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PFRDG & QOL Grant Applications, Due March 15
The President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) applications are due on March 15, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. with a hard copy to the Office of Sponsored Programs and an electronic copy to pfrdg@nova.edu. For application guidelines and to access the application forms, please visit the PFRDG website at www.nova.edu/pfrdg….
Huizenga School welcomes First African-American Woman to Earn a Harvard M.B.A., Feb. 21
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship welcomes entrepreneur Lillian Lincoln Lambert on Thursday, Feb. 21, 10:30 am for the 2013 Distinguished Lecture Series. Lambert is the owner of the building services company, Centennial One, and author of the 2010 book, The Road to Someplace Better: From the…
NSU Arena to host Paula Fernandes Concert, Feb. 8
Entertainer Paula Fernandes will be in Concert at the NSU Arena – Friday, Feb. 8. Tickets on sale now! See flyer for details….
Dental Students Sell DVDs to Raise Money for Special-Needs Children
Geoffrey Morris and Ian Lieberman were busy making money over the holidays. The 2nd-year NSU College of Dental Medicine students did not do this for themselves, but for the Craniofacial Unit at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood. They produced and sold DVDs that review anatomical components of the brain,…
“Dive In” a Lecture Series from the OC, May 15
NSU’s Oceanographic Center will host a lecture series to bring coral reef science and conservation to the Southeast Florida community. See flyer for details….
Next Climate-Sustainability Talk to Examine How Climate Impacts Humans, Feb. 1
The semester’s first talk in the Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will feature a discussion about the impact of climate on human activity. Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series “Causality Between Climate and Human Activity” Christopher Harrison, Ph.D. (University of Miami) Friday, Feb. 1 Noon–1:00 p.m….
Celebrate Black History Month with Dance Master Classes, Thurgood Marshall Talk
Each February, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences commemorates Black History Month, celebrating the contributions of African Americans in United States history. The college invites the NSU community to participate in the following events that will explore the culture, music, and people of black history in the United States…
Baseball Squad Picked Second in Preseason SSC Poll
The NSU baseball team has been picked second in the preseason Sunshine State Conference coaches’ poll. The Sharks received 51 points and one first-place vote, trailing only defending conference champion Tampa (64 points and eight first-place votes). The poll is conducted among the SSC’s head baseball coaches, who do not…
OUSS Staff Presented at the 2012 SACSCOC Annual Meeting
Yi Zhang M.S. & M.S.M.E., and Carmel Joseph, M.P.H., staff members of the Office of Undergraduate Student Success, presented at the 2012 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, Dec. 9 – 11, 2012. The title of their session was, “Improving Higher…
Share Your Story on the Silver Screen—Enter the Annual Undergraduate Film Festival, Feb. 7
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 seventh annual Undergraduate Film Festival. Students of all experience levels…
Deadline to submit for the 2013 Undergraduate Student Symposium, Feb. 22
Are you on the brink of a new discovery? Perhaps you have academic research, artistic work, or a class assignment that you’d like to share with the NSU community. If so, consider submitting your work for the 2013 Undergraduate Student Symposium, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences….
New GTEP Orientation for the Bahamas SEC
NSU Bahamas recently held their orientation for students who enrolled in the Master of Science in Education program (GTEP) for 2012/13. Students in this new group are attending from three of the Bahamas chain of islands – New Providence, Andros and Eleuthera. Juliett Reid, director for the Bahamas Student Educational…
SHSS Faculty Presents at the National Forum of Black Public Administrators
Neil Katz, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was a featured speaker at the National Forum of Black Public Administrators held in Syracuse, NY, Nov. 15-16, 2012. Katz, who also helped coordinate the two day…
Women’s Soccer Volunteers with the Boys and Girls Club
The NSU women’s soccer team worked with Hands on Broward at the Levine/Slaughter Boys and Girls Club Saturday, Jan. 12 in North Lauderdale. “Volunteering was great,” said Alexandra Siciliano (Jr., New Hyde Park, N.Y.). “It was a great way for our team to give back to the community around us.” It was…
SHSS Alum appointed Assistant Director for Residence Life at Augusta College
Whitney Brown, M.S., an alumna of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named the Assistant Director of Residence Life at Augusta College in Sioux Falls, ND. Brown graduated in 2010 with a master’s degree from the College Student Affairs (CSA) program in the Department of…
Mailman Segal Center Winter 2013 Parent Chat Series, Last class April 2
Parents and their children are invited to attend Parent Chat, a FREE service provided by NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development (MSC). Workshops, led by professionals from NSU, will cover a broad spectrum of issues and challenges facing parents today. Parent Chat will be held every Tuesday starting Jan….
Dental School Receives $50,000 Grant to Aid Special-Needs Dental Patients
The College of Dental Medicine recently received a $50,000 grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida to hire an additional staff member to help with patients with special needs. The grant will pay for a full-time employee called “dental patient navigator,” who will assist dental patients at the NSU…
Baseball Ranked In Two Different Preseason Polls
The Nova Southeastern baseball team, coming off of back-to-back 35-win seasons, have garnered notoriety in two different preseason polls. The Sharks have been tabbed as the seventh-best team in Division II by CollegeBaseballLineup.com. As part of the rankings, each team is highlighted. You can read the Sharks’ synopsis here. Also,…
College of Osteopathic Medicine Awards Two Research Fellowships
Two students from College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mai Dang and Jacob Triplet, were selected to participate in the college’s 2013-14 Predoctoral Research Fellowship Program. During their fellowship year, which will commence on July 1, Dang and Triplet, both second-year students, will have the opportunity to develop an individualized training program,…