The Gong

February 2019

Department of English, Modern Languages, and Liberal Arts

Inside this issue

Poetry Readings .......................... 2

The Chimes ................................. 2

Faculty Publications .................... 3

Welcome to Daniela Beard ......... 3

Art Show ..................................... 4

English Club Activities ................. 4

Rick Johnson’s Retirement .......... 5

Honors Inductions………………..……5

Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Course Offerings…………………………………...6

Opportunities for Students………..6

Meet Puck and Armand……………..6

New Faces of the English Department

Emily Moore is freshman from Summerville, Georgia. This is her second semester here at Shorter. She recently joined the department of English, Modern Languages, and Liberal Arts after changing her major. Now a double major in Span-ish and English, Emily plans to be a high school teacher. Emily is extremely passionate about helping young people achieve their dreams and fulfill God’s purpose for their lives.

Outside of her career, Emily pursues many other interests. As an avid music lover, she enjoys singing, playing piano, and listening to a wide vari-ety of musical genres. Along with music, she enjoys painting, crafting, and traveling. More than anything, however, Emily is heavily involved in church events. Her favorite activities are leading Bible lessons and assisting with community service projects. An additional spiritual milestone for Emily this year is the mission trip to Peru, which she will be attending over the sum-mer.

Marea Groce is a sophomore English major and Art minor originally from Louisville, Kentucky. Marea came back to the United States in 2016 after spend-ing 13 years in Ethiopia where her parents work. She loves creative activities such as drawing and

writing. She also enjoys read-ing and learning. Her favorite authors are C. S. Lewis and Michael de Larrabeiti. After graduation, she would like to become a writer and illustrate her own books.

Volume 1, Issue 3

2018 was a great year for The Chimes (Shorter’s student-led lit-

erary and arts magazine since 1879.) For the first time in three

years, we were able to provide print copies as well as an online

issue of the magazine. This feat alone earned the team a first

place with the American Scholastic Press Association, an

award previously earned in 2007. This was the final issue

for three-year editor-in-chief Hannah Cauthen Hannah,

who graduated with an English degree in May 2018.

Poetry Readings—Yellow Door Antiques December 1st, 2018 and February 9, 2019

The Chimes News

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We all enjoyed a successful music and poet-

ry afternoon at Yellow Door Antiques, cour-

tesy of our hosts, Janet Fortune and Nedra

Manners.

Come and join us again at Yellow

Door Antiques on Saturday, February

the 9th between 3:00 and 4:30 PM

for our second instalment of music and poetry, just in

time for Valentine’s Day.

The Chimes, Issue # 104, “Like A Child,“ release date: April 0, 2019 6:00—7:30 PM; The Price Learning Center

With guest writer/speaker, Laura Leigh Morris

Laura Leigh Morris is the author of Jaws of Life: Stories, published in 2018

by West Virginia University Press. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina,

where she teaches creative writing and literature at Furman University.

Before that, she spent three years as the National Endowment for the

Arts/Bureau of Prisons Artist-in-Residence at Bryan Federal Prison Camp

in Bryan, Texas. She’s previously published short fiction in Appalachian

Heritage, Louisville Review, Notre Dame Review, and other journals. Originally from

north central West Virginia, all of her fiction is set there, the place she is most at

home. From the landscape, to the rich variety of people, to the long history of re-

source extraction, the region serves as a rich backdrop to both her life and her sto-

ries. She is currently at work on her first novel.

The 2014-19 Chimes team

J. Fortune & N. Manners

Publications, Arts, and Letters

Angie O’Neal has two new poems in the literary magazine Psaltry & Lyre, “The Milky Way” and “The Anniversary.” Both poems appear in the January 2019

issue of the magazine. These can be read on the maga-zine website: psalteryandlyre.org.

Fabrice Poussin has a collection of 10 new photo-graphs in Cargo

Literary Magazine under the title “Dreaming of a new Earth.” These photographs were published in the Janu-ary issue of the magazine. They can be viewed on the magazine website: cargolitery.com. He also received an award for photographs published in The Hellbore, December 2018.

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Angie O’Neal

Fabrice Poussin

Daniela M Ribeiro Beard’s drive is to understand and optimize systems. Having a

multicultural background, she thrives on using language as a pathway to facilitate

learning and efficiency.

Daniela was born in Switzerland to Portuguese parents and was exposed to many

languages from a young age. She first studied at the University of Wyoming where

she obtained a bachelor’s in Spanish and a Master’s in Spanish Language and Litera-

ture. She also attended seminary during this time with a focus on Church Ministry

and Biblical Studies. In order to combine her passion for language and science, Dan-

iela subsequently went to Purdue University where she studied Applied Linguistics

with specializations in Spanish, Psycholinguistics, Second/Third Language Acquisi-

tion, Acquisition of Phonetics/Phonology, and Pedagogy.

Daniela has taught at the university level for 10 years and draws from that pedagog-

ical knowledge in the engagement of language with other areas. The classroom is

easily one of her favorite places.

Going forward, her research interests involve the exploration of the intersection be-

tween language and the business and corporate world, as well as continued re-

search in phonology/phonetics, language acquisition, and pedagogy.

In 2018, Daniela got married to her best friend and adventure partner, Cameron.

They enjoy the outdoors, board games, and cooking together. After the wedding,

they moved to Georgia, where Daniela is currently an Assistant Professor – Spanish

at Shorter University. She is excited to be part of the English, Modern Languages,

and Liberal Arts team and hopes to help the Spanish program develop and grow.

