Alpha Sigma Nu - Faculty Advisers

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We are proud to introduce our four new Faculty Advisers for the upcoming academic year. Read below to learn more about them.

Nicolae Roddy, PhD- Creighton University

Dr. Nicolae Roddy is Associate Professor of Theology at Creighton University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Hebrew Bible / Old[er] Testament. Although his academic training is primarily in the literature of the ancient Near East, for over a decade Roddy has been serving as co-director for both the Consortium of the Bethsaida Excavations Project and the Virtual World Project. He is past President of the Rocky Mountain/Great Plains Region of the AAR/SBL and serves on the steering committee of the Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Early Christianity and the Biblical Studies in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions sections of SBL. Roddy is also a Senior Editor for the new Journal of the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies. He earned the Master of Arts in Theology from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (1989). Roddy earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa (1999) in the area of Judaism and Christianity in the Greco-Roman World, under the direction of George Nickelsburg. A portion of Roddy's doctoral program was devoted to his tenure as Fulbright Scholar to Romania for the 1994-1995 academic year, where he completed research for his dissertation and resulting book, The Romanian Version of the Testament of Abraham: Text, Translation, and Cultural Context. Roddy also produced an edited work titled Words of a Shepherd: The Life and Writings of Protostavrophor Vojislav Dosenovich (Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Monastery, 2006) and is the author of several book chapters and journal articles.

Kelly Younger, PhD- Loyola Marymount University

Kelly Younger, associate professor and director, University Honors Program: B.A., Loyola Marymount University; M.A., Loyola University, Chicago; M.A. and Ph.D., Drama Studies, National University of Ireland, University College Dublin. Kelly Younger teaches courses in drama theory, modern and contemporary drama, performance studies, and workshops in play writing. Edwin Mellen Press published his book Irish Adaptations of Greek Tragedies: Dionysus in Ireland in 2001. He recently edited over 1000 pages of diary entries, letters, and photographs of a WWII film projectionist in the Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit that has been accepted to the Special Collections at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Other publications include articles on Harold Pinter, Louis MacNeice, and Brendan Kennelly, with recent conference presentations at Columbia University, New York University, Arizona State University, and University College Dublin. He is currently at work on a 1925 play script of Anton Chekhov as staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Younger is also an award-winning playwright whose work includes Off Compass, Epiphany Cake, I Think You Think I Love You, Lady Gregory's Ingredients, Forgive me Father, most monday mornings, Pull for Exit, and The Can Can. His plays have received staged readings and full productions in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Chapel Hill, Galway, Dublin, and London. He is a member of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, The Dramatists Guild, and the Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA Playwrights Unit.

Rev. Michael Woods, SJ- Gonzaga University

Dr. Michael Woods, SJ, is currently Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Gonzaga University. Father Woods is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province, having been ordained in 2004. He received his doctorate from The Catholic University of America in Liturgical Studies. His dissertation examined the intersection of the American liturgical movement and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, noting the ways Catholic agrarians made the liturgy the spiritual foundation of its social agenda. He has authored "Cultivating Soil and Soul," a chapter in an edited volume to be published in spring 2008 by Eerdmann. His general academic interests focus on the relationship between liturgy and life. He is a member of the North American Academy of Liturgy and Societas Liturgica. Fr. Woods is also deeply interested in issues of sustainability especially as they pertain to rural communities. He ministers in several rural parishes in the Diocese of Spokane, in addition to other pastoral work such as retreats and giving the Spiritual Exercises. He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and enjoys a variety of outdoor activities.

Rev. Mark DeStephano, SJ- St. Peter’s College

Professor of Modern & Classical Languages, Chairperson of the Department. B.A., Fordham; M. Div., S.T.B., S.T. L., Th.M., Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard. Fr. Mark DeStephano’s doctoral thesis at Harvard compared feudal relations in the epic poetry of France and Spain. His eclectic approach reflects an academic career that began with studying philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx and included studies in systematic and fundamental theology at Regis College of the University of Toronto, as well as side trips to Munich and Seville for studies in advanced languages and literatures. He has studied Asian cultures, including China, and traveled throughout the nation. He has taught Spanish Literature and courses on multiculturalism in English at several universities. He is fluent in 10 languages, has a working knowledge of four more and has served as Chair of the Department of Modern & Classical Languages and Literature since 1998. Fr. DeStephano is currently writing two books: a critical biography of Luis de Coloma, S.J., a Spanish author of the 19th century, and a study of the Transcendentalist Movement in Puerto Rican literature. He has also studied Asian cultures and received the prestigious tile of Scholar of the People’s Republic of China. In the fall of 2006, Fr. DeStephano helped launch a new class at SPC. Students are offered an opportunity to study three languages simultaneously with his year-long Romance Language Synthesis course. The class aims to provide students with the ability to function in three languages simultaneously: Spanish, French and Italian..

This is the instruction manual for all of your duties as Faculty Adviser of ASN. We send a hard copy to each Faculty Adviser, Chapter Coordinator and student president every August.

This is the skeleton of our induction rituals, which you and your officers will customize for your chapter. We send one copy with your induction materials after you place your order.

We send a copy of the Bylaws with your induction materials, but you may need to consult them during the selection process.

At the 2003 Triennial Conference many Faculty Advisers expressed an interest in sharing selection processes. Click the links below to view the selection process of a particular school.

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