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Huizenga School Professor Presents Research at Management Conference
Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently presented her research study at the Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The paper was titled, “Satisfaction as a Mediator in the Relation Between Goal Orientation and Career…
SHSS Faculty and Student Present at International Peace Research Association Conference in Japan
Toran Hansen, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and DCAR doctoral student Daniel Karanja presented at the 24th Conference of International Peace Research Association (IPRA) at Mie University in Japan. The theme of…
Undergraduate Students Recognized for Award-Winning Scholarship, Creative Works
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted a ceremony and luncheon on April 22 to honor outstanding scholarship and creative works by NSU students. The students were recognized for their award-winning submissions in this year’s Undergraduate Student Symposium and Undergraduate Film Festival, as well as the Fifth Annual Juried…
Optometry Faculty Member Joins Interdisciplinary Healthcare Organization
Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry Professor Heidi Wagner, O.D., was installed as a distinguished practitioner-member of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) on April 6 at the annual membership banquet held in Arlington, Va. The National Academies of Practice was founded in 1981 in recognition of the need for…
NSU Employee Earns Governor’s Hurricane Conference Student Scholarship
NSU’s Coordinator of Enrollment and Degree Verification, and SHSS National Security Affairs graduate student, Nyoka Robinson, has been named as one of eight statewide recipients of the 2013 Governor’s Hurricane Conference Student Scholarship. The 27th Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference ® will take place May 5-10 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward…
Farquhar Students Present Research at Genetics Conference in California
Quincy Conway and Norma Salazar, undergraduate biologymajors at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presented a collaborative research poster at the Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network (OMGN) Annual Meeting in Pacific Grove, California, Mar. 10–12. Titled “Transcriptome Analysis of the Entomopathogenic Oomycete Lagenidium giganteum Reveals Plant Pathogen-Like Effectors,” the poster…
NSU Law Appoints First Staff Attorney to Veterans Law Clinic
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad Law Center announced the appointment of Jayme Cassidy as staff attorney of the university’s in-house Veterans Law Clinic, the only one of its kind in South Florida. This summer, Cassidy will be offering a series of workshops to address some of the most…
Je’aime H. Powell, a doctoral candidate of computer information systems at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, was recently honored with the “Student Leadership – Graduate Level Award” at the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference in…
SHSS Faculty Presents at International Studies Association Conference in San Francisco
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference held in San Francisco. The theme of the conference was, “The Politics of International Diffusion: Regional and…
Fischler School of Education Student Receives Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
Abraham S. Fischler School of Education undergraduate student Simone Graham is a perfect example of how one dedicated and committed individual can positively impact the lives of many. Graham is a participant in the America Reads/America Counts program, a Federal Work Study program at Nova Southeastern University. This dedicated tutor…
Bloomberg Reporter Interviews Huizenga School Professors
A Bloomberg reporter (from The Bureau of National Affairs – BNA) interviewed Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and author of the book Workforce Diversity Management, for their “Workforce Strategies” report entitled “Hispanic Employees: Addressing the Challenge of the Multicultural…
Computer & Information Sciences School Student Awarded HIMSS Scholarship
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences’ doctoral candidate Brett Dunne-Feldman was recently awarded the HIMSS Central and Northern Florida Chapter Scholarship during the HIMSS Awards Banquet in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dunne-Feldman received one of the ten scholarships awarded annually by the HIMSS foundation to student members who have achieved…
Yair Levy, Ph.D., professor of information systems at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, was recently awarded a Fellow & Distinguished Scholar by the International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management. This award is the highest and most prestigious award given by the International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management….
Kelly Concannon Mannise, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, along with undergraduate students Nadine Grifoni, criminal justice major, and Morgan Sanchez, psychology major, presented on a panel at the symposium on “Examining Public Voice, Human Rights, and Social Justice Across Time and Space,” held at…
Business Professors Present at Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference
Two professors from NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship – Cynthia P. Ruppel, Ph.D., associate professor of information technology and Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management – teamed up with Peter Zeidler, director of advanced business analytics at TeleTech and adjunct professor, to present their research…
NSU transfer students inducted into the Tau Sigma National Honor Society
The first Nova Southeastern University chapter of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society was recently inducted by the NSU Division of Student Affairs’ Office of First Year and Transitional Programs. The Delta Iota chapter has 144 members, 42 of which attended the Induction Ceremony with family and friends. The induction…
NSU Students Inducted into Criminal Justice, Paralegal Studies, Sociology Honor Societies
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences inducted seven undergraduate students this year into national honor societies recognizing outstanding achievement in criminal justice, paralegal studies, and sociology. The college hosted a joint induction ceremony and reception on Mar. 20 to celebrate the students’ academic accomplishments. The ceremony began with opening…
The Nova Trial Association Team of NSU Law students Jessica Bartell (2L), Ryan Mosher (3L), Andrew Sando (3L) and John Tolley (2L) recently competed in the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association’s Annual Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition hosted by The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. The…
More than 50 NSU Undergraduate Students Inducted into Biological Honor Society
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted NSU’s 11th annual induction ceremony for Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta), the national biological honor society, on Apr. 2. This year, the college inducted 54 undergraduate biology majors into the society’s Rho Rho chapter. TriBeta is dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation…
Robert Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored two research articles on immune systems that appear in the academic journals GENETICS and BMC Microbiology. GENETICS editors selected Smith’s article as an April 2013 Issue Highlight, while readers accessed the article in BMC Microbiology more…