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Office of Undergraduate Admissions Brings Future Sharks to Campus
Approximately 150 future NSU Sharks and their families attended the Scholarship Reception on Saturday, Apr. 28 at the Don Taft University Center. The Scholarship Reception, hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, ...
Legacy Society Recognizes Individuals who include NSU in their Estate Plans
Nova Southeastern University’s Legacy Society recognized visionary individuals who are making a profound and meaningful impact on the future of the university by including NSU in their financial and estate plans. President Ge ...
Countdown! In Two Months NSU will become a Tobacco/Smoke-Free Campus
Mark your calendars! On July 1, 2012, NSU will join nearly 400 U.S. colleges and universities and become a tobacco and smoke-free campus. A healthy campus environment is of paramount importance to our university. We believe the ...
Summer Schedule for SharkBytes
The May 9 edition of SharkBytes will be the last weekly publication until August 29. During the summer, SharkBytes will be published on the following dates: May 9, 23 June 6, 20 July 4, 18 August 1, 15, 29. ...
Download iShark – NSU’s Free App for Mobile Devices
Nova Southeastern University students, alumni and friends of the university who own “smart” phones, tablets and other mobile devices have a new and easy way to stay connected with NSU: “iShark” mobile application. The iSha ...
Academics
GSCIS Offers Six New Concentrations for the M.S. in Computer Science
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is pleased to announce a revised and expanded Master of Science in Computer Science program, starting fall 2012. The revised program features a smaller core and six new conc ...
Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education Granted National Accreditation by NCATE
NSU President and Chief Executive Officer George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., has announced that the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) recently granted accreditation without qualifications to NSU’s Abraham ...
View Latest Issue of Quadrivium—Online Journal Features Faculty Scholarship, Art
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences has published Issue 4 of Quadrivium. The online journal showcases analytical and creative works by college faculty members and graduate students. The term “quadrivium” r ...
Renowned Expert in Emergent Technologies in Social Research, Named Opening Plenary Speaker at Fourth Annual Qualitative Report Conference
Nova Southeastern University (NSU), a recognized leader in innovative higher education solutions, announced Sharlene Janice Nagy Hesse-Biber, Ph.D. will deliver the opening plenary address at the Fourth Annual Qualitative Report C ...
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Larkin Community Hospital receives approval for new Medical Residency Training Programs
Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) and Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) recently announced approval from the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Program and Trainee Review Committee to start ...
Fullbright Scholar Program for 2013-2014 is Open to NSU Faculty
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in more than 125 countries for the 2013-2014 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and ad ...
Athletics
Nominations Open for 2012 NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class
The Nova Southeastern Athletics Department is currently seeking nominations for the 2012 NSU Athletics Hall of Fame class. For a former student-athlete to be nominated to hall-of-fame status, they must have finished their caree ...
Student-Athletes Honored at 2012 NSU Athletics Banquet
With the 2011-12 athletic season coming to a close, the Nova Southeastern athletic department held its 2012 NSU Athletics Banquet Wednesday in the NSU Arena at the Don Taft University Center. The evening honored the best a ...
Kelton Headlines Five All-SSC Softball Selections
Senior centerfielder Katie Kelton (Pembroke Pines, FL) was one of five Nova Southeastern softball players selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference teams, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday, May. Ke ...
Saladrigas Selected to the Capital One Academic All-District Team
Nova Southeastern softball player Laura Saladrigas (Jr., Hollywood, FL) picked up her second post-season honor in as many days, garnering a selection to the Capital One Academic All-District Team on Thursday, May 3, as ...
Sharks Sports Wrap segment Moves to 9 a.m. Every Saturday on 640 Sports
The Sharks Sports Wrap, NSU’s athletics weekly radio show, is moving up to 9 a.m. every Saturday on 640 Sports, the home of NSU athletics. In this week's episode, Tony Segreto interviews coaches and players, highlighting spor ...
No. 1 Men’s Golf Sweeps Top SSC Honors
The Nova Southeastern men’s golf team swept the 2012 All-Sunshine State Conference awards, capturing the top honors, as announced by the conference office on May 1. A total of 12 student-athletes have been named to t ...
