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Palm Beach Campus Welcomes New Assistant Director Of Student Affairs
As Palm Beach Campus welcomes back our students and also welcomes our new students, we are excited to welcome our new Assistant Director, Samantha Townsend. A veteran of NSU at the Ft. Lauderdale/Davie Campus, Sam brings a wealth of knowledge and ideas to share with us. Orientation week was eventful…
Airport Shuttle Services for the Holiday Season
For Winter break, NSU will continue to provide services. Service to the airport is available on the follow dates and times: December 7 and 8, 2018. 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Service from the airport is available on Saturday, January 5, 2019 and Sunday, January 6, 2019 from noon to…
Halmos Faculty and Students Help Parents “Know Baby’s Feet”
On Thursday, September 13, Halmos faculty member Mark Jaffe, D.P.M. presented an outreach entitled, “Knowing your baby’s feet” at the Alvin Sherman Library’s “Raise a Reader@Little Minnows Storytime”. During this time Jaffe, along with a graduate student and three undergraduates screened the little feet and taught the parents the “Three-Way…
Recently, Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) presented three workshops on “Stress Relief,” for Teacher Appreciation Day at NSU’s Palm Beach Campus. Teachers from Palm Beach, Martin, St, Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee…
Clyde Bailey, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) has written a book specifically for men about marriage, entitled, Brothers, (You Can) Get It Right: An Intimate Conversation with Men about Marriage. In addition…
Jessica Muñiz-Collado, M.F.A., faculty in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and her MUSC 2600 Music Production class welcomed Brad Ingrao, Au.D. from the Department of Audiology in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Sciences. Ingrao spoke…
NSU Introduces New Online Degree Audit System Degree Works
The university is in the process of transitioning to a new degree audit system called Degree Works. Degree Works offers many benefits and additional tools to both students and advisors and is now available to select NSU students. Degree Works helps students and advisors see what courses and requirements the…
Halmos College Researchers Study Ocean Acidification in Belize
This summer, Halmos faculty member Nicole Fogarty, Ph.D. and three of her master’s students spent two week in Belize. There they studied the effects of ocean acidification and warming on the earliest life history stages of threatened acroporid corals. Funded by the National Science Foundation, master’s students Megan Bock, Kelly…
Rooted in NSU History, Student Grows into Valuable Preceptor
In 2007, he chose Nova Southeastern University in Fort Myers, Florida, to pursue his physician assistant (PA) education. As an avid scuba diver, boater, and bicyclist, Dale was attracted to the water and weather of Southwest Florida, and left New York to embark on his new career. The PA Program…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Did You Know?
Did you know …? Official celebration of Hispanic Heritage Originally, a weeklong celebration, Hispanic Heritage Week was proclaimed in 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson. It was later, in 1988, when Congress established the celebration of an annual Hispanic Heritage Month recognizing the contributions and heritage of people of Hispanic or…
Celebrating One Man’s Lofty Vision That Came to Fruition
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the college’s Physician Assistant (PA) Department. Its origin is very interesting and involved much dedication and hard work on the part of a small group of founders. These efforts were fueled by the vision of a special man, Late Morton Terry, D.O.,…
Mobility Fair: Putting Core Values of Innovation and Community into Action
On June 16, 2018, the Mobility Fair 2018 was held at the Fort Lauderdale campus with the collaboration of the Physical Therapy (PA) and Occupational Therapy (OT) Departments, Hanger Clinic, and Ottobock with an agenda of providing free health screening for individuals with amputation in South Florida. Twelve individuals, age…
NSU Orlando Campus Holds Health Care Information Session
Join the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Orlando Campus to explore the rewarding fields and degrees in health care at the Health Care Information Session on Wednesday, October 3 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Attendees will learn about programs in nursing, physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, clinical mental health counseling,…
Dr. Hui Fang Huang (Angie) Su Named 2017-2018 Professor of the Year at FCE
Hui Fang Huang (Angie) Su, Ed.D., Associate Professor with Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, has been honored with the Distinguished Professor Award of Excellence for the Fischler College 2017-2018. Dr. Su is the creator of Project MIND ® – Math is Not Difficult, a…
NSU Moves Up to 191 in the U.S. News and World Report 2019 Best Colleges List
U.S. News & World Report ranked Nova Southeastern University (NSU) on its 2019 list of top 200 Best Colleges. NSU is ranked at number 191 among National Universities, up seven spots from the 2018 rankings. “NSU is thrilled to be recognized once again in U.S. News & World Report’s top…
Celebrating the Histories, Cultures and Contributions of Hispanic People
The excitement of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15) is underway at NSU. Members of the university community have planned events and activities to promote unique cultural experiences, which include the Cine Argentino Film Festival, music concerts, a reception by the Circle of Friends, writing workshops, guest lecturers…
NSU Represented by Faculty, Students, Alumni at APA 2018 Convention
NSU College of Psychology faculty received awards and students presented research as part of the 126th annual American Psychological Association (APA) conference from Aug. 9-12 in San Francisco. The college’s Clinical Psychology doctoral program was recognized with the Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award. The award, based on student nominations,…
NSU Jacksonville Campus Hosts Basic Approaches to Classroom Management
Are you a local educator? Join the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Jacksonville Campus on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – noon for the workshop Basic Approaches to Classroom Management presented by David Griffin, Ed.D., associate professor at the NSU Abraham S. Fischler College of Education. This workshop will…
The Department of Literature and Modern Languages (DLML) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) extends an invitation to NSU undergraduate and graduate students to attend the “Critical Language Scholarship Program Information Session,” on October 4, 2018. The session will run from 5:00-6:00pm in Room 3018 in…
Imagine leaving your home of more than 30 years and moving your family to a place you’ve never been before. That’s what Lacey Craddock and her husband did when they decided to pursue new experiences in South Florida. The Craddocks are from a small town in Oklahoma— the kind where…