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News and Upcoming Events
Hispanic Heritage Month Ends Oct. 15
NSU will honor Hispanic Heritage Month 2010 from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 through a variety of activities including engaging art exhibitions, performances, award-winning film screenings, dynamic speakers and compelling educational workshops and discussions. To view events planned for the remainder of the month, please visit http://www.nova.edu/hispanicheritage/events.html.
Enjoy Caribbean Night at Faculty Shark Club Open House!
You are invited to attend Open House at the Faculty Shark Club on Oct. 21, featuring Caribbean Night! See flyer for details… caribbean night
SHSS CSA Program and Dean Brad Williams Host Panel with Senior Student Affairs Officers
The College of Student Affairs Program in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs recently featured a panel of Senior Student Affairs Administrators and Officers on NSU’s main campus as part of Residential Institute. The topic of the panel…
Now Open: Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings of Lost Dogs
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts opened its 2010–2011 Exhibition Series with “The Lost Series: An Exhibition of Drawings” by Virginia Fifield. Fifield, a Canadian-born artist, has been featured on PBS’s Art Street and is represented by the Opera Gallery in Miami. This…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Oct. 8
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, D.B.A., an associate professor of management and human resources management at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Oct. 8. He will speak about diversity awareness and management in the workplace. Bahaudin has been…
CPS Students Volunteer in Haiti
Last May, several students from the Center of Psychological Studies (CPS), along with CPS professor Stephen Campbell, Ph.D., and Pastor Menes Jean-Louis, traveled to Haiti to help earthquake victims in their ongoing struggle to rebuild their lives. The student volunteers were Ben Bachus, Jon Torres, Matt Young, Molly Wolfson, Marcy…
Anthony DeNapoli Named Executive Director of NSU’s New Office of International Affairs
NSU Chancellor Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D., has named Anthony J. DeNapoli, Ed.D., as Executive Director of NSU’s newly created Office of International Affairs. In his role, DeNapoli will be responsible for this newly-created office, and for coordinating and facilitating existing and new international programs, affiliations and initiatives among NSU’s schools,…
Have dinner at the Faculty Shark Club before Seeing Dylan!
Enjoy a delicious dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 6 before a legendary show…See below for details.
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Oct. 1
Carsten Evans, Ph.D., assistant dean for continuing education at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Oct. 1. He will talk about the recent changes that took place at the old Medicinal Garden – located in the heart of NSU’s main campus…
Identifying with Immigrants through American Literature, Oct. 4
Christine Jackson, Ph.D., professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will continue the college’s 2010–2011 Faculty Lecture Series with a talk titled, “The Inside Story: Exploring American Identity Through Novels of Immigration.” The presentation will take place on Oct. 4, from 12 – 1 p.m., in the Parker Building,…
Business School Hosts Reception for Board and Council Members
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship held its annual Board of Governors and Young Entrepreneurs Council meeting in the school’s new facility, the Grand Room in the Sales Institute on the third floor of the Carl DeSantis Building. Michael Fields, Ph.D., dean of the Huizenga Business School,…
Tri-Rail launches ‘Change Is Good’ campaign
Tri-Rail’s premier “Change Is Good” campaign encourages YOU the commuter, to “change” the way you get to work, and emphasizes the “change” you can save by riding Tri-Rail. Tri-Rail plans to introduce many exciting changes in the near future. Upcoming events include Connecting to South Florida’s major airports. For that…
NSU Wellness Magazine is now available
The 2010 issue of Wellness Made Simple, NSU’s wellness magazine, is now available. All NSU faculty, staff, and administrators, will be receiving individual copies now and in the upcoming weeks. This issue of Wellness Made Simple explores healthy eating and the six dimensions of wellness: social, occupational, spiritual, physical, intellectual,…
Fall Working Paper Series Continues at Computer Sciences School
The fall 2010 Working Paper Series at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) began last week when Professor Wei Li and doctoral student Barry Ahrens presented “Genetic Algorithm Improvement of Parameters for the Dynamic Directed Path TSP Algorithm.” The forum is held on every first and third…
Academic Year Kicks Off with Convocation Ceremony
Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat, M.F.A., speaks to students at a dinner seminar following the 2010 Convocation ceremony. The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and members of NSU’s undergraduate community officially opened the academic year with the 2010 Convocation ceremony on Sep. 7. The event was highlighted by a keynote…
Huizenga Business School Hosts Reception for American Express CEO
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship hosted American Express CEO Ken Chenault and his South Florida management team at a VIP reception on Friday, Sept. 10. The reception was held in the Grand Room of the new, state-of-the-art Sales Institute, which is housed on the third floor…
SHSS Faculty and Student to Present Workshop on Equine Therapy
Shelley Green, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and Olivia Schlapfer Colmer, M.S., doctoral student in the department, will be present a day-long workshop entitled: “Equine Assisted Family Therapy: Utilizing Horses in Brief, Systemic, Clinical Work.” The…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Sept. 24
Larry A. Calderon, Ed.D, NSU’s vice president for community and governmental affairs will host a panel of Hispanic professors and Hispanic doctoral students from the Center for Psychological Studies (CPS) at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Sept. 24. The distinguished panel of Hispanic professors will give insight into their journey…