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Faculty Lecture to Provide “Enlightenment” on Math, Science
The third talk in the Winter 2012 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series will feature a presentation by Evan Haskell, Ph.D., associate professor in the college, titled “Immoral Truths: Math, Science, and the Age of Enlightenment.” It will take place on Thursday, Mar. 22, from noon to…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Serve as Local Experts for Media, Community
Two faculty members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences have established themselves as experts able to speak with local media outlets and within the community on topics ranging from politics and current legislation to present-day genocide and the Constitution. As the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Feb. 24
Larry A. Calderon, Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University’s vice president for community and governmental relations, affairs, and H. Wells Singleton, Ph.D., Dean of the Abraham S. Fischler School of Educationwill be the featured speaker at NSU’s Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Feb. 24. His presentation is titled: “Challenges facing higher education in…
Brown Bag Grant Workshop – Proposal Writing (Part 1)
The 2012 Brown Bag Grant Workshop Series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 22, with Proposal Writing Part 1. The workshop runs from noon – 1:15 p.m., in the Alvin Sherman Library, room 2053, and can also be viewed on Blackboard. Space is limited; RSVP at www.nova.edu/ogc/brownbag. The series continues at noon on Feb….
Nova Southeastern University and its Office of International Affairs are pleased to announce our recent agreement with the American University of Rome (AUR) to offer our students an enriching study abroad opportunity in a city with never-ending sources of culture, art and history. AUR is a coeducational, regionally accredited, private…
Important Notice About Annual Open Enrollment, Ends Feb. 24
Benefits open enrollment concludes at midnight on Feb. 24, 2012 for plan year effective on April 1, 2012. In order to enroll, you must log into the enrollment website located at http://icubabenefits.org. If you have not previously registered for benefit enrollment, you will need your Social Security number, date of…
RecPlex offers Free Week – offer ends Feb. 25
Campus Recreation currently offer the following programs: RecPlex Membership Referral Program Pair up, it pays! Current RexPlex members who refer a new member will receive one month credit towards their membership dues. Share all the facility has to offer with a friend! Please contact the membership office for more information…
Faculty Symposia scheduled for Mar. 1
The next Faculty Symposium will be held on Mar. 1, 4:30-6 pm in the Faculty Shark Club (Rosenthal Building). The topic is “Cross-Training the Brain” with guest speakers Suzanne Ferriss, Ph.D., and David Spangler, Ph.D.
Join in for Circuit Blast class on National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day
February 22, 1950, is the founding date of National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day and in 1999, members voted to proclaim this a day for nationwide focus on the positive benefits of recreational sports, fitness and wellness- Join us as we celebrate a day of fitness and health with a…
“Contemporary African Diaspora: Memory in Motion,” African Presence Art Exhibition on Display
Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel once said “memory feeds a culture, nourishes hope and makes a human, human.” The artists whose work will be shown in Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) 9th Annual African Presence Art Exhibition can relate to that sentiment. That’s because the work of these 12 international artists…
Prevent Poisonings in Your Home
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Every 13 seconds, U.S. Poison Control Centers receive a call about someone being exposed to a poison. Forty percent of those cases involve a child under three years of age. According to the American Association of Poison Centers, more than 50 percent of…
For many, the word Prohibition conjures up scenes of gang wars in New York, New Jersey and Chicago along with some of the decade’s most infamous characters, Bugs Moran, Meyer Lansky and Al Capone. Yet few realize the prominent role South Florida, and its Caribbean neighbors, played in the transportation…
38 Student-Athletes Named to SSC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll
A total of 38 Nova Southeastern student-athletes were named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester, announced Thursday by Commissioner Jay Jones. To be eligible for the Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.20 on a…
Nova Singers in Concert beginning Mar. 16
The Nova Singers presents That Old Black Magic of Music concert beginning Mar. 16. See flyer for details…
Circle of Friends Presents Author of Book on Cultural Changes in the Seminole Tribe, Feb. 26
The Circle of Friends of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, presents Julian M. Pleasants, professor emeritus of history at the University of Florida, who will speak about his award winning book, Seminole Voices – Reflections on Their Changing Society 1970-2000. Pleasants’ book explores the cultural evolution…
Library’s Ferro Series Delights with “Musical Instrument Petting Zoo”
NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, through a generous gift from the Charles P. Ferro Foundation, has been offering free, interactive arts programs for families and children through the “Live at the Sherman Library! Bringing Stories to Life” series. The program Classical Music for Kids and Instrument…
Expert Explorer to Discuss Connections Between Cave Diving, Climate Change
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology will welcome internationally known explorer Kenneth Broad, Ph.D., as a guest speaker in the Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series. “Caves, Climate, and Cognition” Wednesday, Feb. 22 Noon–1:00 p.m. Mailman-Hollywood Building | Room 309 Broad’s presentation, using images captured under…
E.S.C.A.P.E. Summer Camp Scholarship Contest Deadline
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce a scholarship competition for students interested in attending the 2012 Entrepreneurship Summer Camp and Personal Enrichment Program (E.S.C.A.P.E.). This full-tuition scholarship is valued at $550. To be eligible, students must submit an original essay based on one…
13 University School Student-Athletes Participate in National Signing Day
University School of NSU proudly presented 13 student‐athletes representing four different sports for National Signing Day. The February date signifies the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college football with a school that is a member of the NCAA, the…