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NSU Athletics’ Kish Takes Part in Annual NCAA Leadership Forum
The Nova Southeastern University Athletics Department associate athletics director and senior woman administrator Kelley Kish served as a facilitator at the annual NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum (SALF) on April 7-10 in Phoenix. More than 200 NCAA student-athletes representing all sports and various campus academic departments attended the Leadership Forum, which…
Women’s Tennis Sits in South Region No. 2 Spot
Nova Southeastern University women’s tennis team (15-1, 6-0 SSC) has been selected NCAA Division II South Region’s second best, as publicized by the NCAA office on Wednesday, April 13. Four Sunshine State Conference squads sit on the top of the South region rankings. The final rankings on Tuesday, May 3…
Rowing Shows Commitment to Community Through Feeding South Florida
The Nova Southeastern University rowing team has embraced a core tenet of the NSU and Athletic Department missions to serve the community through their commitment to volunteering with Feeding South Florida. The team has been working with the organization since January of this year. Each member of the team dedicates…
NSU Alumnus and Health Policy Expert Discusses the Historical Context and Impact of ObamaCare
Daniel E. Dawes, J.D., a NSU alumnus, author, and health policy director who played a role in the development of the Affordable Care Act, spoke to the NSU community at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on April 13, 2016, as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series hosted…
Women’s Golf Finish as Runners-up while Men Place Sixth at SSC Championships
The Nova Southeastern University women’s golf team finished in second place while the men ended in sixth at the completion of the 2016 Sunshine State Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 12. The Shark women had a stirring comeback that saw them shoot the lowest score of any team during any…
Alexis Murphy, Good Works Team Recipient, Experiences Whirlwind Week at Final Four
Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball player Alexis Murphy officially received her Allstate WBCA Good Works Team Award in Indianapolis as a part of host of events surrounding the honor. Murphy joined nine other recipients of this prestigious award, traveling to the site of the NCAA Division I Final Four and…
CEC’s AIS Student Chapter and Student Government Build Robots and Teach Coding to First Graders
NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing’s (CEC) Association of Information Systems (AIS) Student Chapter and CEC’s Student Government, recently hosted first-graders from St. Jerome Catholic School in Fort Lauderdale. The day started with an introduction to robots and coding, followed by hands on experience building robots lead by members of…
NSU College of Nursing Dean Elected to Nursing Consortium of South Florida Board
Marcella M. Rutherford, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.N., R.N., dean of NSU’s College of Nursing, is one of three newly elected board members of the Nursing Consortium of South Florida. Dr. Rutherford will serve a two-year term, along with other newly elected members: Jamie Wiggins, M.S., R.N., CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE, administrative director…
Undergraduate Students Showcase Research and Creative Works Across Disciplines
The Farquhar Honors College hosted the 15th annual Undergraduate Student Symposium on April 8, 2016, showcasing outstanding scholarship and creative works by NSU students from across the university. The event included poster displays, oral presentations, and performances. Also recognized were student participants in the Undergraduate Film Festival, the Eighth Annual…
Join the Halmos College to Restore Local Reefs at Coralpalooza, June 4
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the NSU Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, in partnership with the Coral Reef Foundation, will host Coralpalooza on June 4, 2016, for a day of outplanting the threatened Staghorn Coral to Florida reefs. This year’s event is an opportunity for NSU members…
Halmos Faculty and Students Explore Math with Children at Library’s STEM Session
Faculty members and students at NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography helped children explore the mathematical concept behind making predictions at a recent session of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Programs for Children series hosted by the Alvin Sherman Library. The STEM Afternoon Series meets monthly…
College of Engineering and Computing Student Attends Microsoft Build Conference
NSU’s Microsoft student-partner (MSP), Prahasi Kacham, from the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC,) attended the Microsoft Build Conference in San Francisco California earlier this year. She was one of 10 students selected to attend out of 150 in the MSP program. At the conference, Prahasi was able to…
President Hanbury wins Excalibur Award
NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently won the Excalibur Award for Broward Business Leader of the Year and is featured in the Sun Sentinel newspaper. The Excalibur Award is presented by Sun Sentinel Company, LLC to business leaders in South Florida, recognizing their success within the business community and…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Doctoral Alum inducted into Palo Alto Network’s Cybersecurity Canon
Jack Freund, Ph.D., a graduate of NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing (class of 2012), was recently inducted into Palo Alto Network’s Cybersecurity Canon for the book he coauthored, Measuring and Managing Information Risk: A FAIR Approach on cyber risk quantification. The goal of the Cybersecurity Canon Project is to…
Congratulations to this Year’s STUEYS Winners!
NSU’s Division of Student Affairs proudly introduces the winners of the 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Award (most commonly referred to as the STUEYS). The event, held recently at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, recognized students, faculty, staff, corporate partners and alumni who have contributed to building a…
Psychology Faculty Member Publishes Book on Evolutionary Psychology
Valerie G. Starratt, Ph.D., associate professor at NSU’s College of Psychology, has published a book examining the field of evolutionary psychology, a perspective that applies the principles of evolution by natural selection toward the understanding of human cognition and behavior. Evolutionary Psychology: How Our Biology Affects What We Think and…
Realizing Potential: How Relationships Can Grow
What began many years ago as a relationship between Lynn Lafferty, Pharm.D., a faculty member in the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Integrative Health and Wellness, and Charles DuBois, owner of the Wisconsin-based corporation Standard Process, has grown into a very robust partnership between NSU and the company…
NSU Orlando Partners with OCPS SMARTville Program
Throughout the month of April, NSU Orlando’s assistant director, Richard Hudnett, Ed.D., partnered with Orange County Public Schools SMARTville program by presenting to more than 50 elementary students on the topic of Business Entrepreneurship. The SMARTville program provides opportunities for academic enrichment for students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools,…
Pride Bite: CAHSS Students Raise Money for Kids in Distress
Volunteerism and philanthropy are intricately woven into the tapestry of NSU’s culture. As such, it comes as no surprise when students set their minds on a fundraising goal for a nonprofit organization and work to achieve it. Students in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) participated in the Kids in Distress…
Take a stand against Sexual Violence – “It’s On Us” Week of Action through April 14
It’s on us to stop sexual assault. April is Sexual Awareness Month and NSU is hosting activities to raise awareness. Stop by and show your support for the It’s On Us movement by signing the pledge at the Don Taft University Center Spine. The remaining event will be taking place:…