Author: Abimbola Elizabeth Eminowa

NSU Graduate Student Earns Southeastern Writing Center Association

Graduate Tutor of the Year Award

Hannah Dean, graduate student of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Physician Assistant (PA) Program and former graduateHannah Dean assistant at the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center (WCC), earned the 2019 Graduate Tutor of the Year Award from the Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA). According to SWCA, the honor “recognize(s) leadership, commitment, and overall excellence of individuals working in an SWCA writing center.”

At NSU, Dean worked at the WCC for three and a half years, the first three as an undergraduate. This past year, she helped design and implement the WCC’s first-year biology course-embedded writing fellows program, which served close to 500 students in the fall of 2018. In her role, Dean:

  • Developed training and education modules for writing fellows.
  • Organized a series of “open studio” hours for BIOL 1500 students.
  • Created pre- and post-surveys to assess student feedback.
  • Reflected on final assessments to strengthen the program.

Dean also collaborated with two WCC graduate student colleagues to co-author a book chapter on writing studio pedagogy that is set to be published later this year. “Hannah has been key to the WCC’s success for a long time, and I am happy she was recognized by the SWCA for her amazing contributions,” said Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., executive director of the WCC. “The biology writing fellows program is a unique initiative that gives our students an edge.”

Outside the classroom, Dean has represented NSU for four years as a President’s 64 member. She has worked alongside community leaders for three years in planning Broward County’s annual event, “A Day for Children,” which offers free healthcare services to families. She also currently serves as the philanthropy chair on the PA Class of 2020 student government board.

All NSU University School Robotics Teams Compete at State Robotics Championship

Upper School Team Advances to World Robotics Championship

Congratulations to the NSU University School Lower, Middle, and Upper School Robotics teams for their exceptional work while competing at the Florida VEX Robotics State Championship.

The Upper School Robotics team earned a spot to compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship for the sixth consecutive year after winning the prestigious Design Award for their robot having the best design and function in the state of Florida. Sophomore Amanda Kopelman also qualified as a finalist in the VEX World Online Challenge.

The Middle School Robotics team made it to the semi-finals and placed 3rd in the robot skills challenge. They also won the “Think Award,” which is given to a team with an impressive and effective autonomous programming for their robot.

All three Lower School Shark Bots teams did a great job as well. Lower School Teams A & B tied for 5th Place in the Driving Skills Challenge out of 47 teams, and Team C made the final round for the Design Engineering Notebook interview.

Congratulations to all of the NSU University School Robotics teams for their successful year and we look forward to cheering on the Upper School team at the World Championship in April.

NSU’s Day of Giving Starts Today!

All In For NSU is a 24-hour giving campaign in support of academic programs, scholarships and student activities at Nova Southeastern University. NSU supporters can make gifts from 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 until the campaign ends at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Donors can make a gift online or by texting “NSUALLIN” to 41444.

Also, the Alumni Association will host an Alumni Celebration at Funky Buddha on Thursday, March 14 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. to help kick-off this amazing event.

RSVP to Funky Buddha

Employees have the option to make a gift to the All In for NSU Campaign through the Payroll Deduction Form. For just $1.93 a pay period, your impact will total $50 over a calendar year. To make your gift please, click here.

Click the link below to watch the ALL IN thermometer LIVE:

https://app.mobilecause.com/public/campaigns_keywords/graph2#/103789/fundraising/wall

CAHSS Invites you to Upcoming DPVA Events, Including 11th Annual Juried Student Exhibition Opening

The Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to the 11th Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The Opening Reception is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 5:00-7:00pm in Gallery 217 on the second floor of the Don Taft University Center. Admission is free for the reception and for exhibition. The exhibition is open from March 20-April 19, 2019.

Please refer to the flyer for other upcoming events and the webpage at: https://cahss.nova.edu/departments/pva/perf-exhib.html

NSU Invites you to the Next Diversity Dialogues

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to invite you to the next Diversity Dialogues on April 2, 2019 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Cotilla Gallery, second floor of the Alvin Sherman Library. The topic is, “America-Unraveling? Exploring American Diversity and Unity-Past, Present and Future.” CAHSS graduate students studying race and ethnic relations in America will facilitate a thought-provoking discussion. If you cannot participate in-person, you may participate online by registering using the link in the flyer.

This session of Diversity Dialogues is part of a series of programs for American Creed Community Conversations through the Alvin Sherman Library.

For more information about Diversity Dialogues, please contact Robin Cooper, Ph.D., at robicoop@nova.edu. The event is free and open to the public.

Alumna is Assistant Professor at Our Lady of the Lake University

Jimena Castro, Ph.D.

Jimena Castro, Ph.D., 2018 graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is an assistant professor of psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. As part of her work, Castro, a native of Columbia, is one of the leaders of the program, “Our Lady of the Lake Psychological Services for Spanish Speaking Populations.”

In addition to her doctoral degree, Castro earned two other graduate degrees from CAHSS, her M.A. in Cross-disciplinary Studies (MACS) and M.S. in Family Therapy.

Halmos Lecture Series Focuses Feral Cat Population Dynamics

On Friday, March 22, the Mathematics Colloquium Series will present Andrew Nevai, Ph.D. lecture, “Feral cat population dynamics”. Dr. Nevai is an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Central Florida. The talk will discuss a mathematical model for population dynamics of feral cats.

Feral cats are subject to various animal control measures including impounding, adoption, and euthanasia. The feral cat population also interacts with a fixed population of outdoor house cats, some of which experience abandonment. In some cases, the feral population becomes extinct while other parameter cases allow for the population to persist at a positive and globally asymptotically stable equilibrium. If only adult males can be abandoned then the model can exhibit up to two positive equilibrium points. When all three categories of cats can be abandoned then the model can exhibit up to four positive equilibrium points. The model can be extended to include the spatial movement of adult males and it can be used to describe the spread of feline leukemia within a feral cat population.

Hosted by Halmos College’s Department of Mathematics, this lecture will take place in Parker 203 from 12:05-12:55. For more information, please contact Colloquium organizer Fuzhen Zhang at zhang@nova.edu.

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