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Manhattan Alumni Chapter’s Community Service Event with Citymeals on Wheels
Manhattan alumni chapter president Elaine Papas, M.S. and J.D., organized a community service event with Citymeals-on-Wheels. In the spirit of the holiday season, alumni delivered food to senior citizens on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The goal of Citymeals-on-Wheels is to provide nutritious food and company to homebound elderly New Yorkers,…
Computer Sciences School Celebrates Holiday Season With Community Service
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) celebrated the holidays with a community service day on Monday, Dec. 19. The faculty, staff and families of GSCIS gathered at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach for a beach clean-up followed by lunch to celebrate the holidays….
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus is Next Distinguished Speaker, Feb. 9
Just how reliable is the human memory? That’s a question noted psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D., has studied for the past 30 years. On Thursday, Feb. 9, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Loftus to NSU as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series. Loftus will present a talk…
Fischler School Professor Named to Jamaican Diaspora Advisory Board
NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education professor Susan Lycett Davis, Ed.D., was recently named to the Advisory Board of the Jamaican Diaspora Southern United States after a vote by Jamaican nationals across the South Florida community. Davis is now the Jamaican Diaspora Advisory Board member for the Southern United…
Next Faculty Lecture to Argue Why Progressives Need Realist Theory of Truth, Jan. 19
The Winter 2012 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series will open with a talk by Darren Hibbs, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Hibbs will discuss “Why Progressives Need a (Minimally) Realist Theory of Truth,” from noon to 1:00 p.m., in the…
Huizenga School Hosts Annual Holiday Luncheon
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated the holiday season at its annual holiday luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 15. Dean D. Michael Fields, Ph.D., Huizenga Business School faculty, staff and special friends gathered in festive spirit to give thanks and enjoy traditional favorites including shared recipes. Special…
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Class Graduates From Executive Education Program
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education graduated ten people from its open-enrollment Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification class on Saturday, Dec. 9. As a way to teach the Green Belt tools and concepts, participants were divided into two groups…
Medical School Earns Pharmacopeia Appointment
In December 2011, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine was appointed as a member of United States Pharmacopeia (USP), becoming the first college of osteopathic medicine in the United States to earn this prestigious honor. The USP is a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the quality, purity,…
Annual Ars Flores Concert, Lecture to Showcase Local Young Artists, Jan. 28
In partnership with the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra will host its annual Young-Artists Competition Winners’ Concert on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Miniaci Performing Arts Center. There will also be a pre-concert lecture beginning at 6:30 p.m. Part of the…
New 12-Week Session of Weight Watchers At Work Begins
A new 12-week session of the Weight Watchers at Work program is starting, so don’t miss your chance to change your life and reach a new goal. The NSU community is invited to attend the FREE INFORMATION MEETING on Thursday, Jan. 12 at noon in NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library Staff…
NSU Hosts Second Annual Upperclassmen Student-Athlete Career Workshop
The Nova Southeastern athletic department and the International Etiquette Centre teamed up to host the second annual NSU Upperclassmen Student-Athlete Career Workshop, held at Grande Oaks Golf Club. More than 50 NSU student-athletes were in attendance at the event coordinated by Cristie Ledon, the graduate assistant for Student-Athlete Academic Services,…
Tampa Alumni Chapter’s Annual Holiday Party
On December 2, 2011, NSU alumni and friends gathered at Columbia, Florida’s oldest restaurant in Ybor City. The evening was hosted by Tampa alumni chapter president Al Fontaine, D.H.Sc., and featured an unforgettable evening of fantastic food and fun. The evening concluded with entertainment from Columbia’s famous flamenco dancers. The…
No. 1 Taylor Invited to Play in Jones Cup Invitational
Nova Southeastern golfer Benjamin Taylor (So., Leatherhead, England) has been chosen to compete in the 2012 Jones Cup Invitational, being held from Feb. 2-5 at the Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga. The Jones Cup Invitational is a prestigious tournament that features the best collegiate golfers in the…
Fischler School Administrator Honored by Spain for Spanish-Language Initiatives
Lourdes Rovira, Ed.D., assistant director of the Latin American Institute for Educational Leadership (ILALE) and a member of the Hispanic Advisory Board for NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education, was recently honored by the government of Spain for her work on behalf of Spanish-language education and for strengthening the…
January Happenings at the Museum of Art!
Thursday, January 26 Location: Horvitz Auditorium at the Museum of Art Lecture with Jason Schupbach, director of Design with the National Endowment for the Arts, 5:00 pm Free and open to the public. Jason Schupbach speaks on how art works to improve the lives of American citizens in many ways….
Put Your Best Foot Forward—Audition for Dance Concert, Jan. 21
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will host open auditions on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 for its upcoming Dance Concert production. Auditions for the Premier Series event will take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Performance Theatre of the College’s Performing…
NSU Computer Programming Team Competes in Regional Contest
Three undergraduate students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, who comprise NSU’s computer programming team, competed in the 2011 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Southeast Regional Programming Contest against 77 other teams. The contest took place on Oct. 29, at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. NSU’s…
SHSS Alum Publishes Book on Exploring Prejudice
Amy Guimond, M.S., graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has published a book entitled, “Exploring Prejudice: One Woman’s Journey Beneath the Veil.” The book chronicles her own insights and reflections during a 28 day period in…
Broberg and Reid Named to NSCAA All-South Region Teams
Nova Southeastern women’s soccer players Rachael Reid (Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) and Malin Broberg (So., Stockholm, Sweden) received National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region honors, as released by the organization this week. Reid earned second-team honors after starting in all 16 games on defense for the Sharks, leading the…