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Please join us for the 2015 ESS Informational Summit, July 23
Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) proudly presents the Informational Summit 7 on Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, NSU Main Campus. Registration is now open through Wednesday, July 15. Click here to view the agenda. Please click here to register.
The dissertation of Joy D. Benjamin, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR), in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has become part of the library collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY….
SHSS Faculty, Students and Alum Publish in International Journal of Solution-Focused Practices
Anne Rambo, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has published two articles in the International Journal of Solution-Focused Practices, Vol 3, No1 (2015). One article is titled, “Culturally Competent Solution Focused Conversations with Caribbean-American Youth: A Case…
Enjoy the American Bombshells at the Alvin Sherman Library, May 16
On Saturday evening, May 16, 2015, the Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library will hold its Annual Meeting at the “Sherman Canteen” in the Alvin Sherman Library to recognize outgoing board members and install new board members. This very special evening will begin with cocktails at 6:30…
Professor and Student Contribute to Climate-Change Research and International Policy Making
Sujay Kamisetti, a sophomore biology major at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and member of NSU’s Undergraduate Honors Program, presented at the annual conference of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) in Washington, D.C. Under the guidance of Song Gao, Ph.D., associate professor at the…
Students Selected as Scientific Fellows Attend Sunposium 2015 Conference
Selected for the Scientific Fellowship Program by the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), four students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences were invited to attend Sunposium 2015––a two-day conference featuring world-renowned scientists from the U.S. and Europe. Behavioral neuroscience majors Carmen DeJesus, Ezana Assefa, and Reena…
NSU Pharmacy Students Help Provide Health Screenings in Underserved Communities
NSU College of Pharmacy (COP) Palm Beach Campus (PBC) students Christiane Rothenberg (‘16), Dean’s Ambassador Stacy Tran (‘17), David Pham (‘17), and Akash Patel (‘17) coordinated the COP’s inter-professional participation in the NSU/Health Professions Division (HPD) 13th AHEC Hendry/Glades Community Health Fair in Clewiston, Florida on April 18, 2015. The…
NSU Dental Residents Win Research Competition
Oral & Maxillofacial Residency Program residents from NSU’s College of Dental Medicine won the 2nd Annual Resident and Fellow Research Day competition sponsored by Florida International University’s (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine on April 27. The team received a $2,000 grand prize for its presentation “The New Paradigm in…
Eating by the Rainbow – A way to get a variety of vitamins, minerals and more!
Submitted by Marilyn Gordon Ed.D., RD CSSD LDN Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Eating by the colors of the rainbow are one way to ensure a wide variety of nutrients; vitamins and minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals to keep ourselves in the best of health. Fresh produce from Florida provides us with the…
NSU Names Central Energy Plant for Hill York’s Robert S. Lafferty Sr.
As Fort Lauderdale temperatures rose into the mid 90s, the family of Robert S. Lafferty Sr. gathered today at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Central Energy Plant to honor his memory by naming the chiller facility—one of the largest in the United States— after him. A pioneer in the air conditioning…
NSU to Host 2015 High School Graduations – Traffic/Parking Impacted on Main Campus
NSU’s main campus once again has the honor of hosting Broward County high school graduation ceremonies. All ceremonies will be held in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. On the dates of the ceremonies provided below, we are expecting considerable traffic on and around the main campus. Carpooling…
Men’s Golf Adds Freshmen Guerra and Whelan for Fall
The Nova Southeastern men’s golf team and head coach Ryan Jamison are pleased to announce their first two newcomers for the fall 2015 season in incoming freshmen Juan Jose Guerra and Daniel Whelan. Guerra, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, golfed at Central Florida Prep, while Whelan hails from Coral Springs,…
Women’s Basketball Adds Freshman Sarah Kelly to 2015-16 Roster
Head coach LeAnn Freeland and the Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team are pleased to announced the addition of incoming freshman Sarah Kelly to the 2015-16 roster. Kelly, a 5-9 point guard from Spring Valley High School in Huntington, West Virginia, is the school’s all-time assist leader, and nearly averaged…
Pride Bite: Fischler School Dedicates Distance Education Museum and Café to Honor Dr. Fischler
Top NSU officials and friends of NSU President Emeritus Abraham S. Fischler, Ed.D., joined the Fischler School of Education to honor Dr. Fischler’s life in distance education, and to dedicate the FSE Distance Education Museum & Café. The Museum, a legacy project of the FSE Student Government Association, will be…
Track and Field Runners finish 2nd at Peach Belt Championship
The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s track and field teams finished second at the 2015 Peach Belt Conference Championship after a strong final session Saturday, April 18. This year’s race for the conference championship went down to the last few events, with everyone playing a huge role. The women…
Baseball player Justin Garcia Named Semifinalist for Tino Martinez Award
Nova Southeastern University junior Justin Garcia (Hialeah, Fla.) is one of the 30 semifinalists for the 2015 D2 Baseball News Tino Martinez Award. The award has been given to the top player in NCAA Division II baseball for five years running. Garcia has been a major part of the top…
Wilkins, Brown Among Celebrities at Recent Cliff Floyd Bowling Tournament
Graduating senior basketball player Jasmine Wilkins (Miami) and Nova Southeastern head baseball coach Greg Brown were among the featured celebrities to take part in Cliff Floyd’s third annual Celebrity Bowling Tournament held this past weekend. Wilkins, the reigning Sunshine State Conference women’s Player of the Year, became the first-ever female…
NSU Attends NCAA DII APPLE Conference
The Nova Southeastern University athletic department sent three staff members and three student-athletes to the NCAA Division II APPLE Conference, hosted by the University of Virginia. The Sharks sent Associate Athletic Director/SWA Kelley Kish, Program Director – Sports Performance Steve Orris and women’s basketball assistant coach Brooklyn Kohlheim joined student-athletes…
SHSS Faculty Presents on Donor Driven Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
Ismael Muvingi, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate chool of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), recently presented at the 2015 International Studies Association (ISA) Conference held in New Orleans. The conference theme was “Global IR and Regional Worlds.” Muvingi’s presentation was…
SHSS Alum is Named Distinguished Visiting Professor at the US Army War College
Thomas Matyok, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, PA. In 2013-14, Matyok was a…