Author: Abimbola Elizabeth Eminowa

Razor’s Edge Shark Talent Scholars in DPVA Promote the Arts

The Razor’s Edge Shark Talent Scholars program is designed for first time in college freshman who have been active in community or high school arts programs and want to promote the arts and bring people together. These students are majors or minors in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS). Working in three committees – social media, audience relations, and audience development – these 43 students worked on several DPVA events, including the Mayfly (24-hour theatre project/Oct 6); Facing Forward (breast cancer awareness event on Oct 18); and supported the over 100 high school students (teaching dance classes and coordinating the crowd) on Dance Awareness Day (Oct 24). Through a collaboration with Student Affairs and the Venetian Arts Society, these students once again packed the house for Tony Award winning artist Levi Kreis. These students are making a difference and several of these events were so popular that people had to be turned away.

NSU’s College of Education Hosted Alumni Event in Dominican Republic

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) hosted an alumni event on Saturday, February 16 at the Santo Domingo Sheraton Hotel with over 230 alumni and guests in attendance.

Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner, entertainment provided by a Dominican folkloric dance company, and a singing ensemble from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), the first university in the Americas, founded in 1538. Featured guest speakers at the event included FCE alumna, Dr. Zoraima Cuello, Vice Minister of the Presidency, and current FCE doctoral student, Mr. Jose Alejandro Aybar, President of the Dominican Republic University Presidents Council.

Orlando Physician Assistant Program Wins the Challenge Bowl

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NSU’s Orlando Physician Assistant Program comes away with the win at the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA) Student Challenge Bowl. There were 27 teams representing multiple universities from across the state.  NSU was represented by 9 teams from the 4 programs (Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, and Orlando).  All NSU teams performed well, with a Ft. Lauderdale team and an Orlando team advancing to the final round.  The winning team from Orlando includes Jordan Walker, Fadi Essak, and Jeremy Gordon.  These students will now compete in the National Challenge Bowl at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) conference in Denver, Colorado.

Sunshine State Conference Tournament This Week at Rick Case Arena

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With both Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s basketball teams earning their position among the top four teams in the Sunshine State Conference, league championship tournament action will kick off in Rick Case Arena on Wednesday, March 6. In conference quarterfinal action on Wednesday, the Sharks women will host the Embry-Riddle Eagles at 5:30 p.m., while the men will face the Tampa Spartans at 7:30 p.m.

Nova Southeastern will also serve as the host site for the semifinal and final rounds of the Sunshine State Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, March 9-10 at Rick Case Arena. Nova Southeastern faculty and staff will be admitted to the semifinal and final games at no cost.

For the 15th consecutive year, NSU women’s basketball will head into the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. With a 17-10 overall record and 13-7 conference mark, the Sharks have grabbed the No. 4 seed. On the opposite bench at the No. 5 seed, the Eagles finished the regular season at 17-10 as well, with a 12-8 record against league opponents. This is the second year in a row the Sharks and the Eagles will square off in the SSC quarterfinal, as well as their second postseason matchup all-time – as ERAU’s first SSC eligible year was 2017-18. This season, the Sharks and the Eagles sparred twice, splitting the series. On Dec. 1, NSU kicked off road-SSC play against Embry-Riddle, falling in Daytona Beach, 64-55, to the then-22nd ranked Eagles. Hosting Embry-Riddle on Jan. 26, the Sharks cruised to an 82-61 victory.

The Sharks are paced by starting guard Alison Hughes, who averages 13.8 points per game after eight consecutive double-digit scoring outings and shoots an SSC-high 44.5 percent from deep. Christen Prasse follows Hughes with 12.1 points per game, and leads NSU in rebounds (7.8) and assists (6.4) per game, notching a program-record three triple-doubles as only the second player in NCAA history to do so. The winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal will advance to play either Florida Southern or Barry this Saturday in the semifinal round at 12:00 p.m.

