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NSU Baseball Player Claims NCBWA All-South Region Honor
Carlos Asuaje (Jr., Weston, Fla.) was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-South Region Second Team. Asuaje earns his third postseason award of the year after picking up All-Sunshine State Second-Team and Daktronics, Inc. All-South Region honors last week. Asuaje earns multiple regional honors for the third consecutive…
Blackwood to Spend Summer with Houses of Hope in Kenya
Nova Southeastern tennis student-athlete, Kamryn Blackwood (Jr., Farmington, N.M.), will be spending her summer helping people halfway across the world. She is joining Houses for Hope on a mission trip to Kenya. Blackwood has been involved with Houses for Hope for years and serves on the board of the organization….
Men’s Golf Ends Championship Run in Semifinal Tiebreaker
The No. 1 NSU men’s golf team fell short on its championship run in the semifinals at the NCAA Division II National Championship at the Hershey Country Club East Course, falling to Barry 2-2-1 on a stroke tiebreaker. The Sharks competed in 36 holes on Thursday, starting with a head-to-head…
Looking for Work-Life Balance? Let NSU Help You Find that Balance
When it comes to balancing the responsibilities of both work and family life, we often find ourselves in the dilemma of trying to balance the conflicting demands of work with family responsibilities. Many of us are having more difficulty achieving Work-Life Balance because of the rapidly changing workplace. The workday…
Film Series | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, June 12
Wednesday, June 12, 3:00pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the…
Film Series | What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann, June 26
Wednesday, June 26, 3:00 pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium As one of the world’s preeminent photographers, Sally Mann creates artwork that challenges viewers’ values and moral attitudes. Described by Time magazine as “America’s greatest photographer,” she first came to international prominence in 1992 with Immediate Family,…
Optometry Faculty Present Research on Autism Research
Rachel A. “Stacey” Coulter, O.D., M.S., and Annette Bade, O.D., Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry faculty researchers presented research results at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) in San Sebastián, Spain on May 4.
Huizenga School Undergrads Complete Internships
According to a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, internships are the #1 experience that employers are looking for in their entry level candidates. NSU students are actualizing this on campus, and in corporations throughout South Florida. Are you or your students interested in finding an internship? NSU’s…
OI2T Quarterly Newsletter now available: OI2T Share
The Office of Innovation and Information Technology has several announcements and updates regarding current and upcoming projects. Please take time and read the spring edition of the OI2T Share newsletter. View Current OI2T Share Newsletter Please feel free to email us at i2tinfo@nova.edu with any suggestions you may have. This issue, and…
Recipients Announced for President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant & Quality of Life Awards
The 14th Annual President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) and 11th Annual Quality of Life Awards ceremony was recently held in the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus. NSU President George Hanbury and Vice President for the Office of Research and Technology Transfer Gary Margules recognized 37 research projects…
NSU’s Public Safety Department Hosts Annual Award of Merit Luncheon
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Public Safety Department recently held its Award of Merit ceremony, which coincided with Public Safety’s 25th Anniversary of dedicated service to the NSU community. The emcee for the event was Public Safety Director Jim Ewing, and approximately eighty people attended, including University President and Chief Executive…
NSU’s First-ever Live Commencement Webcast Yields a Marriage Proposal
During the recent commencement ceremony for the Health Professions Division, degrees were not the only highlights on stage. James Neilen, Pharm.D., who was being hooded at the ceremony by his girlfriend Ally Courson, turned around, got down on one knee and proposed marriage. Courson accepted, and the crowd broke out…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Open House, June 8
Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) will be hosting a campus Open House for all prospective students on Saturday, June 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Meet with admissions managers, financial aid experts and faculty members and discover which of their programs – from…
Business Professors Present at Southwest Decision Sciences Conference
Three professors from NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship —Leslie Tworoger, D.B.A., Eleanor Lawrence, Ph.D., and Cynthia Ruppel, Ph.D., presented their research entitled “The Emotions and Cognitions of Change: Top Management Reflections in the Healthcare Industry” at the Southwest Decision Sciences Conference. The conference was held March 12-16,…
Fischler Student Raises Scholarship Dollars to Assist Those With Hearing Loss
Abraham S. Fishler School of Education student Rachel Friedman recently raised and donated $4075.00 to the Jack Mills Scholarship fund to assist those with hearing loss as her bat mitzvah (בת מצוה), signifying becoming a full-fledged member of the Jewish community with the responsibilities that come with it. Her project, coordinated…
SHSS Alum Named President of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
Stanley Zamor, M.S., graduate of the master’s program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named President of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators (FAPM). In this position Zamor has achieved several “firsts.” He is the…
NSU Track and Field Runners Head to NCAA National Championship
The Nova Southeastern track and field team will be sending five athletes to the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The championship begins Thursday, May 23 and ends Saturday, May 25 at Colorado State University in Pueblo, Colorado. “I am very excited about all of our athletes going…
NSU Alumna Accepted into Prestigious Teach for America Program
As an undergraduate biology major at NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nancy Sarmiento spent time in the local community showcasing science to young minds. Now, as an NSU alumna, Sarmiento will teach biology to secondary-school students in Baltimore, Maryland through the Teach for America program. Over the next…