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Flu Vaccinations Offered on Campus This Year

Here are the 2021 Nova Southeastern University flu vaccination clinics and times.

Date Time Location Room
October 1, 2021 1PM to 5PM University School Wolf Family Grand Lobby

(Center for the Arts)
October 4, 2021 9AM to 12PM

2PM to 4PM

 Rick Case Arena Don Taft University Center
October 6, 2021 12PM to 4PM Alvin Sherman Library Room 4009
October 8, 2021 9AM to 12PM

2PM to 4PM

 NSU Pharmacy NSU Pharmacy – Ziff Building
October 13, 2021 9AM to 12PM

2PM to 4PM

 NSU Pharmacy NSU Pharmacy – Ziff Building

 

Nominations for the 24th Annual STUEYs Now Open

Nominations for the 24th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards, affectionately known as the STUEYs, are now open!

Nominate a current NSU student, staff, faculty member and/or group that best represents NSU’S Core Values:

  • Academic Excellence
  • Student Centered
  • Integrity
  • Innovation
  • Opportunity
  • Scholarship/Research
  • Diversity
  • Community

Visit the STUEYs website at nova.edu/campuslife/stueys to submit your nomination.

Nominations are accepted now through January 10, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

In order to nominate an individual or group, the nominator must also be a current student, staff, or faculty member. Let’s celebrate and recognize those who further a sense of campus community!

For more information, please call (954) 262-7283 or email stueys@nova.edu.

Center for the Humanities Honors Hispanic Heritage Month

The Center for the Humanities presents Barrios of America, a series celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the immigrant stories that impact the landscape of South Florida’s diverse communities.

Here’s the lineup:

Foodways & the Immigrant Journey, with Chef Douglas Rodriguez

September 23, 7 p.m.

An evening with globally acclaimed chef and restaurateur Douglas Rodriguez. The Top Chef Master and “Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cuisine” will share food, stories, and insights about food experiences in social and cultural contexts.

Testimonio: Creative Writing Workshop

September 30 5 p.m.

NSU’s Dr. Yvette Fuentes and Professor Emeritus Kate Waites lead a creative writing workshop focusing on authentic memoirs based on immigrant and migrant stories, informed by the Latin American narrative tradition of witnessing.

The Post-Pandemic Futures of Latin Nations

October 7, 7 p.m.

An open forum, led by NSU faculty Drs. G. Nelson Bass and Ransford Edwards, along with Drs. Sallie Hughes and Calla Hummel, researchers with the University of Miami’s COVID Observatorio Project, in constructive dialogue on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Latin American politics and economies.

All events are free and open to the public.  Sponsored by Florida Humanities and the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences.

Register here.

Mock-Injury Workshop Connects Theatre, Healthcare

During the Winter 2021 semester, B.A. in Theatre Technical Director and Adjunct Faculty Member Alexandra “Calypso” Hernandez taught an interdisciplinary workshop for students in THEA 2500: Healthcare Theatre, offered through the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, that brought together elements of medicine, theatre and humanity. The workshop offered students the opportunity to learn the art of moulage – the use of makeup to create mock injuries such as bruises, scars, and other skin abrasions for use in the training of healthcare professionals.

“The moulage workshop is not only fun and interactive but it integrates arts and sciences helping the college accomplish its mission,” said Bill Adams, professor and program director for the music and theatre programs.

Moulage provides a realistic instructional environment for students studying to become standardized patients (SP) in healthcare simulations. Students in the workshop learned how to provide essential feedback to the healthcare student rather than needing to imagine the pathology being examined in the simulation. This innovative approach using applied theatre is foundational in current healthcare training methodologies. Student standardized patients develop empathy for the patients they portray, and healthcare students benefit from the analytical focus on critical thinking skills observable in simulations.

For more information about THEA 2500: Healthcare Theatre and other courses offered through the B.A. in Theatre program, click here.

NSU MD Holds Virtual Run for Pipeline Programs

NSU MD invites you to celebrate diversity in our communities and to support the building of our pipeline programs. NSU MD will host its 2nd Virtual Dash for Diversity 5K from September 25 to October 3, 2021.

We will come together virtually, across Florida and from coast to coast, to raise funds to support our pipeline programs with local middle and high schools. These enrichment programs engage middle and high school students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and underrepresented in medicine through mentorship and various science, technology, engineering, and math related activities.

Through these programs, we aim to encourage a diverse group of students to consider a career in medicine, as well as to give them the support that they need to make these dreams a reality. Funds raised from the 5K will go directly into these pipeline programs to help us continue to grow our engagement with the community. Read about our pipeline programs. 

The 2021 Virtual Running of the NSU MD 5K Dash for Diversity can be run at the time and location that works best for you between the beginning and ending dates of the event.

Get details on the event.

Halmos Faculty Present Juneteenth-inspired Panel Discussion

In June, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences writing, arts and politics faculty members joined together to present an interdisciplinary Juneteenth-inspired panel discussion for the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale titled “Looking Forward, Looking Back: Freedom, Afrofuturism and Reflections on Juneteenth.” The free virtual event took place on Saturday, June 19, and featured three Halmos College faculty members: Ransford Edwards, Ph.D., assistant professor of politics for the Department of Humanities and Politics; Kandy Lopez-Moreno, associate professor of art + design for the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts; and Rachel Panton, Ph.D., assistant professor of writing for the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

The event launched “Community Voices,” NSU Art Museum’s new initiative supported by the Community Foundation of Broward that focuses on exploring social and racial inequalities and challenging social structures, including representation in museums. “Looking Forward, Looking Back: Freedom, Afrofuturism and Reflections on Juneteenth” kicked off the series and examined the historical context of emancipation, as well as the ongoing tension between the rhetoric of recovery and an imagined and unenslaveable Black future in art, literature, and pop culture.

