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‘Heroes for Health’ Charity Fun Run, Jan. 20
Come dressed as your favorite superhero or just come and be a superhero by heart and run for the homeless. (Costume is optional). Get a chance to win prizes for best superheroes costumes (individual or team). Sunday, Jan. 20, 7:00 a.m., NSU main campus. Registration starts at 6:00 a.m. at…
Rage is Back: Adam Mansbach Book Signing, Jan. 20
January 20, 2013 | 2:00 p.m | Books & Books at the Museum of Art Join us as we welcome Adam Mansbach, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Go the F**k to Sleep, returns with a fearless new novel Rage is Back, about a too-wise kid and…
Campus Recreation Instructional Programs for the Winter Semester
BELLY DANCING Instructional Program Belly Dancing lessons are back! Beginning Jan. 24, our new Belly dancing instructor Nicole will begin teaching this six week course. The class will meet once a week for 6 weeks on Thursdays at 7 pm. There are so many benefits to taking this course! You…
Inaugural Medallion Achievement Reception Welcomes Students to Campus
NSU’s Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted nearly 400 prospective students and family members for the inaugural Medallion Achievement Reception on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. The event drew high school students whose academic achievements already qualify them as Florida Bright Futures Medallion Scholars. Guests enjoyed a reception…
The Art of Wine and Food Series, Jan. 24
Thursday, January 24 | 6-7:30p.m. | $35 per person Pump Up your Palate with a Wine Tasting Workout to start the New Year: Learn to Break Down and Identify the Components of Wine and Up Your Tasting Acumen! This monthly series will be hosted by Stephanie Miskew, certified sommelier and…
Come see our “Return to the Ashcan” Exhibition
Explore urban landscapes and wintry cities in the early 1900’s while you observe works in our Return to the Ashcan exhibition. Families will enjoy turn of the century games, dress up and music. Join Broward County Main Library Youth Services team for Story Time and collaborative, interdisciplinary activities by Art…
Far From the Fresh Air Farm: The Ashcan School Paints the City
January 17, 2013 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Lecture by Carol Troyen Kristin and Roger Servision Curator Emerita of American Paintings Museum of Fine Arts, Boston This event is complimentary for all Museum members; $10 for nonmembers. RSVP is required to Lee Ledegang…
Talk and Book Signing : Young House Love
January 10, 2013 | 6:00 p.m. Books & Books at the Museum of Art Free and open to the public Join us as we welcome John and Sherry Petersik as they discuss their book Young House Love. The book is over 300 pages filled with tons of ideas, projects and…
Champion Apparel Sale at NSU Bookstore ends Jan. 26
Champion apparel sale at your NSU Bookstore: Buy 1, Get 1 for 50% Off, January 7 – 26. For more information, call the NSU Bookstore at 954-262-4750.
Curator Talk with Peter Boswell, Jan. 10
Foto Fort Lauderdale: Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt and Vic Muniz Thursday, January 10, 2013 | 5:30 p.m. Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Free with admission Connect with exhibitions at the Museum of Art through an informal yet informative discussion with Curator, Peter Boswell
Office of Research and Technology Transfer Appoints Director of Sponsored Programs
After a nation-wide search, Cathy Harlan, M.P.A., B.S., CRA, GPC, has been selected for the position of Director of Sponsored Programs in the Office of Research and Technology Transfer. In this position, she will work collaboratively with Deans, faculty, the Office of Technology Transfer, the Office of Clinical Research, and…
Weight Watchers at Work begins – Free info meeting, Jan. 3
NSU students, faculty and staff are invited to join Weight Watchers at Work, which begins in January 2013. Free information meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3 at noon in the Sherman Library, 3rd floor employee lounge. THE POWER OF GROUP SUPPORT AND THE CONVENIENCE OF WORK SITE MEETINGS:…
A New Year, A New You! Free Tobacco Cessation Programs Continue
Interested in quitting and staying tobacco-free? NSU is ready to help! Give yourself the gift of health for the New Year! The NSU Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and the Healthy Lifestyles Guided Self-Change Program offer group and individual programs designed to motivate and help smokers prepare to quit,…
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently presented & facilitated a two-hour workshop at the COMSATS Institute of Technology in Lahore, Pakistan. The presentation to the faculty, master’s and doctoral students of management science was on the topic of “Graduate Research…
Top Undergraduate Students Inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society
More than 65 NSU undergraduate students have been inducted into the Alpha Chi national honor society for the 2012–2013 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 hosted…
Outstanding NSU Psychology Students Inducted into National Honor Society
On Nov. 28, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted an induction ceremony for the Psi Chi national honor society in recognition of the academic accomplishments of psychology students at NSU. Approximately, 150 undergraduate and graduate students from the college and NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies became Psi…
SHSS SGA Announces the Spirit of Community Engagement Scholar for Fall 2012
The Student Government Association (SGA) of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has announced the selection of Kelly Macias as the Spirit of Community Engagement Scholar for Fall 2012. Macias is a doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR). The SGA’s Spirit of…
NSU Community Unites for the Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive
During Nov. 15 and 16, the NSU community worked together to collect items and supplies for the university sponsored Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive. As a result of the drive, 24 boxes were shipped to The Rockaway Point Fire Department. The fire house is located at Breezy Point-the area where the…
NSU Orlando Hosts Lean Six Sigma White Belt for Community
NSU’s Orlando Student Educational Center, in keeping with the university’s value of giving back to the community, recently hosted a free training day for the Central Florida community. Ninety persons from more than 25 organizations attended the training and were awarded certification for the Lean Six Sigma White Belt training…