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Open Enrollment Now Taking Place for Creative Summer Art Academy at Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, is pleased to offer its anticipated Creative Summer Art Academy (CSAA). Open enrollment is now taking place for the two-week art workshops, which offer students focused instruction by local, professional artists and art instructors. Two-week sessions run as follows: August 8-19….
University School of NSU Offers Unique Summer Camps
Let University School of NSU help your students remain active during the summer months. Whether they want to hone their computer skills, keep their academic skills sharp, or play a sport, there is something for everyone when school’s out. Camp Nova This camp is uniquely designed to allow campers to…
The Art of Caring: Museum of Art Photography Exhibition closes Sept. 25
Featuring photographs spanning slightly more than a 60-year time period, the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s exhibition The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography examines the moments that shape our being and how key events in life are celebrated and honored. It also explores how pivotal…
Celebrate Asian Culture with Chef Bil Mitchell & the Morikami Museum at NSU’s Library, May 14-15
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the NSU community is invited to celebrate at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library. Upcoming events include: Cooking Asian Delights Saturday, May 14 from 1-2 p.m., 1st Floor, Room 1017 Chef Bil Mitchell returns to Alvin Sherman Library and applies his distinctive…
See “Three Days of Rain” at NSU thru June 5
The Promethean Theatre (TPT), NSU’s award-winning professional theatre company in residence, will present Three Days of Rain, a play by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg, at NSU, May 20 through June 5. Part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Resident Series, the production will…
Nova Singers in Concert: “To Life!” – May 24
The Nova Singers will present a spring concert featuring the music from several Broadway shows including “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Wicked,” “A Little Night Music,” and more. See flyer for details…
SHSS Launches New Program in National Security Studies and Kicks it off with FBI Event, May 18
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will commence its new Master of Science in National Security Affairs (NSA) in the Summer Term beginning on May 16. To kick off the commencement of this new degree program, NSA in collaboration with the FBI Miami Counterintelligence Strategic Partnership Program…
NSU to hold FOMA Health Fair, Apr. 30
NSU will hold a health fair for children and adults on Apr. 30 at the Tower Shops/Home Depot Shopping Plaza. The NSU-Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) Health Fair for Children & Adults, sponsored by NSU’s Health Professions Division and FOMA’s Student District Society, will have blood pressure and diabetes (glucose)…
NSU Students Bring Science to Life at Local Elementary School
More than 35 students and alumni from NSU volunteered on Mar. 31 at Welleby Elementary School in Sunrise for Science Alive!, a night of interactive experiments and scientific demonstrations. The event featured a series of science stations, each showcasing a different experiment led by students from the Farquhar College of…
La Gran Fiesta – MSC’s 12th Annual Evening Under the Stars a Huge Success
NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development (MSC) raised more than $25,000 at its recent 12th Annual Evening Under the Stars “La Gran Fiesta” themed family event and silent auction fundraiser. The family focused event attracted about 500 people and showcased one-of-a-kind art work created by the children who attend…
Museum Of Art | Fort Lauderdale Continues “Art of Wine and Food” Series, Apr. 28
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, continues its “Art of Wine and Food” tasting series on Apr. 28 with locally renowned chefs and Certified Specialist of Wine Stephanie Miskew. The series gives attendees a social, fun and educational opportunity to learn about delicious wines and foods….
Team NSU Produces Banner Fundraising Efforts at Annual Walk Now for Autism Event
Apr. 9 was a banner day for Team NSU. Not only did they maintain their position as the largest team, with 155 registered walkers, but they also jumped to the #1 fundraising spot, with $9,066 in donations as of Apr. 14. It was a tight race, as Team Forrest was…
NSU Library Celebrates “El Dia de Los Ninos/Libros” beginning Apr. 27
To celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day, also known as El día de los niños/El día de los libros or just Día, NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library will host a series of fun, FREE, family-friendly events, including: Miss Megan’s Storytime Fun with Guin Guin the Clown’s Stories Wednesday, April 27 from 10:30 to…
University School of NSU Art Students Create ‘Mosaic of Hope’ for Gilda’s Club
Art students from University School of NSU recently created a Mosaic of Hope for Gilda’s Club South Florida to honor those who have battled cancer. The mosaic depicts a peacock, commonly associated with endless love and eternal life. To illustrate this message, the 6-by-3.5-foot mosaic is filled with various colors,…
Hudson Center hosts International Students
The Huizenga Business School’s Hudson Center of Executive Education recently welcomed a visiting delegation of 39 undergraduate students from American University of Kuwait. The group, comprised of 23 seniors and 16 juniors, plan to come to the U.S. to complete their M.B.A. studies and is on a tour of four Florida…
Family Center Children Create Museum of Recycled Art and Inventions
The four year-olds in Miss Carol and Miss Nikki’s Pre-Kindergarten class at the Mailman Segal Center’s Family Center Preschool are proud to show off their creative artwork as they host the opening of their child-made, nature inspired “Museum of Recycled Art and Inventions.” The children created, constructed and maintain the…
Huizenga Business School to Host Free Situational Leadership® Executive Briefing, May 16
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is pleased to host Paul “Doc” Hersey, Ed.D., internationally renowned behavioral scientist and founder of The Center for Leadership Studies. Hersey will conduct an executive briefing of his popular leadership model “Situational Leadership®” on Monday, May 16. The briefing is open…
NSU hosts Grand Opening to Launch New Physical Therapy Program in the Tampa Bay Area, Apr. 27
NSU will have a grand opening ceremony on Apr. 27 to launch the university’s first physical therapy program in the Tampa Bay area. The grand opening will take place at NSU’s Tampa Student Educational Center (SEC). Launched as a hybrid program, which combines classroom instruction with online classes, the physical…
Most teenagers have enough thing to worry about and having cancer should not be one of them. But that’s what happened to NSU freshman Lesly Viera, who at the age of 16, was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors discovered lymphoma located between her heart and lungs, so Lesly went through chemotherapy to beat the…
Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra to Present Concert, Apr. 16
In partnership with the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra will present, Beautiful Music for an Intimate Setting at NSU on Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Miniaci Performing Arts Center. The concert will include works such as Sonata for Flute and Piano by…