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Save the Date for the Spring Optical Style Show, April 10
The Optical Style Show will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm in the Optical Clinic, 2nd floor of the Ziff Health Care Center on NSU’s main campus. Get 25 percent off frames and lenses! See flyer for details…
Hold Onto Your Power & Your Remote Control – Trigger-Proof Your Way to Success! Feb. 21
Led by author, psychologist, and educator, Gay Lynn Grigas, M.A., Psy., the Trigger-Proof Your Way to Success series will focus on solutions to common workplace problems. Presented as twelve easy-to-use “tools,” each seminar will provide strategies showing you how to change your responses to workplace “triggers.” Offered as part of…
Brown Bag Grant Series continues Feb. 20
The 2013 Brown Bag Grant Series continues its 13-week series on Wednesday, Feb. 20 with “Understanding Grant Applications.” The workshop runs noon – 1:15 p.m., in Room 2053, Alvin Sherman Library. Bring your lunch; light snacks are provided. Space is limited; RSVP at www.nova.edu/ogc/brownbag. The next workshop will be at…
OC Research Scientist Reappointed to Federal Advisory Committee for Atlantic Tunas and Swordfish
Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Research Scientist David Kerstetter, Ph.D. was reappointed on Feb. 11 for another 2-year term to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This body serves as the formal…
FDOT’s 511 Traveler Information System provides Free Traffic Service for Spring Break travel
As millions of students pack up for spring break trips traveling home or to their favorite vacation spot, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) wants everyone to stay safe on the roads. Students can hear updates on crashes, congestion, construction and avoid frustration on the road. FDOT’s 511 system offers…
NSU Athletics Celebrates National Girls & Women in Sports Day
The Nova Southeastern University Department of Athletics welcomed former NCAA President Judy Sweet as the guest speaker at the 13th annual Girls and Women in Sports Day Luncheon on Thursday, Feb., 7 in the NSU arena at the Don Taft University Center. NSU women’s rower Lauren Boudreau (Sr., Waterford, N.Y)…
SHSS Faculty, Students and Alum Help North Side Elementary School Celebrate Snow Day
On December 20, 2012, Anne Rambo, Ph.D. and Christine Ajayi, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), along with DFT graduate students helped students at North Side Elementary School celebrate the “North Side School Snow Day,” by distributing…
Contaldi Selected as SSC Pitcher of the Week
Nova Southeastern senior Vinnie Contaldi (Jupiter, Fla.) was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week presented by the conference office and VALIC. Contaldi was nearly flawless in five innings of a victory over Albany State. He did not allow a single hit or walk in route to his…
NSU’s Diversity Dialogs: Sexism and the Well Meaning Man, March 5
The next Diversity Dialog is Tuesday, Mar. 5, noon-1:00 p.m. in the Horvitz Administration Building, President’s Dining Room. Topic “Sexism and the Well Meaning Man”. Bring your lunch and join fellow faculty, staff and students the first Tuesday of each month for Diversity Dialogues. Everyone is welcome. Hope to see…
Discover Aviation’s Life and Career Enhancement Opportunities, Feb 20
Join us Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 6:00 p.m., at the 2nd Floor Lounge in the Don Taft University Center to learn more. See flyer for details…
Novapool Dance Project to Feature Live Performances at NSU & Overseas, March 1
All are invited to a special, live dance presentation that will feature students performing simultaneously at Nova Southeastern University and across the pond at Liverpool John Moores University in England. Novapool Dance Project: Live Viewing Friday, March 1 10:30 a.m. Performance Theatre | Don Taft University Center The Novapool dance…
Science of Sleeping, Dreaming Uncovered at Upcoming Faculty Lecture, March 21
We spend about a third of our lives asleep and require sleep to stay alive. But, what goes on while we sleep and dream? Find out at the next Faculty Lecture Series talk, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “The Nights of Our Lives: Why We Sleep…
Want to Intern in Washington, D.C.? Learn how on Feb. 22
You don’t have to run for office to spend time in the nation’s capital. Learn how to secure an internship in Washington, D.C., by attending an information session on The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. Information Session on The…
College of Health Care Sciences Holds Induction and Commencement Ceremony
This past December, NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences (CHCS) initiated 11 new members to the CHCS Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA). These new members gave their final project presentations to a collection of TLA members, colleagues and coworkers. Presentations were followed by a reception and induction ceremony in the…
HPD Students compete in the 2013 Ethics Bowl Competition
The 7th Annual Ethics Bowl —- sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Committee, NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences and NSU’s College of Nursing —- was held on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Participants from 10 programs gathered together to compete in the Health Professions Division. Teams of three to five students were…
Brain Awareness Week: Interactive Events Will Provide Plenty to Think About, March 15 and 16
In celebration of international Brain Awareness Week, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host a variety of on-campus events, featuring interactive expos and presentations by students and faculty members. These events are free, open to the NSU community and are co-hosted by the college’s Division of Social and…
SHSS Faculty Member Publishes Book on Conflict Resolution
Toran Hansen, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a book entitled, The Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution: A Guidebook. The book invites consideration of a holistic and comprehensive approach to conflict…
Forensic Anthropologist, Bestselling Novelist Kathy Reichs Speaks at NSU
More than 500 students, faculty, staff members, and guests gathered at NSU on Feb. 6 to hear from Kathy Reichs, Ph.D., a forensic anthropologist, bestselling author, and executive producer of the television series Bones. Titled “Forensic Anthropology: From Crime Lab to Crime Fiction,” the talk was part of the Farquhar…