Nick Michael, a Harding Academy graduate and a filmmaker, will be on campus on Friday, January 16, to talk to the student body about his work as an expression of his faith. The assembly is 9:30–10:00, and parents, alumni, and Harding friends are invited to attend. After his presentation, he will meet with students from the AP English, creative writing, and journalism classes.
Nick was Harding University's Alumnus of the Month this past October. Following is the article that appeared on the Harding University website. Nick Michael graduated from Harding with a BA in English in 2010. During his time at Harding, he was involved in The Bison newspaper, the Petit Jean yearbook, Knights social club, Concert Choir and the College Democrats. He married his wife and fellow Harding English major, Kelsey Sherrod, in May 2011. After graduation, Nick interned with Movable Type Literary Group, a literary agency in New York City founded by Harding alum Jason Ashlock, in June 2010 before beginning his master’s in journalism with a concentration in photojournalism at the University of Missouri in the fall. He completed his coursework for his master’s the following May before heading to Washington DC in June 2012. There he served as NPR Music’s first Music Multimedia intern, helping to produce Tiny Desk Concerts, Field Recordings and live concert coverage for the Newport Folk Festival. Kelsey interned at the Smithsonian, filming and editing for the annual Folklife festival. In August 2012 Nick and Kelsey moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for Kelsey to begin her master’s in folklore. In July 2013, Nick defended his thesis applying gatekeeping theory to short online nonfiction films and graduated with his MA in journalism from the University of Missouri. Kelsey graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with her MA in folklore in May 2014 before they moved in June to DC for Nick to work on a special project with NPR, Jazz Night in America. Nick, Mark Slagle (2011 graduate) and Tyler Jones (2010 graduate) had their first paid project in the summer of May 2010. Since then, they founded 1504 Pictures, a creative studio that crafts films and strategy. “Over the years, we’ve made short documentaries for the American Red Cross, music videos for The Civil Wars and The Secret Sisters and worked with Dr. Jeff Hopper on capturing the spirit of his International Programs,” Nick said. Nick is currently a filmmaker; almost all of his work is short-form (1-10 minutes). His job is to take complex ideas, people events, etc. and distill them into a story people can connect with, and in the best case scenario, see themselves in. 1504 currently has active projects with UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Missouri, the Southern Foodways Alliance, Columbia Records and others. Nick enjoyed his time at Harding and says he gained a lot from the people who taught him here. “When I think of Harding, I think of people like Dr. Jack Shock, Dr. Jeffrey Hopper, Dr. Jim Miller and every single one of the English faculty,” Nick said. “It’s a privilege to learn from people like them, and I’m not sure I’ve learned everything they’ve taught me yet.” You can find out more about Nick’s NPR project and 1504 Pictures at the links below: http://www.npr.org/series/347139849/jazz-night-in-america http://1504pictures.com/ We have a holiday from school on Monday, January 16, 2015. ______________________________ Dr. King's "I have been to the mountain top" speech made April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple, in Memphis, TN. Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I believe in being prepared for snow days. At my house, being prepared means having the ingredients for Chex Mix on hand. Right now, I am unprepared, but I hope to remedy that problem this weekend. I am including The Pioneer Woman's recipe for Chex Mix. At the bottom, I've added a couple of my own variations.
May your snow days be toasty warm and may you enjoy every crunch of this wonderful Chex Mix! Pioneer Woman's Chex Mix Ingredients
In a microwave-safe bowl, add remaining ingredients and microwave until butter is melted. Stir together and toss into a cereal mixture, stirring as you go. Transfer mix onto one or two baking sheets, and bake in a 250-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool and store in an airtight container. Grab a handful every forty minutes. Eat. Spoil your appetite. Click here to see Chex Mix on the Pioneer Woman's website. Melanie Semore's variations: I use garlic power instead of real garlic. I also toss in about a tablespoon of lemon pepper (the original Chex Mix recipe had lemon juice, and the lemon pepper helps give a little zing). |
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