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NSU Gives Back to the Community

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With the holidays quickly approaching, 49 volunteers from OIIT, the Huizenga College of Business, the Alvin Sherman Library, Facilities, Physical Plant, Public Safety, and Fischler College of Education joined forces to give back to our community. On Tuesday, October 30, these teams collaborated to prepare 300 bagged lunches for the homeless.  Volunteers met in the Carl DeSantis building to join forces for this epic event.

“Bagged Lunches for the Homeless” will hopefully be the first of numerous interdepartmental community service projects. The initial plan, devised by Jaime Gentile, Director of Employee Services for the Office of Innovation and Information Technology, was to make 100 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. However, due to the overwhelming response from other departments, the goal was raised to 300!

The event proved successful as all 300 bagged lunches were completed in under one hour!  Employees worked diligently preparing the bagged lunches as multiple assembly lines ran simultaneously.  Once completed, the lunches were boxed and loaded into an NSU vehicle and then taken to the Broward Outreach Center located in Hollywood. Once there, the NSU employees were thanked graciously as personnel helped to haul the load into their dining area. An employee of the Broward Outreach Center shared that the center typically serves 200 homeless people an evening and, therefore, was quite appreciative of the group’s efforts. The center’s employee also stated this number does not even include the members of the community that are fed breakfast and lunch at the center daily.

Employees from the variety of NSU departments shared their excitement and interest to participate in future volunteering efforts. With the large number of charitable organizations in our area, it is hoped that this interdepartmental event will lead to a series of future occasions illustrating NSU’s devotion to give back!

NSU Ranked 2019 Best Online Colleges & Degrees

SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher, ranked Nova Southeastern University (NSU) within their 2019 lists of best online colleges. The group recognized NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing for its Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering program, ranking it 13 out of 19 in “Best Online Master’s in Computer Science Programs.” The college was also ranked 6 out of 8 for “Best Online Master’s in Information Technology (IT) Degrees.”

The rankings, published on www.GuidetoOnlineSchools.com, are based on mid-career salary data from recent alumni surveys, as well as manually researched tuition rates. According to the website, the group researched 723 schools in order to publish more than 250 degree-level and program-specific rankings.

“It’s great to have the recognition that supports how well our programs translate to the world today,” said Meline Kevorkian, Ed.D., interim dean of the College of Engineering and Computing. “Companies seeking new sources of talent are looking at our college because of our commitment to our students. Our programs support discipline experts and foster strong communication, teamwork, and life-long learning skills.”

You can view the full list of SR Education Groups rankings for Best Online Colleges HERE.

From Roasted Carrots to Nourishing Undergraduate Degree Program

Building on the traditional foundation of wellness for faculty and staff members, as well as students, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4, KPCOM dean, spearheaded a new degree program—the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, which will matriculate its first class in the fall of 2019.

The spark for the new degree program—the eighth to be offered by the KPCOM—ignited years ago during a community health fair when osteopathic medical students and Marilyn Gordon, Ed.D., RDN, CSSD, LDN, academic coordinator, discussed grilling carrots instead of hot dogs as a food choice for health fair participants and attendees.

“The program is a special recipe of many ingredients and will blend the study of nutritional sciences, liberal arts, human behavior, wellness, and global issues,” said Stephanie N. Petrosky, M.H.A., RDN, LDN, FAND, assistant professor and director of the nutrition program.

Students will have an opportunity to apply practical concepts to numerous fields, including public health, clinical practice, or non-health professions, such as business or engineering. Ioana Scripa, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, is the new faculty member set to lead the inaugural B.S. in Human Nutrition program. The KPCOM is the first college in the nation to offer a B.S. in Human Nutrition/D.O. dual-admission option.

NSU Fall Faculty Workshop Series – Register Now for November/December Workshops

The NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center is excited to offer 12 new workshops this fall for full and part-time faculty this semester focusing on innovative pedagogies and technologies. Our Faculty Workshop Series will take place Mondays from 12-1 pm in our new space in the Alvin Sherman Library, room 430. You can also attend virtually via GoToTraining if you can’t make it in person. Recordings will be made available on our web site for those who cannot attend.

We’re pleased to offer the following workshops in November/December:

  • ExEL-ing in the Real World: Facilitating Writing-Based Experiential Learning | November 19, 12-1 p.m., WCC – Learn best practices for experiential learning projects where students produce texts for and in collaboration with community partners. Register to attend this workshop in-person or online via GoToTraining
  • Designing Wickedly Awesome Group Assignments | November 26, 12-1 p.m., WCC – Attempt creating assignments that encourage self-directed learning and challenge students to solve complex problems. Register to attend this workshop in-person or online via GoToTraining
  • Drawn to Scale: Strategies for Incorporating Writing into Large Classes | December 3, 12-1 p.m., WCC – Explore how best practices in writing and communication instruction can be adapted to meet the needs of teachers working with a large number of students. Register to attend this workshop in-person or online via GoToTraining

Also, departments and other campus groups can now request custom workshops designed to meet your group’s needs. For more information about our workshop series or if you are interested in the other services provided by the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center, feel free to contact us at wcc@nova.edu.

