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Let’s Get Physical (with Data)
We are surrounded by torrents of data, coming from scientific, industrial, financial, and other sources. To help make sense of complicated information – often involving relationships between three or more variables, NSU associate professor Louis R. Nemzer wants us to get physical with our data, using 3D-printing. In contrast with…
NSU MD Hosts Ceremony to Emphasize Importance of Humanism in Medicine
The NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) hosted a Pinning Ceremony on August 11, 2018, to emphasize the importance of humanism in medicine in alignment with NSU’s Core Value of Integrity. Held in the university’s Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, the event symbolically…
NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus Hosts Career Expo
On Wednesday, August 22, the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Tampa Bay Regional Campus held a Career Expo on campus from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Fourteen organizations and companies were in attendance, and recruiters met with community members and students from across the Greater Tampa Bay area to showcase their…
Back to School Excitement at NSU University School
Back to school excitement is in the air for NSU University School’s Sharks! Students in junior kindergarten through 12th grade have headed back to school for a new school year that will surely be filled with innovative classroom lessons, engaging student activities, and excitement as students forge lasting friendships with…
NSU’s The Qualitative Report Achieves Publishing Milestone
The Qualitative Report (TQR), Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) online qualitative research journal, has now surpassed 2,000,000 article downloads. Created by NSU’s Ron Chenail in 1990, TQR is one of the world’s oldest international, online, open-access journals dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed qualitative research. According to Chenail, “One reason for TQR’s widespread…
NSU’s The Qualitative Report Achieves Publishing Milestone
The Qualitative Report (TQR), Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) online qualitative research journal, has now surpassed 2,000,000 article downloads. Created by NSU’s Ron Chenail in 1990, TQR is one of the world’s oldest international, online, open-access journals dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed qualitative research. According to Chenail, “One reason for TQR’s widespread…
Alvin Sherman Library Continues Cine Argentino Film Series and Exhibit
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the NSU Alvin Sherman Library will host a free art exhibit and film series. The exhibit entitled “The Artists’ Vision of Ecuador and Argentina” features the work of artists including Luis Wells, Julio Montaner, E & F Project, Julio Chuquimarca and Nicolas Leiva and…
Uncovering Opportunities at NSU
If you ever find yourself in an office decorated with pictures of galaxies, ocean life, and a signed Jane Goodall print, you might just be in the office of Melissa L. Dore, Ed.D., at the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography. Self-described as the “quintessential science nerd,” Dore…
CAHSS Student is Named Associate Ombudsperson at University of Cincinnati
Alicia Booker, M.A., doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) was named Associate Ombudsperson at University of Cincinnati. In this position, she provides ombuds services to faculty, staff, and students. Prior to coming to NSU to earn…
Exciting ExEL Collaboration between CEC and CAHSS Presented at ASEE Conference
Faculty from two of NSU’s Colleges collaborated on the redesign of an engineering graphics course to include experiential and active learning pedagogies. Martha Snyder, Ph.D., PMP, SPHR, Associate Professor, and Manuel Salinas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), and Molly Scanlon, Ph.D., Associate Professor…
Weeks of Welcome—aka WOW—at NSU is a welcome home celebration with a variety of events on campus throughout the first weeks of school. You simply couldn’t cram all this fun and excitement into just one night! Whether you are new to our NSU family or a returning Shark, this welcome…
Anita Holsapple, M.S., graduate of the master’s program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) has received the SAMHSA 2018 Voice Award for her documentary, Battlefield: Home-Breaking the Silence on PTSD, Addiction, and Recovery Support. SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
CANVAS is here! NSU is pleased to announce the full adoption of Canvas as the new Learning Management System (LMS) replacing Blackboard! Beginning for the fall term, Canvas will serve as the primary LMS for all Sharks. Based on the extensive evaluation and a pilot program, many recommendations from faculty…
Alumni Spotlight: FCE Graduate Named Dean of Elizabeth Campus at Union County College
Lester Sandres Rápalo, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, has been appointed Dean of Elizabeth Campus at Union County College. His previous appointments include Dean of the Social Sciences, Business and History Division at Union County College in 2015, and Interim Dean of Elizabeth Campus. Rápalo…
The Bachelor of Science in Cardiovascular Sonography Program at NSU’s Tampa Campus has seen seven exciting years of growth, community outreach, and new technology in health care education. The program was created to meet the demand for entry-level sonographers educated in two specialties of medical ultrasound: adult cardiac and…
These are exciting times at Nova Southeastern University. Thanks to the transformational gift from Dr. Pallavi Patel, M.D., and Dr. Kiran C. Patel, M.D., the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences and its Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) are poised to attain world-class status in the…
Nova Southeastern University, in partnership with the NSU Bookstore, will be unveiling its new identity for the first time at the UC Shark Store. Come by to check out NSU’s new logo and purchase newly branded apparel and swag! Wednesday, August 15 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 20% discount for…
Since its creation in 2004, the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences’ Department of Health Science Medical Sonography Program has “talked the talk and walked the walk,” evolving into one of the most prestigious sonography programs in the United States and abroad. Guided by the vision, mission, and…
Competition Opens for 8th Annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award, Deadline Sept.14
Nova Southeastern University Provost Ralph V. Rodgers, Ph.D. is pleased to announce that starting August 13, 2018, nominations will be accepted for the annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award. The deadline to submit a nomination or to self-nominate is 5:00 p.m., EDT, September 14, 2018. The purpose of the award…
CAHSS Faculty Brings 13 Students from Genocide in the 20th Century and Beyond Class to Europe
Gary Gershman, J.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of History and Political Science in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) escorted 13 students from his course, Genocide in the 20th Century and Beyond, to Krakow, Poland; the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp; Budapest, Hungary, and various locations in Serbia…