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NSU Orlando Hosts the Central Florida Jobs Initiative
The NSU Orlando Campus proudly served as the host of the Central Florida Jobs Initiative (CFJI). With a 70% job placement rate, the CFJI has made great progress in Seminole County where it has successfully put unemployed and underemployed people to work. Building on this success, the CFJI sought to…
Invitation to the Broward Walk Kick-Off Reception, July 29
Join NSU in support of the Walk Now for Autism Speaks at the Kick Off Reception on Tuesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Signature Grand. See flyer for more details… R.S.V.P. at https://events.autismspeaks.org/2014BrowardWalkKickOff For additional information, please…
NSU Nursing Program in Kendall Featured on TV
NSU’s Nursing program in Kendall was featured WPLG Channel 10’s HealthCast with Kristi Krueger. The segment included footage of the hi-tech labor and delivery mannequins, which give students an opportunity to experience simulated deliveries. The story continued at Baptist Hospital with a NSU Nursing graduate who is now a labor…
Learn About the Forces That Shape Our Bodies and Behavior at Faculty Lecture, Sept. 18
Are we really in control of our own actions? The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host a discussion on some of the parasites, parasitoids, and pathogens that shape our bodies and manipulate our behavior as part of its Faculty Lecture Series. “Nice Brain, We’ll Take It! Brain Worms,…
International, Technology-Enhanced Dance Performance Novapool Returns to NSU, Nov. 21
Novapool—an international dance project that combines live stage and streamed virtual performances—will return to campus with a collaborative production by students at NSU, John Moores University (Liverpool, England), and Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland). The goal is to create a virtual dance company using technology to connect dancers from across the…
Sharks in the Pros: All-Star Break Update
Six former Sharks have continued their success on the diamond as we have reached the Major League Baseball All-Star break. Complete Release
Take a Break to Enjoy Student Theatre Production of Betty’s Summer Vacation, Last Show Oct. 19
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will open its 2014–2015 Performance Series with a production of Betty’s Summer Vacation, written by Tony Award-winning American playwright Christopher Durang. Betty’s Summer Vacation Oct. 10–19 Fridays and Saturdays | 7:30 p.m. Sundays | 2:00 p.m. Black Box Theatre | Don Taft University…
This summer, NSU’s Science Alive!, under the direction of Emily Schmitt, Ph.D., partnered with youth services librarians Kristina Knott and Katharine Labuda to present three weeks of hands-on science programming as part of the Summer S.T.E.M for Tweens and Science Kids summer series. Science Alive! is a program in which…
Nova Southeastern University Welcomes The Olive Lewin Heritage Foundation Program
Nova Southeastern University was the host venue for the inaugural Olive Lewin Heritage Foundation program held in the Steele Auditorium at NSU’s Health Professions Division. More than 320 people attended and enjoyed the songs, dances, stories, videos, and scholarly explorations of Jamaica and its contributions to world culture. This public…
NSU Public Safety Office Designs Poster Board Depicting Core Values
NSU’s Public Safety Department was looking for ways to highlight NSU’s Core Values as well as the departmental core values. “While each member of the department had a clear understanding of how their roles supported the core values, we wanted a way for them to be able to visualize them…
The Indigo Room or Is Memory Water Soluble Art Exhibition, Currently on View at the MOA
Currently On View This installation from the heart and hands of Edouard Duval-Carrié, with the assistance of students from the Dillard Center for the Arts, bespeaks the artist’s ineradicable connection to the island of his birth. Knowledgeable about Vodou since childhood, Duval-Carrié incorporates the religion’s theatrical sacred personages as players…
NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD) is proud to announce a new series of diabetes management and prevention workshops for members of the community. Teams of students and faculty from several of the colleges within HPD have collaborated to create community workshops to educate residents of Broward and Miami-Dade counties through…
SHSS Doctoral Candidate Presents at 31st Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference in Canada
Stephen Pidwysocky, doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the 31st Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference hosted by Brescia University College in London, Ontario on June 25-27, 2014. The conference theme was, “The Social Construction…
Marlin Muller, a second year Law Center student, was awarded a 2014 Summer Fellowship with Legal Aid Service of Broward County. This fellowship is awarded to an outstanding student annually and is sponsored by NeXT, the young professionals group that supports Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to…
SHSS Faculty Presents at Justice Studies Association Conference
Toran Hansen, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the Justice Studies Association’s 16th Annual Conference. The conference was held at Towson University in Maryland, on May 29-31, 2014, this years theme…
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) will host special presentations at NSU’s Regional Campuses in Tampa and Orlando on the ‘Top 5 Technology Trends to Impact Business & IT Leaders in the Future’. The presentations are complimentary and open to professionals across all industries. An R.S.V.P. is…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Osmel Delgado, Pharm.D.
Osmel Delgado, Pharm.D. (’02), is the administrative director of Clinical Operations for Cleveland Clinic of Florida, where he is responsible for 85 full-time employees and manages a $26-million, annual, drug expense budget; seven Florida pharmacy permits; and surgical operations of 11 operating rooms suites and 3 outpatient surgical suites. During…
WGCA Honors Three Women’s Golfers as NCAA Scholar All-Americans
Three Nova Southeastern women’s golfers were recognized as NCAA All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, as announced on Wednesday, July 16. Senior Rachel Lewis (Cardiff, Wales) and freshmen Alejandra Velasco (Jalisco, Mexico) and Katrina Wang (Shenzhen, China) were honored among a total of 664 golfers from Divisions I,…
Stephen Frazier Wong Resigns Post as Head Coach of NSU Rowing
Nova Southeastern University Director of Athletics Michael Mominey announced that Stephen Frazier Wong has announced his resignation as the head coach of NSU women’s rowing to accept the head coaching role at Clemson University. Complete Release
2014 Men’s Soccer Schedule Released
The Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer program has released its schedule for the upcoming 2014 season. The Sharks will begin the season on the road Thursday, Sept. 4 at No. 11 Young Harris at 7 p.m. Complete Release