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Baseball Team Announces Second Prospect Camp, Nov .1
Head coach Greg Brown and the NSU baseball coaching staff are holding the second of two baseball camps for potential Sharks on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Registration is $75.00. Ten of the players on the current roster previously attended prospect camps. Strictly Baseball at Nova Southeastern University offers an opportunity…
Pride Bite: NSU Ranked Among Most Diverse in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) tied for 10th on U.S. News & World Report’s recently released Campus Ethnic Diversity rankings for the 2014-15 school year. The site assigned a diversity index between 0 and 1 based on how likely it is for an undergraduate student to encounter a fellow student from…
Chris Harrison the Chief Technology Officer of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was a guest speaker at the “The Future of Technology in Education” forum on Thursday, Oct. 15. Harrison described the initiative to transform how Technologies like IoT, remote and social can be leveraged to improve student outcomes and position…
Nova Southeastern University Optometry Faculty Member Earns Prestigious National Designation
Ava K. Bittner, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, associate professor at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Optometry, was awarded Research Diplomate status in the Low Vision Section of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans in October. Approximately 7 percent of Fellows of the…
NSU’s Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship to Host Distinguished Lecture Series, Nov. 5
The Distinguished Lecture Series, offered annually by the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, will continue on Thursday, Nov. 5 with guest speaker Joseph E. Farrell, Jr., president and chief executive officer, RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. Farrell was recognized this past spring as an 2015 Entrepreneur Hall of…
Halloween Cyclub Spinning Class, Oct. 29
Workout? You’ve been working all week….. It’s time to party on a bike! Cyclub is the first fully immersive, entertainment based indoor cycling class. Each class features your favorite songs from a variety of music genres melded with the pulse pounding excitement of a fully synchronized light show. Cyclub puts…
NSU Director receives 2015 Glass Ceiling award from the National Diversity Council Florida Chapter
Mary Blackinton, P.T., Ed.D., GCS, CEEAA, director of the Hybrid-Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy program (HE-DPT) at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Tampa Campus, has been named a 2015 Glass Ceiling Award Winner by the National Diversity Council’s Florida Chapter. Blackinton received the statewide honor at the organization’s 5th annual Women’s…
NSU Honors Donors at its Fifth Annual Fellows Society Celebration
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) celebrated its Fifth Annual Fellows Society Celebration on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Grande Oaks Golf Club. The Fellows Society is a group of more than 500 individuals, corporations and organizations who have made cumulative gifts of $50,000or more to support the mission and vision of…
Optometric Resident Awarded CooperVision Travel Fellowship
Stacy Zubkousky, O.D., optometric resident from NSU’s College of Optometry (NSUCO), was awarded the Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship to attend the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) meeting that was on October 7-10, 2015 in New Orleans. The travel grant was generously sponsored by CooperVision. Zubkousky…
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Arthritis is one of the most common causes of disability. Four strategies can help people with arthritis thrive. In the U.S., 53 million adults live with arthritis and almost half of adults 65 years of age or older have the condition. Limitations to…
NSU Welcomes Musical and Dance Performance “From Brazil to the World”
Nova Southeastern University, Brazilian Voices Culture and Education Program, and the Office of International Affairs will host “From Brazil to the World,” in the Epstein Center for the Arts on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. “From Brazil to the World,” features a thrilling combination of live Samba and Bossa Nova performances…
Sharkettes Dance Team Tryouts, Oct. 16
The tryouts for the Nova Southeastern University 2015-16 Sharkettes Dance Team have been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. in the NSU Arena in the Don Taft University Center. The Sharkettes are the official dance team of NSU. In order to tryout, students must fit the following criteria: Females who are…
Mini Muse for children: The Indestructible Lee Miller, Oct. 17
On Oct. 17 – a Family education program for children ages 5 – 10. Children will tour the exhibition The Indestructible Lee Miller, learn about Miller’s life and work and create their own Polaroid images inspired by this renowned 20th century photographer. Space is limited; preregistration required. RSVP: email moareservations@moafl.org or…
Send in your Nominations for the 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards
Nominations for the 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards, affectionately known as the Stueys, are now open. All NSU students, faculty, and staff members are invited to nominate candidates of their choice for recognition. Click here for more information about making your nominations. Nominations are accepted now through January 11…
NSU Series: Steven N. Gold, Ph.D., Oct. 18
Depictions of Psychological Trauma in Fine Art: Expressing the Inexpressible, talk by NSU’s Trauma Resolution & Integration Program Director, Steven N. Gold, Ph.D. on Oct. 18. He will discuss the psychological impact of trauma and its expression in art. NSU Series is a series of lectures and performances featuring Nova…
CAHSS Faculty Members Co-author Article “Assessing iPad Use by Arts and Science Faculty”
Claire Lutkewitte, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Writing and Communication in NSU’s College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS,) published an article in the journal Academic Exchange Quarterly (Summer 2015.) The article was titled, “Assessing iPad Use by Arts and Science Faculty.” It was co-authored with Pradeep…
CAHSS Faculty Conducts International Peacebuilding Training for ASPR in Austria
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., faculty in NSU’s College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) designed and co-facilitated an international peace building practitioners’ training with South African facilitator and mediator Eldred DeKlerk. Invited by the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR,) the sessions focused on intercultural dialogue processes,…
Join us for an information session, discussing the CIA mission, career opportunities, student programs, and the application process. At Don Taft University Center, Arena Club Room *Due to security regulations no recordings or streaming of the presentation will be available. RSVP at www.nova.edu/careershark or call (954) 262-7201.
Julie LeMaire Named NSU’s Head Softball Coach
Nova Southeastern University Director of Athletics Michael Mominey announced today that Julie LeMaire has been hired to take over the Sharks softball program. LeMaire becomes just the third head coach in NSU’s program history. “Coach LeMaire is exactly the right type of leader and personality that we are looking for…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Geico Alumni Athlete Of the Month – Aly Hassan
Weston, Florida native and former Nova Southeastern University Shark, Aly Hassan, is October’s Geico Player of the Month. Hassan played for the NSU men’s soccer team from 2007 through the fall of 2010. He was a two-time first-team All-Sunshine State Conference honoree and is historically one of the team’s…