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Ferguson, Missouri Grand Jury Decision Due Any Time
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – No matter what people may believe about the events that occurred – and continue to occur – in Ferguson, Missouri, one thing everyone agrees on is that there has been a great deal of conflict. To that end, Nova Southeastern University is home to an…
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale native and General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Will A. Gunn, J.D., will address approximately 260 candidates of Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center at its Commencement on May 10 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., beginning at 11…
NSU Names New Vice President for Compliance and Chief Integrity Officer
NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently announced the appointment of Robin Supler, J.D., as Vice President for Compliance and Chief Integrity Officer. In this role, Supler is responsible for the strategic management and oversight of compliance responsibilities relating to the provision of health care services, safeguarding…
SHSS and the SHSS SGA to Host Presentation: “Fighting Human Trafficking”, Nov. 21
The Student Government Association (SGA) at NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) are hosting a presentation by Roza Pati, J.D., LL.M., Dr. jur., entitled, “Fighting Human Trafficking.” The event is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Alvin Sherman Library Art Gallery. The SHSS SGA…
Faculty Lecture to Look at Good, Evil in Arab Spring, Oct. 17
The second talk in the semester’s Faculty Lecture Series will include a discussion on the Arab Spring that will explore the arguably good and evil forces on both sides of the uprisings. The talk is hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “Good and Evil in the Arab…
SHSS Alumna Publishes Book Chapter on Mediation Programs; Receives Grant from Creighton University
Jacqueline Font-Guzman, J.D., Ph.D., doctoral graduate of NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a chapter on court-annexed mediation programs in Puerto Rico and the US in the book, Mediación y Resolución de Conflictos: Técnicas y Ámbitos, eds. Soleto-Muñoz, Carretero-Morales, and Ruiz-López. The book received the 2012…
SHSS Student becomes World’s First Certified CrossFit Trainer with Cerebral Palsy
Stephanie Hammerman, a master’s student in the College Student Affair’s program (CSA) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has become the first certified CrossFit trainer in the world with cerebral palsy. CrossFit combines strength and conditioning training to benefit the entire body. Her accomplishment has received world-wide…
NSU Alum Helps Nursing Student Through Common Knowledge Scholarship
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) nursing student Jonathan Aguiriano recently became the first Tuition Back Scholarship winner when he won the Sandra Brown Award. The award, funded by NSU alumna Sandra Brown, J.D., was created to reward the highest scoring NSU participant in the national Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation (CKSF), Nursing…
NSU’s Public Safety Department Hosts Annual Award of Merit Luncheon
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Public Safety Department recently held its Award of Merit ceremony, which coincided with Public Safety’s 25th Anniversary of dedicated service to the NSU community. The emcee for the event was Public Safety Director Jim Ewing, and approximately eighty people attended, including University President and Chief Executive…
NSU Undergraduate Students, Alumni Recognized at Spring Honors Banquet
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted the annual Spring Honors Banquet on Apr. 19 at the Signature Grand in Davie, recognizing students in NSU’s Undergraduate Honors Program for their academic accomplishments and excellence. More than 400 people—including NSU alumni, administration, faculty, family members, and friends—joined the students in…
NSU Law Appoints First Staff Attorney to Veterans Law Clinic
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad Law Center announced the appointment of Jayme Cassidy as staff attorney of the university’s in-house Veterans Law Clinic, the only one of its kind in South Florida. This summer, Cassidy will be offering a series of workshops to address some of the most…
NSU Law Names Jayme Cassidy as First Staff Attorney for South Florida’s Only Veterans Law Clinic
NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center announced the appointment of Jayme Cassidy, J.D., as staff attorney of the university’s in-house Veterans Law Clinic, the only one of its kind in South Florida. This summer, Cassidy will be offering a series of workshops to address some of the most pressing legal needs that our veterans face. In the fall, the Veterans Clinic will begin case consultation and representation in limited areas of family law.
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…
SHSS Alum Named Coordinator for Staff Selection and Training at Syracuse University
Jamie Rodriguez, M.S., master’s graduate of the College Student Affairs (CSA) program in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named Coordinator for Staff Selection and Training at Syracuse University. Rodriguez, a 2010 NSU graduate has been at Syracuse University since graduation. Among her responsibilities, she…
NSU to Host Hemispheric Drug Strategy Conference, Ends May 3
NSU will host an international conference, May 1-3, to discuss drug strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference will be held in the Presidential Boardroom of NSU’s Horovitz Administrative Building on the main campus. The university is hosting this conference as part of a strategic partnership between NSU’s…
Students Win Regional Mock Trial Competition
The Law Center’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) team of Alberto Polimeni, Ashley Dixon-Rolston, Citra Registe and Sharita Young recently won third place during BLSA’s National Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial National Competition held in Atlanta. The national competition consisted of 19 teams from six regions across the country. The competition…
Law Students Win Best Draft at the 2013 Transactional Law Southeast Regional Meet
NSU’s Shepard Broad law students Jessica Williams, Erica Alberino, and Brian Taft were awarded ‘Best Draft for the ‘seller’ at the 2013 Transactional Law Meet in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, Feb. 15 for the Southeast Regional Rounds. This is the second year the law school has participated in this meet. Professor Donna…
Nhee Vang, M.S., 2012 graduate of the master’s program at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named the Coordinator for International Student Services Programming in the office of Intercultural and International Student Services at the University of Houston- Clear Lake. Vang was a student in…