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Brivio Named Second-Team All-South Region by NSCAA
NSU’s men’s soccer defender Nicola Brivio (So., Gallarte, Italy) has been named to the NSCAA All-South Region Second Team, as recently announced. Brivio adds this honor to his All-Sunshine State Conference selection earlier this year. Brivio had five assists on the season and held a shot-on-goal percentage of .500, with nine shots…
NSU Student Selected Florida’s 2013 Hispanic Heritage Month Teacher
Yanerys Viter, a teacher at Elbridge Gale Elementary School in Wellington and a student at NSU in Palm Beach, was one of the three teachers who were victorious in the Florida 2013 Hispanic Heritage Contest. In commemorating this culture’s legacy and on-going achievements, this contest sought to highlight Excellence in…
Celebrate the Season with Colleagues and Good Cheer, Dec. 11
In lieu of the normal symposium, George Hanbury, NSU president and CEO, is hosting a holiday party for the faculty on Wednesday, Dec. 11. See invitation for details…
NSU Receives Grant From the Health Foundation of South Florida
NSU’s Master of Public Health program, which is part of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently received a $32,000 grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida. The grant award will fund a project which seeks to gather feedback from patients on their care experiences at Health Center Medical Homes…
Save the Date – 7th Annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute
NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education, and Training Center (GREAT GEC) will host the 7th Annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute on Feb. 7-8, 2014 on NSU’s main campus. The theme is, “Socio-Medical Issues in Aging.” For more information, visit www.nova.edu/gec.
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Training for free at NSU Orlando Campus, Jan. 17
NSU’s Orlando campus is offering Lean six Sigma White Belt Training for free on Friday, Jan. 17. This four-hour workshop has been designed to provide the core concepts of Lean Six Sigma with a focus on productivity and quality improvement tools. White Belt training makes it easy for participants to…
Star on the Silver Screen—Enter the Undergraduate Film Festival, Dec. 5
This is an open call from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences to all aspiring student filmmakers. Directors, editors, cinematographers, actors and actresses, screenplay writers—any NSU undergraduate students interested in developing a short film—are encouraged to apply for the annual Undergraduate Film Festival. Students of all experience levels are…
Ignite the Holidays with Nova Singers, Starts Dec. 6
The Nova Singers invite you to come and enjoy a musical explosion of chorus, brass and percussion featuring Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata”Morten Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium” and selected classics from Christmas & Chanukah: O Holy Night, Sleigh Ride, Chanukah oi Chanukah, First Noel, and audience favorites. See flyer for details……
More than 90 students, faculty, and staff were in attendance for “Wonder Women” recently hosted by Career Development in the Alvin Sherman Library, Cotilla Gallery. The panel, facilitated by Kathleen Waites, Ph. D. professor of English and Gender Studies in the Humanities Division of NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts…
Fall’s Final Faculty Lecture: How Artificial Reefs Harm Fisheries, Dec. 5
Artificial reefs may be great for fishing—but there’s a catch. To conclude the fall 2013 Faculty Lecture Series, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host a talk on the potential risks of artificial reefs. “Artificial Reefs: Good for Fishing, Bad for Fish” Faculty Lecture Series | Paul Arena,…
NSU Associate Director Authors Article on Scuba Diving Safety
Tec Clark, NSU associate director for Aquatics and Scuba Diving, has published an article in Alert Diver Magazine entitled, “Emergency Simulations for Dive Professionals.” The article is a call to scuba diving professionals to conduct routine in-service training exercises which depict as real as possible emergency scenarios. “Scuba diving emergencies…
University School Educates the Heart as well as the Mind
The Middle School character development curriculum is a research based program designed to help young children grow up to be healthy, caring, and responsible. The program promotes 40 Developmental Assets that help students succeed in school and life. Included are twenty external assets that focus on positive experiences with the…
Director of Student Affairs for the Regional Campuses Gives Expert Career Advice to College Freshmen
In a recent article by NerdScholar, NSU’s Director of Student Affairs for the Regional Campuses, Jene Kapela gives her expert advice to college freshmen on how to successfully land a job after graduating. Jane’s message to students: “Explore your values, skills, and interests–your college’s career center can help you with…
The Alvin Sherman Library will be holding a book signing event for Brad Meltzer on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3:15 pm for his launch of his new children’s book series. Meltzer’s new book series tells the real life story of ordinary people who changed the world beginning with Abraham Lincoln,…
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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Students Present at Psychology Conference in Canada
Three students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in Toronto, Canada, Nov. 14–17. Psychology major Anil Sawh presented his co-authored research poster titled “Source Memory Recognition is Dependent Upon Time of Learning.” The research found that a person…
Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention Newsletter is now Available
The Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention’s December newsletter is now available online! Learn about bullying, how to recognize the signs and what to do to prevent it. Along with other tips on how to help prevent tragic situations from occurring and where to turn to for help. Visit their…
An article co-authored by two faculty members, a graduate student, and alumna from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences was published in the journal Brain and Cognition, Volume 83, Issue 3 (Dec. 2013). About the Research Title: “Neurophysiological Marker of Inhibition Distinguishes Language Groups on a Non-Linguistic Executive Function…
Interested in revitalizing your South Florida neighborhood, preserving natural areas, stimulating economic development, and learning about public-private partnerships? The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship will host Smart Growth Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 8 – 11:30 a.m. in the Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis Building. Join us…
Top NSU Undergraduate Students Inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society
More than 75 NSU undergraduate students have been inducted into the Alpha Chi national honor society for the 2013–2014 academic year. Alpha Chi recognizes the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors in each undergraduate major. To celebrate these students’ academic achievements, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences recently…