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No More Excuses: You Need a Flu Vaccine!
Source: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, www.cdc.gov Get the Facts – The flu vaccine is safe, does not cause the flu, and can protect the ones you love. Even healthy people need a flu vaccine. Influenza (flu) is a contagious disease which affects the lungs and can lead to…
NSU to host Baseball Team Tryouts
The NSU Baseball Team will hold tryouts for the 2013-2014 season on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m. at the NSU Baseball Complex. Come on out and play ball! Complete Release
NSU Alumnus Finishes in Top 10 in Latest LPGA Tour Event
Former NSU women’s golfer Sandra Changkija earned her highest career finish on the LPGA tour with a ninth-place showing at the Safeway Classic over the Labor Day weekend. Playing at Columbia Edgewater, Changkija had rounds of 68, 66, 69 and 73 to finish with a 12-under-par score of 276. That…
NSU Swimming & Diving Teams Release 2013-14 Schedule
NSU men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has announced the schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The Sharks will participate in nine meets throughout the regular season along with the SSC Championships and two intrasquad meets. “We have a solid schedule that includes not only our…
NSU Men’s and Women’s Golf Picked Second in Respective Preseason Division II Coaches’ Poll
NSU men’s and women’s golf team are each ranked second in their respective Golf World/Nike Golf preseason NCAA Division II coaches’ poll. The men’s squad only trails defending champion and Sunshine State Conference rival Barry, who earned nine first-place votes and 343 total points. NSU was next with five first-place votes…
NSU Athletics names New Head Coach of Women’s Tennis Program
NSU’s Director of Athletics Michael Mominey announced that Steve Schram will take over the helm of the Sharks women’s tennis program at the beginning of 2013-14 season. Schram becomes only the second head coach since the women’s program was reinstated in 2003-04 and joins the NSU coaching staff after two successful seasons…
Save the Date for the Team 2020 Celebration in January
Mark your calendar for the kickoff of NSU’s 50th anniversary at the Team 2020 Celebration on Jan. 23, 2014. The event will take place in the Arena of the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus. There are lots of surprises in store to mark the university’s Golden Anniversary,…
CPS Professor and Nationally Recognized Expert to Address Community on School Violence, Sept. 11
Center for Psychological Studies Professor Scott Poland, E.d. D., will provide the keynote address during the Miramar Democratic Club’s community forum on school violence and safeguarding children. The forum will take place Wednesday, Sept. 11 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute, 3221 Enterprise Way, Miramar. All…
You are invited to attend “House Calls” Sept. 17
The Office of Residential Life & Housing will host “House Calls” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7-9:00 pm. House Calls is designed to engage the on-campus residential community with NSU administration, faculty, staff members and our campus partners by going door to door of a particular floor in one of our…
A Look Back at NSU’s Weeks of Welcome Events
NSU’s Weeks of Welcome (WOW) got off to a great start. Click here to check out photos of recent events, and visit www.nova.edu/wow to see what’s coming up next. WOW event highlights: • Grand Orientation kicked off the WOW schedule with “The Frenzy: A Black Light Party” that rocked the…
It’s time for the Annual Undergraduate Student Success Fair, Sept. 18
The annual Undergraduate Student Success Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18 in the Carl DeSantis Building, Atrium, from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. The focus of this event is to share information about NSU resources for our undergraduate students to help them succeed and earn their NSU degree. Visit each and every…
SHSS Alum Publishes Book, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition
Margaret Mitchell Armand, Ph.D., LMHC, a doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a book entitled, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition published by Lexington Books and based on her dissertation research. It is…
SHSS Faculty Interviewed by CBS 4 regarding the Congressional Debate on Syria
Dustin Berna, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was interviewed by CBS 4 Miami regarding the Congressional debate on whether or not to permit US military action in Syria. Berna, an assistant professor of Conflict Resolution and…
NSU to host Internship and Job Fair, Sept. 18
Are your students looking for an internship, full-time job, or networking opportunities? Career Development is hosting the Internship and Job Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The event will take place 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m., in the Don Taft University Center, 2nd floor Basketball Courts. More than 40 organizations will be…
For the second consecutive year, an undergraduate student from NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Green Chemistry Student Scholar, selected from a competitive pool of top applicants spanning the country. Biology major and chemistry minor Arti Patel attended the 17th Annual…
Convocation Ceremony Provides Inspiration for Incoming NSU Students
NSU undergraduate students, their families, faculty members, and administration convened in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center for Convocation on Aug. 22, celebrating the start of the academic year. Part of NSU’s Orientation and hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the ceremony included an inspirational…
Join instructors, Greta and Maria, for Dance Jam! Dance and have fun to the hottest Hip-Hop and Zumba beats played by a live DJ! Dance Jam Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7:00-8:30 p.m. RecPlex (located at the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus) Basketball Court, second floor This is a…
CPS Faculty Member Published in the American Journal of Health Promotion
The results of a study by Jessica Valenzuela, Ph.D., an assistant professor at NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies, were recently published in the May-Jun, 2013 edition of the American Journal of Health Promotion. The study, entitled “¡Hazlo bien! A participatory needs assessment and recommendations for health promotion in growing Latino…
Sing with the Bossa Nova Chorale, Deadline to sign up: Sept. 17
If you like to sing and want to meet new people who share your passion, the Bossa Nova Chorale is looking for you! The Bossa Nova Chorale is the premier vocal ensemble of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts. It’s composed of talented,…