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Community News
New GTEP Orientation for the Bahamas SEC
NSU Bahamas recently held their orientation for students who enrolled in the Master of Science in Education program (GTEP) for 2012/13. Students in this new group are attending from three of the Bahamas chain of islands – New Providence, Andros and Eleuthera. Juliett Reid, director for the Bahamas Student Educational…
Mailman Segal Center Winter 2013 Parent Chat Series, Last class April 2
Parents and their children are invited to attend Parent Chat, a FREE service provided by NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development (MSC). Workshops, led by professionals from NSU, will cover a broad spectrum of issues and challenges facing parents today. Parent Chat will be held every Tuesday starting Jan….
Dental School Receives $50,000 Grant to Aid Special-Needs Dental Patients
The College of Dental Medicine recently received a $50,000 grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida to hire an additional staff member to help with patients with special needs. The grant will pay for a full-time employee called “dental patient navigator,” who will assist dental patients at the NSU…
Play the “I am NSU” Trivia game on iShark! Ends Feb. 1
What species of shark is Razor, NSU’s mascot? Who was NSU’s 1st President? If you love trivia games, you’ll love playing “I am NSU” Trivia! Play the “I am NSU” Trivia iPhone* game within iShark, NSU’s mobile app, starting on Monday, Jan. 28, at 12:01 a.m. (EST) and ending on Friday,…
Miniaci Performing Arts Center hosts Interactive Beatles Experience, Feb. 2
NSU students, faculty, staff and alumni will receive $10 off select seats for the following upcoming show. A valid NSU Shark card is required. Purchase online or by phone with promo code “NSU2020.” (Only 2 tickets per NSU ID.) NSU ID must be shown when picking up tickets. Tickets available…
Opening Reception of 10th Annual African Presence Art Exhibition, Jan. 31
Bronze treasures from the Royal Court of Benin will be on display at NSU as part of the university’s 10th Annual African Presence Exhibition, opening on Thursday, Jan. 31. This year’s exhibition, Benin: A Kingdom of Bronze, exhibition features more than 80 pieces of artwork from the Royal Court, crafted…
Black History Month concludes with 7th Annual Carrie P. Meek Awards, Feb. 28
NSU’s celebration of Black History concludes on Thursday, Feb. 28 with the 7th Annual Carrie P. Meek Outstanding Education Leadership Achievement Award Ceremony. This event recognizes and celebrates the contributions of individuals who positively impact those of black heritage and promotes higher education through the Fischler School of Education. The…
Local Musicians to Compete in Annual Ars Flores “Young Artists” Competition at NSU, Feb. 9
Witness musical stars in the making. The Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will host its annual concert of talented young musicians competing for a spot in a future Ars Flores performance. Annual Young-Artists Concerto Competition Finals | Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra…
NSU Community Invited to Tour the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Center, Jan. 23
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice, in collaboration with the Fort Lauderdale Veterans Center, will welcome staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs and their Mobile Veterans Center on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Students, faculty, staff and the community at large are invited…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Special Presentation by TradeStation Technologies
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences will host a special event presented by TradeStation Technologies on Wed., Jan. 23 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in room 1047 of the Carl DeSantis Building. Representatives from the company will be on hand to introduce their company, demo the TradeStation and Web…
NSU Law Center to Host “Wounds of War,” Symposium on Veterans and Service Members with PTSD, Feb. 1
Shepard Broad Law Center will host a national symposium on Feb. 1 titled, “Wounds of War: Meeting the Needs of Active-Duty Military Personnel and Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” This complimentary symposium will bring together medical, mental health, and legal experts from around the country to discuss the rising incidence…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Christmas Luncheon for Douglas Gardens North Graduates
Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., interim dean at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences sponsored a holiday luncheon for computer class graduates at Douglas Gardens North on December 19. Throughout 2012 Dean Ackerman and Sylvia Yepes, director of Finance & Administration at GSCIS, have provided computer classes in English…
Law Center’s LSV Program Hosts One-Day Workshop on “Practice Ready Students”
Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center was honored to have been selected by the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) to serve as a host school for an LWI One-Day Workshop. These workshops are held across the country to allow legal writing professors, law librarians, attorneys, and persons interested in entering…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts TechConnect Series, Jan. 17
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) will host the TechConnect Series networking event in the Don Taft University Center, second floor on Thurs., Jan. 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Join us to network with IT industry leaders and professionals, make connections with GSCIS faculty and staff…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Extreme Networks Truck Tour, Jan. 17-18
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is hosting PC Solutions and Extreme Networks aboard the Network Liberation Tour, a 53-foot-long mobile briefing center that combines a fully functional data center, interactive classroom, and sports bar — all in a 1,200-square-foot expandable semi-trailer. You will see hands-on demonstrations of the…
Upcoming Faculty Lecture to Discuss Biological Benefits of Parasites, Feb. 14
Are parasites all that bad? The second Faculty Lecture Series talk of the semester will take a peek at the positive role parasites can play. The event is hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “Deadly Parasites: Key Players in the Web of Life” Faculty Lecture Series |…
NSU Community Invited to Tour the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Vet Center, Jan. 23
NSU’s Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice in collaboration with the Ft. Lauderdale Veteran’s Center, will welcome staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs and their Mobile Vet Center on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The NSU community is invited to come out and meet the staff and…
Enjoy Energetic Evening of Comedy, Music at Annual Improv Jam! Jan. 18
Get ready to laugh, sing, and dance along with the comedic and musical stylings of NSU students at the third annual Improv Jam!, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts. Improv Jam! | Studio Series Friday, Jan. 18 7:30 p.m. Black Box…
NSU Caregiver Alliance Program resumes, Starts Feb. 13
NSU Health and Wellness has a free monthly program for NSU employees who are caregivers for loved ones, the NSU Caregiver Alliance Program. The program is a monthly brown bag lunch meeting, held the 2nd Wednesday of each month @ 12:00 – 1:00 in the NSU GREAT GEC conference room…