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Networking After Class, Oct. 18
Are you looking for a great way to connect with NSU Departments to land an on-campus internship? Come out and participate in the upcoming Networking After Class event on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 from 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at the NSU Flight Deck Pub with the Career Development Office. This is a great avenue to build your networking…
Romer Ocanto, D.D.S., M.S., CAGS, chair of the CDM’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry, was presented with a Certificate of Recognition for the best poster at the International Conference on Dentistry and Oral Health held in September in Valencia, Spain. Ocanto also received $500 Euros toward expenses at the 2018 meeting…
NSU to Host Broward County Out of the Darkness Community Walk, Nov. 12
Join the NSU and South Florida community in raising suicide awareness through participating in the annual Broward County Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Sunday, November 12 on the NSU Fort Lauderdale/ Davie campus. The walk is co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Awareness and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc….
American Association of University Women-NSU and Halmos Team Up to Build PACE E-STEAM
On September 28, eight students from the PACE Center for Girls started their “E-STEAM (Exploring – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Project for Girls”. This experiential learning initiative is dedicated to encouraging girls to pursue higher education and STEAM careers by way of mentorship, interactive activities and academic success…
Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Incorporating the Arts into Aphasia Treatment
Fred DiCarlo, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor and clinical supervisor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), was recently recognized in the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) national publication, the ASHA Leader, in an article titled “So You Think Your Clients Can’t Dance?”, incorporating performances into treatment for aphasia helps participants relearn speech through…
FCE Faculty Member named Guest Editor of Transnational Social Review
Vanaja Nethi, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, has been named a guest editor of Transnational Social Review (TSR) on the focus topic Transnational Education: Teaching and Learning Across Borders. This issue will be published in May 2018. TSR is a peer-reviewed…
NSU welcomes South Florida’s newest critically acclaimed ballet company, Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami, on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 2 pm on a journey inside the intricacies of ballet’s most intimate, challenging, and complex component – the pas de deux. Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami is a brand new…
ESPN Sports Analyst Presents at Mathematics Colloquium Series, Oct. 9
Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship and the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography alumna Tiffany Kelly (2016) will present her talk, “Using Multivariate Statistical Techniques to Aid in a Sports Index Construction” at the first of the 2017-2018 Mathematics Colloquium Series. Tiffany is in her first year…
Foundations and Grants Resources Workshops conducted by Alvin Sherman Library, Oct. 10
The NSU Alvin Sherman Library will be conducting workshops on Foundations and Grants Resources for non-profit organizations. The workshops will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of October, November and December. Using Foundation Center resources, participants will be introduced to grant-seeking tools, learn how to modify a search based on…
CAHSS Alum is 1st in her Law Class After Winter Term
Veronika Balbuzanova, B.S., graduate of the Legal Studies Program in the Department of History and Political Science in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) was ranked at the top of her class at the end of the Winter 2017. Balbuzanova is a student in NSU’s Shepard Broad…
CAHSS Faculty Publishes Book, Family Therapy: An Introduction to Process, Practice, and Theory
Michael Reiter, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) authored the book, Family Therapy: An Introduction to Process, Practice, and Theory. The book, published by Routledge, is a primer for students, professionals, and trainees to understand how family therapists…
CAHSS invites you to Dance Awareness Day, Oct. 25
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to Dance Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 25. Come and join the dance faculty and students from the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in classes in a variety of styles, including hip hop, musical theatre,…
NSU’s Honors College Recognizes HCBE Faculty with the Living the Values Award
NSU’s Honors College would like to recognize September’s Honors College Living the Values recipient Albert Williams, Ph.D. The month of September focused on the ‘Student Centered’ Core Value. Williams is an associate professor of finance and economics at the H. Wayne College of Business and Entrepreneurship. It is fitting that…
Tyler-Palmer Earns First 2017-18 SSC Player of the Week Nod for NSU
After almost three weeks off the court due to Hurricane Irma, the Nova Southeastern volleyball team came back with a 2-0 weekend, picking up wins over Embry-Riddle and Florida Tech. During the winning weekend, Denvyr Tyler-Palmer put up back-to-back double-double performances, earning her the honor of Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of…
Sharks Reappear in United Soccer Coaches Top-25
Following a brief stint outside the national poll, Nova Southeastern has made a well-deserved return to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II women’s rankings, checking in at No. 20 this week. The Sharks fell from No. 13 out of the Top-25 entirely after Hurricane Irma postponed four consecutive matches….
NSU Jumps to No. 5 in Coaches Poll
Nova Southeastern made quite the impression on the voters following its Top-5 finish at the Griffin Invitational, rising from No. 11 to No. 5 in the updated Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll. Notable efforts from the likes of Juan Jose Guerra, Benjamin Hjort and Finlay Mason guided the Sharks in the opening tournament…
NSU Reclaims No. 13 Ranking in United Soccer Coaches Poll
Back in a familiar position, Nova Southeastern jumped seven spots up No. 13 in this week’s United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II women’s national poll. The Sharks held an identical ranking just three weeks prior, but fell out of the Top-25 altogether after Hurricane Irma kept the team off the…
CAHSS Invites You to Intellectual Conversations, Oct. 19
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) will again host the CAHSS Intellectual Conversations on Thursday, October 18, 2017. The series topic this academic year is “Resistance.” This next Intellectual Conversation will feature Jessica Muñiz-Collado, MFA, faculty in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in CAHSS. Her…
NSU faculty member, Catharine Scholl, M.H.S., RDMS, RVT, assistant professor, Cardiovascular Sonography Program at NSU Tampa campus was honored by the selection and publication of her original research work in the peer-reviewed industry journal, the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS), a publication of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS). …
Freedman Collects SSC Golfer of the Week Award
Jamie Freedman continued the stellar start to her senior season after claiming Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honors on Monday, October 2. Full Release