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Caregiver Alliance Program Meeting, Nov. 10
The second NSU Caregiver Alliance Program meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 10 in the Alvin Sherman Library, room 4009. The presenter will be Jacquelyn Browne, Ph.D., LCSW, NSU Fischler School of Education and Human Services, who will speak to the group about Caregiving & Stress Management. This is…
The campus Open House will take place on Nov. 13 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus. Attendees can get all the information they need about academic majors, the application process, and financial aid. Campus tours are available and light refreshments will…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Nov. 12
Lia Hemphill, M.L.S., M.B.A., director of collection development at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library; and Laura L. Ramirez, M.L.I.S., director of library services at NSU’s North Miami Beach Campus, will be the featured speakers at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Nov. 12. They will talk about added value offered by the…
NSU Celebrates ‘America Recycles Day,’ Nov. 15
Join us at the Don Taft University Center on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. to celebrate America Recycles Day. Meet the NSU Shark Recycling Team, who will have free giveaways and information on the Shark Recycling efforts to date. They will also be encouraging everyone to take…
Oceanographic Center Professor Launches New TV Series on Nature, Nov. 16
Please join NSU Oceanographic Center Professor Charles Messing, Ph.D., and friends for the premier of the two pilot episodes of Messing with Nature, a half-hour television series that will redefine nature/wildlife programming. Imagine Alton Brown (Good Eats) hosting Planet Earth with a bit of Monty Python thrown in. In the…
University School of NSU Celebrates Red Ribbon Week with Clean-Living Activities
University School of NSU students recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week to reinforce clean-living choices and be drug and alcohol free. Pre-K through 12th grade students participated from Oct. 22 – 25, in a full schedule of activities in the Lower, Middle and Upper divisions, including several events in which Upper…
Starbucks in the Don Taft UC is open 24/7! Check out the Grand Opening Week Special
Starbucks in the Don Taft UC is now open 24/7! That’s right, ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT everyday! Stop by anytime and fuel up. We’re ready to serve you! For the “Grand Opening” week through Nov. 13, Shark Dining is proud to announce that any drink, any size will be 99¢ between…
Shattering the Myths of Prescription-Drug Abuse, Nov. 12
Seven people die each day in Florida with at least one prescription drug considered the cause of death. While prescription-drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions, misinformation and myths about this problem continue to be believed. In observance of National Drug Facts Week (DFW), an interactive event titled “Shattering Myths About…
Show Your Shark Pride at NSU’s 2010 Homecoming Activities, Nov. 11-13
The NSU community is invited to show their Shark Pride by joining in NSU’s 2010 Homecoming celebration. Don’t miss exciting events including: 5th Annual Homecoming Tailgate Date: Thursday, Nov. 11, from 12 – 2 p.m. Location: Shark Fountain, outside the east entrance of the Don Taft University Center Welcome to…
CEO of Perry Ellis International to Speak at NSU, Nov. 12
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring George Feldenkreis is coming up on Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. If you would like to attend, RSVP to Claudia Zeller at cz100@nova.edu.
Huizenga Business School Announces New Corporate Partnership with Home Shopping Network
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce its new corporate partnership with the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Through this corporate educational partnership, employees from the HSN will receive a special discounted tuition rate when they enroll in the Huizenga Business School’s undergraduate or graduate…
College of Pharmacy presents Stephanie Aleong Award to FDA
NSU’s College of Pharmacy held its annual NSU Fall Classic continuing education conference on Nov. 6 and 7 at the university’s Health Professions Division. The two-day event attracted more than 500 pharmacists. The conference’s highlight was the presentation of the Stephanie F. Aleong, J.D., National Patient Safety Award to the…
Witness History in the Making: Support the Sharks at Break the Record Night, Nov. 12
Come see superstars in the making at these upcoming NSU Athletics competitions! The Sharks need you on the edge of your seat, screaming & showing your school spirit. It’s high-octane action you don’t want miss! Get pumped, and take a bite out of Shark Athletics: Women’s Volleyball The NSU women’s volleyball…
Announcing the James and Nan Farquhar Second Floor Lounge at NSU
A popular study and social spot in the Don Taft University Center now has an official name. The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences announces the James and Nan Farquhar Second Floor Lounge. Located on the northwest side of the building, across from the Guy Harvey ocean mural, the lounge…
Dental Associate Dean inducted to the American College of Dentists
Hal Lippman, D.D.S., associate dean for admissions, student services, and alumni affairs at NSU’s College of Dental Medicine, was inducted into the American College of Dentists on Oct. 8 in Orlando at their annual meeting. Founded in 1920, the American College of Dentists (ACD) is the oldest national honorary organization…
NSU Computer Science School Student Co-Authors Paper in Information Security Journal
Angel R. Otero, a doctoral student at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, co-authored a paper that was published in the Oct. 2010 issue of the International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications. The paper titled “A Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Information Security Controls Using Boolean Features” proposes…
College of Osteopathic Medicine Receives Continuing Medical Education Gold Seal of Approval
NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) was awarded full reaccreditation for the next three years from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) as a Category 1 sponsor of continuing medical education (CME) credits. After surveying the college’s CME programs, the independent accrediting agency granted NSU-COM a perfect score of 100 points….
NSU’s Executive Director of International Affairs Presents Paper in India
Anthony J. DeNapoli, Ed.D., NSU’s Executive Director of International Affairs, presented a paper and workshop on the “Changing Role of the School Principal” at the second annual international conference, Excellence in School Education, sponsored by the Department of Management Studies of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi,…
University School Students Named National Merit Semi-Finalists & Silver Knight Nominees
University School of NSU congratulates its National Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalists and Silver Knight nominees. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship award, semi-finalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semi-finalists are expected to attain finalist standing,…
NSU Library’s Circle of Friends Hosts “An Evening of Music & the White House,” Nov. 13
The Circle of Friends of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library will host an evening of music along with an exploration of the Second Floor Gallery’s two concurrent White House exhibits on Saturday, Nov. 13. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails and hor d’oeuvres and will include guest historian William Bushong…