Suffolk Arts+Sciences mag

The digital edition of Suffolk Arts+Sciences, No. 2, 2008/2009, titled, “JOURNEY” is now available. Powered by nxtbook, the digital edition enables readers to view the magazine electronically online, or download and read it offline. Adjust the zoom settings for ease of reading, and take advantage of the capabilities to search, save, link, forward the book, send specific pages, bookmark, and add notes.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/suffolk/alumni-0809/

Check back periodically, as we’ll be continually expanding the magazine’s content, utilizing the ability to include audio and video clips from interviews and performances, link to related events and resources on campus, and offer other rich media enhancements.

Hope you enjoy–and as always, your feedback is welcome!

Today at Folio:Show in Chicago, the 2008 FOLIO Awards were announced, “the top awards for editorial and design excellence in the largest competition for magazines.”

The 2007 issue of Suffolk Arts+Sciences received the Gold EDDIE Award for Supplemental Annual/One-Shot, Full Issue, recognizing editorial excellence for an entire issue.

The magazine also took home the Bronze OZZIE Award for Best Design, New Magazine, Association/Non-Profit. Seth Sirbaugh, art director/graphic designer for Suffolk Arts+Sciences and creative director at Bates Creative Group, took the Gold in that same category with another of his designs, Insight magazine.

Folio Awards are prestigious honors within the magazine publishing industry, and both achievements are significant recognition of the College’s alumni magazine, which has received five national design and editorial awards since its launch in July 2007.

On July 8, 2008, the premier issue of Suffolk Arts+Sciences received a 2008 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.

The 20^th annual APEX Awards program recognizes excellence in publications work by professional communicators. APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence.

In the 2008 awards competition, 4,479 entries were evaluated, with 837 entries in the Magazines & Journals category. Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine was one of 11 recipients of the APEX Award of Excellence in the New Magazines & Journals category.

Additional winners in this category include Time Inc. Content Solutions in NYC, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in San Francisco, and the Pohly Company in Boston.

“Each year, the quality of entries increases,” the judges wrote. “Overall, this year’s entries displayed an extraordinary level of quality. The APEX judges saw only the most promising publications that professional communicators could enter. Many of the award-winning entries in this and earlier APEX competitions are classic examples of good ideas, imaginatively executed, despite limitations due to tight budgets, limited resources and small staff.”

For more information, visit http://www.apexawards.com.

The premier issue of Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine received two national awards at the 28th Annual EXCEL Awards held June 10, 2008 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

The magazine received the Gold EXCEL Award for the Most Improved Newsletter to Magazine category. “The Suffolk Arts & Sciences newsletter made quite a transformation. Its content, photos and inclusion of a range of alumni, students and faculty were simply beautiful,” noted contest judges.

The magazine was also selected as one of four overall winners to receive the EXTRA! Award for pioneering, cutting edge, publishing excellence. EXTRA! award winners are chosen from among the EXCEL winners for pushing the edge of the envelope further and taking bold chances to innovate in an ever-changing publishing environment.

“Anybody should aspire to create a magazine like this, much less go from a fairly ordinary newsletter to a publication of this quality,” said the EXTRA! award judges. “They show that they care about the reader. The photography is beautiful, and the perspective in the photos is notable. We appreciate the imagery and the message they are conveying. Looking at this magazine makes you want to visit the campus. It is compelling and inviting. It makes you want to go there.” Continue Reading »

With work on the second issue of the magazine coming to a close, here’s a sampling of what’s in store for you in July:

• “Coach” Jim Nelson, known affectionately as the mayor of Suffolk, the most popular guy at Suffolk, and the nicest human being on earth. Writer Dan Morrell tells the story of this legendary teacher, athletic director and former basketball coach. With photography by Mark Ostow.

• Greg Hazelwood, history teacher at Brockton High School–the largest public high school in the state–and mentor of many young students. Hazelwood recalls his former professor, Bob Bellinger in the History department, who was an inspiring presence for him. The story illustrates the staying power of teaching and mentoring across the generations. Photography by Mark Ostow.

• Students’ alternative winter break trip to El Salvador, written and photographed by Thomas Gearty, who traveled with the students. Tom tells of former Massachusetts congressman and Suffolk alumnus Joe Moakley’s connection to El Salvador, the culture of this tiny war-torn country, and the students’ community service work helping residents build La Concha, a community gathering place, in time for an annual peace festival.

• A story about Infinity, Finding Common Ground, a play written by theatre students Rachel Kelsey and Purnima Baldwin. Photographed by Ken Martin and Kindra Clineff, the story explores the creation and production of the play performed outside on the Boston Common in April. Written about homelessness in the local area and beyond, the students were committed to raising social awareness through the art of performance one more time before graduating in May.

There’s so much more, from a new Faculty Innovations & Excellence section, to Students in the Community, to NESADSU objets d’art in The Gallery, alumni happenings, and the ever popular Then & Now pages. Stay tuned for more details and look for the new issue in July!

Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine has gone digital. After much research into suppliers of digital editions, we picked a vendor and had the print issue converted for online readability. Click here to view the digital version.

With the success of the print magazine, why go digital?

Digital publishing helps to distribute print materials in an easy-to-read format over email and the Internet using standard Web browsers. This enables the magazine to be read by anyone visiting the Web site, and presents a seamless and enjoyable reading experience that simulates flipping through the pages of a hard-copy publication. Continue Reading »

Hello! Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine was very well received when it was launched in July of 2007. To read the premier issue, click here.

Work on the second issue is underway, with feature stories about Alternative Winter Break, Athletic Director Jim Nelson, Brockton High School teacher Greg Hazelwood, and more.

As always, we welcome your ideas and feedback. Do you know of a College of Arts and Sciences graduate who is doing interesting and “good work” somewhere? If so, please let us know, either by posting a comment or sending an email to casnews@suffolk.edu. We’ll need your suggestions by January 25, 2008 to be considered for the 2008 issue.

Thanks for your interest and support!