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SharkBytes Archive August 2018
A Path Through Post-War Times, Finance, and Academia
Some people discover their calling early on. Marcella M. Rutherford, M.B.A., M.S.N., Ph.D., spent her teenage years working in her father’s drug store and volunteering as a Candy Striper at the hospital. She realized that she was suited for the hospital environment and for helping others the day that she…
CAHSS Faculty Receives Whedon Studies Association “Mr. Pointy” Award
Juliette Kitchens, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Writing and Communication (DWC) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is the recipient of the Whedon Studies Association “Mr. Pointy” award. The Whedon Studies Association annually convenes a jury (WSA members) to review the scholarship published the previous…
Historical Overview of the NSU Doctor of Audiology United Kingdom Program- Part 2
Building upon the success of the post-master’s Au.D. Program in the United States, Barry Freeman, Ph.D., was invited to give a presentation at the British Academy of Audiology national meeting about professional doctoral education. After the presentation, the leadership of the British Academy of Audiology invited Freeman to a meeting…
Freedman Sounds Off on Arnold Palmer Cup and Life After NSU
Following All-American efforts both on and off the golf course in 2018, Jamie Freedman saw her memorable collegiate career come to a close earlier this month with a once-in-a-lifetime appearance at the Arnold Palmer Cup in Évian-les-Bains, France. On Tuesday, the former Nova Southeastern standout was kind enough to take…
LeMaire Adds Nine To 2019 NSU Softball Roster
In addition to its first signing of the 2019 season back in December, head coach Julie LeMaire and the Nova Southeastern softball team welcome nine newcomers to the upcoming squad. Sydney Anderson, Kendra Baldridge, Brooke Ferguson, Nicole Hauck, Aubry Hernandez, Shannon Maloney, Miriam Schmoll, Suka Van Gurp and Stephanie Wang…
10th Annual ESS Informational Summit Focused on Core Value “Innovation.”
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) Stephanie G. Brown, Ed.D., and the ESS team welcomed more than 200 NSU colleagues from across the university to the 10th Annual ESS Informational Summit on July 19, 2018, in the Carl DeSantis Building on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. ESS offered more…
Fifteen NSU Student-Athletes Selected to CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected fifteen Nova Southeastern student-athletes to their Scholar All-America team. These selections include: Bernardo Abascal (HM), Julian Coster, Courtney Deveny, Laurel Fink (HM), Jenna Johns Hannah Pariseault (HM), Malin Westman, Eddie Zacka (HM), Yelizaveta Buluchevskaya (HM) Lindsay Craig (HM),…
NSU Orlando Physician Assistant Students Raise Funds for Wounded Veterans
On June 9, 2018, the Nova Southeastern University–Orlando Physician Assistant (PA) Program Class of 2019 hosted the Inaugural Golf Charity Tournament—‘Fins on the Fairway Event’. The charity event was held at Twin Rivers Golf Club in Oviedo, Florida and was predominantly put together by Steven Valentine, PA student, who received…
Nova Southeastern University Student Awarded AAUW Fellowships and Grants
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a portion of its 2018–19 fellowships and grants to one student attending Nova Southeastern University. Recipients will pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower women and girls. Recipient students include the following: Sharon Lelega from Sudan is the recipient…
NSU Hosts White Coat Ceremony for First M.D. Class and 38th Entering D.O. Class
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) made history as it welcomed approximately 300 incoming medical students in the nation’s first combined White Coat Ceremony celebrating Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) candidates together. The Florida-based university is now one of only three in…
Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing participate in Back to School Event
Members of the Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus Nursing Student Association from the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing participated in a Back to School Event in collaboration with Broward County Public Schools. The event took place on Saturday August 4, 2018 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale…
NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) and a team of students from College Academy, a combined high school college program at Broward College, worked together to research best practices for developing a college student council, a project initiated by Dean Durham. The team of College Academy students in…
NSU Athletic Training Program Transitions to Master of Science Program
The NSU Athletic Training Program (ATP) initially received accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education in 2003 and implemented an undergraduate program. For more than 15 years, the ATP included a strong history of preparing students for athletic training careers in high schools, colleges, universities, clinics,…
HPD Mourns Passing of Two Notables
On July 22, Stanley Cohen, Ed.D., a longtime NSU-KPCOM professor and executive vice dean for educational support at NSU’s Health Professions Division, passed away at the age of 90 after a short illness. Cohen’s affiliation with the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine began in 1980 when he…
NSU H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship to host Lisa Lutoff-Perlo on Thursday, August 30, 2018 | 6:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, Knight Auditorium. Appointed the first female president and CEO of a publicly traded cruise line, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo believes in opening up the world through…
TEDxNSU Issues Call for 2019 Speakers: Deadline Sept. 30
TEDxNSU is searching for speakers for its next annual event on March 16, 2019. The event is co-organized by College of Psychology Associate Professors Leanne Boucher and W. Matthew Collins. The theme for the 2019 event is “Knowns & Unknowns.” What do you know to be true and what do…
Check out this Great Online Resource: The Qualitative Report
NSU is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious open-access, online journals – The Qualitative Report, the first English language e-journal in the world to publish qualitative, action, collaborative, mixed-method, arts-based, and critical research from a transdisciplinary perspective. The journal’s quality can be seen by its inclusion in…