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LEGO Block Party at NSU’s Library, in Collaboration with Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

BYOL (Bring Your Own LEGO Blocks) to build and create at LEGO Club Block Parties hosted by NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library and the UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD). The next party will be on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. This event is for…


U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps Promotes NSU College of Pharmacy Alumnus to Commander

Christopher G. Lynch, Pharm.D., M.Ed., College of Pharmacy alumnus, class of 1997, was officially promoted to Commander by Rear Admiral, Bob Kiser, inaugural commandant for the Military’s Medical Education & Training Campus (METC), on Oct. 7 at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.  Lynch’s promotion by the U.S. Navy to the rank…


NSU Library’s Circle of Friends Hosts Tavern Night with Ben Franklin, Nov. 19

The Circle of Friends of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library will host an evening with America’s first journalist, printer, politician, sage, scientist, diplomat, raconteur, iconoclast, ladies man, and most of all, patriot on Saturday, Nov. 19. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with tavern drinks and hor d’oeuvres, and will include…


This is what’s next for the Sharks!

Women’s volleyball will play host to Central Oklahoma Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. The match will be a part of the Sharks’ “Take a Bite Out of Cancer” campaign during the month of October, with donations be accepted and given to the American Cancer Society. NSU volleyball will also…


Students from Music Course Perform in Local Jazz Concert

Six undergraduate students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences recently put the skills they learned in the classroom on display for the community. On Sept. 15, the students performed in the Jazz in the Hall concert, hosted by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. The students are…


NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Oct. 14

Anne Leon, M.L.S. executive director of public library services at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, will be the featured speaker at NSU’s Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Oct 14. She will talk about the new face of family literacy in library programming: serving children with…


HPD Chancellor Wins Health Educator Award

Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s Health Profession Division, won a prestigious award on Oct. 6 from the South Florida Business Journal. He was presented with the Educator Award, which is given to the most impactful health care educator in the tri-county area. The publication’s 2011 Excellence…


Celebrate Latin-American Art, Literature at Hispanic Heritage Month Event, Oct. 5

As part of Nova Southeastern University’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host Viva la Cultura Hispana: A Celebration of Hispanic Cultures. The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., in the Alvin Sherman Library, Second Floor…


New Exhibit is All About Benjamin Franklin & His Search for a Better World

Ever wonder who the real Benjamin Franklin was, and how he helped influence so much of America’s culture? Then don’t miss out on a special series of events in his honor at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, during the upcoming “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a…


Want to Be NSU’s Next “Biggest Loser”? Then Apply Now, Deadline: Oct. 12

In the first six years of NSU’s Biggest Loser challenge, the 70 employees and students who completed the program lost a combined total of 1,730 pounds – an average of 25 pounds per participant! Inspired by the popular television show, NSU’s Biggest Loser takes 18 participants through a 16-week weight-loss…


Shepard Broad Law Center Induction Into Florida Bar Ceremony

Graduates of NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center who recently took the bar examination once again exceeded the statewide pass rate for both the general exam and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). Specifically, NSU graduates passed at 87.4% for the general exam and an 86.9 % for the MPRE exam….


Enjoy Numerous Events for Students, Children & Families at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library Throughout October

Join NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library as its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month continues! As always, we encourage you to explore the library to learn, play and enjoy! For more details on the library’s October events, please click here.


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…


New Internet Marketing and Social Networking Course Unique to NSU

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is bringing a new graduate-level course to students this fall that will be sure to make NSU graduates stand out when interviewing. The new course,  “Internet Marketing and Social Networking,” will be offered beginning in October 2011, and will be taught…


Marine Artist Guy Harvey hosts South Florida premiere of documentary on Sharks, Oct. 19 & 20

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center in conjunction with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, presents the Fort Lauderdale premiere of This is Your Ocean: Sharks at The Museum of Art |Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. A public showing will be held the following night at Nova…


President Hanbury Addresses ‘Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education’ at Greater Miami Chamber Events

September is “education month” at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and Nova Southeastern University was well represented. President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., provided the keynote speech to nearly 400 business and education leaders at the chamber’s September 7, 2011 Trustees luncheon. President Hanbury took the opportunity to paint…


SHSS Faculty Publishes in the Journal of Systemic Therapies

John K. Miller, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has published an article in the Journal of Systemic Therapies. Miller’s article is entitled: “Introduction: International Issues in Clinical Practice and Training.”


NSU Hosts Sales Week – ends Oct. 7

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will host its inaugural “Sales Week,” October 3 – 7 in celebration of the fast-approaching first anniversary of the Huizenga Sales Institute’s grand opening. All of the sales programs offered throughout the week are open-enrollment and require no advanced degree requirements….


New 12-Week Session of Weight Watchers at Work Begins, Sept. 22

A new 12-week session of the Weight Watchers at Work program is starting, so don’t miss your chance to change your life and reach a new goal. The NSU community is invited to attend the FREE INFORMATION MEETING on Thursday, Sept. 22 at noon in NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library Staff…


NSU’s Shark Shuffle 5K Run/Walk, Oct. 9

Raising Dollars for Active Scholars