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Women’s Basketball Defends SSC Tournament Crown with Win Over Barry
The No. 24 and top-seeded Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team successfully defended their Sunshine State Conference postseason crown by dispatching No. 7 Barry in the final minutes in a 61-51 win on Sunday afternoon at the Silver Spurs Arena. The Sharks (24-5) and Bucs (15-16) had one tie in…
College of Health Care Sciences Participates in 2015 MS 150 for National MS Society
The College of Health Care Sciences (CHCS) is committed to engaging students, faculty and staff in initiatives that serve the community. On March 7-8, a faculty/staff/student-team participated in the MS 150 Bike Ride to raise money to fight Multiple Sclerosis. The team raised nearly $5,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society…
Huizenga Business School Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Neal Asbury, April 15
“America Must Believe in Itself Again: Rediscovering Our Faith in Entrepreneurialism Can Solve Everything” will be the topic for the next Distinguished Lecture Series to be presented by the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, April 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the Carl De Santis Building,…
Mathematics Colloquium Speaker from MIT to Discuss Catalan Numbers Sequence, March 25
The latest talk in the Mathematics Colloquium Series will convey the richness and diversity of the famous Catalan numbers sequence (1, 1, 2, 5, 14, 42, 132…). This sequence is perhaps the most ubiquitous and intriguing one arising in combinatorics. “Some Catalan Musings” Richard P. Stanley, Ph.D. (University of Miami…
Tea & Opera at the NSU Art Museum, March 17
March 17 at 2:30 – 4 pm Enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of wine in our Café, which will set the stage for a performance by the Florida Grand Opera (FGO). FGO’s Young Artists will present “Art Inspired Song,” a program reflecting thematic and time period components…
NSU Employees Save 35% on Kids Day Off Camp for Spring Break
Register Today for Spring Break at Camp Nova – Kids Day Off on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Boomers in Boca Raton. Inside Boomers huge, state-of-the-art game room you’ll fi nd incredible games to tickle your imagination. Whatever you can imagine is a virtual reality in the Boomers Game room….
Appointment of University School Headmaster
NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., has announced the appointment of Upper School Director William Kopas as the next Head of School for Nova Southeastern University’s University School effective July 1, 2015. Mr. Kopas will succeed Jerry Chermak, Ed.D., who is retiring June 30, 2015 after 33 years with…
Tea and Art History Lecture, March 11
March 11 at 2:30 – 4 pm Tea and Art History Lecture with Barbara Lynes Discussion: Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz and Annie Leibovitz Join the Museum’s Sunny Kaufman Senior Curator, Dr. Barbara Buhler Lynes, for a monthly series that includes an afternoon of tea and discussion exploring the world’s…
Registration Open for Domination Softball Camp
The Nova Southeastern University softball program has released its Domination Softball Camp schedule for the summer at the AD Griffin Sports Complex. For prospects in 9th-12th grade, NSU softball will run a Prospect ID Clinic from June 23-24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at a rate of $225. Prospects have…
Track and Field Team Volunteers for Seussfest
The Nova Southeastern University track and field programs participated in the Alvin Sherman Library’s third annual Seussfest. Volunteering with this event for the second straight year, the student-athletes dressed up as Thing One and Thing Two, among other characters, and took pictures with the children. The event was a celebration…
Men’s Basketball Player Named to All-SSC First Team
Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball player Chris Page (Jr., Plainfield, Ind.) has been named to the 2015 All-Sunshine State Conference First Team, as announced by the conference office Wednesday, March 4. “I’m really proud of Chris and pleased that the coaches in our league recognized his gifts,” stated head coach…
Women’s Basketball Earns Seven All-SSC Honors
The 2015 women’s All-Sunshine State Conference selections were named, and Nova Southeastern University took a total of seven awards, including three of the five major prizes, along with two players each named First Team All-SSC and to the SSC All-Newcomer team. Head coach LeAnn Freeland earned the program’s third-ever Coach…
NSU Nabs Two SSC Player of the Week Awards
The Nova Southeastern University athletic duo of tennis player Petra Jurova and men’s golfer Richard Mansell received conference recognition on Monday as they were each named Sunshine State Player of the Week for their respective sport by the league office. Jurova (Jr., Bratislova, Slovakia), who made her debut with the…
Sir Richard Branson Joins Guy Harvey at Starting Gate for Great Shark Race
Renowned marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey, Ph.D., and Sir Richard Branson are going to race each other! Well, sort of. Branson, entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies, and Harvey have signed up for the Great Shark Race, and they are challenging others…
Women’s Basketball Claims SSC Regular Season Title
The No. 25 Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team wrapped up the 2014-15 Sunshine State Conference regular season championship on Saturday afternoon as they came back to defeat Saint Leo by the score of 65-61. The Sharks (21-5, 13-3 SSC) trailed for just the third time this season at the…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: James Burrell, Ph.D.
James Burrell, Ph.D. (Ed.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’13), is deputy assistant director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His responsibilities include executive leadership of agency-wide research, development, and advancement of applied technologies for investigative and intelligence operations. In this position, he has led global FBI cyber investigative and intelligence operations, including…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences to Host Fourth TEDxNSU, March 28
In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host its fourth annual TEDxNSU event—an engaging day of live lectures, TED videos, photo…
Beach Bash Legacy Event in the UC Food Court, April 15
Looking for a delicious beach inspired menu for lunch? Well, you’re in luck! On Wednesday, April 15, Shark Dining will be hosting a Beach Bash legacy event in the University Center Food Court from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Chick-N-Grill, Pizza Loft, FoodBar, Training Table, Juiceblendz and Subway will be…
NSU’s College of Dental Medicine Celebrates Gives Kids a Smile Day
Approximately 320 children were given a reason to smile thanks to volunteer dental students and faculty members at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Nearly 250 volunteers from NSU’s College of Dental Medicine provided limited pro bono dental services valued at more than $110,000 to South Florida children ages 2-18 on Saturday,…
SHSS Hosts Delegation from Beijing Normal University
Dean Honggang Yang, Ph.D., of NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Department of Family Therapy, recently hosted a delegation from Beijing Normal University (BNU). The delegation included Xiaoyi Fang, Ph.D., Yangzi-River professor and director, Institute of Developmental Psychology, Xiuyun Lin, Ph.D., associate professor, and Linyuan…