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SharkBytes Archive October 2018
Broward County Public Schools’ 4th Annual College Fair on NSU Campus, Oct. 22
Broward Advisors for Continuing Education (BRACE) / College Fair Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) will host its fourth annual College Fair on Monday, October 22, 2018, from 6 – 8:30 p.m., at Nova Southeastern University Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL…
CAHSS invites you to a Free Performance of “Facing Forward” on Oct, 18.
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to a free performance of the educational comedy promoting breast health and breast cancer awareness entitled, “Facing Forward.” The performance will take place in the Performance Theatre in the Don Taft University Center on Thursday, October…
CAHSS Alum is Associate Director of Career Services at Carnegie Mellon University
Jessica Budik Slotcavitch, M.S., graduate of the College Student Affairs program in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is the Associate Director of Career Services at the Information Networking Institute, College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. In her position, Slotcavitch leads career services activities, builds and…
April Coan, M.B.A, doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) has written a book chapter in, Trumpism: The Politics of Gender in a Post-Propitious America, edited by Laura Finley, Ph.D., and Matthew Johnson, M.A. Cambridge Scholars Publishers…
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education Professor Publishes Journal
Michelle Tenam-Zemach, Ed.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education is the Associate Editor of the recently published book, Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, Volume 20, Numbers 1 & 2, 2018. The purpose of the journal is to promote the scholarly…
NSU Libraries Host 17th Annual Faculty Award Reception
The NSU Libraries recently hosted its 17th Annual Faculty Reception to show appreciation to the faculty for their contributions to NSU. Jim Hutchens, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, kicked-off the event which helps faculty from across all colleges to get to know each other. This year’s event…
NSU University School Students Selected to Participate in Prestigious All-State Chorus
NSU University School is proud to have three Upper School students selected to participate in the prestigious 2019 All-State Reading Chorus hosted by the Florida Vocal Association. NSU University School had the most students selected from any Broward County private and/or public school. Congratulations to seniors Nicolas Barron, Jared Cohen,…
NSU Jacksonville Class Officers of 2020 Featured on News4Jax.
On September 21, 2018, the Jacksonville campus Tom Lemley Class Officers of 2020 were featured on Jacksonville’s local news station, News4Jax. Accompanied by Dr. Hugh Rappa, the four students were Connor Smith, Mady Ingmire, Shelby Parker and Naw-am Daniels. Nova Southeastern University Jacksonville Physician Assistant (PA) program collaborated with Gift…
Student Disaster Housing Program Promotes Statewide Fellowship
Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4, dean of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM), has initiated the creation of an important website to benefit students attending Florida’s various medical schools. In October 2016, Wallace presented an innovative idea to the Council of Florida Medical School Deans (CFMSD)…
From Roasted Carrots to Nourishing Undergraduate Degree Program
Building on the traditional foundation of wellness for faculty and staff members, as well as students, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4, KPCOM dean, spearheaded a new degree program—the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, which will matriculate its first class in the fall of 2019. The spark for the new…
Former NSU Baseball Player J.D. Martinez Set to Play in the ALCS
Good luck to former Nova Southeastern University baseball player J.D. Martinez and his team the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are schedule to play the Astros in The American League Championship Series (ALCS). The American League Championship Series is a best-of-seven series played in October in the Major…
Halmos Faculty Delivers Keynote Address at Moscow Conference
This October, Halmos faculty member and assistant dean Matthew He, Ph.D. delivered the keynote lecture at the Second International Conference of Artificial Intelligence, Medical Engineering, and Education, October 6-8, 2018, Moscow, Russia. He’s lecture, entitled “From Standard Genetic Code to Universal Human Emotions” presented advances in genetic code-based 8×8 matrices…
The Women’s Success Series (WSS) provides experiential learning to NSU students through exposure to strong, accomplished women leaders willing to share their perspectives on leadership. An astounding 70 percent of NSU business students are female. We submit that unleashing the full potential of these future leaders could be activated by…
High School Students Participate in Neuroscience Summer Program
For two weeks in June 2018, high school students conducted research as part of the fifth neuroscience summer training program hosted by the College of Psychology’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Each year, students from South Florida high schools listen to lectures from NSU faculty, conduct research and experiments, and present…
CAHSS and First Year Seminar Program Host The Reel Film Series-Next Showing of Get Out, Oct, 24.
The Department of Literature and Modern Languages (DLML) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and the First Year Seminar Program are pleased to present NSU’s Annual Film Series: The Reel. This film series offers NSU students, faculty, and other members of the university and local community…
NSU Featured as an Institution that Ensures World-Class Education
Nova Southeastern University was featured in Florida Trend as an institution that provides education that creates a workforce which will drive the economy. NSU educates students as young as Pre-K up to professional, including doctoral programs. Part of NSU’s 2020 goal is to increase its undergraduate enrollment from about 5,000 students to…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Did You Know …?
Exploring Hispanic authors Want to know more about Hispanic writers? Their unique styles, themes and voice are an important part of the distinctive Hispanic heritage. Today, so many names resonate in the long list of Hispanic authors whose prolific work is present across all literary genres. The Alvin Sherman Library…
Genetic Screening Opportunity at NSU Employee Health Fair
Do you know what’s in your genes? Come find out on Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center. Screening is free for the first 50 students to per-register! Register here: https://jscreen.org/reasons-for-genetic-testing/ Select: NSU 2018 Use coupon code:…
NSU to Host the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s this Saturday
As a reminder, NSU will be hosting the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday, October 13th, at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. The walk begins at 9:00 a.m.* All roads within NSU will close approximately 10 to 15 minutes before the starting time. Vehicles coming to the Maltz Psychology Building, Carl…
Hispanic Heritage Month Tipica Concert, Oct. 14
Join us for a free concert in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with Charanga Latin salsa music presented by Charanga Tipica Tropical. Charanga Tipica Tropical was founded in Los Angeles, California and later relocated to Miami, Florida. Their style of music is known as Charanga Latin Salsa music. Their infectious rhythms…