Month: September 2019

Changing Lives Scholarship Honors Beloved Student

Many people knew and loved Ashley Kaye Hess, a cheerleader, dancer, teacher, and NSU speech-language pathology master’s candidate, before she was killed in a tragic car accident on May 14, 2016 at the age of 28. Attendees at her Celebration of Life were asked to honor her by wearing purple or brightly colored clothing, a fitting tribute to this vibrant young person.

Recently, Ashley’s mother Lisa established the “Make the Most of the Dash/Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship” at Nova Southeastern University, to help provide scholarships to NSU students pursuing a graduate degree in Speech Language Pathology (“SLP”).

Dr. Tambi Braun, Associate Professor and NSSLHA Mentor, is helping Lisa raise additional gifts for this scholarship fund by providing information about it at the September 22 continuing education program for SLP professionals. Anyone can donate today for the scholarship by visiting https://www.nova.edu/giving/MakeTheMostOfTheDash.

This Changing Lives Scholarship is just one of nearly 70 that have been established over the past few years to help NSU students. These scholarships can be started with a charitable pledge of $5,000 or more, and can be named for anything that is meaningful to the original donor. They can be designated to provide scholarships to students in a particular college, a graduate or undergraduate student, or a student attending a particular regional campus.

For more information on establishing a Changing Lives Scholarship, please contact the NSU Office of Annual Giving at annualfund@nova.edu or 954-262-2127.

NSU Alumni and Community Partners Event, “A Shark Celebration in Clearwater”

NSU’s Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving celebrated the opening of the Tampa Bay campus with its first Alumni and Community Partners event, “A Shark Celebration in Clearwater,” on Friday, September 20.

This 311,000-square-foot campus is the latest addition to Nova Southeastern University, and the biggest of its seven regional campuses. The event celebrated the opening of this new campus, only 18 months after breaking ground, a mission that everyone thought impossible.

Over 200 NSU alumni and community partners joined students and staff to celebrate the generous gift of Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel that set off the construction of the new campus. The attendees supported NSU’s new student initiative for a medical outreach trip called NSU United with Puerto Rico Outreach, which assists Tampa Bay and Ft. Lauderdale students in achieving their traveling and philanthropic goals.

Following the program, faculty and staff provided campus tours and demonstrations of this state-of-the-art facility. The event concluded with dessert and a warm conversation amongst alumni, community members, faculty, and staff.

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CAHSS Graduate Conducts Workshop in Guinea on Conflict, Negotiation, and Mediation

Onur Yuksel Ph.D.

Onur Yuksel, Ph.D., doctoral graduate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), conducted a four-day workshop in Guinea on Conflict, Negotiation, and Mediation. Participants were government officials, including Mohamed Said Fofana, former president of Guinea and currently the head of the Mediation Institute of Guinea.

Yuksel is the Project Development Coordinator at TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Conflict Resolution Center in Ankara, Turkey. In addition to his doctoral degree from NSU, he holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Northeastern University.

CAHSS hosts the first of three El Cafecito Spanish Conversation Table of the Fall Term

The Department of Literature and Modern Languages (DLML) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) hosted the first of three El Cafecito Spanish Conversation Table of the semester on September 9, 2019. Over forty students, most of whom are enrolled in Spanish courses, participated in the event. Three Spanish faculty members, Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., Grace Helguero-Balcells, Ph.D., and Carolina Zarate, Ph.D., served as moderators. During the hour, students had the opportunity to chat in Spanish about various topics of interest in a relaxed atmosphere. Participants enjoyed Cuban pastries and Colombian coffee. The department will host two more El Cafecito events this semester, on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and again on Friday, November 15, 2019 from 12-1 p.m. Both events will be held on the second floor of the U.C.  El Cafecito is open to all members of our community who wish to practice their Spanish. All levels are welcome.

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