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Congratulations to All Winners of the 19th Annual STUEY Awards
NSU’s Division of Student Affairs proudly introduces the winners of the 19th Annual Student Life Achievement Award (most commonly referred to as the STUEYS). The elbow-to-elbow event held on the night of April 13, 2017 at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center recognized students, faculty, staff, corporate partners…
Community Remembers Abraham Fischler
With the recent passing of NSU President Emeritus Abraham Fischler, Ed.D., the community is taking time to commemorate his accomplishments. Dr. Fischler guided NSU to national recognition, and, after his presidency, he continued to contribute to NSU’s success and education as a whole. Read more about Fischler’s accomplishments in the…
After years of hard work, determination, and a mindset of commitment, My Life My Power CEO, WWE’s 1,000,000 Tough Enough Winner, and Undefeated MMA Fighter, Daniel Puder, was able to introduce his transformational technologies to Nova Southeastern University. Since then, this union between Puder and NSU has created a movement…
Nova Southeastern University Creating Teacher Program for Palm Beach County Schools
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was featured in media reports announcing an approved agreement between the university and Palm Beach County Public Schools to create a new teacher training program. Ralph Rogers, Ph.D.,NSU’s Provost and Executive Vice President, explains what this means for NSU students who want to be teachers and the benefit to…
Fischler College of Education Faculty members Present at Teacher Idea Expo
On Saturday, February 4, the Broward Education Foundation held its 20th Annual Innovative Teacher Idea Expo for Broward County Public School teachers at Nova Southeastern University. More than 500 teachers were in attendance for various professional development workshops and other classroom activities. Faculty members Jia Borror, Angie Su, and Michael Gaffley…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Fischler College Graduate Publishes Book
Brian Rick, graduate of the Abraham S Fischler College of Education (1999), recently published a book, Some of Dad’s Stories, a collection of stories about his father Henry, who served in Patton’s 3rd Army during World War II and whose tank was the third into Buchenwald Concentration Camp. He was…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Three NSU Programs Among the Nation’s Best
The rankings by U.S. News & World Report of college and university online programs are out, and Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is proud to announce that three online programs have been honored. NSU’s Criminal Justice graduate program was ranked 26th out of 41 programs; its Education graduate program was 84th…
FCE Alumnus publishes book, “I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture
Burton Clark, Ed.D.,EFO, graduate of the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, is the author of a new book entitled, I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture. The book received the 2016 Pinnacle Award for Best Book in the Cultural Essay category from the National Association…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Three NSU Programs Among the Nation’s Best
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – The rankings by U.S. News & World Report of college and university online programs are out, and Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is proud to announce that three online programs have been honored. NSU’s Criminal Justice graduate program was ranked 26th out of 41…
We’ve moved! The Fischler College of Education is now on Ft. Lauderdale/Davie Campus
The Abraham S. Fischler College of Education has moved from North Miami Beach to the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. The College is now located in the Campus Support Building. Graduate Academic advisors are on hand until 6:30 pm daily, or can be reached by calling 954-262-1559. Stop by and check our…
NSU Honors its 2016 Distinguished Alumni
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) saluted outstanding graduates at the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards ceremony held at NSU’s Grande Oaks Golf Club on November 10 in Davie. The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award represents the highest and most prestigious honor that NSU bestows upon its…
Ronald Berman, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (1998), has been promoted to Assistant Dean, College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University and Program Chair for the Doctor in Business Administration program. He has doctoral college oversight for assessment, institutional effectiveness, and academic metrics, technology, and…
NSU Academicians Publish Text on Biostatistics
Thomas W. MacFarland, Ed.D., senior research associate (Office of Institutional Effectiveness) and associate professor (College of Engineering and Computing) and Jan M. Yates, Ph.D., associate professor (Abraham S. Fischler College of Education), recently published a text on biostatistics using the R programming language (2016; Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics for the…
FCE Professor Presents at School Superintendents Association Early Childhood Learning Summit
Michael W. G. Gaffley, Ed.D., associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and School Administration at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, recently presented, “This is Hard…Why Do We Do This” at the School Superintendents Association Early Childhood Learning Summit in Miami. The presentation focused on inspiring early…
FCE Doctoral Student recognized by the Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Joan O’Brien, a doctoral student for STEM Studies at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, recently received the 2016 Graduate Student of the Year Award. The award was given by the Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators during the Florida Council of Teachers Mathematics annual Conference in Orlando. The…
Seven alumni of the NSU Abraham S. Fischler College of Education were recently recognized as Top Black Educators of 2016 by Legacy South Florida. Among those recognized: Larry Rice, Ed.D., who in 2015, became the first black president of Johnson and Wales University following a distinguished career that included positions as a…
NSU hosts 15th Annual Faculty Reception
The NSU Libraries recently hosted its 15th Annual Faculty Reception to show appreciation to the faculty for their contributions to NSU. Lydia Acosta, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, kicked-off the event which helps faculty from across all colleges to get to know each other. This year’s event…
Community is one of NSU’s Core Values and members of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Omega Theta Chapter 584 at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education believe in giving back. The organization is dedicated to promoting literacy and members collect books and school supplies for Title I School children in Florida…
Ashley Greenway, graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, has been selected by TheBestSchools.org as one of ten finalists for the $20,000 Escalante–Gradillas Prize for Best in Education. This annual award recognizes outstanding K–12 educators, awarding $10,000 to the winning teacher and $10,000 to the winner’s school. Greenway is…
FCE Graduate Volunteers with the Red Cross to Aid in Louisiana Disaster Relief
John Baker, 1980 doctorate of education graduate from NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, recently volunteered with Red Cross after being deployed as a mental health counselor to assist with the flooding relief in Louisiana. His efforts included listening to the stories of those affected by the disaster, changing the…