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Baseball Team Participates in Buddy Walk to Raise Awareness for Individuals with Down Syndrome
The Nova Southeastern University baseball team took time away from the field to participate in the Buddy Walk in North Beach Park on Sunday, Oct. 28. The Buddy Walk helps raise awareness for individuals who have Down syndrome. The walk was led by the individuals with Down syndrome and their buddies. NSU raised…
NSU Optometry Professor receives the President’s Distinguished Professor Award
Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry is delighted to announce the selection of professor Bai-Chuan Jiang, Ph.D., as the first recipient of NSU’s President’s Distinguished Professor Award. This prestigious honor is presented annually to a full-time faculty member who has served NSU for at least 10 years, earned a distinguished…
Nova Singers to perform J.S. Bach’s Magnificent
During November and December, the Nova Singers, under the esteemed direction of Chuck Stanley, will present J.S. Bach’s Magnificat. The performances will take place on Friday, Nov. 30, Sunday, Dec. 2, and Tuesday, Dec. 4. In addition to Bach’s Magnificat, the Nova Singers Holiday Concert Choral will present Sounds of…
Physical Therapy Students at Tampa SEC Tampa SEC ‘cloaked’ during White Coat Ceremony
On Oct. 20, NSU’s Tampa Student Educational Center (SEC) hosted a White Coat and Award Ceremony for students from the Hybrid Entry Level DPT Program and their families. During the ceremony, which is a time-honored rite of passage symbolic of the students’ matriculation into the Program, each first year student…
Herbs and Spice Make the Holidays Nice
Submitted by: Marilyn Gordon, Ed.D., RD, CSSD, LDN Registered Dietitian, Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist Now is the time of year to give up that salt shaker for the seasonal spices that not only taste good but have the ability to improve our health. Herbs and spices can…
Join us for the Mailman Segal Center’s Open House, Dec. 8
The Mailman Segal Center for Human Development will be hosting our Open House & Family Fun Fest on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Jim & Jan Moran Family Center Village. Discover our accredited, award winning, innovative early childhood programs Meet our experienced, licensed teachers…
Show Your Shark Pride During NSU’s 2012 Homecoming Week; Now thru Nov. 10
Be sure to show your Shark Pride as NSU prepares to celebrate its 2012 Homecoming with current Sharks, alumni, faculty and staff preparing for a week full of fun. The festivities will last from Sunday, Nov. 4 – Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Highlights include NSU traditions such as the Homecoming…
Committee for Best Practices in Online Learning to host Forum, Nov. 13
The NSU Committee for Best Practices in Online Learning invites faculty members to attend its forum on Tuesday Nov. 13. The forum will be held in the Carl DeSantis Building, rooms 3032/3034 on the main campus. This year the agenda includes keynote speakers Deans Eric Ackerman and Marcie Rutherford from…
SHSS Faculty Lectures at UF; Speaks on Peace Education and Human Rights
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was invited to lecture at the University of Florida’s Center for Leadership and Service. Duckworth’s presentation was entitled, “Peace Education and Human Rights.” Duckworth is the…
SHSS Student Invited by the German Marshall Fund to Participate in Exchange
Larry Schooler, M.S., graduate of the master’s program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), is one of three US city representatives invited by the German Marshall Fund to participate in a trans-Atlantic exchange on best practices in…
Professor and Student Collaborate, Present Research at Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting
Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and doctoral student George D. Bingham, M.B.A., recently presented their research entitled, “The Moderating Effect of Religiosity and Moral Courage on Ethical Decision Making” at the annual meeting of the Society for Business…
The 5th Annual Autumn Moonlight benefiting the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) will take place on Friday, Nov. 9 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Specialty Automotive Treatments, located at 700 West Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. This year’s event will honor…
NSU’s Library Sponsors Evening with Author of “Extreme Weather”
NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library is sponsoring an evening with Bonnie Schneider, author of “Extreme Weather,” as a part of the David Posnack Jewish Community Center’s 2012 Jewish Book Festival. The Thursday, Nov. 1 event, themed “In the Eye of the Storm,” begins at 7:30 p.m. and also includes special guest…
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Raises the Bar during First Shark Night
Nova Southeastern University is one of nine schools in the Sunshine State Conference. Each school has student athletes who choose to participate in and represent their school through a club called Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and this year Nova Southeastern University is taking SAAC to a greater level. In…
Celebrate Veteran’s Day at NSU Library’s Military Genealogy Workshop, Nov. 11
In honor of Veteran’s Day, NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library is hosting its 2012 Genealogy Day, themed “Researching Military Genealogy” on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find out is a military hero is a part of your family tree, hear experts speak on military research techniques, and…
SAAC Raises Funds For Make-A-Wish Foundation
During the weekends of Oct. 6 and Oct. 13, the Nova Southeastern University Student-Athlete Athletic Committee (SAAC) sent volunteers to Cooper City, Florida to assist in raising funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The NCAA Division-II established a national alliance with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a global charity that grants the wishes…
University School Students Perform Musical, “RENT” Nov. 2-3
Tickets are on sale now for University School of NSU’s upcoming musical performance of RENT, the smash Broadway hit. Set in the East Village of New York City during the 1990s, RENT is about falling in love, finding a voice and living for today. RENT has become a pop cultural…
Erin Black Picks Up Women’s Swimming Weekly Award
Nova Southeastern senior Erin Black (Fort Myers, Fla.) has been selected as the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Swimmer of the Week presented by VALIC. Black picked up three victories and a pair of NCAA “B” qualifying times during the Sharks’ 159-46 win over Saint Leo. Black earned individual victories with…