No. 1 Women’s Golf Claims All-SSC Player and Freshman of the Year
The No. 1 Nova Southeastern women’s golf team earned high praise in this year’s All-Sunshine State Conference awards, as Abbey Gittings (Jr., Tamworth, England) claimed the SSC Player of the Year, Daniela Ortiz (Fr., M ...
Asuaje Named SSC Player of the Week
Nova Southeastern baseball’s Carlos Asuaje (So., Weston, Fla.) has been named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Monday, Apr. 30. The second baseman batted .571 with four runs ...
Nutrition Tips
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month
Submitted by: Marilyn Gordon, Ed.D., RD, CSSD, LDN Registered Dietitian, Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist Hypertension or High Blood Pressure can be called the silent killer because fo ...
Student Affairs
Don’t miss the Diversity Dialogues
Help us to further cultivate and celebrate NSU's multicultural community. Bring your lunch and join fellow faculty, staff and students at noon on the first Tuesday of each month for Diversity Dialogues. The next Diversity Dialo ...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Need to talk?
Students for Stress Resilience invite you to their Care & Share Student Support Group! The group is open to all NSU students to share their feelings, stresses and experiences in a supportive atmosphere. Participation also prov ...
Staying Green
Five Quick Easy Ways to Be Green
Source: www.goinggreen.com For some of us, living a green life is not as easy as it sounds, so here are a few quick and easy ways you can go green: Check your tire pressure. Having your tire pressure at the appropri ...
Ten ways to make your home healthier
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1. Clear the air. Take the smoke-free pledge. Choose not to smoke in your home and do not permit others to do so. Small children are especially vulnerable to the health effects of ...
Campus Recreation
Get ready for NSU’s Campus Recreation Golf League
The summer is almost here and that means it is time to think about competing in the NSU Campus Recreation Golf League! We are pleased to offer to all faculty, students, and staff the opportunity to play in our annual summer gol ...
NSU Achievements
Law Student Receives 2012 Rising Star Scholarship Award
The Broward County Women Lawyer’s Association (BCWLA) presented the 2012 Rising Star Scholarship Award to third year Shepard Broad Law Center student Ethel Moreno. She was presented with the award in recognition of her passi ...
Law Students in Pro Bono Honor Program Volunteer Over 22,000 Hours of Legal Work
Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2012 who participated in the Pro Bono Honor Program and volunteered over 22,000 hours of pro bono legal work while in law school at Nova Southeastern University. This is an impressive ...
Students Inducted into English, Communication Studies Honor Societies at NSU
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted a dual induction ceremony on Apr. 24 to recognize undergraduate students joining Lambda Pi Eta and Sigma Tau Alpha, the national honor societies for Communicatio ...
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division Director Earns Award for Work in Biostatistics
Matthew He, Ph.D., professor and director of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology, earned the 2012 Path Award for Biostatistics. The awards are distributed by The Robert S ...
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Inducts Students into Biological Honor Society
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted the 10th annual induction ceremony for Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta), the national biological honor society, on Apr. 25. This year, the college inducted 35 undergraduate ...
SHSS Faculty Named to Editorial Board of the Journal of Family Psychotherapy
John K. Miller, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been invited to join the Editorial Board of the Journal of Family Psychother ...
Graduate Student Analyzes Survival Rates of Juvenile Swordfish under Federal Catch and Release Law
Jenny Fenton is passionate about swordfish. After all, they are a top ocean predator whose survival is vital to balancing the ocean’s ecosystem as well as being an important food source.But years of overfishing in th ...
NSU Professor Organizes Oral Cancer Walk
Khadine Alston, D.D.S., an assistant professor at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine’s Department of Cariology and Restorative Dentistry, organized the 1st Annual Oral Cancer Awareness Walk-A-Thon on Apr ...
Alumni News
SHSS Alum named Director of Distance and Continuing Education at UF
Kenneth Nanni, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named Director of Distance a ...
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
What’s happening at the MOA in May
Family SHARK Experience Saturday, May 12 Join us for opening day ceremonies, including a ribbon cutting at 9:30 am., showings of the film, "The Shark Riddle," at 11 am and 12 noon, story time featuring the book, Desert Benea ...
