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NSU Achievements
Medical School Associate Dean Receives Educator of the Year Award
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S. Ed, FAAFP, FACOFP, associate professor of family medicine and associate dean of clinical and graduate medical education at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the Educator of the Year Award during the 31st Annual Florida Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family…
Huizenga School Students Receive Scholarships to Attend Real Estate Conference
Six Master of Science, Real Estate Development (MSRED) Program students from Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship were awarded full student membership and Florida Conference registration to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) event, to be held August 21 – 23, 2011 at the…
Law Professor Appointed to Broward Oversight Committee
Shepard Broad Law Center Professor Bruce Rogow, J.D. has been appointed to the Broward County Inspector General Oversight Committee. Read the full article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel here: http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2011/08/bruce_rogow_joins_the_broward.html.
Business Professor Publishes Article on BankAtlantic Website
Pan G. Yatrakis, Ph.D., professor of Finance and Economics at the Huizenga Business School, had an article published on the BankAtlantic website titled, “Why the U.S. Isn’t Greece and Why We Could Become Greece If We’re Not Careful.” It can be viewed at http://www.floridabankblog.com/author/pan_yatrakis/
NSU Abraham S. Fischler School of Education professors Charlene Desir, Ed.D., and Mary Clisbee, Ed.D., recently traveled to Port au Prince, Haiti to provide professional development to administrators and professors in the School of Economics and Law at the State University of Haiti. During the July 25 workshop, retired Colonel…
University School of NSU Student Makes Special Olympics Her Special Cause
The Special Olympics of Broward County has a new type of champion thanks to University School student Meredith Adams. As the president and founder of the University School Special Olympics Club, Meredith mobilized students and raised nearly $2,500 to support local Special Olympics athletes in just six months. The club’s…
“Working Together Workshop” Gives Fischler School Educators Multimedia Teaching Options
NSU Abraham S. Fischler School of Education’s Title V, Part B and Curriculum Development teams recently hosted the “Working Together Workshop” to highlight different teaching technology tools such as Camtasia, Captivate, and Articulate that are available to faculty in order to facilitate media course enrichment. Participants of this inaugural June…
SHSS Faculty Presents Workshop to the Hispanic Elected Local Officials Board
Elena Bastidas, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) presented a workshop on “Communication Styles and Dealing with Differences” to the Hispanic Elected Local Officials Board in Fort Lauderdale. A native of Ecuador, Bastidas has organized, developed…
Autism Experts Present at 42nd Annual Conference of the Autism Society
Susan Kabot, Ed.D., and Christine Reeve, Ph.D., presented Evidence Based Language and Communication Programming: Preschool Through Adulthood as a full day preconference at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Autism Society in Orlando, Florida. They also presented a session for families entitled, Educational Program Evaluation for Parents: What Should I…
Drug Information Center at College of Pharmacy hosts Breakfast Forum
The Drug Information Center at NSU’s College of Pharmacy recently hosted a Breakfast Forum for faculty and students at the Health Professions Division on main campus. The Forum served as an educational tool on the latest updates in pharmacy practice. Student pharmacist Anllel Alfonso presented, “Targeting Medication Adherence as a…
CPS Faculty Member and Students Present at Annual Conference
Center for Psychological Studies Associate Professor Gene Cash, Ph.D., NCSP, and several students from the clinical psychology program recently presented, “Steps to Changing the Legacy of Suicide: Training, Supervision, and Survivorship Among Psychology Trainees” at the 44th American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Tampa Bay’s Inaugural Graduating Class of Anesthesiologist Assistants to Receive Degrees
The first ever Anesthesiologist Assistants (AA) students from NSU’s Tampa Student Educational Center will graduate on Aug. 28, helping to meet the healthcare needs of Tampa Bay residents. “The Tampa area, Florida, and the nation in general has a need for more providers of anesthesia,” said Richard E. Davis, EdD,…
SHSS Students in Family Therapy Launch MFT Club
Students in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) have launched a new student group called the Marriage and Family Club. The goal of the group is to enhance and share the knowledge, skills, and networking necessary to successfully complete the…
Scott Poland, Ed.D, associate professor for CPS and Co-Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office at NSU provided several statewide presentations recently. He was the featured speaker at the Idaho Suicide Prevention Action Network meeting in Boise, Idaho in June where he trained members of 12 regional crisis teams…
SCIS Holds Inaugural Dissertation Workshop
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS) invited a group of students to participate in a pilot Dissertation Workshop July 12-15. The event, held on Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Davie, brought 25 students together with faculty for an intensive “boot camp” experience. Students and faculty both…
SHSS Faculty Member Provides Training on Domestic Violence to Future Physicians
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary (DMS) at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was invited to speak to first year students in the medical program at HPD. McKay’s presentation was entitled, “Domestic Violence for Physicians” and provided recent research…
Medical School Professor Recognized on Most Influential Doctors in South Florida List
Paula Anderson-Worts, D.O., M.P.H., a Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) associate professor of family medicine/public health and program director of the COM/Broward Health Family Practice Residency, was recognized as one of Black Health magazine’s 25 most influential African American doctors in South Florida. She was honored on…
Medical Student Emily Young Wins Leadership Award
In July, third-year Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine student Emily Young, M.A.T., received one of the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) most prestigious student awards when she was named the recipient of the AOA Presidential Memorial Leadership Award. The honor, which is accompanied by a $5,000 cash award, honors…
Nova Student and Staffer Goes on Humanitarian Mission to Build an Orphanage in Haiti
Elena Trowell, an NSU student in the Masters of International Business Administration Program at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and assistant to the Nova Alumni Association, traveled with her childhood friend Erin Outlaw in July to Grand Goáve, Haiti. They went to the Caribbean nation to…
SHSS Faculty Presents Workshop to the Hispanic Elected Local Officials Board
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) presented a workshop on “Communication Styles and Dealing with Differences” to the Hispanic Elected Local Officials Board in Fort Lauderdale. Katz teaches courses including Negotiation…