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SharkBytes Archive April 2018
Jacqueline Lytle and Emalee Shrewsbury, students in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), were the recipients of the Graduate Tutor Awards at the 2018 Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference. The conference was held on February 22-24, 2018 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. The theme was…
Halmos Hosts Oil Spill Deployment Exercise
On Friday, March 30 a group from Oil Spill Response came to the Oceanographic Campus to conduct a deployment exercise. For two and a half hours the group practiced how to react to an oil spill using the Walter Banks Marina. The exercise was concluded successfully with lessons learnt by…
College of Psychology Team part of Childhood Obesity Research Grant
The faculty and students of NSU’s College of Psychology are part of a team studying methods for improving childhood obesity interventions. The project is funded by a multi-year grant from the Washington, D.C.-based Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI. “It was an opportunity to develop our community partnerships further and engage…
Constable, NSU Women’s Soccer Announce Full Slate of Summer Camps
Fresh off its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and first-ever outright Sunshine State Conference regular season title, Nova Southeastern and women’s soccer head coach John Constable have announced the dates for their Elite ID Camps and Junior Sharks Camps on the NSU campus this summer. Three separate Elite ID Camps…
Amira Bendrif Tabbed PBC Field Athlete of the Week
After a career-best performance in the triple jump at the UNF Spring Break Invitational, Nova Southeastern track and field senior Amira Bendrif was named Peach Belt Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. “We are excited to see Amira performing well this season,”…
Halmos College Co-Hosts International Conference
During March 26-28, Halmos College co-hosted the BIT’s 11th Annual World Protein and Peptide Conference 2018. Held in Miami, Florida, Halmos College assistant dean Matthew He, Ph.D. moderated the keynote forum. The second day, Reza Razeghifard, Ph.D., chair of the Halmos College Department of Chemistry and Physics chaired the “Idea…
J.D. Martinez and the Three Sharks who went from Nova Southeastern to MLB Opening Day Rosters
Nova Southeastern has become quite the DII baseball factory. Winners of the 2016 national championship, the Sharks are the only program in DII to have four alum represented on 2018 Opening Day rosters. It all started with the 2009 class. J.D. Martinez, Michael Fiers and Miles Mikolas led the Sharks…
NSU’s University School Robotic Head Coach was Selected as Super Teacher of the Week
NSU’s University School Robotic Head Coach and Teacher Erick Weidenboerner, was selected as this week’s super teacher. Mr. Weidenboerner’s award-winning robotics program teaches his students critical-thinking, problem-solving, and team work. Last week, NSU University School Sharks Robotics teams won two special awards at the 2018 Florida State High School VEX Robotics Competition in Tampa,…
Sharks Women’s Swimming Sweeps SSC Awards
After earning their highest finish in program history at the NCAA Div. II Championships on Mar. 17, the Nova Southeastern women’s swimming team captured all three of the Sunshine State Conference’s highest accolades, as announced by the conference office. For the second-consecutive year, the Sharks claimed the title of women’s…
CAHSS Participates in “Poems for Parkland: Poems of Peace”
The Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) participated in a community event, “Poems for Parkland: Poems of Peace,” held on March 13, 2018 in Coconut Creek. Various community partners including DFT, Broward College, and Orange Island Arts Foundation organized the event….
FCE Celebrates Black History Month by Collecting Dolls for Children in Haiti
The faculty and staff at NSU’s Fischler College of Education (FCE) celebrated Black History Month by collecting all shades of beautiful black dolls for the FONDASYON FELICITEE in Tabarre, Haiti; which is run by Bayyinah Bello – an icon on women issues. Charlene Desir, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Department of Higher…
FCEs First Cohort of the ITDE Program Hosts a Reunion
The first cohort of the Instructional Technology and Distant Education doctoral program at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) held a reunion in the beginning of March. The graduates held two small gatherings with some folks flying in from North Carolina, New York, California, and Tennessee to be part…
NSU University School Athlete Named 2018 Florida Mr. Basketball
Vernon Carey Jr., a junior at NSU University School of Ft. Lauderdale, has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives. Carey, who earlier this month was named the Class 5A…
Scott Poland’s “Raising Positive Children” Presentation in Pembroke Pines
College of Psychology Professor Scott Poland, Ed.D., of the Department of Clinical and School Psychology, has recently presented on critical issues in schools at the local and international level. On March 12, Poland hosted “Raising Positive Children” at the Pembroke Pines City Center. An audience of nearly 2,000 turned out…
Congratulations to All Winners of the 2018 STUEY Awards
NSU’s Division of Student Affairs proudly introduces the winners of the 20th Annual Student Life Achievement Award (most commonly referred to as the STUEYS). The elbow-to-elbow event held on the night of Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center recognized students, faculty, staff, corporate…
Alvin Sherman Library to Host Guest Speaker and Author, Irit Schaffer
Alvin Sherman Library host Guest Speaker and Author, Irit Schaffer on Wednesday, April 4 — 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Book signing, refreshments and reception to follow. This book was written as a quest into the depth of the human spirit. It is a rich family memoir, being deeply personal,…
Now Accepting Applications for NSU Master in Athletic Training
The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program, housed in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, will introduce students to a variety of medical programs through integrated course work, guest lectures, and laboratory experiences. Program highlights for this Commission on Accreditation of…
NSU Unveils Secure Online Form for Reporting Title IX/Sexual Misconduct Violations
As part of NSU’s comprehensive approach to responding to and reducing the impact of sexual misconduct at our university, a new secure online reporting form is now available to report incidents of sexual misconduct affecting one or more members of the NSU community. All employees (other than those designated as…
Become a Member of the Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends (COF), the fundraising arm of the Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library has a very special invitation for all NSU employees. Recently, the Circle of Friends Board unanimously passed an initiative to encourage participation in this group, by creating a staff rate of just $25.00 a year. …
NSU Rolls Out Red Carpet for Memorable Make-A-Wish Reveal
“It’s a blessing to be able to use our voice and impact other people’s lives who have been through much more than most of us can imagine.” Those were the words used by Nova Southeastern baseball player Kyle Kilbourne to describe yet another inspiring moment on the campus of NSU. In partnership…