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The Power of Today’s Glass Lecture at the Alvin Sherman Library

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Circle of Friends of the NSU Alvin Sherman Library invites you to The Power of Glass, a lecture on art glass by Davira S. Taragin. Writer, author, lecturer and curator Ms. Taragin is one of the country’s foremost experts on art glass. The event is in honor of Joan and Milton Baxt.  Mrs. Baxt was a lover of art glass who also served on the Board of the Circle of Friends and was a strong supporter of the library through her time and philanthropy.

Join us as we celebrate her life and the beautiful art glass which she generously donated to the library for all to enjoy. Reception generously sponsored by The Division of  Advancement and Community Relations and its free and open to the public.

RSVP to: lib.nova.edu/glass or 954-262-4593

A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper Book Talk Patsy West

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, join writer and ethno-historian Patsy West for a discussion of her book A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (1923-2011). The book, co-authored with Betty Mae Jumper, is a rare and authentic account of a pioneering Florida Seminole family.

Betty Mae Tiger, born to a Seminole Indian mother and a French trapper father, became the first formally educated Florida Seminole, attending the Quaker-operated Cherokee Indian Boarding School in North Carolina, where she learned to speak English. She was the first and only woman elected Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Her inspiring life is the story of the most decorated member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a political activist, former nurse, alligator wrestler, and beloved storyteller renowned for passing along tribal legends.

Award-winning author Patsy West is director of the Seminole/Miccosukee Photographic Archive in Ft. Lauderdale and an active preservationist.

This event is free and open to the public, limited seating. RSVP here

NSU Presents Life in the Deep Blue Sea

Tour the surface of the sea to the perpetually dark abyss, and come face to face with the strange lifeforms living there. Discover how animals have adapted to their environment, and how humans are altering it.2019-COF-Sea-Digital-mass

NSU Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center

8000 N Ocean Dr., Dania Beach, FL 33004 (please call for parking info.)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

5:30 pm Reception, RSVP by Apr. 10

7:00 pm Free program, RSVP by Apr. 16

Members Free/ $20 pp non-members

RSVP at: lib.nova.edu/sea or contact: 954-262-4593

NSU Regional Campuses Spring/Summer 2019 Information Sessions/Open Houses

Get the NSU Edge with a degree from an acclaimed, not-for-profit university that’s committed to your success.

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, with small classes taught by experts who will prepare you for the real world. Our flexible class formats allow you to earn your bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, or doctoral degree conveniently–on site or online.

Join the NSU regional campuses at the following Information Sessions/Open Houses to meet with faculty and staff, speak with admissions and financial aid representatives, take a campus tour, and apply on the spot for select programs!

Fort Myers Campus
Spring 2019 Information Session
Saturday, April 27 at 9:00 a.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/fortmyersopenhouse

Jacksonville Campus
Summer 2019 Information Session
Thursday, June 13 at 6:00 p.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/jacksonvilleopenhouse

Miami Campus
Spring 2019 Information Session
Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/miamiopenhouse

Orlando Campus
Summer 2019 Open House
Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/orlandoopenhouse

Palm Beach Campus
Spring 2019 Open House
Wednesday, May 15 from noon-6:00 p.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/palmbeachopenhouse

Puerto Rico Regional Campus
Spring 2019 Open House
Saturday, April 13 at 9:00 a.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/sanjuanopenhouse

Tampa Bay Regional Campus
Spring 2019 Open House
Thursday, February 21 at 6:00 p.m.
RSVP at www.nova.edu/tampaopenhouse

Education Alumnus Named Broward County Public Schools’ Principal of the Year

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Philip Bullock, M.S.,

Philip Bullock, M.S., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE), was named the 2019 Broward County Principal of the Year at the annual Broward County Public Schools’ (BCPS) Caliber Awards.

Mr. Bullock started his career with Broward County Public Schools as a kindergarten teacher at North Side Elementary thirty-three years go.  His first appointment as principal was at Miramar Elementary, where he served as principal for seven years.  Taking the school over just one year after the school was a “D” rated school, the school became an “A” school the following year, where it maintained that “A” rating for six consecutive years—the entire time that he served that community.  The school’s achievement received recognition from the District, State, and even Nationally, when then-governor Jeb Bush and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited the school and named it a “Title 1 School of Excellence”. He was then assigned to Coral Cove Elementary, where he served five years as principal.

In 2015, Superintendent Runcie appointed Mr. Bullock to Walker Elementary.  At the time, Walker Elementary was the lowest achieving elementary school in Broward County and one of the lowest achieving schools in the State of Florida.  Walker Elementary moved up two letter grades over the past two years, a 131% increase in student achievement over that timespan, which was the highest increase by percentage of all elementary schools in Broward County.