Learn more about the panel discussion and future “Community Voices” events for the NSU Art Museum by viewing WLRN’s news story here.

Wild Connection Interviews Halmos Environmental Faculty

Hoch researches barnacles in the lab.

This September, Halmos College environmental faculty member J. Matthew Hoch, Ph.D. was interviewed by Jennifer Verdolin’s “Wild Connection” Podcast. This podcast focuses on relationships and family dynamics of the animal kingdom and how that can apply to people.

Hoch spoke about his research on his current research: genital evolution and reproduction in fish and barnacles.

Verdolin is the author of two popular nonfiction science books, “Wild Connection: What Animal Courtship and Mating Tell Us About Human Relationships” and “Raised by Animals: The Surprising New Science of Animal Family Dynamics.” She draws on animal behavior to reveal how much we can learn from other species to improve our relationships, families, and lives. Her writing has appeared in Scientific American, Slate Magazine, The Washington Post, and National Geographic.

Fischler College Spotlights Alumna Latonya Peterson

Latonya Peterson, Ed.D.

Latonya Peterson, Ed.D., first graduated from the Abraham S. Fischer College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) in 2005 with her master’s degree in Criminal Justice with a Specialization in Behavioral Criminology. In 2010 she received her Doctorate of Education in Organization Leadership. Latonya also holds a bachelor’s degree from Albany State University.

Peterson is also an adjunct instructor for Baker University, teaching MBA & CJ courses. This past April, she was appointed to the Faculty Senate for Baker University, and she is the first female African American to hold that position!

She wants to remind future students to remember to keep in touch with their close family and friends. Keeping your support system close is essential while going through school, she says. There will be times when your program will feel overwhelming, and it will be vital to have someone to lean on and help you through the tough days.

Peterson began working in her father’s law office at the age of 16 and realized that working in criminal justice was one of her passions. Since earning her degrees, she has been teaching criminal justice courses in higher education for 15 years. She currently works as an online instructor for American InterContinental University and as an adjunct professor for other schools teaching criminal justice, leadership, and management courses. She enjoys writing and peer-reviewing journal articles, and in 2016 she co-authored the course textbook called “Victimology: Understanding the Victim.”

The FCE&SCJ community congratulates you on your significant accomplishment with the Faculty Senate post and wishes you the best of luck as you step into your new role!

She currently lives in Georgia with her husband and two sons. Latonya is a die-hard New England Patriots Fan, and she teaches Children’s Church for the Greater 2nd Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

CCE Alumnus Turns Childhood Passion into Career

Gregory Mintz, M.S.

From a young age, Gregory Mintz, M.S., has always had a passion for technology. He and his dad used to work on computers together and always had cool toys and electronics around the house. To Mintz, the early hands-on “tinkering” from a young age not only proved to be a great father-son bonding experience, but it also opened a new world with endless opportunities in a growing field.

Today, Mintz serves as the director, Digital Experience Technology Operations & Delivery for Modernizing Medicine, whose mission is to “transform healthcare through intelligent specialty-specific platforms that increase practice efficiency and improve patient outcomes” (Modernizing Medicine). In 2017, Mintz graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the College of Computing and Engineering (CCE). During this time, he was also the senior application and platform development manager for Orangetheory Fitness. Mintz was responsible for architecting and developing domestic and international enterprise application and platform strategy, application development framework, and enterprise integration strategy.

Gregory Mintz and his father

He also led the building out of Orangetheory’s IT Infrastructure to support a network of more than 1,000 global locations. Simply put, he was responsible for the technology that tracked the fitness profile of an individual and connected it to the overall workout experience and competition of others in the class.

When asked what one thing he would tell students, Mintz replied, “I would tell them it’s okay not to have everything figured out right away. I assumed that going to college would mean I would and should know exactly what I want to do with my life, but I determined that my current path wasn’t in the best interest of my future and decided to change before I regretted staying status quo even if it cost me time and money in the end. It’s a choice I’ve never regretted and has caused me nothing but happiness throughout my professional career.”

Fischler College Alumna Named Middle School Principal

Emily McQuay

The Fort Mill School District in South Carolina recently announced that Nova Southeastern University alumna Emily McQuay will take over as principal of Fort Mill Middle School. McQuay is now the director of Fort Mill Virtual Academy, the district’s online learning option that grew out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before her promotion, McQuay received a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Clemson University, a master’s degree in Library and Information from the University of South Carolina, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice at NSU.

McQuay began her education career as an eighth-grade social studies teacher and was a media specialist at the elementary and middle school levels. She then served as an assistant principal at Rock Hill and Nation Ford High Schools before being a part of Catawba Ridge High School’s inaugural school year in which she was also an assistant principal. During her time as an administrator, she was a part of being awarded more than a $1 million in grant funds and was published four times in education journals.

The FCE&SCJ wishes you the best of success in your new role! Fins Up!

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