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AERA Special Interest Group Appoints GSCIS Faculty Member to Position
Martha Snyder, Ph.D., associate professor at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS), was recently appointed by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Design and Technology Executive Committee as the Special Interest Group’s Communication Manager. Snyder will assume this new appointment beginning Apr. 18, for one year. AERA…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon
Gay Lynn Williamson-Grigas, M.A., CEO of Grigas Consulting, will be the featured speaker at NSU’s Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Mar. 23. Her presentation is titled: Trigger-Proof Your Way To Success: 12 Tools To Keep Your Cool and Confidence. As the CEO of Grigas Consulting, Williamson-Grigas’ goal is helping leaders enhance…
Computer Sciences School Doctoral Student Visits Kenya to Develop Human Resource Software
Eric Straw, alumnus of the M.S. in Computer Information Systems program and current doctoral student at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, recently visited Nairobi, Kenya with a group of students who are developing human resources software for Bible Translation & Literacy Kenya (BTL). Straw is currently teaching…
On Wednesday, Mar. 21, NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Oceanographic Center will host two Interprofessional Grand Rounds. The first of the two sessions will be entitled “Gene Discovery in the Post-GWAS Era,” and will be presented by Stephen J. O’Brien, Ph.D. at noon to 1:00p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 21….
NSU to Host TEDMED Broadcast, Concludes Apr. 13
Nova Southeastern University has been selected by TEDMED to host the live broadcast of its exclusive conference from Apr. 10 to 13 featuring health and medicine titans. All sessions of the broadcast will take place at NSU’s Health Professions Division’s Chancellor’s Dining Room. TEDMED talks are unlike what is seen…
Study Abroad in Sweden This Summer During “International Arts & Culture Infusion”
The NSU community is invited to study abroad in Sweden this summer as part of the 10th annual “International Arts & Culture Infusion” course offered by NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education and its Interdisciplinary Arts Master’s Program. Undergraduate and graduate students can earn credits while working side-by-side with…
NCAA.com Profiles Hollie Bonewit-Cron
Wednesday, March 14, NCAA.com’s Craig Thomas wrote this profile on NSU Swimming and Diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron after day one of the NCAA National Championships. Below is an excerpt and a link to Thomas’ article. It’s what every swimmer wants — to turn the fastest lap, to beat yesterday’s…
NSU Department Boasts 95% participation in Faculty/Staff Giving Campaign
During President Hanbury’s Town Hall meeting with the H. Wayne Huizenga’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship, there were many things that resonated with the Enrollment Services department. “We heard how great universities are recognized by accrediting agencies, the academic community, and the general public by the percentage of alumni who…
NSU Student-Athlete Named SSC Golfer of the Week
Nova Southeastern women’s golfer Abbey Gittings (Jr., Tamworth, England), the top-ranked golfer in the NCAA Division-II, has been named Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week, as recently announced by the conference office. Gittings grabbed her first individual win of the spring, placing first of 66 golfers at Rollins’ Peggy…
NSU Men’s Golfer Excels at European Challenge Tour Event
Nova Southeastern men’s golfer, Ricardo Celia (So., Barranquilla, Columbia) recently competed at the European Challenge Tour’s Pacific Rubiales Columbia Classic in Barranquilla, Columbia where he finished 20th overall. The tournament was held March 8-12 at the Country Club de Barranquilla. “I am very proud of Ricardo’s play in Barranquilla and…
You are invited to the 13th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards which will be held at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Apr. 17. The pre-reception will be held at 5 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building Atrium, and a post-reception will be held following the…
Undergraduate Admissions to host New Major Day
NSU has four new majors and students are invited to visit our campus and learn all about them! The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting New Major Day on Friday, April 6 in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus. Registration opens at 8:00 am, and the program…
NSU Employees receive 35 percent discount at Camp Nova
Choose which session you want your child to attend. See flyer for details…
Get your career on track in ’30 minutes or less’
The Office of Career Development invites you to join them for lunch and upcoming mini-workshops on resume writing (March 20), networking (March 27), and interviewing (April 3). The workshops will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m., in the Parker Building, Room 201. For more information, contact the NSU Office…
Give Kids A Smile Day, Apr. 14
On Saturday, Apr. 14 children from low-income families will receive free dental services from NSU’s College of Dental Medicine. Known as “Give Kids a Smile Day,” the event will provide several services to children between the ages of 2 and 18, including X-rays, exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, and restorations….
Neuroscientist David Eagleman to discuss “The Secret Lives of the Brain,” Apr. 19
“If the conscious mind—the part you consider you—accounts for only a fraction of the brain’s function, what is all the rest doing?” This is the question that neuroscientist David Eagleman, Ph.D., the next Distinguished Speakers Series guest, has spent years researching. Hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences…
Faculty Lecture, Recital to Analyze Work of Composer Oliver Messiaen, Apr. 5
As part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series, Jennifer Donelson, D.M.A., assistant professor in the college, will present a lecture and recital titled “The Power of Hope: Messiaen’s Understanding of Truth, History, and the Incarnation.” Thursday, Apr. 5 Noon–1:00 p.m. Performing and Visual Arts Wing…
Computer Sciences School Alumnus Presents during Strata Conference in California
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences alumnus Tony Middleton, Ph.D., presented on “Data Ingest, Linking, and Data Integration via Automatic Code Generation,” during the Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California on Feb. 29. The presentation discussed a fundamental challenge of data-intensive computing, which is developing new algorithms that…
Explore Math’s Diverse Applications on April 4 & 5
As part of its Mathematics Colloquium Series, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology, will host events featuring guest speakers from universities around the country. These talks are free, and all are welcome to attend. “Mathematical Modeling of Fluorescence Microscopy and Its Applications to…