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Threat and Error Management – A Comprehensive Seminar, May 3

NSU and Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc., presents: Threat and Error Management – A Comprehensive Seminar on Human Factors in Aviation Friday, May 3, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Carl DeSantis Building • 3rd Floor Sales Institute To register or for more information visit: www.nova.edu/humanservices/aviationseries. See flyer for details…


Optometry Students to Display Research Posters, April 10

On April 10, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry second-year students will show the results of their Community Outreach projects in a scientific poster session from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Steele Auditorium, Terry Building of the NSU’s Health Professions Division. As part of the second-year optometry curriculum on…


OI2T Team Participate in 2013 Egg Hunt Duathlon

Three members of the OI2T (Office of Innovation and Information Technology) team recently participated in the 2013 Egg Hunt Duathlon held at CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, March 30. The Duathlon consisted of a 1.5 mile run, followed by an 11 mile bike portion, followed by another…


Special Olympics Aims to Raise $5 Million for Athletes by 2013


Eric Ackerman, Ph.D., Appointed Dean of Computer Sciences College

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently announced the appointment of Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., as dean of NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS). Ackerman, who has served as associate dean and assistant dean with SCIS since 2000, has been serving in the…


SHSS Student Named a Committee President of Mediators Beyond Borders

Bina Patel, doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named President of the University Leadership Committee (UCLC), a part of Mediators Beyond Borders (MBB). Patel is the founding president of the NSU student chapter…


Rethink Your Drinks

Source: www.eatright.org Energy balance is the key to weight management for men and women, young or old. For a healthy weight, it’s important for adults to balance physical activity (calories out) with food and beverage intake (calories in). While food choices are important, there’s increasing evidence that many of us…


Talk to Dive into Topic of Marine-Fisheries Sustainability, Feb. 19

The semester’s second talk in the Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will look at plausible ways of managing marine fisheries to better serve both the environment and consumers. “Is ‘All or Nothing’ Really the Only Alternative for Marine-Fisheries Sustainability?” Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series David…


Medical School Wins Approval for New Medical Specialty: Correctional Medicine

In January, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine received approval for a new medical specialty—correctional medicine—that was developed at the college in collaboration with the Florida Department of Corrections. The college became the first medical school in the country to gain such recognition when the standards developed by the…


NSU Remembers ‘Doc Hersey’

On Tuesday, Dec. 18, Paul “Doc” Hersey, Ph.D., founder and chairman of the board of The Center for Leadership Studies, passed away peacefully at the age of 81. In his final moments, he was surrounded by his loving wife Suzie, close family and friends. Hersey was internationally recognized as a…


Computer & Information Sciences School Doctoral Student Publishes Book, Journal Article and Book Chapter

C. Matt Graham, a doctoral student in information systems at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has authored and published a book entitled, MIS for the Business Student: A Technical Use and Development Guide. Recently, Graham published a journal article in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology…


Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Christmas Luncheon for Douglas Gardens North Graduates

Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., interim dean at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences sponsored a holiday luncheon for computer class graduates at Douglas Gardens North on December 19.  Throughout 2012 Dean Ackerman and Sylvia Yepes, director of Finance & Administration at GSCIS, have provided computer classes in English…


Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Extreme Networks Truck Tour, Jan. 17-18

Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is hosting PC Solutions and Extreme Networks aboard the Network Liberation Tour, a 53-foot-long mobile briefing center that combines a fully functional data center, interactive classroom, and sports bar — all in a 1,200-square-foot expandable semi-trailer. You will see hands-on demonstrations of the…


Huizenga School Professor Speaks at ASEAN Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand

On September 26, 2012, Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of management in Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was an invited speaker and panel member in a three-hour seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, presenting on the topic of “Preparation for ASEAN Community of Thailand: Public and Private…


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Only Two Workshops Remaining in 2012 Sales Management Series

There are only two workshops remaining in the 2012 Sales Management Series. Let the Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship teach you how to put your sales team into overdrive. Sales is the driving force behind most successful businesses,…


Hammerhead Shark Double Whammy – Confusion on Identity of Shark Species

Identity confusion between a new, yet unnamed shark species, originally discovered off the eastern United States by Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) researchers, and its look-alike cousin—the endangered scalloped hammerhead shark—may threaten the survival of both species. According to an April 2012 article in the scientific journal Marine Biology,…


Professor of Management Participates on Diversity Panel

On Nov. 19, Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of Management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, made a presentation during the Third Annual South Florida Diversity Summit. The theme of the summit was “Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Perspective from Florida Organizational Leaders.”  The Summit…


Long Island University Professor Gives Talk on Homeland Security Education

Stan Supinski, Ph.D, associate professor at the Long Island University Homeland Security Management Institute, spoke to Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (IDEP) about the current state of homeland security education on Sept. 19. IDEP is preparing to launch a new M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness…


Huizenga School Professor Receives Award of Distinction

A research article published by Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, has received an Award of Distinction from the Journal of Business Ethics (JBE). JBE has published more than 4,700 articles over the last 30 years. Sims’ 1994 article,…