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SHSS Students in Family Therapy Launch MFT Club
Students in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) have launched a new student group called the Marriage and Family Club. The goal of the group is to enhance and share the knowledge, skills, and networking necessary to successfully complete the…
Scott Poland, Ed.D, associate professor for CPS and Co-Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office at NSU provided several statewide presentations recently. He was the featured speaker at the Idaho Suicide Prevention Action Network meeting in Boise, Idaho in June where he trained members of 12 regional crisis teams…
SHSS Alum serves as Chief Clinical Officer at Gratitude House
Kaisha A. Thomas, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) is the Chief Clinical Officer at Gratitude House in West Palm Beach. Gratitude House was founded in 1968 and is a fully accredited Level…
Three Nova Alumni Recognized at 40 Under 40 Event
The South Florida Business Journal held their annual “40 Under 40” awards on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the historic Pier 66 hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. Greg Forbes Siegman, the real-life subject of The Silhouette Man by Jillip Paxson, was the keynote speaker. George Hanbury II, Ph.D., provided the opening…
Real Estate Development Alumni YOLO it up!
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s M.S. in Real Estate Development (MSRED) alumni association formed last year to provide a network for both current students and alumni. They are tracking where students get hired as well as accomplishments in the industry. On July 12, they held their…
SCIS Holds Inaugural Dissertation Workshop
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS) invited a group of students to participate in a pilot Dissertation Workshop July 12-15. The event, held on Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Davie, brought 25 students together with faculty for an intensive “boot camp” experience. Students and faculty both…
See Story of Undying Love in Zombie Musical “Song of the Living Dead” until Sept. 4
In keeping with its recent tradition of presenting bloody-good productions, The Promethean Theatre (TPT), NSU’s award-winning professional theatre company in residence, will present Song of the Living Dead at NSU now through Sept. 4. Part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Resident Series, Song will take place in…
SHSS Faculty Member Provides Training on Domestic Violence to Future Physicians
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary (DMS) at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was invited to speak to first year students in the medical program at HPD. McKay’s presentation was entitled, “Domestic Violence for Physicians” and provided recent research…
Lifelong Learning Institute offers Weekly Grief Seminar
NSU’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) and VITAS Innovative Hospice Care will host FREE grief seminars every Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 p.m. See flyer for details. For more information about LLI, visit www.nova.edu/lifelonglearning.
Step Up and Audition for Dance Works, Aug. 27
Calling all dancers: here’s your chance to grace the stage at NSU! The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will be hosting auditions on Saturday, Aug. 27, for its upcoming Dance Works production. Dance Works is an annual performance that showcases new choreography and…
Medical School Professor Recognized on Most Influential Doctors in South Florida List
Paula Anderson-Worts, D.O., M.P.H., a Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) associate professor of family medicine/public health and program director of the COM/Broward Health Family Practice Residency, was recognized as one of Black Health magazine’s 25 most influential African American doctors in South Florida. She was honored on…
Celebrating the Start of the Academic Year: Convocation, Sept. 6
To celebrate the start of the academic year, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host the 2011 Convocation ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 4:00 p.m. in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center, North Court. A reception will be held on the South Court, immediately after. …
College of Pharmacy Receives Accreditation Extension
Andrés Malavé, Ph.D., dean of Nova Southeastern University’s College of Pharmacy, recently announced that the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has extended the accreditation of the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program until June 30, 2015. Through the continuing professional efforts of the college’s faculty, staff, and preceptors; the…
Medical Student Emily Young Wins Leadership Award
In July, third-year Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine student Emily Young, M.A.T., received one of the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) most prestigious student awards when she was named the recipient of the AOA Presidential Memorial Leadership Award. The honor, which is accompanied by a $5,000 cash award, honors…
Nova Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Aug. 5
Tom West, M.B.A., NSU vice president of information technology and chief information officer, will be the featured speaker at the Nova Speaker’s Forum on Friday, August 5. He will share information about Nova’s Office of Information Technology: New organization; Top five projects and how they relate to the Blackwell report;…
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to invite you to the third in a series of Academic Fests scheduled to take place in 2010-2012. Don Taft University Center Performing and Visual Arts Wing Tuesday, September 6 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Shuttle buses will be provided from several main…
Nova Student and Staffer Goes on Humanitarian Mission to Build an Orphanage in Haiti
Elena Trowell, an NSU student in the Masters of International Business Administration Program at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and assistant to the Nova Alumni Association, traveled with her childhood friend Erin Outlaw in July to Grand Goáve, Haiti. They went to the Caribbean nation to…
Get your 2012 parking decal before the September 1 deadline. See Parking Decal flyer for details…