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Women’s Golf Helps Raise Money for St. Jude

On Saturday, Nov. 19, the Nova Southeastern women’s golf team participated in the “St. Jude Give Thanks Walk” in Palm Beach County. Over 350 people participated in the event, raising $60,000 for the kids of St. Jude. Nationwide, 80 cities participated in the event on Nov. 19 to raise money…


Suicide Survivors Honor Lost Loved Ones & Spread Awareness During Walk at NSU

Every 15 minutes, somewhere in the United States another life will be lost to suicide – the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds. But many Americans remain unaware that suicide is a national health problem that claims more than 36,000 lives each year. NSU students hoped to…


Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences hosts Convocation Ceremony

NSU undergraduate students celebrated the official start of the academic year with Convocation, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. A keynote talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz, M.F.A., highlighted this year’s ceremony. The event opened with welcoming remarks by Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar…


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

Raising Dollars for Active Scholars


Join the Huizenga School at Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis 5k Walk, Apr. 2

What could be better than participating in a 5K Walk with food, games, and entertainment? Doing it knowing that you’ll be helping out a great cause – Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis! Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest and most successful national fundraising event. The Huizenga Business School’s…


More than 500 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Students Earn the Dean’s List

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences recognized the more than 500 undergraduate students who earned the Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester at a ceremony on Feb. 22 in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. More than 160 students attended the event, joined by about 250…


NSU Fort Myers Student Education Center is happy to BUG their community!

NSU Fort Myers Student Education Center (SEC) volunteers joined forces for the second year with the Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis Club to encourage elementary students of Lee County to bring up their grades to an acceptable level. The Bring Up Grades (BUG) program hosts an annual event to raise funds…


Join the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Apr. 8

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. The Relay for Life will be held at NSU…


Relay for Life

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. The Relay for Life will be held at NSU…


Join the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run 2011, Mar. 24

Join with fellow NSU employees at the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run 2011 on Thursday, March 24 at 6:45 p.m. NSU will pay registration fees for each full-time employee who signs up. Non-NSU employees may participate as well; however, the registration fee will not be covered by NSU. This 5K (3.1miles) series is made…


What’s New at the RecPlex!

The NSU RecPlex can help you start the new year off with a revitalized exercise regiment!  Check out the new programs we are offering in 2011: Xtreme Fitness: Want a high-intensity, advanced, outdoor workout? Try twice a week with a personal trainer flipping tires, running with a parachute, rope swinging…


NSU and the Broward Sheriff’s Office Collaborate to Raise Awareness on Violence

NSU recently hosted a conference to raise awareness on violence in our society. Nationally recognized experts in psychology, suicide prevention, law enforcement, counseling, and other areas were among the speakers at the conference entitled “Violence Knows No Boundaries.” They addressed topics covering school and domestic violence, workplace violence and sex…


Help Prevent Suicide, Honor Lost Loved Ones, and Save Lives During Walk at NSU on Nov. 21

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) students will participate in the school’s second annual “Out of the Darkness” Walk to Prevent Suicide starting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21. The walk will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in its mission to prevent suicide and assist those affected by suicide.


NSU Wellness Magazine is now available

The 2010 issue of Wellness Made Simple, NSU’s wellness magazine, is now available. All NSU faculty, staff, and administrators, will be receiving individual copies now and in the upcoming weeks. This issue of Wellness Made Simple explores healthy eating and the six dimensions of wellness: social, occupational, spiritual, physical, intellectual,…


Join Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers at NSU to Support Special Olympics, Sept. 6

Save the date and join Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, Special Olympics athletes, and thousands of runners at the Joe Jonas iWin 5k Fun Run/Walk at NSU on Sept. 6 (Labor Day). The NSU community is invited to register and compete in the fundraising challenge, to win top prizes…


Want to Be an Information Technology Leader? Join Computer Science School’s Online Chat, June 30 & July 1

Interested in becoming an information technology leader? Then prospective students should visit NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences during its Open House (July 10) or Online Chat (June 30). The Online Chat session will be hosted on June 30 between 5 and 6 p.m. and Thursday, July 1…


Get Inspired & Support Special Olympics Athletes at Sallarulo’s Race for Champions 5K on May 2

Get inspired and be a part of the amazing journey of more than 800 local Special Olympics athletes by participating as a runner, walker, or “virtual runner” in the fifth annual Sallarulo’s Race for Champions 5K Run/Walk. The race will take place on May 2 at NSU. The event benefits…


Honor Outstanding Educational Leaders & Students at NSU’s Sixth Annual Carrie P. Meek Awards

The Black Heritage Council of Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services will celebrate Black History Month with the Sixth Annual Carrie P. Meek Outstanding Education Leadership Achievement Award Ceremony.


Celebrate Black History Month with FREE Inspiring & Entertaining Events at Nova Southeastern University – All February Long!

Nova Southeastern University will honor Black History Month in February 2010 through a variety of activities including engaging art exhibitions, performances, award-winning film screenings, dynamic speakers and compelling educational workshops and discussions.


NSU’s Fischler School Awards $10,000 Scholarship to Broward’s Art Teacher of the Year

Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services is proud to have recently awarded a $10,000 scholarship to Susan Anderson, Broward County’s 2009 Arts Teacher of the Year.