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Audiology students, professors, and alumnus from NSU’s College of Allied Health and Nursing travelled to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) last month to provide hearing exams for special needs children. The group tested 141 children between Feb.27 to March 3. Of those tested, 32 children were found to have hearing…
Medical Students Attend Pediatric Cancer Research Event
On Apr. 7, eight NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students interested in pediatrics attended the “I Care I Cure” Childhood Cancer Foundation’s Learn at Lunch medical research event held at Morton’s steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale. During the event, Katherine Matthay, M.D., of the University of California San Francisco spoke about…
Family Center Children Create Museum of Recycled Art and Inventions
The four year-olds in Miss Carol and Miss Nikki’s Pre-Kindergarten class at the Mailman Segal Center’s Family Center Preschool are proud to show off their creative artwork as they host the opening of their child-made, nature inspired “Museum of Recycled Art and Inventions.” The children created, constructed and maintain the…
Announcing Faculty Marshals for NSU’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Each year, faculty members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Fischler School of Education & Human Services, and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship are selected by their peers to serve as faculty marshals during NSU’s Commencement ceremony. As recipients of this prestigious honor,…
Huizenga Business School to Host Free Situational Leadership® Executive Briefing, May 16
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is pleased to host Paul “Doc” Hersey, Ed.D., internationally renowned behavioral scientist and founder of The Center for Leadership Studies. Hersey will conduct an executive briefing of his popular leadership model “Situational Leadership®” on Monday, May 16. The briefing is open…
The NSU community is invited to a showcase of student work in dance, theatre, and music as the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts presents its annual Festival of Student Works. Part of the college’s Studio Series, the festival will begin at 7 p.m….
In light of the developing nuclear situation in Japan, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host a faculty discussion panel on Tuesday, Apr. 26. The topic for discussion is, “Japan Nuclear Incident: Scientific Basis, Engineering Design, and Policy Implications,” will take place from 4 – 5:30 p.m., in…
NSU’s Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony to Be Held at BankAtlantic Center, May 14
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will jointly hold NSU’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 11 a.m. at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. The NSU community is…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Apr. 22
Larry A. Calderon, Ed.D., NSU vice president for community and governmental relations, will host an open discussion at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Apr. 22. An expert in strategic planning and educational policy, Calderon brings 35 years of experience to NSU where he serves as the vice president for community…
FORE!!! Campus Recreation Summer Golf League begins May 5
The summer is almost here and that means it is time to begin thinking about playing golf and participating in the NSU Campus Recreation Golf League! We are pleased to be able to offer to all students, faculty, staff and affiliates of NSU the opportunity to play in our annual…
Campus Recreation Offers Ballroom Dancing
Campus Recreation is offering the following Ballroom Dancing sessions at the RecPlex. For more information about any of these classes, please contact Mike Prociuk at prociuk@nova.edu. To register, please call 954-262-7301. SALSA Have you ever wanted to learn the Salsa? Now is your chance! Campus Recreation is offering Ballroom Dancing…
Inviting Smiles: Orthodontic Treatment at NSU College of Dental Medicine
By: Shiva Khatami, DDS, Ph.D., assistant professor; Abraham Lifshitz, DDS, MSc, professor; Sergio Real, DDS, assistant professor, NSU College of Dental Medicine Your smile sends an invitation to the world around you; an invitation to engage in a positive social interaction and share the joy of living. Orthodontic treatment…
SharkBytes will be published bi-weekly throughout the summer. The next editions will be Aug. 17 Aug. 31. The weekly schedule of SharkBytes will resume with the Aug. 31 edition.
Medical Students Snare Dr. Bradley I. Silverman Scholarships
On Apr. 4, second-year medical student Joshua Klein and third-year medical student Jaclyn Railsback were named the recipients of the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (COM) 6th Annual Dr. I. Bradley Silverman Memorial Scholarship. It was established in 2006 to honor outstanding COM students who participate in cancer-related community service…
Medical Students Receive Matthew Terry Scholarships
On Apr. 4, first-year medical student Sharien Amarnani and second-year medical student Lauren Westafer were the recipients of the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Dr. Matthew A. Terry Scholarship Endowment. The academic accolade, which is accompanied by a $500 cash award, was established in 1999 to honor first-and second-year…
Joy Foglietta and Bennett Lessmann, both third year Law Center students, won first place at the Billings, Exum, and Frye National Moot Court Competition after a well-contested final round against Regent University School of Law students. Lessmann also won the Best Oral Advocate award for the final round. Seventeen law…
SHSS Faculty Presented at Florida Consortium for Women’s Studies Annual Conference
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor and Chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), gave a presentation at the Florida Consortium for Women’s Studies Annual Conference hosted at Florida Atlantic University. The Consortium had speakers from across the US…
Students Present Research at Regional Psychology Conference
Students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences presented their research at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference in Jacksonville, Mar. 2–5. Attending and presenting research posters at the conference were NSU students Christine Harlow, working under the guidance of faculty adviser Glenn Scheyd,…
Medical School Professor Elected to Local and National Boards
Naushira Pandya M.D., CMD, professor and chair of NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics, was elected to the American Medical Directors Association’s Board of Directors as a Florida President’s Council representative. She also was elected to the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward County’s Board of Directors.