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Huizenga Business School Welcomes Commercial Real Estate Women
The Commercial Real Estate Women of Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach (CREW) recently hosted a lecture at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Held at the Carl DeSantis Building, the lecture featured guest speaker Beverly Raphael, president & CEO of RCC Associates, Inc. – one of the most recognized…
Nova Singers Hosting Auditions, Aug. 31
The Nova Singers are holding auditions for new singers on Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. in the music department of Hollywood Hills High School, 5400 Stirling Road, Hollywood. For more information contact Pam Yester at pyester@nova.edu.
Showcase Your Singing Talent—Join the Bossa Nova Chorale!
Do you love to sing? Would you like to sing and meet new people at the same time? Well, the Bossa Nova Chorale is looking for a few good voices! The Bossa Nova Chorale is the premier vocal ensemble of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing…
Miss Florida Teen USA Visits Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Alyssa Rivera, the 2010 Miss Florida Teen USA, visited NSU on June 17. Rivera was on campus to shoot promotional videos and photos highlighting NSU as a scholarship sponsor of the annual pageant. The video will be shown at the upcoming statewide pageant. While at NSU, Rivera also met with Don…
Boynton Beach Hospital Welcomes NSU Medical Students
Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, which has served as a clinical training site for NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine students over the past five years, recently welcomed 10 class of 2012 students. The students will spend their time doing one and two-month medical rotations with members of Bethesda’s medical…
Physical Therapy Students Showcase their Research
About 50 students from NSU’s College of Allied Health and Nursing’s Physical Therapy Program showcased their research capstone projects on Aug. 9 with a poster presentation in front of the Health Profession Division’s Steele Auditorium. The doctor of physical therapy program seniors worked for over a year, under the supervision…
SHSS Welcomes New Faculty Member Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D.
Honggang Yang, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has announced the appointment of Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D. to the faculty at SHSS. Duckworth has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR). Duckworth received her doctoral degree in Conflict Analysis…
SHSS Faculty Forms Student Group to Work with Organizations
Neil Katz, Ph.D., Chair and Professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently formed a new group for students, the Conflict Consulting and Training Group (CRCTG). The purpose of the group is to mentor those students in DCAR…
NSU Oceanography Students to Participate in International Coastal Cleanup
Students from NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC) will participate in the 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 25. Following last year’s success, the students will again be organizing the cleanup efforts at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park. Every year, the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental group based in Washington,…
NJ Alumni Chapter River Cruise and Brunch Aboard the Lady Belle
The NJ Alumni Chapter hosted an afternoon in beautiful Point Pleasant on the Lady Belle on Sunday, August 8. Over 30 alumni and friends sailed down the Manasquan River and enjoyed great food, drinks, and the chance to reconnect. At the conclusion of the event, Regina Postogna was presented with…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty Members
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences welcomes 11 new faculty members this fall. Each brings to NSU noteworthy academic experience, both inside and outside of the classroom, in a variety of fields and interests. Over the next three weeks, the names and biographies of these faculty members will be…
Business School Faculty Member Acclaimed for Research
Ken Baylor, D.B.A., an adjunct faculty member at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was the subject of a lengthy interview by Crain’s Business Communications about his recent doctoral research on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and talent retention. His comments became the basis for a featured article that was published in the…
NSU College of Pharmacy Alumna Named Pharmacist of the Year
Deborah Brown, M.S., Pharm.D. C.Ph. The Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FSHP) named Deborah Brown, M.S., Pharm.D. C.Ph., NSU College of Pharmacy alumni, Class of 2000, as the Florida pharmacist of the year at the society’s 44th annual meeting in Orlando in July. Brown was awarded the “2010 Pharmacist of…
CPS Alumna Receives Appointment at Yale
Jessica J. Ruiz, Psy.D. (2009) has accepted an appointment for a clinical faculty position at Yale University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Ruiz completed her pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral training at Yale University and was the 2009 receipt of the Center for Psychological Studies Robert D. Weitz Psychology Student…
Student-Athletes Recognized for Academic Achievement
Numerous NSU student-athletes received the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award. A total of 24 student-athletes were recognized for having a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The NSU Athletics Department has received multiple awards during the 2009-10 academic year. In the fall, NSU was recognized…
Pembroke Pines Leader Supports NSU Research Project for the Elderly
Pembroke Pines Commissioner Carl Shechter supported an important NSU College of Allied Health and Nursing (CAHN) endeavor to measure the effectiveness of a research project for the elderly. The commissioner supported Cathy Peirce, Ph.D., OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy; Margaret Davis, DHSc., MSN, M.Ed., R.N., assistant director of the…
SHSS Doctoral Candidate Named Associate Dean of Students at UF
Anthony DeSantis, M.S., a doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR), in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has been named the new Associate Dean of Students at the University of Florida. DeSantis was previously the Director of Housing at NSU and is…
CPS Faculty & Alumni Partner on Research Project
Center for Psychological Studies alumni USAF Major Monty Baker, Ph.D. (2002), Mike Bourke, Ph.D. (2000), Chief Psychologist for the U.S. Marshall Service, and Gregg Vecchi, Ph.D., Chief of the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit, recently met with Dean Karen Grosby and Professor Vincent Van Hasselt to develop projects centered on the…
CPS Faculty Reappointed to Florida Board
William Day, Ph.D., part-time core faculty member at the Center for Psychological Studies, has been reappointed for another term to the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling (491).