Support NSU While You Shop on Amazon

Did you know? You can help support NSU’s fundraising efforts while you shop online at Amazon.com?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization.

On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you need to select “Nova Southeastern University” to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.

Special NSU Employee Discount Ticket Offers to the Broward Center and More

NSU employees, family and friends are invited to enjoy the benefits of discounted tickets to many exciting events, performances and concerts at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center and The Pembroke Pines City Center. Simply select the show and performance that you wish to attend and when prompted, use the designated PROMO CODE for the show you would like to purchase. or, call 954.660.6307 and mention the designated promo code for the show you would like to purchase via the phone.

 

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FCE Hosts an Employee Appreciation Fiesta and Celebrates a New Faculty Emeritus

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) held an employee appreciation “fiesta” on Wednesday, May 2. It was an opportunity to celebrate everyone’s contribution to the organization. Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs stopped by to join the celebration and kicked off the piñata fun!

At the fiesta, FCE celebrated Robert Hill, Ed.D., a new member of the college’s Faculty Emeriti. Hill was with Fischler College for many years, starting in 1993 as a graduate fellow. He earned his doctorate degree with FCE, eventually becoming a full time professor from 2006-2017. Dr. Hill is currently working as a consultant and will forever be a part of the Shark family!

To view the images from the fiesta, click here.

Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry Celebrates 25 Years of Education, Scholarship, and Service


Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Optometry recently held its Silver Anniversary celebration at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, coinciding with NSU’s 50th anniversary. Nearly 300 guests, including philanthropists, alumni, administrators, faculty and staff joined together to celebrate 25 years of education, scholarship and service.

Ice sculpture commemorating Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry’s 25th anniversary
Ice sculpture commemorating Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry’s 25th anniversary

Upon arrival, the guests were greeted by a winged performer and an aerialist as they stepped onto the red carpet to have their photographs taken. Aerial drummers astonished attendees as they put on a brilliant performance, dangling 30 ft. in the air. Guests enjoyed musical entertainment by a jazz fusion band, which performed throughout the evening, and a harpist, who serenaded attendees in the second floor gallery. Samplings of exquisite culinary treats were provided at various stations, including a carving station, a seafood martini station, a sushi station, and much more.

Throughout the evening, speakers reflected on the college’s accomplishments and successes.

“It is amazing to realize that 25 years have passed since the opening of NSU College of Optometry,” said David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., dean. “In some ways it feels like just yesterday and in others, it was a lifetime ago. What tremendous growth and success we have seen in this quarter century. From humble beginnings with Southeastern College of Health Sciences in North Miami Beach to today’s world class facilities in Fort Lauderdale at Nova Southeastern University, we have come a long way. We are very proud of the foundation of clinical excellence that we have built and look forward to a bright future. We know that we educate and train some of the finest optometric physicians in the world and their work defines our success.”

Dr. David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, diplomate, dean, NSU’s College of Optometry, Jacqueline A. Travisano, M.B.A., CPA, NSU executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Dr. Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., M.S., FAAO, assistant dean for student affairs, NSU’s College of Optometry
Dr. David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, diplomate, dean, NSU’s College of Optometry, Jacqueline A. Travisano, M.B.A., CPA, NSU executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Dr. Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., M.S., FAAO, assistant dean for student affairs, NSU’s College of Optometry

NSU’s College of Optometry opened its doors 1989 as part of Southeastern College of Health Care Sciences as the only college of optometry in Florida. Today, it remains the only one in the state and one of only 21 in the United States. Students study the most advanced techniques from world-renowned faculty members while caring for South Florida’s culturally diverse patient population.

More than 32,000 patients visit NSU’s Eye Care Institute’s facilities in Davie, Fort Lauderdale, and North Miami Beach (along with Broward Lighthouse in Fort Lauderdale and Kids In Distress’ Wilton Manors campus) annually. The institute is Florida’s largest and most comprehensive optometric center.

The Institute’s services include primary eye care and specialized services for pediatrics and binocular vision disorders, low vision rehabilitation, advanced contact lens fits, management of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma, as well as electro-diagnostic testing.

The college has continued its innovative path, offering the only five-year extended optometry and one-year preparatory optometry programs in the United States. The program also offers a dual M.B.A. program to help students prepare for their careers and the only online Master of Science degree in Clinical Vision Research in the United States.

For more information on NSU’s College of Optometry, please visit www.nova.edu/optometry.

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About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 314 beautiful acres in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at all levels. NSU is a not-for-profit independent institution with 27,000 students. NSU awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. NSU is classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and it is one of only 37 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification. For more information, please visit www.nova.edu. Celebrating 50 years of academic excellence!

