Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast
Passion and Practicality is a podcast series produced by Southern New Hampshire University‘s online Liberal Arts department, which includes academic programs and courses in Communication, Composition, Creative Writing, English, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, History, Literature, and Philosophy. In this podcast series, faculty, staff, and guests discuss the career paths open to graduates of those programs, the research and creative work of practitioners in the field, and other interesting stuff.
Episodes
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Trent Jones, Director of Communications with Springdale Public Schools joins us to discuss working in the field of communications. Trent explains the different avenues one can get into with a communications degree, his career journey and how it’s important to say “yes” to opportunities that may come your way.
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Lisa Holder, Chief Communications Officer with the City of Sanford in Sanford, Florida gives a great overview of what it’s like to work in the communications field. With social media being a heavy presence now a days, we explore this area in depth with Lisa as well as others. Lisa also provides tips on other communications related roles in the public sector that may be of interest, and how to prepare for them.
You can find Lisa’s information at https://sanfordfl.gov/government/communications-office/
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Wireside Chat: Melissa Hart
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
In which MFA instructor Melissa Hart joins Dean Paul Witcover to share her methods for leveraging short fiction and nonfiction for magazines and newspapers to build a platform and audience for her novels! This behind-the-curtains peek into the working life of a successful professional writer is full of practical advice and hard-earned knowledge about the challenges every freelance writer faces . . . and how to meet them!
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Lydia Kuekes, Director of Design with Vision Point Marketing joins SNHU’s Peter Bartell to speak about recommendations on getting into the graphic design field, the importance of networking, client communication and staying up-to-date on industry knowledge.
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Wireside Chat: Joann Stout
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
In which hosts Paul Witcover and Melissa Hart welcome MFA instructor Jo Stout, the author of more than twenty romance novels, including contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and erotic romance under the pen names Joelle Nichole and Rachell Nichole. Join us as we discuss Romance, erotica, pseudonyms, genre-blends . . . and more!
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Wireside Chat: Kelly Ann Jacobson
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
In which hosts Paul Witcover and Melissa Hart welcome instructor Kelly Ann Jacobson, whose new novel, Robin and Her Misfits, is a Queer retelling of Robin Hood. Join us as we discuss the enduring power of fairy tales and folk tales in fiction!
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Constitution Day 2023: The Fourteenth Amendment and Modern United States History
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Get out your parchment and quill, it’s Constitution Day! In this episode, Dr. Rob Denning will discuss the historical origins of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, how legal and popular conceptions of the Amendment have changed over the decades, and how the Amendment is relevant to our present political sphere.
Dr. Denning is the Associate Dean for Southern New Hampshire University’s online graduate and undergraduate history programs, the host of the Working Historians podcast series, and producer of the Passion and Practicality podcast series.
This episode was originally released on the Working Historians feed.
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Careers in History with Dr. Rob Denning
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
In this episode, originally broadcast on February 4, 2022, Associate Dean Rob Denning describes the skills that students learn while in pursuit of a history degree that will be valuable on the job market after graduation (even in fields that don't include the word "history"). He also describes some of the ways that students can prepare for the job market before graduation.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Word for Word Spotlight on Creative Writing Graduates (2023)
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Each year, to honor the graduates of the SNHU Creative Writing programs, six recent graduates are selected by faculty and deans to read from their work. This year, Word for Word is proud to present Amanda Garland (MA), Nicole Hansen (MFA), Melissa Kampfer (MA), Aaron Seaman (MFA), Kaylan Reid Shipanga (MFA), and Sheron Zellous (MA).
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Wireside Chat: Stephanie Wytovich
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
In which MFA instructor Stephanie Wytovich joins Dean Paul Witcover to discuss poetry and the fantastic, and the importance of poetry in a fiction writer's creative life. Wytovich's horror-themed poetry has won her praise and award nominations—most recently for her book Writing Poetry in the Dark, a Stoker Award finalist for Superior Achievement in Non-fiction.