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CAHSS Alumna is the Higher Education Program Manager, Seminole Tribe of Florida

Melissa Forges, M.S.

Melissa Forges, M.S.,

Melissa Forges, M.S., 2013 graduate of the College Student Affairs program in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is the Higher Education Program Manager for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hollywood. Previously she was the Director of Student Services for Keiser University, Pembroke Pines Campus, and Senior Assistant Director, Employer Relations/Liaison to the College of Business, Florida State University. While at NSU, she was active in the College Student Affairs Association. In addition to her master’s degree from NSU, Forges has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Florida.

NSU’s master’s in College Student Affairs is the only CSA program to offer courses from the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies, bringing that conflict resolution expertise to the students.

CAHSS Invites Students to El Cafecito to Practice Spanish Speaking over Coffee and Pastries

El Cafecito Participants

On February 18, 2019, the Department of Literature and Modern Languages from NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), hosted their first El Cafecito: Coffee and Conversation Hour. It was a great success with approximately 50 students attending. In addition to students from CAHSS, students from NSU’s College of Pharmacy, and NSU’s College of Nursing participated.  At El Cafecito, students practice beginner, intermediate, and advanced Spanish with other students from their courses and across the university. This facilitates conversations and community between Spanish Minors, those interested in the Spanish language and culture, and instructors of Spanish courses. The next El Cafecito sponsored by USGA will be on April 5, 2019, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., at the Flight Deck.

For more information, please email LML-NSU@nova.edu

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NSU to Host Legal Studies Alumni Reception

Dean Honggang Yang welcomes Legal Studies Alumni

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) hosted a reception for alumni of the program in Legal Studies in the Department of History and Political Sciences. On February 16, 2019, the reception was held in the Arena Club Room of the Don Taft University Center. More than thirty alumni attended as well as five current students and seven professors from the Department of History and Political Science. Dean Honggang Yang welcomed the alumni back to campus, David Kilroy, Ph.D., delivered opening remarks, and Stephen Levitt, J.D., took the group down memory lane with photos of students and faculty over a thirty-year period.

Alumna Monica Puig presented Lester Lindley, J.D., Ph.D., who taught for the program from 1989 to 1999, with a framed copy of the article she wrote about him in Latin Biz.  The article describes the positive impact Lindley had on her life and career, including the development of strong writing skills. While attending the reception the group enjoyed watching NSU basketball game.

Legal Studies Alum Reception

Halmos College Great White Shark Genome Research Heard Around the World

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Over the past several weeks, news about a major scientific step to understand the biology of this iconic apex predator and the entire genome of the white shark has now been decoded in detail. Sequence changes were found tied to DNA repair, DNA damage response and DNA damage tolerance, the exact opposite of which – genome instability – is well known to predispose humans to numerous cancers and age-related diseases.

Since this announcement, news outlets from around the world broadcasted this information. By the end of February 2019, over 351 outlets shared this story. From Asia to Europe, Africa to South America, NSU shark research covered the globe. NBC’s Today Show broadcasted live from Halmos College’s Oceanographic Campus.

shivji“Genome instability is a very important issue in many serious human diseases; now we find that nature has developed clever strategies to maintain the stability of genomes in these large-bodied, long-lived sharks,” said Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., director of NSU’s Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute. “There’s still so much to be learned from these evolutionary marvels, including information that will potentially be useful to fight cancer and age-related diseases, and improve wound healing treatments in humans, as we uncover how these animals do it.”

NSU University School Students Named National Merit Finalists

National Merit Finalists

NSU University School is proud to announce that all six seniors who were named National Merit Semifinalists in September have advanced to the Finalist level.

As National Merit Finalists, Michael Gonzalez, Aidan Greenstein, Skylar Ronkin, Naomi Spargo, Alexander Wertman, and Aysha Zackria represent the top 1% of program entrants and will be considered for 2019 National Merit Scholarships. These high school seniors scored in the top percentile in the nation on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Congratulations to our National Merit Finalists!

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