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NSU Student Selected to Receive Two Prestigious Awards
Maria Espinola, M.S., doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University’s Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), will receive two prestigious awards at the 120th American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, which will be held in Orlando, Florida on August 3 and 4. Espinola will be honored by the Society of Clinical Psychology…
Research Paper Co-Authored by GSCIS & Business School Professors Accepted into Prestigious Journal
A paper by Yair Levy, Ph.D., associate professor at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Michelle M. Ramim, Ph.D., part-time professor at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and Raymond Hackney, professor of business systems at Brunel University, has been accepted into the Journal of…
Making the Cut: Students Selected for Prestigious Prosection Program
Four students from the Farquhar College of Arts of Sciences have been selected to participate in the International Human Cadaver Prosection Program at the Indiana University School of Medicine—Northwest (IUSM-NW) in Gary, Indiana this Summer. Each year, donors bequeath their bodies to medical education and basic scientific and clinical research….
SHSS Student Founds Organization to Foster Teen Leaders and Hosts Gala Event
Edwina A. Ward, graduate student in the Master of Arts in Cross-disciplinary Studies program in the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), is the Founder and Executive Director of Leaders Recognizing Leaders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the recognition and enhancement…
Business Professor Presents to Florida Business Travelers Association
Albert Williams, Ph.D., chair for economics and finance in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently gave a presentation to the Florida Business Travelers Association (FBTA). The topic of his presentation was “Financial Principles Required to Win in an Uncertain Economic Environment.” Williams told the 61 attendees,…
37 NSU Research Projects Receive President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant
The 13th annual President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) and 10th annual Quality of Life awards ceremony and reception were held in the Don Taft University Center on May 23. During the ceremony, Nova Southeastern University President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., announced 37 research projects that received PFRDG…
Business Professor Gives Lectures While on Sabbatical in Asia
Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of management and international management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, is doing research as part of his sabbatical in South and East Asian countries this Summer regarding ethics and cross-cultural differences. While in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam during May,…
Business Student Wins iPad 3 at GBSA Power Lunch
Vivien Anderson, M.B.A. in Finance student, was recently awarded an iPad 3 as the winner of the Spring Term 2012 slogan contest. Graduate business students competed to generate a motto that creatively represents the mission and purpose of the GBSA, the student government organization for the H. Wayne Huizenga School…
Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Research Scientist David Kerstetter, Ph.D. served on an international expert panel at the 63rd Annual Tuna Conference held during May 21-24 at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center in California. The expert panel was part of a special session regarding incidental catch of marine mammals…
Ceremony Recognizes Scholarship Recipients, Donors
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted a ceremony and reception at NSU on Apr. 26 honoring undergraduate students who earned a variety of memorial and recognition scholarships offered by the college and NSU. On hand to congratulate the student award recipients were friends and family members, scholarship donors,…
NSU’s Jacksonville SEC wins Medical Challenge Bowl
NSU’s Jacksonville Student Education Center recently won the 2012 National Medical Challenge Bowl at the Annual American Academy of Physician Assistants Conference in Toronto, Ontario. NSU’s Jacksonville PA students competed against 48 highly competitive teams, including three other PA programs from NSU. Whitney Boyd, Thomas Pieniazek, and Kara Forinash came…
SHSS Faculty and Student Present at the Winds of Change Conference in Ottawa
James Hibel, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and DFT doctoral student Michelle Manley, M.S., presented at the Winds of Change Conference held at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. The theme of the conference…
Fischler Artistic Program Director Appointed to Lead Museum of Art’s Education Department
David Spangler, Ph.D., program professor and director of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education’s Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Arts program, has been appointed by NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. to serve the university in dual roles, which will now also include as Director of Education for…
Law Center Dean Voted Chair-Elect of the Law School Admission Council
Athornia Steele, J.D., dean of the Shepard Broad Law Center, was voted chair-elect of the Law School Admission Council at the 2012 Annual Meeting and Educational Conference of LSAC held May 30 – Jun. 2 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Steele, a former member of the faculty at…
SHSS Faculty and Student Present at IOSSBR Conference in Atlantic City
Neil Katz, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and DCAR doctoral student Linda Flynn gave two presentations at the conference for the International Organization of Social Science and Behavioral Research (IOSSBR) held in Atlantic City,…
SHSS Faculty and Student Present at the Haitian Mental Health Network Conference in Massachusetts
Anne Rambo, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and Fanya Jabouin-Monnay, a master’s graduate and doctoral student in DFT’s Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy (DMFT) program gave a presentation at the Haitian Mental Health (HMH)…
How to Develop Your Entrepreneurial Mind
Robert Preziosi, D.P.A., chair of the department of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship was recently featured in an article in The Network Journal titled “How to Develop Your Entrepreneurial Mind.” In the article, Preziosi recommends: “Each day for a week, do one of the…
GBSA Sponsors HSBE Student Leaders for Lean Six Sigma
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) recently recognized the efforts of student group leaders by providing funding for 16 of them to complete a Lean Six Sigma course. The course, completed in April 2012, was conducted by The Huizenga Business School’s Hudson…
NSU Physical Therapy Students Excel in National Athletic Competitions
Two Nova Southeastern University College of Health Care Sciences physical therapy students from the class of 2014 have achieved prominence in national athletic competitions in April and May. Both Jamie Gold and Marcia Darbouze ranked nationally in their respective competitions. Gold participated in the 2012 Southeast CrossFit Regional competition on…
Target Stores Gets Help From Business School Students on Canadian Expansion Plans
Five teams of M.B.A. students in the Entrepreneurial and Strategic Thinking class at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship recently competed in the Target Case Study program. Target presented the students with a current problem facing the corporation: As Target gets ready to open over 130 stores…