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SharkLine Student Employment – Phonathon Supervisor Opportunity
Job position: Phonathon Supervisor (#890) Compensation: $11 per hour – federal work study preferred. Graduate student preferred Hours: 20-25 hours per week. 4:00 -10:00 pm Monday-Thursday Job description: SharkLine supervisors are responsible for the success and management of the university’s annual fund phonathon program Specific responsibilities: Hiring, training, managing, and…
CAHSS Announces Audition Calls for the Exciting 2016-2017 Performances
The Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce the audition schedule for the upcoming 2016/17 academic year. The performances will be exciting and they are seeking students, staff, and faculty from any major and college to…
NSU Student Receives UPS Scholarship
NSU College of Health Care Sciences student Kyle Dansereau, a fourth-year exercise and sport science major, has been selected to receive a UPS Scholarship provided by the Florida Independent College Fund and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). At the national level, CIC teams up with the…
President Emeritus Abe Fischler celebrates his 50th anniversary with NSU
Another NSU milestone! On August 1, President Emeritus Abraham S. Fischler, Ed.D., celebrated his 50th anniversary of continuous and outstanding service to NSU. Aside from being NSU’s president from 1970-1992, Dr. Fischler also served as a medic in the U.S. Navy, taught at multiple universities worldwide, and has published numerous articles, publications, and research…
NSU Employees get Discount to Monster Jam Truck Show, Aug. 13 & 14
NSU Employees can enjoy a night at BB&T Center and watch Monster Jam Truck Show! Purchase discounted ticket(s) to shows on the following show(s): Saturday, August 13 – 2:00 pm Saturday, August 13 – 7:00 pm Sunday, August 14 – 2:00 pm NSU employee tickets start as low as $16.50….
Learn about becoming an Intramural Referee at upcoming Interest Meeting, Aug. 23
Looking for a job? Interested in being an intramural referee for the 2016–2017 school year? Attend our Interest meeting on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 from 5:00–6:00 p.m. at the Rosenthal Student Center, 200 For more information, contact Michael Birch at mbirch@nova.edu or (954) 262-7305.
NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography to Host PBS Series Changing Seas, Aug.17
NSU and WPBT2 South Florida PBS are inviting you to visit the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography’s Ocean Campus for free screenings of the PBS series ‘Changing Seas’ as part of NSU’s Summer Dive-In film series. The screenings are scheduled for 6-7:00 p.m. Wednesdays, with a reception from…
SSS Weekend Hours Changing, Oct. 8
Strategic Support Services will be changing weekend hours of operation. As of October 8, the office will be open on selective weekends. The office will be open on the following dates: Saturday, October 15 Sunday, October 16 Saturday, October 22 Sunday, October 23 Although the schedule has changed, SSS will continue to monitor Service Manager…
Florida Surgeon General to Speak at NSU Commencement
Florida’s State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Celeste Philip, M.D., M.P.H., will address degree candidates from NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD) at its Commencement on Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. Philip will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree…
NSU Student Health Insurance Department Now Part of the Office of the University Bursar
The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Student Health Insurance department transitioned to Enrollment and Student Services’ (ESS) Office of the University Bursar in June 2016. The department is responsible for charging the accounts of students who are enrolled in NSU programs that require their students to carry adequate health insurance coverage….
Horizons Magazine Wins Sunshine State Award
NSU’s Horizons magazine took second place in the Trade/Specialty category in the Sunshine State Awards, the statewide journalism competition that recognizes Florida’s best work sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), South Florida Pro Chapter. The award was for Horizons two issues published in 2015. Previously, Horizons’ two issues…
Around her twelfth birthday, Fort Lauderdale resident Amelia Roloff was busy preparing for her Bat Mitzvah, a Jewish rite of passage, when she received heartbreaking news. Her mother and role model, Tracy, was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. After seeing her great-grandmother, grandmother and aunt face the…
You’re invited to attend Convocation 2016
On Friday, August 19, NSU faculty and staff are invited to attend Convocation 2016 as we welcome our incoming class of undergraduate students. Held in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center, Convocation symbolizes the official start of the 2016-17 academic year. During the ceremony, which begins at 9:00 am, our new Sharks…
CAHSS Welcomes Several New Faculty Members
Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean of NSU’s College of Art, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to welcome several new faculty members to the college: Jessica Muniz-Collado, M.F.A.; Kandy G. Lopez, M.F.A.; Whitney Lehmann, Ph.D.; Janine Morris, Ph.D.; and Aileen Miyuki Farrar, Ph.D. Kandy G. Lopez, M.F.A. has been appointed…
Town of Davie SWAT team to conduct exercise on NSU’s Ft. Lauderdale/Davie Campus, Aug. 4
The Town of Davie SWAT team will be conducting a law enforcement training exercise inside the Campus Support Building on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus on Thursday, August 4, between 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. There will be signs announcing the exercise posted near and around the Campus Support Building. For…
Halmos College Professor Meets with U.S. Legislators to Discuss Shark Fin Trade Elimination Bill
Mahmood S. Shivji, Ph.D., professor at NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography and director of the NSU Guy Harvey Research Institute and Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center, recently met with members of Congress to discuss a new bill that would prohibit the sale of shark fins…
WOW! Get ready for NSU’s Weeks of Welcome – Beginning this Friday
NSU’s Weeks of Welcome is scheduled for Friday, August 19 through Monday, September 5, and you don’t want to miss out! For detailed listing of the events and activities for specific campuses, please visit nova.edu/wow. If you have any questions or want to get involved, please contact the NSU Office of…
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…
Pride Bites: NSU Was #1 Fundraising Team for March for Babies Annual Walk
On April 30, 2016 thousands came together at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Davie, to take part in the March of Dimes’ annual March for Babies walk. NSU was the #1 Schools and Organizations team, raising $6,869 with Jessica Brumley, NSU’s Vice President of Facilities Management, as Team Captain. NSU has…
Psychology professors participate in National Study Replicability Project
Study replicability has been making the rounds in the media recently, ranging from The New York Times to the HBO series “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Five professors from NSU’s College of Psychology worked on the issue as part of a nationwide research effort. The NSU professors contributed to…