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CAHSS invites you to MisCast, April 6
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to the 2018 Broadway Bash: MisCast. This is an exciting and unique Broadway Revue offering our students the opportunity to examine gender roles within the classic and contemporary Broadway musical genres by performing songs normally sung…
Dennis, Hardy Among SSC’s Major Award Winners
The Sunshine State Conference handed out its annual awards with a pair of Nova Southeastern guards among the forefront. Prominent factors in the Sharks’ 11-win improvement from a year ago, David Dennis has been named the 2017-18 SSC Newcomer of the Year while Malik Hardy has been tabbed the SSC…
Hughes Earns Sunshine State Conference Accolades
Nova Southeastern starting guard Alison Hughes received two postseason nods from the Sunshine State Conference, finding her name on the All-SSC Second Team and All-SSC Newcomer Team, as announced Thursday afternoon. FULL RELEASE
DeVeny, Lupoli Named CollegeSwimming National Swimmers of the Week
After helping both of their respective teams to their second-consecutive Sunshine State Conference Championship titles, Courtney DeVeny and Franco Lupoli have earned the title of College Swimming Div. II National Swimmers of the Week. FULL RELEASE
NSU’s Student Athletes Recognized at Academic Luncheon
NSU’s Department of Athletics held the annual Student Athlete Academic Recognition luncheon hosted by NSU President George L. Hanbury, II to honor those student athletes who excelled in the classroom with a 3.8 or higher GPA during the 2017 fall semester. The overall grade point average for NSU’s student athletes…
Third Annual “Every Meter Matters” Event Raises More Than $1,500 For Curing Kids Cancer
Started in 2016 by Nova Southeastern University rowing alumni Hannah Di Lorenzo, the “Every Meter Matters Row for a Cure” event that took place on Wednesday, Feb. 21 helped raise $1,592 for the Curing Kids Cancer Foundation. FULL RELEASE
Tarin Tabbed First-Team Academic All-District
A model student-athlete on and off the court, Nova Southeastern forward Gerard Tarin has been named a First-Team Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). FULL RELEASE
Move Over UIndy, NSU Named Nation’s New No. 1
Winners in five of its six tournament appearances this year, Nova Southeastern has officially made the jump to No. 1 in the latest Golfstat team rankings. The Sharks leapfrogged Indianapolis to take over the nation’s top spot, the first time doing so under second-year head coach Heather Wall. FULL RELEASE…
“The Office of Translational Research and Economic Development is honored to host our inaugural Federal Research Day on Friday, March 16, for NSU Faculty Researchers. Join us to learn about federal agency research interests in biomedical, marine science, and cyber security. The event will be held from 10 am –…
Black History Facts 2018: Nora Holt
Source Nora Holt is best known as the first Black woman to earn a master’s in the United States, but that distinction alone does little to capture her full life. Holt was also highly influential as a composer, singer and music critic. Holt was born Lena Doulas in either 1895…
NSU’s CVS Students Provide Health Screening Exams at Annual Health Fair
On Saturday, February 3, 2018, five faculty and 15 first-year students in NSU’s Cardiovascular Sonography (CVS) program performed nearly 90 heart and vascular health screening exams within a 5-hour period. The exams were provided to the medically under-served population in and around Clewiston, Florida. These screenings were a part of…
“This Is My Brave, Inc.” Addresses Stigma of Mental Health Issues, April 8
Storytelling saves lives. One in five Americans live with a mental illness. Mental health is integral to overall health and well-being and should be treated with the same respect, openness, and urgency. The mission of the nonprofit organization This Is My Brave, Inc. is to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues by…
Learn to play tennis or improve your game with NSU RecWell’s Tennis lessons, starting March 19, 2018! We are offering a 4 week session that meets on Monday nights at 5:30 p.m. at the RecPlex outdoor tennis courts. Registration deadline is March 16, 2018 so call (954) 262-7323 today or…
NSU Men and Women’s Swim Teams Crowned Conference Champs
For the second consecutive year, the Nova Southeastern men and women’s swim teams claimed the Sunshine State Conference championship crowns. With a total of 997.5 points, the women’s team routed all other teams by at least 200 points while the men’s team took first with 876 points. With 80…
Learn to play golf or improve your swing with NSU RecWell’s Golf lessons, starting March 15, 2018! We are offering a 4 week session that meets on Thursday nights at 5:30 p.m. at the Plantation Preserve Golf Course. Registration deadline is March 12, 2018 so call (954) 262-7323 today or…
Alumni Spotlight: FCE Graduate Publishes Book on Academic Advising
Sue Ohrablo, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE), recently published the book, High-Impact Advising: A Guide for Academic Advisors. Filled with real-world scenarios, the book includes worksheets, checklists, and activities to help new advisors learn how to engage and support students. Ohrablo is an internationally…
Students Join Inaugural Class of Phi Kappa Phi at NSU
An inaugural class of 488 students––undergraduate, graduate, and those in professional programs–was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Nova Southeastern University. NSU President George Hanbury, Ph.D., and Provost Ralph Rogers, Ph.D., attended the ceremony on February 20 at the Don Taft University Center. Eleven academic…
When it comes to business, Robert Preziosi, D.P.A., isn’t one to follow the line. In fact, he doesn’t encourage anyone else to do so, either. He believes that the secret to success lies in unlocking creativity. And for nearly 40 years, that’s exactly what he’s been helping students do at…
All students are invited to join SLCE for weekday service opportunities as we serve the local homeless population with HOPE South Florida. Opportunities: April 19, 2018 To register on OrgSync: go to the Student Leadership and Civic Engagement portal events tab. For more information, contact Student Leadership and Civic Engagement at SLCE@nova.edu or…
Halmos College Hosts 1st Mathematics Series Colloquium in 2018
On February 23, the Halmos College Department of Mathematics hosted Zejun Huang, Ph.D. for his talk, “Preserver Problems on Matrices”. Huang is a faculty member at Hunan University in the People’s Republic of China and a visiting scholar in the Department of Mathematics and the Georgia Institute of Technology. His…