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Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center has revised its holiday hours. This season, stop by Broward County’s hot spot for books, video games, movies, and much more!
Identifying the Health Care Needs of Senior Citizens
A central question in the current national debate about health care has been the impact of any proposed changes on the health and well-being of senior citizens. As noted in the December 2009 issue of The Qualitative Report, published by NSU, it is vital to understand the experiences and perspectives of senior citizens regarding the care they receive in order to develop effective measures to address their needs.
NSU Students, Staff to Start New Year with “NSU’s Biggest Loser” Weight-Loss Challenge
Selected students and staff at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will begin the new year with a challenge to lose weight and get in shape as NSU’s Biggest Loser returns for a fourth year.
NSU Law Center to Hold Winter Graduation Ceremony
The Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University will host its winter graduation ceremony for 40 graduates and their families on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. in the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on NSU’s main campus.
NSU Offering Free Career Development Workshop – Dec. 12
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is offering a free career development workshop on Saturday, Dec. 12 for people looking to change careers. The workshop will include assessment exercises conducted by an advisor from NSU’s Office of Career Development that will allow attendees to identify their interests, values and skills related to identifying a career.
Nova Southeastern University Announces Leadership Succession Plan
The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Board of Trustees unanimously voted Dec. 7 on a leadership succession plan as announced by Ronald G. Assaf, chair of the Board of Trustees, and Alan B. Levan, chair of the Presidential Succession Committee. Effective Jan. 1, 2010.
Hear FREE “Sounds of the Season” Choral Performance at NSU’s Library – Sun. Dec. 13
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center is now home to the Culture Vultures, which is a group dedicated to bringing art, culture and thought-provoking programs to the residents of Broward County.
Millions of shark fins are sold at market each year to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, but it has been impossible to pinpoint which sharks from which regions are most threatened by this trade. Now, groundbreaking new DNA research has, for the first time, traced scalloped hammerhead shark fins from the burgeoning Hong Kong market all the way back to the sharks’ geographic origin.
In recent years, research has shown how vital the arts are to helping students develop critical thinking, better reading and math skills, and verbal communication. Incorporating art into regular classroom activities can engage and excite students, better preparing them to learn.
One of the nation’s funniest mystery writers and a Florida native, Deborah Sharp, will be speaking about her latest novel in the Mace Bauer Mystery series at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Former NSU Chancellor, Alexander Schure, Dies at 89
Alexander Schure, Ph.D., the chancellor of Nova University (now Nova Southeastern University) from 1970-85 and an educational visionary, passed away on Oct. 29 in New York at the age of 89.
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center has partnered with the City of Pembroke Pines and the Pembroke Pines Historical Museum to present a lively “G.I. Jive: World War II Across Three Theaters” lecture series.
Stay Safe While Shopping Online This Holiday Season with Tips from NSU’s Computer Experts
“Internet users are constantly targeted by spam, ‘phishing’ scams, identity theft, and any number of other online attacks,” said Gurvirender Tejay, Ph.D., one of NSU’s information security experts from the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.
Multi-Award Winning Artist Rita Moreno to Perform at Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will host “An Evening with Rita Moreno in Cabaret” at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4th and 5th. The multi-award winning superstar will appear at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center.
Susan H. Peirce named executive director of development at Nova Southeastern University
Susan H. Peirce, M.A., has been named executive director of development at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). The announcement was made today by NSU Vice President of Institutional Advancement Joanne Ferchland-Parella.
More than 250 Special Olympics Broward County (SOBC) athletes want your help celebrating a huge milestone for the group – the Grand Opening of its new permanent home on the campus of NSU!
To pay tribute to and celebrate their cultural, ethnic and racial diversity, students at University School of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will honor their heritage with a night of food and entertainment at the annual International Night: A Taste of Nations.
Performance Uses Role-Playing Improv Exercises to Explore Aspects of Teenage Bullying – Nov. 22
Recent headlines about Florida teens accused of lighting another boy on fire, and an Ohio teen committing suicide after being mercilessly taunted by classmates, are enough to make any parent afraid of the rising tide of increasingly violent bullying activity American teens are facing.
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center is hosting a new Norman Rockwell’s Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn exhibit in the Second Floor Gallery, on display Nov. 14 through Jan. 30.
Gov. Crist Reappoints NSU’s Fischler School of Education Dean to Florida Fund for Minority Teachers
NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services is proud to announce that Delores Smiley, Ed.D., Dean of Community Education and Diversity Affairs, has been reappointed to the Board of Directors for the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers.