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Tag Archives: information technology

Nova Southeastern University’s Chief Information Office Name One of Nation’s Top 100

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– January 28, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University is proud to announce that one of its own, Tom West, M.B.A.,  was recently named one of America’s top 100 CIOs by IDG Enterprise. West, NSU’s vice president of Information Technology, joins others from across the country in being recognized…


NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences to Host 2nd Annual ITPALOOZA

Event features tech education sessions, employment opportunities, hackathons and entertainment.


2013 Updated HIPAA Security Information

The Office of Information Technology Security is pleased to bring you this update regarding HIPAA Security. It is important that all NSU faculty, staff, students, and other computer users that come into contact with electronic patient data understand what the HIPAA Security rule requires and comply with the policies and…


SAVE THE DATE – Quality of Life Council

Please save the date for our inaugural 2013 Quality of Life Celebration of Community Research.  This event will highlight our 2013 award winners and past QOL award winners who, in collaboration with their Broward County community partners, have made an impact through community-based applied research.  The event will take place…


NSU Named to IDG’s Computerworld 2013 List of 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was recently named in IDG’s Computerworld 2013 List of 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology.


Computer & Information Sciences School Doctoral Student Honored at the 2013 Black Engineer of the Year Awards

  Je’aime H. Powell, a doctoral candidate of computer information systems at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, was recently honored with the “Student Leadership – Graduate Level Award” at the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference in…


Business Professors Present at Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference

Two professors from NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship – Cynthia P. Ruppel, Ph.D., associate professor of information technology and Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management – teamed up with Peter Zeidler, director of advanced business analytics at TeleTech and adjunct professor, to present their research…


OI2T Team Participate in 2013 Egg Hunt Duathlon

Three members of the OI2T (Office of Innovation and Information Technology) team recently participated in the 2013 Egg Hunt Duathlon held at CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, March 30. The Duathlon consisted of a 1.5 mile run, followed by an 11 mile bike portion, followed by another…


Eric Ackerman, Ph.D., Appointed Dean of Computer Sciences College

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently announced the appointment of Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., as dean of NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS). Ackerman, who has served as associate dean and assistant dean with SCIS since 2000, has been serving in the…


More than 300 of NSU’s “Dateline: Health” TV Episodes Now Available on DVD at Alvin Sherman Library


Undergraduate Admissions to host New Major Day

NSU has four new majors and students are invited to visit our campus and learn all about them! The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting New Major Day on Friday, April 6 in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus. Registration opens at 8:00 am, and the program…


Holiday Hours for NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library

This season, stop by Broward County’s hot spot for books, video games, movies, and much more! NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center will feature special holiday hours throughout December and January, including: Saturday, Dec. 24 – CLOSED Sunday, Dec. 25 – CLOSED Monday, Dec. 26 – CLOSED…


NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Oct. 14

Anne Leon, M.L.S. executive director of public library services at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, will be the featured speaker at NSU’s Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Oct 14. She will talk about the new face of family literacy in library programming: serving children with…


New Exhibit is All About Benjamin Franklin & His Search for a Better World

Ever wonder who the real Benjamin Franklin was, and how he helped influence so much of America’s culture? Then don’t miss out on a special series of events in his honor at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, during the upcoming “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a…


Find a New Favorite at NSU Library’s Used Book, CD and DVD Sale ends Apr. 30

Deals on pre-owned textbooks, fiction and nonfiction hardcover and paperbacks, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, and video cassettes will be available at the 13th Semi-Annual Used Book Sale, hosted at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library. Come find a new favorite, with prices to satisfy any budget. Remember, the sale only happens twice…


Undergraduate Student Success Fair – Sept. 22

NSU will host its first ever Undergraduate Student Success Fair in the Don Taft University Center on Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The fair will provide students the opportunity to learn about the different NSU resources available to assist them during their undergraduate studies. This exciting event…


NSU Alumni Eligible for Tuition Discounts at Computer and Information Sciences School

NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) is now offering tuition discounts up to 15 percent, and an application waiver to NSU alumni applying to the Master of Science degree program beginning fall 2010 and forward.  GSCIS offers Master of Science degrees in the following subjects: Computer Science…


Want to Be an Information Technology Leader? Join Computer Science School’s Online Chat, June 30 & July 1

Interested in becoming an information technology leader? Then prospective students should visit NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences during its Open House (July 10) or Online Chat (June 30). The Online Chat session will be hosted on June 30 between 5 and 6 p.m. and Thursday, July 1…


GSCIS Alumnus Publishes Book on IT Certification’s Impact on Student Engagement

David Andersson, Ed.S., a 2004 graduate of the computing technology in education program at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has authored a book entitled, “Information Technology Certification’s Impact on Student Engagement,” published by VDM Publishing, this past May. The book discusses how in IT programs, voluntary professional…


NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library To Host Grant Writing Workshop Jan. 19

The Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Broward County Cultural Division are hosting a workshop on Jan. 19 to assist artists of all disciplines with preparing effective proposals for project-based grant funding.