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Huizenga Business School Professors Win International Award in Boston
Terrell Manyak, Ph.D., professor of public administration and Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently won an award along with colleagues from several other countries. The award recognized the professors for their presentation on “Leadership Practices across the Asian, European,…
NSU Senior Named Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Nova Southeastern senior Kevin Meagher (Providence, R.I.) has been named Sunshine State Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week presented by VALIC, as announced by the conference office on Monday, Sept. 10. Meagher finished fifth among 71 runners at the USF Invitational and completed the 8K course with a…
Volleyball Falls on Final Day of USC-Aiken Invitational
The Nova Southeastern University volleyball team’s (1-7) struggles continued during the final day of the USC-Aiken Volleyball Invitational with another pair of losses. The Sharks dropped their opening match 3-1 to the Augusta State Jaguars (4-3) and later closed out the tournament against the host South Carolina-Aiken Pacers (4-4) losing…
See Your Creativity in Print—Submit Work to Digressions
If you like to write, draw, paint, or take photographs, why not share your work with the NSU community? Digressions, the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Humanities, is accepting submissions for its 2013 issue. Submit Your Work to Digressions Oct. 15–Dec….
Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences recently installed the university’s first cloud computing laboratory. Students and faculty use the CLOUDS (Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems) Laboratory to conduct research in various areas of distributed systems with an emphasis on designing, implementing and evaluating systems, protocols and…
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences doctoral student Laura Downey recently published a chapter in the book entitled, Usability in Government Systems: User Experience Design for Citizens and Public Servants. Downey is the lead author on a chapter covering the history of user experience in government systems. Earlier this…
Special Discount for NSU Community to see “Divorce Party the Musical” at Parker Playhouse
The Broward Center is offering a 20 percent discount to NSU students, employees and alumni to see, Divorce Party the Musical,” Nov. 27 – Dec. 9 at the Parker Playhouse. Discount expires Sept. 21. See flyer for details.
Convocation Celebrates New Academic Year
After two Weeks of Welcome—interrupted by a tropical storm—NSU undergraduate students, faculty, and staff members celebrated the official start of the 2012–2013 academic year at Convocation on Sept. 4. “Convocation provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on your purpose and your goals here at the university,” said Don Rosenblum,…
Upcoming Talk to Discuss EPA Policies Concerning Climate Change, Oct. 5
The next presentation in the Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will examine the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing role in enforcing policies relating to pollution control and climate change. Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series “EPA Enforcement: Can It Meet the Challenges of Climate Change?”…
Softball Adds Nine for Upcoming Season
Nova Southeastern University softball head coach Lesa Bonee has added nine newcomers to her roster for the upcoming 2013 season. These newcomers, five of whom are freshmen and four junior-college transfers, have an abundance of experience that is expected to translate into greater success for the Sharks. The Sharks’ freshman…
Men’s Soccer Picks Up Third Consecutive Shutout Against St. Thomas, 3-0
The Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer team (3-0-0) continued its streak of shutout victories, as the Sharks defeated the St. Thomas Bobcats (0-2-1), 3-0, on Friday, Sept. 7, at the NSU Soccer Complex. The Sharks have shutout their first three opponents this season and this is the second time in…
Overtime Goal by Broberg Lifts Women’s Soccer Over GCSU
The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team won its season-opener on Friday, Sept. 7, 1-0, against Georgia College and State University (1-2-0). A late goal by Malin Broberg (Jr., Stockholm, Sweden), just minutes into the first overtime, secured the victory. At precisely 1:43 into the 10-minute overtime period, Melissa Madden (So.,…
Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS), a co-sponsor of the Nonprofit Technology Network’s Ft. Lauderdale-Miami 501 Tech Club, and the Cloud Security Alliance of South Florida (CSA), will be hosting a networking session on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m., followed by the monthly CSA…
Snoopy-Inspired Musical to Provide Good Time for Whole Family; Runs thru Oct. 7
Gather your family and friends for a fun-filled adventure with the Peanuts gang! Snoopy, Charlie, Lucy, and Linus come to life in the musical comedy, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a Premier Series production performed by students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and…
A Day for Children celebrates its 10th anniversary this year of helping kids in our community. Children 15 years old and under (including infants and toddlers) and their families are invited to Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Davie on Sept. 23, from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for a fun filled,…
NSU Cross Country Teams Excel at South Florida Invitational
The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s cross country teams had a strong day at the South Florida Invitational on Friday, Sept. 7. The top team performance of the evening was by the men, who placed second out of the nine teams that participated in an 8K race. The men…
NSU Volleyball Closes Out 6th Annual Shark Classic
The Nova Southeastern volleyball team (1-3) dropped a pair of matches on the final day of the Sixth Annual Shark Classic on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the NSU Arena in the Don Taft University Center. The Sharks fell to Wayne State (2-2) in the morning match and later to highly…
SHSS Faculty Present on Family Violence at the DRC Conference in Orlando
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented a workshop for mediators, arbitrators, other conflict resolution practitioners and scholars at the Dispute Resolution Center’s (DRC) Annual Conference. The conference was held during Aug. 23-25 in…
Men’s Soccer Shuts out Carson-Newman, 1-0
The Nova Southeastern men’s soccer team (2-0-0) shutout the Carson-Newman Eagles (0-2-0), 1-0, on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the NSU Soccer Complex. It was the second shutout for NSU in as many games. The NSU defense put forth another great effort, holding the Eagles to only two shots-on-goal. Andrea Giombetti…