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NSU Achievements
OIT Recognized for Excellence in Digital Media Production
NSU’s Digital Media Production within the Office of Information Technologies and Digital Media (OIT) was awarded a bronze Telly Award in the 32nd Annual Telly Award competition for its production of Sharktube: Pedestrian Safety. Congratulations to Paolo Mugnaini (Director/Editor), Brendan Byrne (Assistant Director) Kelsey Cortez (Talent/Production Assistant) and Maria Lemme…
NSU College of Allied Health and Nursing Assistant Professor Adrienne Lauer, Ed.D., QTR/L recently received a $12,813 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 74 grants totaling almost $500,000 awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide that aid in…
SHSS Faculty Publishes in Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
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 Multicultural Counseling and Development. Miller’s article is entitled: “Voices of Family Therapy Doctoral Students of Color: Aspirations and Factors Influencing…
Two Articles Co-authored by SBE Faculty to Be Published
Two articles co-authored by Pan G. Yatrakis, Ph.D., professor of Finance and Economics at the Huizenga School, have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The first, also co-authored by Huizenga School alumnus Edward Jankovic of Fairfield University, is titled, “The Financial Setting for FDI Inflows into the Czech Republic…
Dual Degree Student to Intern at United Nations HQ
Yuri Mantilla, who is finishing the second phase of the dual degree program partnership with the University of Barcelona, has been offered an internship at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva. The UNCTAD Headquarters Internship Programme is offered to students enrolled in graduate school, with…
NSU Holds Annual Conference on Regenerative Dentistry
The 5th Annual Conference on Regenerative Dentistry hosted by NSU’s College of Dental Medicine took place Feb. 18 and 19 at NSU’s Health Professions Division. In their lectures, speakers presented the most recent advances within the regenerative field. The conference featured a range of notable endodontists from Paris and prestigious…
HR Associate Vice President Presents at Ethics Conference
Mark Andrew Jones, BSG, J.D., associate vice president of Human Resources, recently presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Practice and Professional Ethics in Cincinnati. The title of his presentation was, “A Gregorian Natural Law Approach to the Clergy-Penitent Privilege and the Seal of Confession.”
HBSE’s Hudson Center for Executive Education recently had seven candidates complete the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam Prep program. The PMP Certification Exam Prep program is designed to help Project Management professionals attain certification through Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for Project Management. In order to…
Law Professor’s Article is a Top Ten Download
Professor Marilyn Cane’s article Recent Developments Concerning Preferred Stockholder Rights Under Delaware Law (5 Virginia Law & Business Review 377 – Winter 2011) was recently listed on Social Science Research Network’s (SSRN) Top Ten Download list. The article focuses on the conflicting duties owed to preferred and common stockholders. She…
Office of Academic Services Earns Renewed Certification for Tutor Training Program
The Office of Academic Services (OAS), which is housed within the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and offers free tutoring to all NSU undergraduate students, recently received re-certification from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) for its tutor training program. The CRLA certification is valid through Oct. 2015….
More than 500 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Students Earn the Dean’s List
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences recognized the more than 500 undergraduate students who earned the Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester at a ceremony on Feb. 22 in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. More than 160 students attended the event, joined by about 250…
SHSS Faculty Interviewed by Sun-Sentinel on Multigenerational Home Sharing
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS), was interviewed by the Sun-Sentinel for an article entitled: “In South Florida, more multigenerational families sharing homes.” The article focused on the effects of current economic trends on the need for families to share homes…
Medical School Professor Wins National Mentor Award
Debbi Steinkohl, M.H.S.A., assistant professor of family medicine/public health and administrative director of the Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum Program at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was recently recognized for her excellence in mentorship of medical students by being named the recipient of the National Medical Students for Choice Faculty (MSFC) Mentor…
Medical School Students Capture Glory at FOMA Convention
During the 108th Annual Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) Convention, held Feb. 24 to 27 at the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure in Weston, a number of NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) students were honored with various awards. Winners of the FOMA Student Awards, which are presented each year to a…
SHSS Faculty Featured on Basketball Wives2 and Pulse
Debra Nixon, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was the guest family therapist on the nationally syndicated reality television show, Basketball Wives2. She appeared in three episodes. Nixon was also a panelist on the Feb. 20, 2011…
Medical Student Chosen as Student D.O. of the Year
Bryan Peterson, a third-year NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student, was selected from a competitive group of applicants to receive the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Student D.O. of the Year Award from his peers in February, joining an exceptional group of previous winners who have gone on…
Law Center Charity Auction Raises More than $17,000
On Feb. 25, the Public Interest Law Society raised over $17,000 at a charity auction held at the Shepard Broad Law Center. The money raised will be used to fund fellowships for students who work in public interest law in the summer. Among the items auctioned, favorites included opportunities to…
CPS Faculty Member Listed As Finalist in Best Books 2010 Awards
A Best Practice Guide to Assessment and Intervention for Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Schools, a book authored by Center for Psychological Studies part-time core faculty Lee A. Wilkinson, Ph.D., NCSP, was recently honored as an award-winning finalist in the Education/Academic category of the “Best Books 2010” awards sponsored by…
CPS Faculty Member Invited to Present at Conference
Center for Psychological Studies assistant professor Kevin Glavin, Ph.D., co-presented Techniques and Technologies for Career Development Group at the International Association for Educational and vocational Guidance Conference that took place in San Francisco, Calif. Glavin was one of three invited experts asked to present.
CPS Students Assist with Children’s Service Fund Auction
Twenty CPS students, representing the center’s school psychology and clinical psychology programs, facilitated the success of the Children’s Services Fund, Inc. auction which raised over $8,000 to assist needy children and their families throughout the state. The students also collected school supplies from those on NSU’s main campus and at the Student…