Mr. Bullock earned his M.S. in Elementary Education with FCE in 1991. For More information on the 2019 Caliber Awards, please visit: https://www.browardschools.com/Page/46708

CAHSS Invites You to the The Theory of Creativity Art and Design Senior Exhibit

2019 Senior Exhibitition The Theory of Creativity

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to invite you to “The Theory of Creativity Art and Design Senior Exhibit,” held February 20-March 6, 2019. Each year, students enrolled in ARTS 4995 Senior Project within the Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) get to craft their own exhibition. As a group they collectively select a name and theme, design promotion materials, and market it. This exhibition serves as an annual opportunity for graduating students to curate a culmination of their work while at NSU in a gallery setting. This exposes their pieces on a public scale, and allows them to openly discuss their artistic intentions to viewers. The exhibit opens on Feb. 20, 2019 and runs through March 6, 2019, in Gallery 217, located on the 2nd floor on the north end of the Don Taft University Center.

The opening reception is on February 20 from 5:00-7:00pm in Gallery 217. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 954-262-7620, and please visit www.cahss.nova.edu/departments/pva.com for all of the upcoming events.

Immigration Legal Screening Clinic

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Immigration Legal Screening Clinic

Saturday, March 30, 2019

10:00 am ~ 4:00 pm

Shepard Broad College of Law – Atrium

NSU Law, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Catholic Legal Services, Hispanic Unity of Florida, Legal Aid Services of Broward County and the Florida Immigrant Coalition are partnering to provide free legal screenings to the community.

With the help of partnering student organizations such: The Immigration Law Organization (ILO), the Journal of International & Comparative Law (ILSA), the Hispanic Student Bar Association (HSBA), the NSU Human Rights Organization, and the Public Interest Law Society (PILS); this pro bono immigration clinic will offer participants the chance to learn more about how immigration law affects them and their families with Know Your Rights Presentations. Participants will have the opportunity to receive a free consultation with an immigration attorney. This free consultation will be used to determine whether participants in the clinic are eligible for any immigration relief and legal representation.
For more information contact: Jennifer Gordon, Director of Public Interest Programs, NSU Law

Author Irit Shaffer at the Alvin Sherman Library

2019-Irit-poster-digital-massThe Alvin Sherman Library will host Irit Schaffer book Sale and signing on Tuesday, April 2 at 5:30 p.m.
The daughter of a Holocaust survivor, born in Israel, raised in Canada and now resides in California. Her book, “Good Blood, A Journey of Healing,” tells the story of her awakening to the power of positive thought and the connection of mindset to our physical and emotional well being. From her childhood fascination with her father’s tale of healing from six gunshot wounds during the war, to her own instinctive defiance of pessimistic medical prognoses, Irit’s journey reveals a grateful and increasingly compassionate understanding of her roots as her keen intuitive gifts come to light. 
Brought to you by the Nova Southeastern University College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences’ Department of Conflict Resolution Studies and Graduate Student Government, in conjunction with the NSU Alvin Sherman Library.

Free and open to the public.  RSVP: lib.nova.edu/letgo or call 954-262-4593

NSU Employee Wellness Field Day

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The Office of Human Resources and NSU Recreation and Wellness are EXCITED to bring back Field Day on Friday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m. at the Library Quad!  This fun, competitive and interactive event is a great opportunity for all members of the campus community to take time to play for your health and discover new ways to enhance one’s physical well-being.

Play for your Health! Field Day event and activities include kickball championship, tug-o-war, relay races, a 1-mile walk, yoga sessions (bring your own mat) and live music.

If you do not want to compete – still come on out, enjoy live music, bring your chairs or blankets and watch your colleagues, have a grand time.  All participants will be entered into drawings for Fire HD tablets, indoor cycling bikes, trampolines, fitness trackers, gift cards and many more door prizes.

We will provide drinks, snacks and sun block!

As a reminder, please seek manager or supervisor approval for attendance that exceeds your scheduled lunch hour.

Registration is only required if you are participating in the kickball tournament.  In order to play on the same team, please submit all the names together.  There will be no switching of participants once teams are set.

Deadline to register is March 20th.  Contact Ronenia Jenkins at rjenkins@nova.edu for registration.

The Future of Medicine is Integrated Health Care: The Case of the Opioid Crisis

Join the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Orlando Campus and College of Psychology on Saturday, March 23 from 10:00 a.m.-noon. Attendees will learn about the integrated, interprofessional approach that offers the most hope in health care and how it is being reflected in physician care. This presentation will show how physicians are being trained to use a variety of alternate systems within the opioid crisis.

This event will be held at the NSU Orlando Campus located at 4850 Millenia Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32839 and is free to the general public. Please RSVP at nova.edu/orlando/events to attend.

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