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News and Upcoming Events
Calling All DANCERS! Open Auditions to Dance Teams for NSU’s Team 2020 Celebration, Oct. 16
Mark your calendar: Auditions will be held on Oct. 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm for the opportunity to dance at the Team 2020 Celebration, which will be held on January 27, 2015 in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. Prepare a futuristic three minute dance – solo…
The Student Government Association (SGA) at NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will sponsor a Special Edition of Diversity Dialogues, with the topic: “Race Issues in America: Highlighted by the Ferguson Police Shooting.” The event is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Friday, September 26, in NSU’s Knight Auditorium in…
SHSS to Host Talk and Book signing by NSU Alumni, Sept. 27
Tony Gaskew, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will be a featured presenter on Saturday, September 27, 2014, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Maltz Building during SHSS’ 31st Residential Institute. Gaskew’s latest…
Huizenga Business School welcomes Distinguished Lecturer Guy Harvey, Ph.D., Sept. 23
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship will host its Distinguished Lecture Series on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 10:30 am featuring Guy Harvey, Ph.D, marine artist, scientist, diver, angler, conservationist, explorer and entrepreneur. R.S.V.P. by Sept. 19 to bchang@nova.edu or 954-262-5056. See flyer for details.
Show your Shark Pride on Live TV – Be a part of NBC College Week, Oct. 1
Attention Sharks! Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 1 for NBC 6’s College Week and show your school spirit on LIVE TV! During the week of Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, NBC 6 will feature five local colleges and universities, including NSU, and we want to show them why NSU is…
Undergraduate Admissions Begins Recruiting Season
The College of Undergraduate Studies’ Offices of Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions have a full calendar of activities underway to attract students for upcoming years. Recruiters are on the road visiting high schools, community colleges, and organizations throughout the country. At the main campus, high school counselors and educational consultants visited…
Student Instrumental Ensemble to Perform at Don Taft University Center, Nov. 13
The NSU Pro Musica Chamber Ensemble, a student instrumental group, will perform in the Performance Theatre at the Don Taft University Center on Thursday, November 13, at 8:00 p.m. Works will include Percy Grainger’s Shepherd’s Hey, John Philip Sousa’s Semper Fidelis, and Gustav Holst’s Suite in F. The performance is…
Enjoy a Night of Music at Faculty Recital, Sept. 16
From jazz and classical to musical theatre and instrumental, this recital by faculty members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will include selections from several genres. Enjoy a night of piano, vocal, and instrumental music by composers from all over the world. Performances also will feature music from…
A Note to NSU Employees from President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. Once again, I am asking for your help. Although HCA East Florida was denied by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) last year, you helped us demonstrate community support to AHCA for a proposed new hospital at…
Hispanic Heritage Month – Weekend of Artistic Excellence, Sept. 27 & 28
Don’t miss this weekend’s exciting events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Come out and be thoroughly entertained on Saturday while you enjoy the various genres performed by the IFÉ-ILÉ Afro-Dance Company and watch the concluding film of the Cine Argentino Film Festival on Sunday. For a complete listing of NSU’s Hispanic…
Circle of Friends to host An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, Oct. 18
Travel back in time for an evening with Edgar Allan Poe, as Broadway and film veteran Duffy Hudson recreates this legendary American author. The event is presented by the Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm in the…
Explore the Cultural Identities of Hispaniola at Faculty Lecture, Nov. 20
Two nations with a common heritage have shared the island of Hispaniola for more than five centuries. In spite of the conflicts that have arisen through the years, the cultural identities that have emerged on both sides of the island point to a common ancestry. The Farquhar College of Arts…
Have Coffee & Conversation with NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Nov. 13
Join your friends and colleagues from the Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences as they host Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Nov. 13. You will enjoy coffee, fruit, pastries and informative conversation. Please join us: Thursday, November 13 Coffee and Conversation 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Alvin Sherman Library…
Students to Share Their Experiences in Prestigious Medical Research Internships, Oct. 2
Students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will discuss their 2014 summer internship experiences assisting a surgical transplant team in Graz, Austria, and conducting research at Harvard Medical School. The presentation, open to students of all majors, will be held on Thursday, October 2, at noon in Parker…
Construction Begins at University Park Plaza; Parking Affected
The Office of Facilities Management announces that beginning the week of September 8, 2014, parking at University Park Plaza (UPP) will be affected by the construction of HCA’s new 12,000-square-foot emergency facility. Approximately 1½ acres of land between Pier 1 Imports and Bank of America will be under construction, thereby…
Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center, in conjunction with the Nova Law Review and NSU Sports and Entertainment Law Society seek submissions for the 2015 annual Nova Law Symposium February 12-13, 2015. The focus of the conference is to provide an interdisciplinary review of issues involving business and industry…
The Farquhar College of Arts and Science will welcome Miami author Robert Andrew Powell to the NSU campus. Powell is the author of This Love Is Not for Cowards, which chronicles a season of soccer and the hope it inspires in Ciudad Juarez, an impoverished city across the Rio Grande…
Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series Opens with “Pathways to Sustainable Health”, Sept. 8
The first talk of the 2014-2015 Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will explore how climate change and social forces are leading to increasing levels of stress and certain health consequences. “Work, Stress, and Immunity: Pathways to Sustainable Health” Speaker: Nancy Klimas, M.D., director…
Celebrate the Holidays at Annual PEACE Concert, Dec. 5 and Dec. 6
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences invites the NSU community to join the Bossa Nova Chorale and Pro Musica Chamber Ensemble in celebrating the season with a performance of traditional holiday favorites and music from around the world. In this musical feast—which brings the spirit of a Renaissance fair…
Faculty Symposium-Climate Change: From Global to Local, Weaving Science, Law, and Policy, Sept. 4
The next Faculty Symposium will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2014 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Shark Club. R.S.V.P by Monday, September 1. See flyer for details…