Noussaiba Garti

Majoring in Digital Media And Communication, Minoring in Honors
Eastern Mennonite University, Class of 2025
From Orlando, FL

With a passion for all things under the Digital Media, Photography, and Design umbrella, Nussa Garti, a senior at Eastern Mennonite University continues to solidify her artistic touch. Nussa uses skills from her Digital Media and Communications major, complemented by a minor in Psychology to bring both technical mastery and psychological meaning to her work. She is an avid believer in the best projects being the ones that evoke an emotion and spark imagination. A great example of that is in her photography which stands out through its marriage of conceptual and cinematic techniques with storytelling. Always experimenting with new mediums, Nussa continues to push the boundaries of her craft, whether she is behind the camera, in graphic design, art direction, or fashion.

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Education

Eastern Mennonite University
Boone High School
Staunton High School

Noussaiba in the News

Congrats Noussaiba on being named to EMU's Spring 2024 Dean's List!

Congratulations, Noussaiba Garti, on being named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List at Eastern Mennonite University.

May, 22 2024 - Verified by Eastern Mennonite University

Congratulations, Noussaiba, on making the EMU Dean's List!

Eastern Mennonite University congratulates Noussaiba Garti on being named a Fall 2023 Dean's List honoree. The Dean's List, compiled at the end of each semester, includes degree-seeking students w...

February, 07 2024 - Verified by Eastern Mennonite University

Noussaiba Garti on Eastern Mennonite University's Spring 2023 Dean's List

Congratulations for earning Spring 2023 Dean's List honors from Eastern Mennonite University.

May, 15 2023 - Verified by Eastern Mennonite University

Noussaiba Garti on Eastern Mennonite University's Fall 2022 Dean's List

Congratulations for earning Fall 2022 Dean's List honors from Eastern Mennonite University.

February, 10 2023 - Verified by Eastern Mennonite University

Noussaiba Garti on Eastern Mennonite University's Spring 2022 Dean's List

Congratulations for earning Spring 2022 Dean's List honors from Eastern Mennonite University.

May, 31 2022 - Verified by Eastern Mennonite University

Noussaiba Garti on Eastern Mennonite University's Fall 2021 Dean's List

Congratulations for earning Fall 2021 Dean's List honors from Eastern Mennonite University. The Dean's List, compiled at the end of each semester, includes degree-seeking students who achieve a sem...

January, 12 2022 - Verified by Eastern Mennonite University

Achievements Added by Noussaiba

Noussaiba Garti was recognized for earning a scholarship

The Matthew Alan Styer Endowment Award- Awarded to rising seniors majoring in the visual arts who [have] demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication in design and/or photography.

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 - Added by Noussaiba

Noussaiba Garti was recognized for earning a scholarship

Honors Scholarship

Summer 2021 - Spring 2025 - Added by Noussaiba

Noussaiba Garti was recognized for an academic achievement

Dean's List

Summer 2021 - Spring 2024 - Added by Noussaiba

Noussaiba Garti was recognized for a top university honor

Royal Women honoree as the designer of the Royal Women logo and for my creative contribution to the organization

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Activities

Art Club Officer

Eastern Mennonite University

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Work Experience

Content Development and Marketing intern at Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance

- Developing photo and video content to use for social media, website, and other outlets
- Monitoring downtown businesses social media presences
- Assistance with any other marketing activities, event support or organizational projects as needed

September 2024 - Present

Fashion Design Teacher Assistant at Eastern Mennonite University

- Developed class curriculum
- Created various presentations covering topics related to fashion design and its history
- Designed and crafted meticulous outfits for different projects
- Provided resources for student throughout the class
- Interacted and assisted students during the creation of their designs
- Communicated with the class about any changes or events related to the course
- Presented findings from the sustainable fashion design course at a sustainability summit

January 2024 - May 2024

Local Context And Intercultural Immersion Summer Teacher Assistant at Eastern Mennonite University

- Worked alongside the professor to to support the students
- Mediated group discussions
- Coordinated with our designated speakers
- Assisted in preparing and organizing events and local road trips
- Captured professional photos during class trips to different intercultural locations
- Used my own intercultural background to interact with students and help understand their perspectives

May 2023 - June 2023

Projects + Publications

The Shenandoah Internship Symposium

I attended theTalent Opportunity Partnership's Shenandoah Valley internship symposium for employers, and I participated as one of the student interns working at the non-profit organization, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance on a student intern panel and answered questions from employers about internship benefits, opportunities, and my own experiences.

November 2024 - Conferences

Sustainable Fashion Design and Production at Eastern Mennonite University

Presented, alongside Senior undergraduate, Meredith Lehman what we learned from our Sustainable Fashion Design course at EMU, what we were able to accomplish from the UN's Alliance for Sustainable Fashion objectives, and did a deep dive into the facts and the effects of fast fashion on all aspects of life.

April 2024 - Presentations

Haute Couture: What We Can Learn From The Fashion House Pioneers

I created this presentation for a fashion design Honors Colloquium course than I co-taught alongside EMU Art professor, Cyndi Gusler and Senior Undergraduate, Meredith Lehman, and I shared with the class information about the history of Haute Couture houses and how they led to the impact fashion has had over the decades to this day.

January 2024 - Presentations

Sustainable Fashion Show

I co-directed a Fashion Design Honors Colloquium course which led to the production of our sustainable fashion show "Slow Fashion Hits The Runway: A Sustainability-Centered Fashion Show," centered around recently approved UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion objectives by committing our entire class to produce outfits based on little to no waste, thrifting fabrics or up-cycling existing clothing in our closet, as well as collecting left-over scraps and keeping them stored for future shows or courses at EMU. We truly wanted to combine the creativity and community-building aspects of fashion and meticulous sustainability goals, such as reducing water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that are produced by fast fashion yearly.

January 2024 - Others

Regarde-Moi

Regarde-Moi is a photographic study of colors and their personal significance to us emotionally. Using objects from nature like fruit, grass, water, and an empty room to signify their meaning to us.

August 2023 - Others

The Hauntingly White World of Tim Burton

October 2022 - Articles

Curriculum Vitae

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