Museum of Art seeks Volunteers
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale is currently recruiting Volunteers to assist in the art galleries.  Enjoy being around the art and visitors while serving community service hours or being part of our Volunteer team. We can pro ...
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale – Check out Membership Benefits
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Benefits With Shark ID or NSU affiliate card you’ll get FREE general admission to the Museum of Art except for special ticketed exhibitions (Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from ...
Exhibition on view thru May
Demons and Beasts in Unbelievable Glass Sculptures and Paintings Visit the Museum soon to see the exhibition, Primordial: Paintings and Sculpture by Isabel De Obaldía, 1985 – 2011. Watch this http://moafl.org/exhibits/de ...
Community News
Law Students Meet the President of the United States
On Apr. 10, members of the Shepard Broad Law Center student organization Democratic Law Student Council (DLSC), had the opportunity to meet the President Barack Obama. Thirteen Law Center students and three professors ...
See Marine Artist Guy Harvey’s “Old Man and the Sea” Artwork in NSU’s Library Gallery & Attend Related Free Events
Original artwork by noted marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey is on display now through June 30 in the Second Floor Gallery of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. Th ...
TEDMED Comes to NSU
The world famous TEDMED conference (over 500 million views of TED Talks to date) on medicine and healthcare recently debuted its accompanying HD Simulcast. Approved host institutions like Nova Southeastern University were ...
Alvin Sherman’s World War II Memorabilia on Display at NSU Library
NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library recently received a unique collection of World War II memorabilia from Mr. Alvin Sherman, the namesake of the university’s main library. Sherman was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces ...
Last Chance to Attend Workshop in the Sales Management Series
Let the Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education teach you how to put your sales team into overdrive. Sales are the driving force behind most successful businesses, and highly skilled sales professionals are the o ...
NSU to Host High School Graduations – Impact on Main Campus Traffic/Parking
As in previous years, NSU will host several Broward County high school graduation rehearsals and ceremonies in the Don Taft University Center. On the dates of the rehearsals and ceremonies, we are expecting considerable traffic ...
Nova Singers in Concert during month of May
The Nova Singers will present three concerts in May. For dates, times and locations, see Nova Singers Concert Schedule. ...
NSU Library Promotes Literacy with FREE Reading Programs for Children and Families
In celebration of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library's 10th anniversary, we honor the theme LITERACY. Recent statistics from the Literacy Coalition of Broward County indicate that 22% of Broward County residents are illiterate. We k ...
Concerned about your drinking? Healthy Lifestyles Guided Self-Change Program can help
The Healthy Lifestyles Guided Self-Change Program offers unique, outpatient, evidence-based, professional services for individuals with concerns about a variety of lifestyle issues. Our goal is to motivate people to make their own ...
Child, Adolescent and Family Services Program (CAFS)
The Child, Adolescent and Family Services Program (CAFS) at Nova Southeastern University’s Psychology Services Center, offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment approach aimed at improving the quality of life for children ...
Open House Dates set for SECs
You are invited to attend Open House! Learn about the vast array of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs that NSU has to offer.  Meet program representatives, faculty and staff who will answer  questions abo ...
Healthy Lifestyles Program provides Counseling for a variety of issues
The Healthy Lifestyles Program, which has been providing counseling for participants in NSU's Biggest Loser contest for the last 4 years, is providing free services for university faculty, staff, and students. Motivational counsel ...
Registration Now Open for MSC’s Summer Exploration Camp!
Registration is now open for Mailman Segal Center’s Summer Exploration Camp! The camp is for children ages 2-5 years old. The interactive camp begins Monday, Jun. 11 offering half day and full day options with three sessions ...
The Mailman Segal Center for Human Development to Provide Autism Awareness Training
The Mailman Segal Center for Human Development has announced that they are seeking 50 NSU faculty members to participate in autism awareness training as a component of their Chancellor’s Faculty Research and Development Grant. ...
NSU Employees receive 35 percent discount at Camp Nova
Choose which session you want your child to attend. See flyer for details... ...
NSU Health Care Centers
Meningococcal Disease: Help Prevent It
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Protection Meningococcal disease is a serious, vaccine-preventable infection. The meningococcal conjugate vaccine is recommended for all 11-18 year olds. Kids should get this vaccine at ...