Month: October 2021

WCC Undergrad’s Short Documentary Wins First Place

Janay Joseph, NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) undergraduate consultant, and Halmos College of Arts and Sciences history and international studies major, won first place for her short documentary “She Had a Dream: Eula Johnson’s Fight to Desegregate Broward County” at the Undergraduate Student Symposium (USS), hosted by the Farquhar Honors College April 6-8, 2021.

Janay Joseph

Joseph’s “She Had a Dream” began as a short video project for her internship with History Fort Lauderdale, who helped produce the film along with her internship supervisor, Tara Chadwick. Joseph’s film focuses on Eula Johnson, a Civil Rights activist who led the Wade-ins protest on Fort Lauderdale Beach and became the first woman president of the NAACP Broward Chapter. Joseph’s video focused on Johnson’s story in an effort to inform others of her work as a Civil Rights activist, which led to the desegregation of Broward County Schools and other public facilities.

“I found her story inspiring since she was fearless in fighting for the rights of African-Americans including those outside of her community in Sistrunk,” she said. “With the recent Black Lives Matter protests it shows that a lot of the same issues she was fighting for in the past are still the struggles that Black people go through today. In a way, it links her past to our present. It was an honor to take first place and to see that her story resonated with so many people.”

NSU’s annual USS features and celebrates undergraduate student scholarship through poster displays, oral presentations, films, and performances. Representation in the USS often leads students to further research and publication, and presentation opportunities at both local and national conferences and conventions.

Watch Joseph’s “She Had a Dream: Eula Johnson’s Fight to Desegregate Broward County.”

Learn more about the NAACP Broward Chapter.

Learn more about the Undergraduate Student Symposium.

https://honors.nova.edu/student-symposium/index.html

Learn more about the NSU Writing & Communication Center.

 

HPD Library’s Virtual Series Teach About Lead Dangers

The NSU Press HPD Library is promoting the National Library of Medicine’s digital exhibit: “This Lead is Killing Us: A History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in Their Communities.” To complement the exhibit, we are hosting a web series with several virtual events focusing on the following topics: lead in drinking water, the health effects of lead poisoning, risk factors, screening process, statistics, overview of Florida’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and restorative justice and systemic change and its intersection with environmental health. Visit lib.nova.edu/lead for webinar information (descriptions, dates, times, and registration), a link to the digital exhibit, and helpful resources.

Lifelong Learning Institute’s Free Lecture Series Starts Oct. 27

Nova Southeastern University’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) will be offering a new monthly community and intergenerational lecture series on “Civics and Democracy.”

Charles Zelden, Ph.D., professor of history and politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, will be the lecturer. The free Zoom Lecture series will require registration with Zoom links provide after registration. To register, email lli@nova.edu (subject line: Civics and Democracy Series).

The full civics and democracy series schedule:

  • Voting 12:30–2 p.m., October 27, 2021
  • Suffrage 12:30–2 p.m., November 10, 2021
  • Voter Suppression 12:30–2 p.m., December 15, 2021
  • Voter Rights 12:30–2 p.m., January 12, 2022
  • Contested Elections 10–11:30 a.m., February 21, 2022
  • The Power of Protest 10–11:30 a.m., March 28, 2022
  • Ideological Polarization 10–11:30 a.m., April 25, 2022
  • Series Wrap-Up 10–11:30 a.m., May 23, 2022

This free lecture series is sponsored by Florida Humanities.

Trunk or Treat: Celebrating a NSU Community Halloween

Calling all volunteers!

Decorate in a spooky or fun Halloween theme, wear costumes and hand out candy to NSU and Davie Community members on October 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Alvin Sherman Library North Circle.
If you don’t have a car, you can register for a table! A limited supply of candy will be provided. Organizations that register and participate will receive 2 Fin Points.

Sign up by October 22!

Sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement and Campus Life and Student Engagement

Webinar Discusses Death Penalty in Florida, Oct. 15

In collaboration with Barry University and various other sponsors, the Shepard Broad College of Law, will be hosting a webinar themed: The Death Penalty in Florida: The Case Against Death. Join on Friday, October 15, at 9 a.m. on Zoom to listen to keynote speaker Sister Helen Prejean, founder of the Ministry Against the Death Penalty discuss the important topics on this matter, along with various other guest speakers.

This one-day, virtual event puts the practice of state executions on trial. Expert witnesses will make the case against this 4,000-year-old “ultimate retribution.” “The Case Against Death” will feature nationally recognized advocates and scholars as well as those who have lived through the experience of being innocent but on “death row.” This seminar will address the legal challenges, the equity issues, as well as the social, moral, and financial costs. If you think you know where you stand on the death penalty, you won’t want to miss this.
All welcome to attend. For more information on this event, visit the Shepard Broad College of Law Alumni page.

Halmos Alumna Presents with Faculty at DRC Conference

Storrow

Georgakopoulos

Rebecca Storrow, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS); Harold Coleman, J.D.; and Alexia Georgakopoulos, Ph.D., faculty in DCRS presented at the 29th Annual Dispute Resolution Center’s Conference, held virtually in August 2021.  The conference theme was “Bringing People Together.” Their presentation was titled “The Craft of Mediation: Effective Strategies that also Support Diversity and Inclusion.”

Storrow is a regional vice president with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in Miami, managing large commercial arbitration and mediation cases. Coleman is senior vice president for mediation at the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and mediator/executive director for AAA Mediation.org.

Georgakopoulos’ research and teaching interests include mediation, facilitation, and workplace bullying. She is the faculty adviser to the Conflict Resolution Community of Practice Working Group in DCRS.

Double Your Impact During Special Cancer Awareness Drive

In the fight against cancer, we need your help.

Nova Southeastern University is at the forefront of cancer research. From personalized treatment and identification methods to collaborative research across disciplines, NSU is attacking cancer head-on.

AutoNation is supporting NSU’s annual drive by doubling the impact made by alumni, friends, and members of the community. The longtime supporter of cancer research is generously pledging to match all donations* to the NSU AutoNation Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Care.

Make your gift today and double your impact!

Donors who make a gift of $25+ will also receive a complimentary 2021 pink Shark lapel pin.

*Up to a predetermined amount agreed upon between AutoNation and NSU

 

Webinar Addresses Minimizing Your Risk of Cancer

Join us for a Cancer Awareness Webinar proudly hosted by Nova Southeastern University and AutoNation on October 8 from noon to 1 p.m. The topic of the webinar will be “Living Intentionally to Minimize your Risk of Breast and Other Cancers.”

The session features Jean J. Latimer, Ph.D., director of the NSU AutoNation Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Care. The discussion will include:

  • Untangling the Food Supply – Simple modifications to your brand selections and food choices that significantly reduce your cancer risk
  • Consumer Products Worth Purging – Identifying products that increase your risk for cancer
  • Golfing and Yardwork – Specific exposures you can minimize for healthier living

Halmos Chemist Publishes International Paper on Symmetry

Russell Driver, Ph.D.

This year, chemistry faculty Russell Driver, Ph.D. collaborated with researchers at KAIST in South Korea (KAIST). Part of Halmos College, Driver’s research focused on the structural elucidation of self-assembling organic materials and the processes that influence nanoscale symmetry selection.

For this paper, published in Small – Wiley Online Library, Driver solved the single crystal X-ray structures of many of the folders in the paper which was published on the inside front cover.

With a 2020 Journal Impact Factor of 13.281 (Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2021)), Small continues to be among the top multidisciplinary journals covering a broad spectrum of topics at the nano- and microscale at the interface of materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, medicine, and biology.

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