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Happy Monday! I hope that this finds you all well and enjoying the sunshine—prior to a return to winter, apparently….tomorrow!?!?!
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This marks the first newsletter of Black History Month, and so I want to use this space, in part, to highlight the events happening University-wide. For example, though it’s running all semester, the Walsh Gallery is featuring a fantastic exhibition, “Contemporary African Spirituality in Art,” co-sponsored by CHDCM (and if you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend stopping by!).
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But I’m also thinking a great deal these days about important anniversaries—milestones in our history. To that end, I would point out that President Ford inaugurated Black History Month in 1976—meaning we’re only two years away from its Golden Anniversary. But the roots of this celebration stretch back further, since it was first inaugurated by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926, as an attempt to celebrate Black Americans’ tremendous influence on our nation and culture. This month-long celebration simply recognizes, in the words of Ralph Ellison, that “for all the harsh reality of the social and economic injustices visited upon them, these injustices have failed to keep [Black Americans] clear of the cultural mainstream; [Black] Americans are, in fact, one of its major tributaries.” Black History Month is an attempt to draw attention to the fact that American society, politics, language, culture, art, and traditions necessarily and deeply reflect the impact and influence of Black individuals and communities—and I look forward to our celebrating a combined 50th/100th Anniversary of Black History Month in two short years.
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In part, though, I’m thinking about the importance of such milestones because two weeks ago the CHDCM faculty and administration gathered to celebrate a few of our own: 100 years of The Setonian and of Secondary Education; 75 years of WSOU 89.5 FM, of the Department of Communication, and of the Theatre program; and 25 years of our Online Counseling graduate program. What these dates mean, to me, is that Seton Hall has always been forward-thinking in its approach to education, communication, mental health, and the arts—that our new College is simply a continuation of this tradition of Seton Hall’s curricular and co-curricular leadership in higher education. To that end, I want to highlight another milestone of current significance to CHDCM and to February: 50 years of hip-hop as a cultural, artistic, and musical phenomenon. Hip-hop celebrated its Golden Anniversary back in August, but here in CHDCM we’re helping celebrate Black History Month by kicking off a new tenure-track faculty search for a colleague in Hip-hop Studies, who will join our College in the Fall. This is part of a series of forthcoming academic and co-curricular initiatives involving hip-hop that reflect the research, teaching, and leadership of Educational Studies’ own Dr. Edmund Adjapong—so keep on the lookout for updates to follow, as CHDCM embraces hip-hop as an academic field of study, one with tremendous relevance to our entire College….to art, education, communication/media, leadership, and mental health. In these ways, our College is seeking to continue the Seton Hall tradition of staying at the forefront of changes in higher education—designing and redesigning academic programs that prepare our students to chart our nation’s future, to be leaders in their professions and in their communities. This is just who we are here at the Hall….and this is just what we do.
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With that, I invite you to read on, and enjoy the good news and shout outs from our CHDCM community. As always, keep your good news and event notes coming, and I hope everyone stays warm and safe if the forecast holds true for tonight/tomorrow morning!
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Dr. Bryan Crable
Founding Dean
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| We'd like to give a CHDCM Shout to Dr. James Kimble, who served on a Peer Review Committee for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in fall 2023, which completed the merit review of applications received for the 2024-2025 competition.
"The Institute of International Education deeply appreciates the time Dr. Kimble contributed to reading and evaluating applications and participating in the committee meeting. The experience, expertise, and unique perspective they bring to this substantial activity is greatly valued."
Congratulations, Dr. Kimble!
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| Another CHDCM Shout goes to Dr. Melissa Meade, who recently co-authored a paper recently published in Media, War, and Conflict Journal, "Analysis of Coverage of the 11 March 2004 Madrid Train Bombings in Spain’s El País and El Diario Vasco Through War and Peace Journalism Frames.” The article was published in time for the 20th anniversary of the largest terror attacks in Spain which were perpetrated on the commuter trains in Madrid.
To check out Dr. Meade's paper, click HERE.
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Further, Dr. Meade was also one of the only junior faculty selected for the Inaugural Disability Support Services Faculty Liaison alongside other faculty from CHDCM including Dr. Juergen Heinrichs, Dr. Grace May, and Dr. Lauren McFadden as well.
The inaugural program is designed to build partnerships with individual professors who want to learn and do more about promoting inclusion, support and acceptance of students with disabilities. Through participation in five lunch and learn workshops during the spring semester, participants will increase their understanding of DSS services, reducing ableism, increase knowledge of universal design and expand understanding of the needs of students.
