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This version of SharkBytes has been archived as of February 28, 2019. To search through archived articles, visit nova.edu/search. To access the new version of SharkBytes, visit sharkbytes.nova.edu.
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NSU’s Facebook fan page has nearly 10,000 fans! We need your help to tip the scales!
Exciting news, Sharks! We are quickly approaching 10,000 fans on Facebook, and we need your help to make it happen. If you’re not already a fan, please visit our page and ‘like’ us. You can also push the news out to your friends and spread the word through Twitter. If you’re…
NSU Library’s Circle of Friends Hosts “Night in the Opera,” May 14
The Circle of Friends of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center will be hosting its annual meeting in conjunction with a performance by the Lyric Opera during “Night in the Opera” on Saturday, May 14. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, before…
Huizenga Business School to Host M.B.A. Day, June 1
Mark your calendar for the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s M.B.A. Day on Wednesday, June 1. Stop by anytime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to speak with faculty members, alumni, academic advisors and admission representatives. Learn about the Huizenga Business School’s degree programs, including M.B.A. programs…
Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Inducts Three New Members
Approximately 450 guests gathered at the Signature Grand in Davie on Apr. 13 to honor the Huizenga Business School’s 2011 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame inductees. Welcomed into the elite group this year were William E. Mahoney, Jr., founder and president of Mahoney & Associates; Beverly Raphael, president and chief executive…
View from the Bench: What you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask; CLE Program, May 20
The NSU Law Alumni Association proudly presents a five (5) credit CLE program featuring five panels of distinguished appellate, civil, criminal, and county court judges from the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit and 4th DCA. The CLE program will take place on NSU’s main Davie campus in the Knight Auditorium,…
Teen Cancer Survivor Hosts ‘For Hair’s Sake’ Benefit at NSU for ‘Locks of Love’
Most 16-year-olds have enough worries from getting their driver’s license, to passing their next exam, to making plans with that special someone. But when NSU freshman Lesly Viera was 16, she had a different kind of concern – she was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors discovered lymphoma located between her heart…
Winter Working Paper Series Culminates at Computer Sciences School, May 2
The winter 2011 Working Paper Series at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences will culminate on May 2 when GSCIS Associate Professor Ling Wang, Ph.D., and doctoral candidate Ya-Chen Kao will present “Teacher-Student Collaboration on Designing Instructional Multimedia Materials: A Case Study of Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages.”…
NSU Hall of Fame Facebook Contest Draws Controversy, Winners
More than one hundred people participated in the Huizenga Business School Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Trivia Contest last week, but only four people were destined to win. Conducted over four days, with the grand prize being awarded on the day of the Hall of Fame, participants were challenged to answer…
Jamaican Ambassador Spends Day at NSU
Her Excellency, Jamaican Ambassador Audrey Patrice Marks, visited NSU’s campus on Apr. 12 as part of her four-day official visit to South Florida, the first since becoming ambassador in May of 2010. Ambassador Marks is Jamaica’s tenth ambassador to the United States and permanent Jamaican representative to the Organization of…
Audiology students, professors, and alumnus from NSU’s College of Allied Health and Nursing travelled to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) last month to provide hearing exams for special needs children. The group tested 141 children between Feb.27 to March 3. Of those tested, 32 children were found to have hearing…
Medical Students Attend Pediatric Cancer Research Event
On Apr. 7, eight NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students interested in pediatrics attended the “I Care I Cure” Childhood Cancer Foundation’s Learn at Lunch medical research event held at Morton’s steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale. During the event, Katherine Matthay, M.D., of the University of California San Francisco spoke about…
Announcing Faculty Marshals for NSU’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Each year, faculty members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Fischler School of Education & Human Services, and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship are selected by their peers to serve as faculty marshals during NSU’s Commencement ceremony. As recipients of this prestigious honor,…
The NSU community is invited to a showcase of student work in dance, theatre, and music as the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts presents its annual Festival of Student Works. Part of the college’s Studio Series, the festival will begin at 7 p.m….
In light of the developing nuclear situation in Japan, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host a faculty discussion panel on Tuesday, Apr. 26. The topic for discussion is, “Japan Nuclear Incident: Scientific Basis, Engineering Design, and Policy Implications,” will take place from 4 – 5:30 p.m., in…
NSU’s Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony to Be Held at BankAtlantic Center, May 14
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will jointly hold NSU’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 11 a.m. at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. The NSU community is…
Open Mic Night – Come to Faculty Shark Club Open House, May 3
The Faculty Shark Club will host an Open House Day on Tuesday, May 3. Membership requirements will be waived so that NSU faculty, staff and professionals may come to see the club and try out our delicious menu for lunch or dinner. Got Talent? Tell a joke, sing a song,…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Apr. 22
Larry A. Calderon, Ed.D., NSU vice president for community and governmental relations, will host an open discussion at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Apr. 22. An expert in strategic planning and educational policy, Calderon brings 35 years of experience to NSU where he serves as the vice president for community…
SharkBytes will be published bi-weekly throughout the summer. The next editions will be Aug. 17 Aug. 31. The weekly schedule of SharkBytes will resume with the Aug. 31 edition.
Sales Institute Offers Free Workshop Series for Sales Executives
Sales managers and executives from across the South Florida business community are invited to attend three complimentary workshops designed to help you and your sales team thrive. Sponsored by NSU’s Huizenga Sales Institute, the workshops will be taught by foremost sales expert John F. Riggs. Participants will learn how to…
‘Rock Out Loud’ Benefit Concert Raises Awareness, Money
Approximately 200 people came out to show support for Rock Out Loud, a benefit concert put on by the Shepard Broad Law Center’s LAMBDA United chapter on Apr. 6. More than $1,000 was raised, which will help LAMBDA United’s fight to end hate crimes. The event aimed to draw attention…