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This version of SharkBytes has been archived as of February 28, 2019. To search through archived articles, visit nova.edu/search. To access the new version of SharkBytes, visit sharkbytes.nova.edu.
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NSU Nursing Students Attend State Conference
Entry-level students from three of NSU’s campuses recently convened at the Florida Nurse Student Association (FNSA) annual convention in Daytona, Florida. The College of Nursing delegation included 65 students from the Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, and Miami. In commemoration of FNSA’s 60th anniversary, the convention theme celebrated the many facets…
NSU Baseball Continues Tradition with the Miracle League
The Nova Southeastern University baseball team participated in the Miracle League on Friday, Oct. 3. The tradition was started nine years ago by Director of Athletics, Mike Mominey, when he was the head coach. It has since been passed down to Greg Brown who has taken his team to the…
Office of Risk Management to host Workplace Ergonomic Workshop, Oct. 28
The Office of Risk Management, as part of its ongoing prevention program to reduce work injury through employee education, announces four sessions to address poor posture and body mechanics stresses during the “Workplace Ergonomic Workshop” which will be presented on October 28, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm in the Carl…
NFL Watch Parties at the NSU Flight Deck Pub
Come to the NSU Flight Deck Pub on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays to watch all of your favorite teams! With the NFL Sunday Ticket available, the NSU Flight Deck Pub gets to show all of the games across the U.S.A. Hours of operation are 11:00 a.m. – midnight, 7 days…
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week–A taste of world hunger, Ends Nov. 20
From November 17-20, join Alpha Phi Omega and NSU’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement in learning about hunger and homelessness globally as well as locally. The week will feature programs aimed at increasing awareness on the social issues affecting the in-need population in Broward County and around the…
Full Moon Kayak Trip at the Blue Moon Outdoor Center, Nov. 7
NSU will host a Full Moon Kayak Trip at the Blue Moon Outdoor Center on Friday, Nov.7 from 5:00-10:00 p.m. Cost $ 25.00- this includes transportation, park entry, the full moon tour, and a bonfire with s’mores. Register at the RecPlex service desk. For more information, contact (954)262-7301 or email…
SHSS Faculty Facilitates Expert Group Roundtable for the UN
Mary Hope Schwoebel, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), served as a facilitator for a “Expert Group Roundtable.” The roundtable was organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and…
Alvin Sherman Library at “A Day for Children”
On Saturday, September 21, the Alvin Sherman Library supported “A Day For Children” with a special guest appearance with Sharkey, the library’s mascot and special effort to encourage parents and children to be healthy readers by signing up for a library card. The Sherman Library promotes library cards to…
WPBT Channel 2 to Premiere New Guy Harvey Documentary, Oct. 29
A new documentary about Guy Harvey, Ph.D., will premiere in South Florida at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 on WBPT Channel 2. The film, Sharks of the World, is the most varied compilation of Guy Harvey’s travels and research produced so far. It takes us to six different locations, from…
HPD Hosts Annual Family Feud Tournament
The NSU Health Professions Division Multicultural Affairs Committee recently held its annual Family Feud style tournament pitting colleges and programs against each other in a HPD multicultural trivia battle. Prior to the event 100 HPD students were quizzed on HPD multicultural items and their answers were used in the game…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: David S. Metcalf II, M.S.
David S. Metcalf II, M.S. (’96) and Ph.D. (’98), is the director of the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida, where he is responsible for mobile, simulation, game, and IT enterprise systems development. Metcalf is the president of…
NSU Professor of Law Donna Litman’s article, “A Case on the Border between Jewish and American Rules of Statutory Construction: A Comparative Analysis,” was published in Jewish Law and its Interaction with Other Legal Systems 120-175 (Christine Hayes & Amos Israel-Vleeschhouwer, eds., Jewish Law Association Studies XXV, 2014). She teaches…
Dean and Professor of Law Jon M. Garon Publishes Book Entertainment Law and Practice
NSU Shepard Broad Law Center’s Dean and Professor of Law, Jon M. Garon, has published the second edition of his book, Entertainment Law Practices (Carolina Academic Press, 2014). His casebook addresses practical aspects of entertainment and the fundamental underpinning of entertainment law, and examines the major entertainment law practice areas…
Children and Families Clinic Wins Case after 7-Day Trial
The Law Center’s Children and Families Clinic recently won a complex termination of parental rights case in Miami after a 7-day trial. Professors Michael Dale, Michael Flynn, and Brion Blackwelder worked with our dedicated clinic students, Maybel Castellon (’14), Ruby Garg (’14), Tara Gelfand (’14), and Monica Jordan (’14). The…
Ebola Panel Discussion for the NSU Community, Nov. 12
Please join the NSU College of Medicine Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice and the Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness as we discuss the preparedness and protocol of several Broward County services concerning Ebola. Space is limited so R.S.V.P today! See flyer for details…
Four NSU Huizenga Graduate Students Receive Tuition Award
Congratulations to the NSU H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship graduate students who received tuition scholarships from the Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship Fund. NSU students Camika Nicole Carey, Nyckie Carroll, Sandy Isaac and Sachiel Fernand Simon will each receive $1,100 toward their tuition. These scholarships are…
Special meals – Limited Time Offer at NSU Flight Deck Pub, Ends Oct. 30
For Limited time the NSU Flight Deck Pub will offer: For October 24-30: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Witch’s Brew -$6.99 Hearty sausage gumbo served with a breadstick. Non-alcoholic beverage included. 9:00 – 11:00 pm The Ghost of Chicken-n-Waffles- $8.99 Three chicken tenders served over waffles with a side of maple…
NSU Shepard Broad Law Center, in conjunction with the Nova Law Review and NSU’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS), are seeking submissions for the 2015 annual Nova Law Symposium to be held Feb.12-13, 2015. The focus of the conference will be to provide an interdisciplinary review of issues involving…
Join the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale for Coffee & Conversation, Nov. 20
Join your friends and colleagues from NSU’s Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale as they host Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Nov. 20. You will enjoy coffee, fruit, pastries and informative conversation. Please join us: Thursday, November 20 Coffee and Conversation 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Alvin Sherman Library 4th Floor…
Join NSU Regional Campuses for Coffee & Conversation, Oct. 30
Join your friends and colleagues from NSU’s Regional Campuses as they host Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Oct. 30. You will enjoy coffee, fruit, pastries and interesting conversation. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet your colleagues from the Regional Campuses virtually via video conference. Door prizes will be given…