The culmination of the program will be the participants co-leading a workshop for their department on these topics. Each participant will receive a stipend of $1,500 upon completion of the program in May.
Congratulations Dr. Meade, Dr. Heinrichs, Dr. May, and Dr. McFadden!
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Student Organization Highlight |
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| This week's student organization highlight is SHU Theatre. They currently have two upcoming performances this semester: Almost, Maine and Bright Star.
Almost, Maine will run from February 22-24 at 8pm and February 25th at 2pm at the University Center Theatre.
Mainstage shows are directed by faculty members, visiting professionals and in some special cases, a student may direct a mainstage production under the mentorship of a faculty member. This production is directed by Professor Deidre Yates.
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Interested in Seton Hall Theatre? All students are invited to audition for the annual plays, while any student regardless of major can volunteer to help backstage and in the scene shop. The Theatre Council is also open to all students. For more information, click HERE.
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Jayda Yizar, M.A. is currently a doctoral student in their 2nd year pursuing a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Yizar also holds a Bachelor's degree in Social & Behavioral Sciences with minors in Sociology & Africana Studies as well as a Master's in Psychological Studies with a concentration in Sports Psychology and a certificate in Exercise & Sports Psychology from Seton Hall University.
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| Yizar currently serves as Public Relations Chairwoman of Xi Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, and is a member of the Counseling Psychology Student Association as well as Social Chair of Seton Hall University.
"I am currently an extern at Resolve Community Counseling Center where I provide clinical services to a diverse population of clients in an outpatient setting such as individual therapy, couples therapy, reunification, and grief counseling."
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Yizar's future plans include becoming a sports psychologist who works in a college counseling center, work with collegiate and professional teams around the country and to help individuals manage and maintain a healthy balance between their mental and physical health (among other future plans).
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| Two University Alumni also contribute programs with perspectives on professional careers: Saturdays at 8am, Darrell Gunter hosts Leadership with entrepreneurs and business leaders discussing what it takes to lead and grow an enterprise. Then, at 8:30am, Brother Greg Cellini ('85), hosts Thank God For Monday—offering conversations to help listeners find their way to work that provides meaning and self-satisfaction.
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| Don't forget to tune into WSOU News' weekly show Sundays at 11:30am for Pirate News Desk and its student-produced field reporting and local, national, and global commentary on current events.
There's also more programs featured in this very important service the station provides the community, so be sure to tune in each weekend!
For more information, contact Christopher Aurilio christopher.aurilio@shu.edu
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Center for Sports Media News |
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Upcoming Event: Guests at Seton Hall: Jeff Benedict
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| New York Times best-selling author Jeff Benedict will be attending a special screening of the Apple TV series "The Dynasty" after his book The Dynasty about the inside story of the New England Patriots on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
Benedict will also be sitting down with co-founder and current CSM Director B.J. Schecter for a Q&A.
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Upcoming Event: Hoop Dreams: Doris Burke with Bob Picozzi on Basketball and Broadcasting
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| Hosted by the Center for Sports Media, a panel featuring ESPN's Doris Burke and Seton Hall alum Bob Picozzi will discuss breaking into sports broadcasting.
The panel discussion will run from 12 - 12:45 pm on February 23, 2024 in the University Center.
To learn more about the event or its hosts, click HERE.
To register for this event, click HERE.
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| The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media faculty and administration recently met to celebrate a series of CHDCM programmatic Milestones, including: 25 years of Online Counseling, 75 years of Communication, 75 years of Theatre, 75 years of WSOU, and 100 years of both The Setonian and our program in Secondary Education. It was a great event, and we look forward to celebrating many more milestones in the years to come!
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| Recently, Brownson Speech and Debate Team competed in the Debate and Speech Tri-State Championship at Dutchess Community College, where they were crowned as first place Debate school in the tri-state area. This follows success at a tournament at Ohio University where they received 42 individual awards across 10 speech categories.
Seton Hall also earned top status to advance to the Interstate Oratorial Association National Tournament, the oldest oratorical competition in history.
To learn more about Brownson Speech and Debate, click HERE.
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| Professor Branden Buehler published, Front Office Fantasies: The Rise of Managerial Sports Media (University of Illinois Press).
The book documents the rise of front office executives in the world of sports media and argues that this cultural phenomenon within the world of sports is emblematic of a larger shift in the world at large.
To learn more about Professor Beuhler's book, click HERE.
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