Welcome to Daniela Beard

Daniela Beard

2nd Annual Art Show and Sale January 28th —February 1st, 2019

Every year, one evening during English week is re-

served for our children. Those of staff, faculty and

students alike are kindly invited to participate in

readings of stories by our students and a craft ses-

sion, as they enjoy some

delicious snacks. The

event is organized by Dr.

Pond, English Club advisor,

and has been a great success.

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The High Museum, Atlanta, April 6, 2019

English Club Activities, Spring 2019

European Masterworks: The Phillips Collection opens at

the High Museum of Art on April 6, 2019.

Established in Washington, DC, at the end of World War I by

the young collector Duncan Phillips (1886-1966), The Phil-

lips Collection has always been dedicated to the idea of

modernism as a dialogue between the past and the present. A pioneer in many ways, Phillips

had a keen enthusiasm for the art of his time. Relying on his eye for great talent and poten-

tial, he assembled a world-class collection that he believed could be understood as “an

American Prado.”

Source: high.org

For the second consecutive

year, Margie Monde

(paintings/digital art), Micah

Cain (ceramics), and Fabrice

Poussin (photography) have

held an art show and sale to

benefit their students.

Andrew Wilfong

Children’s Night, April 2nd, 2019, 1-6 PM

Rick Johnson is a founder

and former director of

WinShape camps. After 22

years in that position, he

taught HPE 2590: Character

Education for ten years at

Shorter.

He has impacted so many students at Shorter both in and

out of the classroom. He was committed to building their

character and providing experiences to enhance them as

servant leaders. He will be missed.

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Rick Johnson’s Retirement , November 29, 2018

Honors Induction, January 17, 2019

Dr. Vosevich, Rick Johnson

Photo: The 2019 Sigma Tau Delta Inductees (from left to right): Jacee Guinn, Alexis Wright, Jay Chambers, Destiny Killian, Alivia Gladden

Dr. O’Neal, Rick Johnson, Dr. Vosevich,

Dr. Angie O’Neal, Associate Professor of English and Chair

of the English, Modern Languages, and Liberal Arts Depart-

ment, presided over the honors induction ceremony on

Thursday, November 17.

Honorees and their families came in great numbers to partic-

ipate in the excitement and to congratulate their friends,

sons, and daughters.

Students were inducted in Sigma Tau Delta (English), Theta Alpha Kap-

pa (Christian Studies), Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Studies), Kappa

Delta Pi (Education), Pi Kappa Lambda (Music), and Pi Gamma Mu

(Social Science).

Dr. Kathi Vosevich, Professor of English and Associate Provost, was

the keynote speaker. She inspired honorees, their friends, families, as

well as colleagues with the need to do good: “If you dare to think,

think right. Based on your right thinking, dare to do, and do. Act. With

every thought you think that enables a choice you make, you exert

power in some way. Exert that power for good in your actions-do good.”

Dr. O’Neal

Dr. Vosevich

Attention English majors/minors! The Oswald Review is a refer-eed undergraduate journal of criticism and research in the dis-cipline of English. Published annually, The Oswald Review ac-cepts submissions from undergraduates in this country and abroad (with a professor’s endorsement).

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu

Students, an AMAZING summer internship opportunity at the At-lanta Shakespeare Company Play-house!

...and introducing Puck and Armand

“Puck and Armand are best friends. While Puck is always ready for a picture, Armand is always ready for a nap. They both love their filet mignon wrapped in bacon, and they both love Sully, their favorite toy. Puck has always enjoyed being a spoiled prince, and Armand gets the same treatment now that he is re-tired.” Dr. Kathi Vo-sevich.

Fall 2019:

ENG 2163: Intro to Literature: Jane Austen, Dr. O’Neal, TR 11:00AM-12:15PM

ENG 2151: Intro to Literature: Chil-dren’s Literature, Dr. Pond, TR 12:30-1:45PM

ENG 2190: Intro to Literature: Spanish and Latin American Literature, Mrs. Beard, TR 12:30-1:45

ENG 2111: Intro to Literature: French Influences in African-American Litera-ture, Dr. Poussin, MWF 10:00-10:50AM

ENG 3030: Shakespeare I, Dr. Vose-vich, TR 2:00-3:15PM

ENG 3110: British Literature I, Dr. O’Neal, TR 9:30-10:45AM

ENG 3272: Creative Writing: Intro to Creative Writing, Dr. Strait, TR 3:30-4:45PM

ENG 3350: Editing and Publishing, Mrs. Goad, MWF 1:30-2:20PM

ENG 3275/4275: Creative Writing: Cre-ative Non-Fiction, Dr. Strait, TR 12:30-1:45PM

HON 2000/3000: French Arthurian Leg-ends, Dr. Poussin, TR 11:00AM-12:15PM

Publishing and Internship Opportunities for Students

Upcoming classes: Fall 2019—Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Times to be de-termined:

ENG 2115: Intro to Literature: American Lit II, Dr. Strait

ENG 2145: Intro to Literature: World Lit II, Dr. Poussin

ENG 2151: Intro to Literature: Children’s Literature, Dr. Pond

ENG 2180: Intro to Literature: French and Colonial Litera-ture , Dr. Poussin

ENG 3115: British Literature II, Dr. O’Neal

ENG 3273: Creative Writing: Fiction, Dr. Strait

ENG 3100: Young Adult Litera-ture, Dr. Pond

ENG 3080: Modern Writing, Dr. Bost

ENG 3080: Academic Writing, Dr. Bost

ENG 3990: Heroes and Villains, Dr. Vosevich

Puck

Armand