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Find a New Favorite at NSU Library’s 15th Semi-Annual Used Book, CD and DVD Sale in October
Deals on pre-owned textbooks, fiction and nonfiction hardcover and paperbacks, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, and video cassettes will be available at the 15th Semi-Annual Slightly Used Book Sale, hosted at the Alvin Sherman Library. Come find a new favorite, with prices to satisfy any budget. Remember, the sale only happens…
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…
HPD Chancellor Wins Health Educator Award
Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s Health Profession Division, won a prestigious award on Oct. 6 from the South Florida Business Journal. He was presented with the Educator Award, which is given to the most impactful health care educator in the tri-county area. The publication’s 2011 Excellence…
NSU to Host Free Expo for People with Disabilities, Oct. 15
Nova Southeastern University will host one of Florida’s largest and longest running expo for people with disabilities on Saturday, Oct. 15, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The 32nd DisAbilities Expo will offer many opportunities for people with physical, emotional, and psychological disabilities. The free event, which will be held at…
NSU Conducts Inaugural White Coat Ceremony for New Tampa Physical Therapy Students
First physical therapy class of students to give oath to their profession Attention Photo Editors: Great visual opportunity Tampa, FL – More than 20 students from Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU’s) charter class of the Tampa Physical Therapy program will participate in their inaugural “white coat ceremony”, which is a time-honored…
NSU to Host Free Expo for People with Disabilities
The 32nd DisAbilities Expo will offer many opportunities for people with physical, emotional, and psychological disabilities. The free event, which will be held at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library and Don Taft University Center, will provide health information, educational seminars, exhibits, sports, and more.
Holiday Hiring Increasing In 2011
Retailers are gearing up for the holiday season by putting out the “Help Wanted” signs. Despite the still struggling economy, retailers are expecting a boon in business during the holiday shopping season and have started announcing hiring plans.
Analysts predict a slight increase in holiday hiring, according toNovaSoutheasternUniversityprofessor Albert Williams.
Celebrate Latin-American Art, Literature at Hispanic Heritage Month Event, Oct. 5
As part of Nova Southeastern University’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host Viva la Cultura Hispana: A Celebration of Hispanic Cultures. The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., in the Alvin Sherman Library, Second Floor…
NSU Teaches Occupational Therapists how to Engage Patients with Current Technology
Participants will be able to learn from case study examples and practical application scenarios of technology being applied in the evaluation, and treatment of persons with various diagnoses and barriers to occupation.
Suicide Awareness Seminar Given by Experts
Nova Southeastern University (NSU), in Miami, is hosting a suicide awareness seminar on Saturday, October 15th. Presenters will discuss various aspects of suicide and attendees will receive a certificate of participation.
Long Island University Professor Gives Talk on Homeland Security Education
Stan Supinski, Ph.D, associate professor at the Long Island University Homeland Security Management Institute, spoke to Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (IDEP) about the current state of homeland security education on Sept. 19. IDEP is preparing to launch a new M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness…
NSU Faculty Honored for Receiving External Funding
Nova Southeastern University faculty were honored on Sept. 21 at the NSU External Funding Recognition Ceremony, which recognizes the efforts of NSU faculty members who have received external grant funding in the previous fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2011 saw great progress in the area of external funding, with total external funding exceeding…
Marine Artist Guy Harvey hosts South Florida premiere of documentary on Sharks, Oct. 19 & 20
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center in conjunction with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, presents the Fort Lauderdale premiere of This is Your Ocean: Sharks at The Museum of Art |Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. A public showing will be held the following night at Nova…
September is “education month” at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and Nova Southeastern University was well represented. President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., provided the keynote speech to nearly 400 business and education leaders at the chamber’s September 7, 2011 Trustees luncheon. President Hanbury took the opportunity to paint…
Study: Jewish holidays affect stock market
A new study by Nova Southeastern University researchers finds that the old adage “sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur” does, in fact, yield higher returns.
Weak economy translates to more workplace stress
“When people are thinking, ‘I’m unhappy because I keep getting work dumped on me,’ that starts to wear down the speed and effectiveness with which they can work,” said Bob Preziosi, management chair at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. “Quality and productivity both suffer.”
Jane Ellen Cross, J.D. to be hosted on Pulse
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles recently gave a presentation in London calling for countries, such as England, to pay reparations for slavery. Should countries who were involved in the slave trade years ago have financial obligations to those citizens and governments today?
Fla. Bar to Lawyers: Play Nice
The action is part of a larger trend by the high court and the Florida Bar to teach professionalism and civility to lawyers new to the profession, said Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University. The Bar has said it will start testing students on professionalism and civility in the bar exam this year and has been holding continuing legal education programs on the topic, he said.
Hollywood unions collecting ballots on pension issue
Nova Southeastern Law Professor Bob Jarvis said just because the employees work for the government doesn’t mean they give up their first amendment rights of free speech, press and assembly.
But Jarvis said the police union’s campaign against the referendum is more a public relations issue than it is a legal or ethical issue.