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College of Osteopathic Medicine Ranks High in Funds Received
The November 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association lists Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) as the number one private osteopathic medical school in the nation in the number of National Institutes of Health dollars received for 2010 and number four of all of…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Students Present at Conference in California
Cristine Busser and Sara Stanley, students in the M.A. in Writing program at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presented at the 2012 International Writing Centers Association Conference in San Diego, Oct. 25–27. More than 700 writing center professionals from national and international institutions convened at the conference. The…
Fischler Professor Named a Top Emerging Leader Under Age 40
Maryann Tobin, Ph.D., a Reading Education P\professor at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education, has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) International, a global association of education professionals. The PDK Emerging Leader program distinguishes top educators under age 40 from around the world for…
Computer Sciences School Doctoral Student Awarded Trudy Abramson Scholarship
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences doctoral student in the computing technology in education program, Trelisa Glazatov, was named the 2012 recipient of the Trudy Abramson Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. Trelisa currently resides in California and works at Loyola Marymount University as an Instructional Technology Analyst….
CPS Student Receives Award from Hispanic Neuropsychological Society
The Hispanic Neuropsychological Society announced recently that Annelly Buré-Reyes, M.A., a doctoral student at the Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), has been awarded the Fall 2012 Student Award. Buré-Reyes will present her research project entitled: “Self-report versus objective findings of relative language proficiency in Spanish/English bilinguals” at the 2012 National Academy of…
SHSS Student Publishes Article on Collaborative Capacity in Conflict Resolution Quarterly
Marcelle DuPraw, doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) and graduate student in the Qualitative Research Graduate Certificate Program in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences’ (SHSS), has published an article in the journal, Conflict Resolution Quarterly. Her article is entitled, “Assessing the Collaborative…
SHSS Faculty Member Publishes Book on the Nature of Genocidal Intent
Jason J. Campbell, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has published a book entitled, The Nature of Genocidal Intent. Published by Lexington Books, the book provides a conceptual analysis of the nature of genocidal…
OC Peer Mentor Supervisor Presents at Mentoring Conference
The NSU Oceanographic Center’s Peer Mentor Supervisor, Jazmin Letamendi, presented at the 5th Annual UNM Mentoring Institute at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, held during October 24- 16, 2012. The theme of the mentoring conference was, “Facilitating Developmental Relationships for Success.” The conference promoted application of mentoring…
Staff members from Office of Undergraduate Student Success present at Symposium on Student Retention
The Office of Undergraduate Student Success (OUSS) staff presented two sessions at the National Symposium of Student Retention in New Orleans, Louisiana hosted by the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) of the University of Oklahoma which was held during October 29 – 31. George D. Kuh was the…
NSU Faculty Honored for Receiving External Funding
NSU faculty were honored on Oct. 23 at the NSU External Funding Recognition ceremony, which recognizes the efforts of NSU faculty members who received external grant funding in the previous fiscal year. During Fiscal Year 2012, NSU accomplished substantial progress in the area of external funding, with the total external…
Physician Assistant Students at NSU’s Orlando SEC ALL pass their Board Exams
All 58 of NSU’s Class of 2012 Physician Assistant (PA) students passed their Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE). The national average for pass rates for all PA programs is 93 percent for this iteration of the exam, which is commonly referred to as the “PA Boards.” “All of our…
NSU – Tampa Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Students get a taste of Japan
During their October 12 weekend face-to-face institute at NSU Tampa, students of the brand new entry-level hybrid Doctor of Occupational Therapy program (OTD) had a taste of Japan through a live demonstration and a class on the ancient art of flower arranging from a headmaster of a Ikebana (art of…
SHSS Students Provide Anti-Bullying Assembly at Perry Elementary School
Six students enrolled in the master’s program in Family Therapy at the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently provided an anti-bullying assembly at the Annabel C. Perry Elementary School in Miramar. The six students, Mike Rolleston, Stephanie Castorani, Lacey Herring,…
SHSS Doctoral Students Present at UMASS Conflict Studies Conference
Eight doctoral students from the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the University of Massachusetts’ (UMASS ) Boston Annual Conflict Studies Graduate Student Conference. The theme of the Conference, which was held on the UMASS campus during…
NSU Professors Bernard Riegl and Steven Kurtz Receive Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award
On Oct. 23, Provost Frank DePiano, Ph.D., presented this year’s Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award to Bernard Riegl, Ph.D, and Steven Kurtz, Ph.D., at the External Funding Recognition Reception. Riegl is the Associate Director of the National Coral Reef Institute and Professor at the Oceanographic Center. His career in coral…
NSU Optometry Professor receives the President’s Distinguished Professor Award
Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry is delighted to announce the selection of professor Bai-Chuan Jiang, Ph.D., as the first recipient of NSU’s President’s Distinguished Professor Award. This prestigious honor is presented annually to a full-time faculty member who has served NSU for at least 10 years, earned a distinguished…
Physical Therapy Students at Tampa SEC Tampa SEC ‘cloaked’ during White Coat Ceremony
On Oct. 20, NSU’s Tampa Student Educational Center (SEC) hosted a White Coat and Award Ceremony for students from the Hybrid Entry Level DPT Program and their families. During the ceremony, which is a time-honored rite of passage symbolic of the students’ matriculation into the Program, each first year student…
SHSS Faculty Lectures at UF; Speaks on Peace Education and Human Rights
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was invited to lecture at the University of Florida’s Center for Leadership and Service. Duckworth’s presentation was entitled, “Peace Education and Human Rights.” Duckworth is the…
SHSS Student Invited by the German Marshall Fund to Participate in Exchange
Larry Schooler, M.S., graduate of the master’s program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), is one of three US city representatives invited by the German Marshall Fund to participate in a trans-Atlantic exchange on best practices in…
Professor and Student Collaborate, Present Research at Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting
Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and doctoral student George D. Bingham, M.B.A., recently presented their research entitled, “The Moderating Effect of Religiosity and Moral Courage on Ethical Decision Making” at the annual meeting of the Society for Business…