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Phi Kappa Phi Installs New Chapter at NSU

President of NSU Dr. George L. Hanbury, Board of Trustees Chairman Ron Assaf, Vice Chair Dr. Barry Silverman, Provost Ralph Rogers as well as college deans and faculty members were recently initiated into a new chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Nova Southeastern University (NSU).

Founding members signed the charter creating Chapter 345 at NSU during a ceremony on January 9, 2018, at the Alvin Sherman Library. Many of the chapter’s charter members and all new members were initiated into the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. (Some charter members had been previously initiated into the honor society at other institutions).

“The values of Phi Kappa Phi are very much aligned with NSU’s core values–including academic excellence and research,” Dr. Hanbury said.

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi inducts about 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni each year from select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines–NSU is the 345th chapter.

Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of college seniors and graduate students and the top 7.5 percent of juniors. The new chapter will enhance NSU recognition and help to attract outstanding students and faculty who contribute to distinctive research. Chapter 345 will begin initiating NSU student members in February 2018.

A university seeking a chapter is evaluated on its educational philosophy and institution purposes and the quality of instruction and research, personnel, and facilities.

“One great advantage for NSU student [members] is represented by the large numbers of grants and fellowships,” said Maria Petrescu, Ph.D., associate professor at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship and the new chapter president. “Students also gain access to an extended interdisciplinary professional network and career resources. These will be of great help to our students’ academic and professional development.”

Besides Petrescu, other faculty serving as chapter officers and charter members include Patricia Rose, Sonia Kay, and Rachelle Dorne.

Charter members also include President Hanbury, Provost Rogers, Chairman Assaf, Vice Chairman Silverman, Health Professions Division Chancellor Fred Lippman, Farquhar Honors College Dean Don Rosenblum, assistant dean Saul Sztam, professor emeritus Susan Davis, and faculty members Bryan Armentrout, Max Ito, Judith McKay, Timothy Miller, and Glenn Scheyd.

Other members include college deans Kimberly Durham, Jon Garon, John Preston Jones, Harold Laubach, Roni Beth Leiderman, David Loshin, Linda Niessen, Marcella Rutherford, Yong Tao, Johannes Vieweg, Elaine Wallace, Brad Williams, Honggang Yang, and University School Upper School Director William Kopas.

For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit https://honors.nova.edu/phi-kappa-phi.html.
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https://nsunews.nova.edu/phi-kappa-phi-installs-new-chapter-at-nsu/

Pride Bite: NSU Leads College of Law Alumni to Supreme Court

From I. to r. ) Bruce Rogow, NSU Law Professor Emeritus; Martin Press, NSU Trustee;NSU President Dr. George L. Hanbury, and (far right) Jon Garon,dean of the ShepardBroad College of Law, with newly admitted to Supreme Court lawyers Lisa Goldberg, Joseph Natiello, Nathaniel Flinchbaugh, Tara Campion, Steven Farbman, Jane West,Michael Pascucci, Michael Ehren, Adam Schloss, Benjamin Lopatin and Joshua Eggnatz. Emmanuela Charles, was also admitted but is not pictured.
Twelve alumni from NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law Center recently went to the U.S. Supreme Court to be sworn in as lawyers who can practice before the highest court in the land.

Leading the group were NSU President Dr. George L. Hanbury; Jon Garon, dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law; Martin Press, member, NSU Board of Trustees; Susan Stephan, director of development, College of Law; Sharon Sullivan, executive director, advancement and alumni relations; Elena Minicucci, director alumni relations, College of Law, and Bruce Rogow, professor of law emeritus.

The alumni, along with their guests and NSU representatives, were escorted into the Supreme Court and seated before the eight justices. Rogow created the motion for admission into the Court, and Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath.

Alumni admitted to practice and argue before the Supreme Court included:

Tara Campion ’11—Fort Lauderdale, FL
Emmanuela Charles ’10—Jacksonville, FL
Joshua Eggnatz ’09—Davie, FL
Michael Ehren ’07—Weston, FL
Steven S. Farbman ’85—Hollywood, FL
Nathaniel Flinchbaugh ’11—Cordova, TN
Lisa Goldberg ’84—Fort Lauderdale, FL
Benjamin Lopatin ’09—San Francisco, CA
Joseph Natiello ’12—Fort Lauderdale, FL
Michael Pascucci ’08—Davie, FL
Adam Schloss ’07—Estero, FL (Fort Myers area)
Jane G. West ’98—St. Augustine, FL

To be accepted and permitted to practice before the Supreme Court, applicants must have obtained at least three years of active experience within a state bar and must be in good standing with that state’s bar. Along with submitting a certificate of good standing from a clerk or officer of the candidate’s respective state’s highest court, a candidate must also have certified sponsorship from at least two members of the bar of the Supreme Court. While it is required the sponsors have a personal relationship with the candidate, they are not allowed to be blood- or marriage-related. Candidates are inducted bi-annually.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/pride-bite-nsu-leads-college-of-law-alumni-to-supreme-court/

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