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Long Island University Professor Gives Talk on Homeland Security Education
Stan Supinski, Ph.D, associate professor at the Long Island University Homeland Security Management Institute, spoke to Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (IDEP) about the current state of homeland security education on Sept. 19. IDEP is preparing to launch a new M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness…
Dean’s List Lunch Honors Huizenga School Undergrads
More than 200 students were recognized on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at a luncheon and awards program in the Carl DeSantis Building. D. Michael Fields, Ph.D., dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke to the students who took part in the Huizenga Business School’s semi-annual…
University School of NSU’s Head Coach Named Athletic Director of the Year
University School of NSU’s head coach, Roger Harriott, was recently named the 2010-2012 Athletic Director of the Year by Everything High School Sports. The online magazine acknowledged Harriott’s efforts, citing his student-athlete focus along with such program development benchmarks as last year’s district titles in girl’s tennis, boy’s soccer, softball,…
Entrepreneurship Student to Compete in Statewide Business Plan Competition
Salvatore Salpietro, a current student enrolled in the M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship program at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, will participate in a statewide business plan competition at the 2011 Early Stage Venture Capital Conference on October 5 in Orlando, Fla. Salvatore was selected by Huizenga Business…
New-Student Scholarship Recipients Gather for Celebratory Reception
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted reception recognizing new undergraduate students who received merit scholarships upon their enrollment at NSU.
F. Charles Mace, Ph.D., Unicorn Children’s Foundation Endowed Chair, professor of Psychology at the Center for Psychological Studies and director of the Severe Behavior Disorders Program, was elected to serve a third 8-year term on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (SEAB).
Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences hosts Convocation Ceremony
NSU undergraduate students celebrated the official start of the academic year with Convocation, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. A keynote talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz, M.F.A., highlighted this year’s ceremony. The event opened with welcoming remarks by Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar…
SHSS Faculty Provides 9/11 Anniversary Perspective in the Sun-Sentinel
Dustin Berna, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), provided a perspective on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the US. Berna’s perspective was featured on the front page of the Sun-Sentinel’s Outlook section on Sunday, Sept., 11, 2011.
SHSS Faculty Publishes in the Journal of Systemic Therapies
John K. Miller, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has published an article in the Journal of Systemic Therapies. Miller’s article is entitled: “Introduction: International Issues in Clinical Practice and Training.”
Fischler School faculty member publishes paper
Stanley D. Truskie, Ph.D., program professor at the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education, has written a paper that has recently been published on the site of Consulting Psychologists Press (CPP). The paper, “Coaching Transformational Leaders with the Myers-Briggs Assessment for a High-Performance Organizational Culture,” can be accessed by clicking…
College of Pharmacy Hosts 2011 – 2012 Pharmacy Student Orientation Ceremony
The College of Pharmacy (COP) held its Opening Orientation Ceremony for the 2011-2012 incoming pharmacy students at the Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach sites on August 14. The ceremony was enjoyed at COP’s Ponce, Puerto Rico site the following Sunday. Aside from the formal presentations by NSU and COP administration,…
Television Production Students at University School of NSU Advance to State Competition
Ten University School of NSU students were recently recognized as state finalists in the Jim Harbin Media Festival and Competition. This competition is sponsored by F.A.M.E. (Florida Association for Media in Education) and is the most prestigious state competition for high school students who are involved in television production. University…
Two Students Attend Bioinformatics Workshop, Begin Research on Genome Sequencing
Jhanelle Dawes and Ana Paula Delgado, biology majors in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, began research this fall on genomics and bioinformatics. Their objective: to initiate comparative analysis between plant and animal pathogens, generating sequence information from Lagenidium giganteum, a pathogen to mosquitoes that can potentially serve as…
University School of NSU Dance Educator Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
University School of NSU instructor Toranika Washington was one of only eight dance educators to win a fellowship to the internationally-recognized Bates Dance Festival Professional Training Program. For three weeks prior to the start of school, Washington immersed herself in a program designed to renew high school dance educators’ passion…
Computer Sciences School Doctoral Student Publishes Book
Stuart Jacobs, a doctoral student in information systems at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has authored and published a book entitled, Engineering Information Security: The Application of Systems Engineering Concepts to Achieve Information Assurance, as part of the IEEE Series on Security. Published by Wiley and IEEE,…
Business School Board of Governors Member Appointed to U.S. Agricultural Advisory Committee
John P. Bauer, president and CEO of Basic Food International, has been appointed to the U.S. Agricultural Advisory Committee, which resides under the direction of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in coordination with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Bauer is a member of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business…
SCIS Doctoral Student Becomes President of the Washington Academy of Sciences
Gerard Christman, a doctoral student in information systems at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has assumed the position of President of the Washington Academy of Sciences. The Washington Academy of Sciences was incorporated in 1898 as an affiliation of eight Washington D.C. area scientific societies. The formation…
Huizenga School Professor Receives Award of Distinction
A research article published by Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, has received an Award of Distinction from the Journal of Business Ethics (JBE). JBE has published more than 4,700 articles over the last 30 years. Sims’ 1994 article,…
SHSS Doctoral Candidate named Senior Therapist for Pediatric Oncology Support Team
Holly Carbone, M.S., doctoral candidate in the Department of Family Therapy in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been hired as the Senior Therapist in the Pediatric Oncology Support Team (POST) at St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach. POST serves Palm Beach, Hendry and the…
SHSS Faculty and Students Present at Navy ADR Conference
Neil Katz, Ph.D., faculty and Chair of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR), in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was invited to speak at the Department of Navy Workplace Alternative Resolution Conference in Jacksonville, FL. Katz’ keynote address was entitled: “Enhancing Mediator Artistry: Insight…