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News and Upcoming Events
Beware of Phishing Email Messages!
Please be aware there are various phishing email messages being sent to NSU account holders. You may have received email messages claiming to be from the NSU “Management Team” urging you to update your account. Also, you may have received email messages claiming to be from the “Webmail Support Team,”…
Shark Pride – a campus-wide initiative named after our mascot, Razor the Shark – fosters a sense of pride in NSU and greater campus involvement from students, faculty and staff. It’s about building a sense of identity, showing support for the university, getting students involved, and recognizing achievements. Show your…
Huizenga Business School Welcomes Commercial Real Estate Women
The Commercial Real Estate Women of Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach (CREW) recently hosted a lecture at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Held at the Carl DeSantis Building, the lecture featured guest speaker Beverly Raphael, president & CEO of RCC Associates, Inc. – one of the most recognized…
Showcase Your Singing Talent—Join the Bossa Nova Chorale!
Do you love to sing? Would you like to sing and meet new people at the same time? Well, the Bossa Nova Chorale is looking for a few good voices! The Bossa Nova Chorale is the premier vocal ensemble of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing…
Miss Florida Teen USA Visits Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Alyssa Rivera, the 2010 Miss Florida Teen USA, visited NSU on June 17. Rivera was on campus to shoot promotional videos and photos highlighting NSU as a scholarship sponsor of the annual pageant. The video will be shown at the upcoming statewide pageant. While at NSU, Rivera also met with Don…
Boynton Beach Hospital Welcomes NSU Medical Students
Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, which has served as a clinical training site for NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine students over the past five years, recently welcomed 10 class of 2012 students. The students will spend their time doing one and two-month medical rotations with members of Bethesda’s medical…
Physical Therapy Students Showcase their Research
About 50 students from NSU’s College of Allied Health and Nursing’s Physical Therapy Program showcased their research capstone projects on Aug. 9 with a poster presentation in front of the Health Profession Division’s Steele Auditorium. The doctor of physical therapy program seniors worked for over a year, under the supervision…
SHSS Faculty Forms Student Group to Work with Organizations
Neil Katz, Ph.D., Chair and Professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently formed a new group for students, the Conflict Consulting and Training Group (CRCTG). The purpose of the group is to mentor those students in DCAR…
NSU Oceanography Students to Participate in International Coastal Cleanup
Students from NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC) will participate in the 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 25. Following last year’s success, the students will again be organizing the cleanup efforts at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park. Every year, the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental group based in Washington,…
Fall 2010 issue of Dollar$ and $ense is Available
The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) has published the fall 2010 issue of the student financial aid newsletter called Dollar$ and $ense. This newsletter provides students with information relating to the financial aid application process, scholarships, updates regarding federal and state financial aid, deadlines and more. The goal of…
FREE Quit Smoking Now Six-Week Group Program Begins
It’s never too late to quit. Within 20 minutes of the last cigarette, the body goes through a series of positive changes to improve health that will continue for years to come. A new Quit Smoking Now group will begin on Aug. 18. The group meets for 90 minutes weekly…
Textbook Rental Program Coming to the Campus Bookstore
Beginning in fall 2010, the NSU Bookstore will offer students a, multi-channel textbook rental program designed to deliver maximum savings and convenience. The textbook rental program will allow students to rent their textbooks for less than 50% of the cost of purchasing a new printed textbook. Plus, as an added…
Business School to Host Workshop on Communicating Institutional Value
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is hosting a webcast on Sept. 23 on communicating institutional value. The webcast, which will be held from 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building’s Knight Auditorium, will include information on how to carefully craft marketing messages that focus…
Huizenga Business School Announces New Corporate Partnerships with Home Depot and Microsoft
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship has welcomed Home Depot and the Latin America division of Microsoft as new corporate partners. Through these partnerships, 280,000 Home Depot employees and thousands of Microsoft employees can now earn their business degree at a special discounted tuition rate from the…
Step Up and Audition for Dance Works
Calling all dancers: here’s your chance to grace the stage at NSU! The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will be hosting auditions on Aug. 30, for its upcoming Dance Works production. Dance Works showcases new choreography and works in progress in an informal…
NSU Teams Up with Nonprofit to Provide Dental and Optometry Services to Children
Nova Southeastern University’s colleges of dental medicine and optometry have collaborated with the nonprofit Kids in Distress (KID) to provide dental and optometric services to underserved children up to age 18. KID is building the facilities at its Wilton Manors campus, which will include a 12-chair dental clinic and eight…
Center for Psychological Studies Welcomes New Faculty Member
Karen Grosby, M.Ed., dean of the Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), has announced the appointment of Stephen Messer, Ph.D., to the CPS faculty. Messer received his Master’s Degree in Experimental/General Psychology from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Mississippi. He completed his…
Take Center Stage at NSU: Audition for Upcoming NSU Theatre Productions
Calling all aspiring actors, dancers, singers, and stage technicians: here’s your chance to take center stage at NSU! The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will be hosting auditions on Aug. 26, for all on-campus 2010–2011 stage productions. Auditions and interviews will be held…
Fischler Hosts Second Teacher Career Development Day with Free School Supplies
As one of America’s largest schools of education for more than 40 years, NSU’s Fischler School of Education is a powerful resource for teachers seeking guidance in a changing academic world. The Fischler School recently hosted a Teacher Career Development Day on NSU’s main campus, which provided tri-country teachers with…
NSU and Larkin Community Hospital Affiliation leads to more Medical Residencies
Thanks to its affiliation with Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will be providing additional residency training opportunities for medical school graduates in the coming years through its Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education. Larkin, which recently established both a family practice and a psychiatry…