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Successful December Recruiting Events Close Out 2013
Enrollment and Student Services’ Offices of Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions closed out the fall recruiting season with several successful events at the main campus in December. More than 500 guests (collectively) visited for Transfer Day on December 4, Chemistry Dinner with the Dean on December 5 , Nursing and Health…
Celebrate NSU’s 50th Anniversary with Coffee & Conversation, Jan. 9
Join your friends and colleagues throughout the year for Coffee and Conversation each Thursday morning at the Alvin Sherman Library. First up is the Office of Financial Operations. They invite you to join them for coffee, pastries, and conversation to learn more about their department and how they may be…
Get Your Feet Wet—Audition for National Water Dance Performance, Jan. 11
Attention all dancers, musicians, and technicians: The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will host open auditions for its upcoming performance of National Water Dance. All NSU students, faculty, and staff members are welcome to try out. Auditions for National Water Dance Saturday, Jan….
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Online Information Session, Feb. 13
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences will host an Online Information Session via Google+ Hangout on Thursday, February 13 at noon. Interested in a master’s, certificate or doctoral program in the computer and information sciences field? Make sure to join the live online event to get information on…
NSU’s Science Alive Program Visits Afterschool S.T.E.M. at the Alvin Sherman Library
NSU’s Science Alive, under the direction of Emily Schmitt, Ph.D., recently paid a visit to the free, monthly Afterschool S.T.E.M. program at the Alvin Sherman Library hosted by youth services librarians Kristina Knott and Katherine Labuda. Science Alive is a program in which NSU science students work within the community…
Next Climate Talk: A Chat on Building “Greener” Computers, Jan. 13
Computers waste lots of energy while doing nothing. But, can something be done about it? The next talk in the Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series will take a closer look at the future of “greener” computers. “Getting Better @ Doing Nothing” Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series Saeed Rajput, Ph.D., associate professor and assistant director…
Soccer Clinics offered for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Many South Florida families are celebrating the recent announcement from the University of Miami – Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) and The Tire Choice regarding their partnership for a series of soccer clinics for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This partnership led to…
The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement is hosting the Winter Volunteer Fair Wednesday, January 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Don Taft University Center, Spine! Students can meet local community partners and learn more about ways to get involved and get connected to make a…
NSU offers Copy Services for Students, Faculty, and Staff
If you need to make copies, contact NSU’s Copy Center for: Black-and-white or color copies Binding and laminating Posters Local and long-distance faxing Wide selection of paper options, including recycled and specialty paper, carbonless, and cover stock See flyer for more information…
Encourage Students to Register for the Upcoming NSU Leadership Conference, Last day Jan. 17
Registration is open for the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement’s 2014 Winter Leadership Conference. Please share with your students this opportunity to attend a free conference, themed around building one’s personal and organizational brand. This year’s conference will be held Saturday, January 25, 2014. The day will include…
Celebrate the Season with Colleagues and Good Cheer, Dec. 11
In lieu of the normal symposium, George Hanbury, NSU president and CEO, is hosting a holiday party for the faculty on Wednesday, Dec. 11. See invitation for details…
Save the Date – 7th Annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute
NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education, and Training Center (GREAT GEC) will host the 7th Annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute on Feb. 7-8, 2014 on NSU’s main campus. The theme is, “Socio-Medical Issues in Aging.” For more information, visit www.nova.edu/gec.
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Training for free at NSU Orlando Campus, Jan. 17
NSU’s Orlando campus is offering Lean six Sigma White Belt Training for free on Friday, Jan. 17. This four-hour workshop has been designed to provide the core concepts of Lean Six Sigma with a focus on productivity and quality improvement tools. White Belt training makes it easy for participants to…
Ignite the Holidays with Nova Singers, Starts Dec. 6
The Nova Singers invite you to come and enjoy a musical explosion of chorus, brass and percussion featuring Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata”Morten Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium” and selected classics from Christmas & Chanukah: O Holy Night, Sleigh Ride, Chanukah oi Chanukah, First Noel, and audience favorites. See flyer for details……
More than 90 students, faculty, and staff were in attendance for “Wonder Women” recently hosted by Career Development in the Alvin Sherman Library, Cotilla Gallery. The panel, facilitated by Kathleen Waites, Ph. D. professor of English and Gender Studies in the Humanities Division of NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts…
The Alvin Sherman Library will be holding a book signing event for Brad Meltzer on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3:15 pm for his launch of his new children’s book series. Meltzer’s new book series tells the real life story of ordinary people who changed the world beginning with Abraham Lincoln,…
Interested in revitalizing your South Florida neighborhood, preserving natural areas, stimulating economic development, and learning about public-private partnerships? The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship will host Smart Growth Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 8 – 11:30 a.m. in the Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis Building. Join us…
A Musical Workshop You’re Ghana Love
In partnership with the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host an interactive workshop exploring the musical sounds and moves of Ghana, West Africa. Workshop on West-African Music Led by Lydia Luce, graduate of Berklee College of Music Tuesday, Jan. 28 5:00–6:00 p.m. Performing…
NSU Hosts Conference on Child Abuse Awareness
In 2011, there were nearly 52,000 victims of child abuse in Florida and 133 cases were fatal, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 2011 Child Maltreatment report. In a proactive effort to gather stakeholders together in order to find ways to prevent future abuse, NSU Health…
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, every day approximately 2,600 young people between 12 and 17 years of age abuse a prescription painkiller for the first time. America’s leading drug problem is in fact not on the street, it is in our medicine cabinets. Based on…