAR experience for students and faculty, and asks that pro-gram suggestions and/or concerns be conveyed to her at: kconsuel@nova.edu DCAR Student Highlight: Consuelo Doria Kelley needs. Q: What do you look forward to as MACS student? A: The ability to be able to take advantage of the variety of course curriculum that the program offers for the Macs students.  This will allow me to better advise my inter-national students. Q: When you finish your MACS degree what do you plan on doing with it? A: My plans are to stay where I am working, while I have the knowl-edge and capacity to be able to handle different scenarios that pre-sents itself in my job environment. I like what I do for the students. Q: What do you love most about degree map? Claudia Harris, MACS Representative  Deborah Pabon Crespo is an Interna-tional Student Advisor here at Nova Southeastern University. She is a mother of three and a new student to the Macs program.  Q: How did you hear about this pro-gram? A: Um, it was through Nova’s website. I looked for the information about the school through the website Q: What made you choose M.A.C.S over all the other programs here in the Graduate School of Humanities and So-cial Sciences? A: Macs offers so much more flexibility. There are so many possibilities of study-ing different fields to suite my own A: The variety I think is what I love most about the degree map in the MACS program. I am torn between marriage family therapy, conflict and education. Currently I work in the school of international af-fairs. Q: What would you like to let other MACS Students to know about our program? A: There are different opportu-nities that the program offers.  There are also great academics here, which helps students de-velop into the person they need and want to be.  Question and Answer with a MACS Student S H S S  D I A L O G S   Editor’s Note: It’s round one for me in sunny south Florida! I moved here from Minnesota over four months ago, leaving behind my family, friends, and freakishly cold winters. I can hardly believe how fast time has flown! Through-out my undergraduate education, I consistently heard from several individuals that those were to be the fast-est years of my life. Now in graduate school, I believe I can contest that point — I have never experienced such busy, crazy and enjoyable days. I find myself exited by all of life’s possibilities; some days I find myself over-whelmed by them; other days I simply want a nap, but without question the unwavering coherent thought that runs through my head is how incredibly fortunate I am to be amongst students, faculty, and staff who I not only respect, but also deeply admire. I may only be fin-ishing my first semester as a graduate student, but suf-fice it to say, it has been one wild ride thus far.  Hannah Barr Master of Science  in College Student Affairs  Class of 2012 Graduate Assistant for  Student Development  Office of Special Events and Projects Division of Applied Interdisciplinary Studies (DIAS):  First Annual Academic Fest 2010   Continued from page 1 Another significant highlight of the Academic Fest was the presentation of short overview of programs by Division Provost, Margaret Malmberg and the Deans of DAIS: Tammy Kushner, Honggang Yang, and Roni Lieberman. In addition, an area was dedicated for student clubs and or-ganizations each of which prepared a poster highlighting significant an-nual activities.  Members of the entire university community visited the Academic Fest held at the MSI, with shuttle buses transporting attendees from several satellite campus venues including the North Miami Beach Campus, Oceanographic Center and East Campus. Lunch was provided.   Finally, live music was performed by a group of distinguished and very talented faculty members.  Featured on bass (5-strings) was none other than the Narrative King himself, the jamming, Dr. James Hibel. Yes, it was he; and we have the video to prove it. Nope, you won't see them on Facebook. But, I hear that Sting is looking to replace their lead base guitarist. We might just lose our star to the music world. And the crowd goes wild! "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Got Questions??? Got questions? We have answers! Please e-mail your student govern-ment association with any questions, concerns, or suggestions you may have at shsssa@nova.edu. Make sure to check your e-mails for the next SHSS Student Government Association meeting and notices about fu-ture events. We look forward to working with you!  Time Well Spent Travis Checketts, CSA Representative  In today’s society, taking time to smell the roses seems a foreign concept as we fervently work towards our professional and personal goals. We forget that sometimes stepping away from the fast-paced schedules provides the most clarity. As students, it’s important for us to discern what our next step will be; for many that question is answered best by taking time away to pursue new opportunities – you never know where they may lead.   Two students – Jim Wood and Katherine Monsour – are proving that time off between undergraduate school and graduate school is not a problem.  Jim Wood left Northern Illinois Uni-versity in 1976 and spent the next 30 years working fulltime. In 2007, Wood enrolled in NSU’s undergradu-ate business school to finish his degree.  His motivation for finishing school was rooted in his desire to be a good example for his children, saying: “how could I expect them to take school seriously if it wasn’t a prior-ity for me?”   Now as a graduate student in the College Student Affairs program, Wood also works as a Career Advisor for the Career Development Office, has a practicum at St. Thomas University in Miami and is an officer in the College Student Affairs Association.  When asked how he manages family, work and school, Wood indi-cated that life is about balance.  Sometimes doing homework early in the mornings to spend time with the family in the evening is necessary for success.  Wood has had many experiences in life, all of which he firmly believes were learning experiences, which leaves him with no regret.  Katherine Monsour is a 2006 graduate from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls (UWRF).  She ma-jored in marketing communications.  When Monsour entered college she aspired to be an entrepreneur; how-ever, through her involvement at UWRF she decided to enter the world of higher education.  As an under-graduate student Monsour participated in residence hall council, Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, and student activities at UWRF.  Following graduation she worked at Capella University as a Learner Support Associate.    This experience brought her to NSU as a graduate assistant for Special Events for the Dean of Student Af-fairs.  Monsour can be seen planning the Baccalaureate Reception, STUEYS, Community Fest and most re-cently hosting Gabrielle Union for the Life 101 speaking series.    Both Wood and Monsour have been great additions to the NSU Shark community. They took time to re-evaluate their life plans, which opened up multiple doors. Now, they are active in and out of the classroom.  With graduate degrees in high demand they will be suited for the workforce because of their dedication to experiences outside of the classroom and their commitment to their goals.   

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