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Open Enrollment begins Monday, February 11, 2019 and will end at midnight on Friday, February 22, 2019 for the plan year beginning April 1, 2019. Open Enrollment is your opportunity to freely make benefit election changes, add or remove dependents, and re-elect Flexible Spending Account elections. Now is your chance…
Bindu S. Mayi, M.Sc., Ph.D., professor of microbiology at NSU’s College of Medical Sciences educates people on the measles outbreak. You’ve probably heard about the measles outbreak that is going on in Washington (WA) state right now. As of January 27, 2019, there have been 35 cases reported, with the youngest…
SSC Dubs Nova Southeastern Seventh in Preseason Poll
Set to kick off its 2018 season on Feb. 1, the Nova Southeastern softball team has been picked to finish seventh in the Sunshine State Conference, as released by the league office. FULL RELEASE
Sharks Tennis Ranked No.8 in ITA Preseason Poll
Heading into their February 3 spring opener at Flagler College, the national acclaim for the Nova Southeastern tennis team has grown as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the Sharks at No. 8 nationally in its 2019 Preseason Rankings. The association also selected singles players Ana Navas and Natalie Espinal, as well as…
Matthews Reels in SSC Player of the Week Award
Fresh off his monster performance in Nova Southeastern’s thrilling win over No. 17 Lynn, forward Mark Matthews has been named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week. FULL RELEASE
Sharks Rowing Announces 2019 Spring Schedule
Nova Southeastern University women’s rowing fifth-year head coach Devin Fay has officially announced the 2019 spring schedule, slated to start Feb. 16 with a scrimmage against fellow Sunshine State Conference member Barry University. FULL RELEASE
Swimming Earns CSCAA Scholar All-America Recognition
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 713 teams from 460 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2018 semester. Both the Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s swimming teams found their names on the distinguished list. The women’s team finished…
Sharks Gain Valuable Sports-Focused CPR and AED Experience
Helping its student-athletes to add another implement to their toolkit, the NSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) partnered with the Memorial Sports Medicine Center and One Beat CPR to deliver a Sports Focused, Hands-Only CPR and AED Training. In the inaugural group, eleven student-athletes attended the session on Friday, January 11…
CAHSS Alum Pursues Doctoral Degree at LSU
Aeryel Williams, 2015 graduate of the M.S. in College Student Affairs in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Her expected graduation is 2020. While completing her degree, Williams is serving as a graduate…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: CAHSS Alum is Assistant Professor at Dar AL-Hekma University
Lama Hakem, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is an assistant professor at Dar AL-Hekma University in Saudi Arabia. She teaches in the Department of Human Resources in…
Alpha Lambda Rho Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha housed in CAHSS Receives Grant
The Alpha Lambda Rho chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, housed in the Department of History and Political Science in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), has been awarded a grant from the national office. NSU is now home to the 826th chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the…
NSU University School Students Participate in The Global Hour of Code
NSU University School Middle School students recently participated in The Hour Of Code — a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science with one hour of coding activities to show that anybody can learn and enjoy the basics of coding. This is just one of many coding activities that students experience…
Fischler College of Education to Host Child Protection Conference, Feb. 22
NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) is hosting The Child Protection Conference: Building Resilience in Changing Times. The free conference will be held on Friday, February 22nd at NSU’s Don Taft University Center Performance Theatre. Ronald L. Book, Chairman of the Lauren’s Kids Foundation, will serve as the…
Learn to Paint Like an Impressionist: Fort Lauderdale Historic Landscapes. Feb. 22
Walk Fort Lauderdale’s park of leisure, Bubier Park and create a splendid landscape painting in the outdoors. Engage creatively with the outdoors as you are guided through an en plein air (outdoor painting) experience in NSU Art Museum’s own front yard, Historical Fort Lauderdale. Participants will learn the technical and…
Save the Date: Join us for a Day in Havana at the Annual Optical Style Show!
Save the date for The Eye Care Institute’s annual Optical Style Show on April 3 from 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. at the Davie Optical located on the 2nd floor of the Sanford L. Ziff Health Care Center. For one day only, all frames and lenses will be 25% off. The full…
Save the Dates for Upcoming CAHSS Intellectual Conversations
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce that the Intellectual Conversations series continues this winter with the theme, “Boundaries and Borders: Beyond Open and Closed.” On January 24, 2019, Ben Mulvey, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of History and Political Science facilitated the conversation…
MEEC Sea Turtle “Captain” Featured in Hollywood Art Exhibit
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC) at the Carpenter House is dedicated to understanding and protecting one of the ocean’s most beloved creatures – the sea turtle. As part of their mission, MEEC staff interact with visitors year-round educating them about these majestic animals, and part of…
Fischler College of Education (FCE) Graduate Publishes Journal Article
Dr. Ellen Driber-Hassall, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) has recently published an article with her business partner in the Journal of Aging and Social Change, V9, 11, 2018, Identification of Older Adult Barriers to Activity. The article discusses how the researchers began to identify…
Jeff Eakins, graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE), was recognized by the by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations as the 2018 Star Superintendent of the Year. Jeff received the award for his exemplary leadership and was amongst many nominees for championing community and business involvement…
Café Society Book Group: Proust’s Duchess
NSU Art Museum’s Café Society Book Group will discuss Proust’s Duchess by Caroline Weber, which provides a fascinating look at the glittering world of turn-of-the-century Paris through the first in-depth study of the three women upon whom Marcel Proust based his fictional character, the Duchesse de Guermantes, from his novel…