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College of Pharmacy West Palm Beach Student and Faculty receive 2010 AACP Wal-Mart Scholarship
NSU College of Pharmacy West Palm Beach student Clayton Yu, class of 2011, and West Palm Beach faculty mentor Stephanie L. Ballard, Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmacy practice, have been selected for the 2010 American Association Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP ) Wal-Mart Scholars Program.
Honduran Educators Visit NSU for Professional Development
A group of 80 Honduran educators from the primary, secondary, and university levels recently came to NSU to participate in a professional development seminar entitled, “The New Learning Environments: The Classroom and Beyond.” The Mar. 29 and 30 session was offered by Ramón Ferreiro, Ph.D., and members of the team…
Faculty Shark Club Holds Open House and Lobster Boil, Apr. 15
All NSU faculty members are invited to dine at the Faculty Shark Club on Apr. 15. Membership requirements for the day are waived. Hours of operation are: Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner: 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Dinner Feature ($35.00): Iceberg Wedge Whole Maine Lobster…
The Eye Care Institute at the NSU College of Optometry is having a Spring Optical Style Show on Apr. 14 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Eye Care Institute is located at NSU Health Care Centers. The institute will give participants 25 percent off all frames and lenses.
Michael Fields, M.B.A., Ph.D., dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Apr. 16.
Three Business Leaders to Enter NSU’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Apr. 14
NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will induct three local business leaders – Mitchell Berger, Mike Jackson and Don Taft – into its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on Apr. 14. The induction ceremony will be held at the Signature Grand in Davie beginning at 6 p.m. Attendance…
Musical Performance at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Apr. 15
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, continues its FREE Third Thursday monthly event series with a special musical performance on Apr. 15 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. by Fort Lauderdale folk rock vocalist and acoustic guitarist Mark Angelo Cummings. Cummings, a proud Cuban-American GLBT artist,…
GSCIS Winter Working Paper Series Continues April 20
Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Professor Peter Aiken, Ph.D., presented his work titled “Use of the IEEE Codes of Conduct to Resolve Legal Disputes” during the continuation of the winter 2010 Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Working Paper Series on Apr. 7. The next forum meeting will take place…
Walk Now for Autism Speaks – Apr. 17
Welcome to Walk Now for Autism Speaks: Broward will be held on Apr. 17 in front of the Alvin Sherman Library on NSU’s main campus. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the Walk kicks off at 10 a.m. Join Autism Speaks as we walk to change the future for all…
Celebrate Best of NSU at the STUEYS, Apr. 20
The finalists for the 11th annual Student Life Achievement Awards, affectionately referred to as the STUEYS, have been announced. The winners will be announced at the STUEYS, which will be held on April 20 at 6:15 p.m. in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on NSU’s main campus….
Support the Sharks at the Men’s & Women’s Golf Championship
Come support your Sharks! Rounds begin at 8:30 a.m.
On Thursday, April 22, Nova Southeastern University will be hosting the 2010 National Take Your Child to Work Day event. This year’s theme is What We Do at NSU and will provide the opportunity for parents to showcase their places of employment, explain their job responsibilities, and introduce their children…
CPS Students Give Tips to Boomers and Beyond at Health and Wellness Fair
Maryellen Dougherty, Sarah West, Ryan Boddy, and Dan Frisch – four doctoral-level students at the Center for Psychological Studies – represented the Psychology Services Center, Neuropsychology Assessment Center, and the Psychological Assessment Center at the Boomers and Beyond: A Day for Health and Wellness Fair that took place in March….
NSU to Host The Rookies of Comedy
The Rookies of Comedy, featuring George W., Clyde Jordan, Davell, and Damn Fool, will perform at NSU on Apr. 23 at 8 p.m. in the Miniaci Performing Arts Center on NSU’s main campus. Tickets are $20.00. For more information, visit www.miniacipac.com.
Upcoming Computer Technology Survey
The NSU community will be receiving a survey invitation in your email in-box. This survey was developed by Blackwell Consulting Services, a technology consulting firm that works with colleges and universities, to help better understand your perception of technology at NSU. The information/feedback that you provide will assist NSU in…
Latin American Collection on view at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
Pearl and Stanley Goodman Latin American Collection and Recent Acquisitions from the Museum’s Latin American Collection will be on view at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, May 8, through December 5. These pieces bring together some of the most important modern and contemporary Latin American…
The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) will host a Power Lunch with Project Management Institute on Wednesday, Apr. 14, 1:15 – 2 pm., in the Carl DeSantis Bldg., room 1133. For more information, visit studgroups@huizenga.nova.edu.
NSU Graduate Students Competing in Collegiate Real Estate Challenge
Seven students from the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship are competing in the inaugural Collegiate Real Estate Challenge hosted by the South Florida Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). The challenge, which…
With the changes this year in our health care laws in Florida ( excluding health care reform), we have a new required benefit package which is referred to as mental health parity expanding mental health care benefits that previously had only limited coverage. That being said, and knowing that our…