Your classes may offer opportunities to show your creativity, but NSU also offers opportunities to be creative outside of the classroom. Here are a few of those opportunities.
Submit work to Digressions.
Digressions is the student-run literary magazine and invites all writers, artists and photographers to follow their artistic calling. Short fiction, poems, photographs and artwork are all accepted for review, but not all submissions are published. The submission criteria and deadline can be found at www.fcas.nova.edu/arts/student_publications/digressions/index.cfm.
Sing in the Bossa Nova Chorale.
If you love to sing, the Bossa Nova Chorale is the group for you. Whether you’re a tenor, baritone, soprano or mezzo-soprano, the Chorale can use your voice. The ensemble performs songs ranging from spirituals to vocal jazz. Membership is open each semester to undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff. Auditioning for the Chorale won’t be as scary as auditioning for “American Idol,” but this experience may give you the confidence to try out for the show.
Learn to play an instrument.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar or piano, NSU has classes just for you. You’ll be graded on how much you’ve learned, and maybe that desire to get an “A” will push you to discover your love for playing instruments. Take a chance, and register for a class next semester. You just may become the next local artist featured on Radio X, NSU’s radio station.
Enter the Undergraduate Film Festival.
If you’ve always wanted to try your hand at directing, editing or acting, this is our chance. Dive into your leadership skills, tap into your film-editing knowledge or showcase your acting talents. The festival is part of the Undergraduate Student Symposium, which is held every winter, and a prize is given to the director of the best film. Start working on a script and gathering a film crew, and you could become the next Steven Spielberg.
Star in a play or dance concert.
If you love to act or dance, then take advantage of the Performing and Visual Arts Division in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. The department holds auditions for plays and dance concerts throughout the year and auditions are open to students of any major. Go beyond the classroom and find your creative niche. Tap into your creativity and “do what you want to do” with these opportunities.
