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Fischler Hosts Second Teacher Career Development Day with Free School Supplies
As one of America’s largest schools of education for more than 40 years, NSU’s Fischler School of Education is a powerful resource for teachers seeking guidance in a changing academic world. The Fischler School recently hosted a Teacher Career Development Day on NSU’s main campus, which provided tri-country teachers with…
Test of NSU’s Emergency Notification System: July 28
Reminder! There will be a test of the NSU Emergency Notification System on this Wednesday, July 28 beginning at 2:00 p.m. If you have not registered a telephone number as your Campus Emergency Alert Number, please do so ASAP. This number will be used in this test and when there…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, July 30
Susan H. Peirce, M.A., executive director of development at NSU, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on July 30. She will talk about the Changing Lives and Changing the World campaign priorities for NSU’s office of Institutional Advancement. Peirce was named executive director of development at…
Golf Instructional Program Begins Aug. 4
Campus Recreation is offering golf classes on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings beginning on Aug. 4 and 7. Instructors Scott Roland, Jeff Butler, and Chris Granger do a great job at fitting the needs of each individual golfer. For class dates, times, prices and registration information, visit http://www.rec.nova.edu/instructional/golf.html. Any other…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Aug. 6
Ken Ma, M.B.A., associate director of public affairs at NSU, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Aug. 6. He will talk about how to effectively use NSU’s Office of Public Affairs and understanding media relations. He provides public relations support for NSU’s Research and…
NSU and Larkin Community Hospital Affiliation leads to more Medical Residencies
Thanks to its affiliation with Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will be providing additional residency training opportunities for medical school graduates in the coming years through its Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education. Larkin, which recently established both a family practice and a psychiatry…
Aviation Medical Examiner Clinic Established at NSU
Thanks to the expertise of John Pellosie Jr., D.O., M.P.H., FAOCOPM, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, NSU is now home to the Aviation Medical Examiner Clinic, which provides Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Class II and Class III flight physicals. The clinic, which…
Huizenga School to Host Miramar M.B.A. Information Meeting, Aug. 17
M.B.A. classes are now offered at NSU’s classroom facility at Miramar Town Center (2050 Civic Center Place). An M.B.A. can be earned in only 18 months from the Huizenga School. Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Learn more at an M.B.A. Information Meeting on Aug. 17 at 6…
Fischler to Host Visit with National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NSU and its Fischler School of Education and Human Services will be receiving visits from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) next fall. On Oct. 22-26, 2011 NCATE will be on the main and North Miami Beach campuses for an initial site visit of the teacher preparation programs. This visit…
Franchise Institute Announces Home-Based Business Development Series
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) will offer a Home-Based Business Development Series in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. This six-session program is designed for people who want to learn more about running a home-based business. The sessions, which will be…
It’s Never Too Late to Start Your Journey Towards Better Health and Fitness!
Group Fitness is the exercise of choice when it comes to working out at NSU. Classes are fun, motivating, and challenging for all fitness levels. Not only can it help you to lose excess body fat, it can tone your major muscles, give you a renewed sense of “well-being,” and…
Sharks Men’s Golfer Wins Florida Open Championship
Ben Vertz, a junior golfer from NSU, won the 64th Florida Open Championship at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor held July 16-18. Vertz outlasted the field of 156 players by shooting a four-under par tournament score of 210 to capture the championship. Vertz started an opening…
NSU Geriatric Training Center Receives $2.1 Million HRSA Grant
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education, and Training Center (GREAT GEC) received a five-year, $2.1 million grant this month from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the services and programs offered by the center. The…
Athletics Announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class
The NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Committee announced the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2010, as two former student-athletes headline the honorees. Former NSU softball player Jennifer Ridenoure and women’s basketball player Jessica Pate will be named as the fourth NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class. The Class of…
NSU Medical Resident Receives Daniel Koprince National Award in Dermatology
Julian Moore, D.O., a third-year medical resident at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine – Broward General Medical Center’s Dermatology Residency Training Program, was recently awarded the prestigious Daniel Koprince National Award in Dermatology. He received the accolade for his clinical case presentation of Bullous Sweets Syndrome at the annual American…
NSU Doctoral Student Receives Degree in Iraqi Palace
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Saindon Jr., who was also a NSU doctoral student in the College of Allied Health and Nursing, is the first NSU graduate to receive a degree in an Iraqi palace. Saindon received his doctor of health science degree on May 17 at the Al Faw…
West Palm Beach SEC Pharmacy Students Present Poster at International HIV Conference
NSU College of Pharmacy (COP) Class of 2011 students Kailin Li, Elizabeth Trang, Shawnya Walters, and Sheila Yesquen, along with COP faculty Stephanie Ballard, Pharm.D. BCPS, assistant professor, pharmacy practice, from the West Palm Beach Student Educational Center presented their poster: “Does Distance Affect Outcome of HIV Therapy?” to a…
SHSS Alum becomes Senior Vice President of Operations for Health Solutions at CIGNA
Jodi Aronson Prohofsky, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), is now Senior Vice President of Operations for Health Solutions business unit of CIGNA. She was named leader of a Clinical Leadership Team featuring national medical…