Author: iharrell

Halmos Hosts Spanish Film Festival on Jan. 16-Feb. 11

The Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) is pleased to announce that the first film of their upcoming Spanish//Latin American/Latino Film Series will be In the Heights (USA, 2021, director Jon M. Chu) on Tuesday, Jan. 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mailman Auditorium. The film is in English and Spanish with English subtitles. Following the film, the audience will engage in a discussion led by Yair Solan, Ph.D., assistant professor of literature and film in the Department of Humanities and Politics. Light refreshments will be provided.

Below are the dates, film titles, and locations. We expect to have talkbacks after the films hosted by DHP faculty.

  • In the Heights(USA, 2021): Tuesday, Jan 16, 6-8:30 p.m. in the Mailman Auditorium
  • The Future Perfect (Argentina, 2016): Tuesday, Jan. 23, 6-8 p.m. in the Mailman Auditorium
  • Everybody Leaves(Cuba-Colombia, 2015): Thursday, Feb. 1, 6-8 p.m. in the Mailman Auditorium
  • Memories of My Father (Colombia 2020): Sunday, Feb. 4, 2-4:30 p.m. in the Alvin Sherman Library Room 4009
  • Parallel Mothers (Spain, 2021): Sunday, Feb. 11, a2-4 p.m. in the Alvin Sherman Library Room 4009

Co-sponsors of the Film Festival on campus include the Alvin Sherman Library, the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, NSU’s Alpha Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma, the Spanish Club, and Fin Films. The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.  The series is free and open to all in the NSU community and everyone in the South Florida area.

Any questions should be directed to Yair Solan, Ph.D. at ysolan@nova.edu or Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., at yf60@nova.edu.

Posted 01/12/24

Several Fischler Professors Named Dooley Trust Recipients

The Robert E. Dooley Trust NSU Center for Autism Endowment Fund was set up to help fund and support NSU programs that benefit individuals with autism, and several professors at the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice have been named as recipients of the award.

Among the recipients of the award are Maribel Del Rio-Roberts and Timothy Scala, along with a project involving Dana Scott Mills.

Mills will serve as the methodologist/statistics person on a project titled “Measuring rehabilitation health services access and use among emerging adults on the autism spectrum: A pilot study.”

The study aims to “develop and test a questionnaire for the measurement of rehabilitation access and utilization among emerging adults with autism spectrum disorder.”

Overall, the goal is to understand the challenges young people with autism spectrum disorder face, and how rehabilitation services can help improve their health and quality of life.

Scala and Del Rio-Roberts also received funding for a project titled, “A Training Program to Support Faculty & Staff Working with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Higher Education.

Both Del Rio-Roberts and Scala are serving as PIs for the project. The aim of this program is to provide comprehensive training to “selected NSU staff who may encounter a student with ASD, so they can more effectively provide support.”

The program also aims to provide training to faculty and public safety officers as well. The training will be provided through psychoeducation and Mursion simulation activities.

Del Rio-Roberts also received the award for a project supporting Access Plus. The effort, titled “Supporting a Comprehensive College Support Program for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.”

Access Plus is a program at NSU that offers various supporting services to students with autism spectrum disorder throughout their college career. Funds from the Dooley Trust are now being used to support and cover the fees associated with the program.

Congratulations to all!

Posted 01/10/24

Title IX Office Plans ‘Coffee with a Cop’ Event Jan. 18

In recognition of Stalking Awareness Day on Jan. 18, the Title IX office is teaming up with NSU Public Safety and Davie Police Department for an exciting event called “Coffee with a Cop.”

Join us as students get the chance to engage with our Davie police officers and public safety personnel, gaining valuable insights into their services and contributions to campus safety. This collaboration is also about offering support and providing resources to students in connection with Title IX.

Posted 01/05/24

NSU Hosts 9th Annual Power Publishing Day on Jan. 25

Do you want to share your scholarly research with the world? Have you written a story that you want everyone to read?

Come join us on Thursday, Jan.25, for a day of learning about academic and non-academic publishing from publishers, editors, agents, other authors, and NSU faculty and staff. You will not want to miss this opportunity to meet editors and reps from publishing houses including Elsevier, Emerald, IGI, Clarivate, IEEE, SAGE, Cambridge University Press and more.

You can attend in person or online. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be served to In-Person attendees.

Registration information for this free event can be found at
https://lib.nova.edu/ppd24

9-9:45 a.m.

  • Welcome & Keynote – The Scary World of Publishing and What We Can Do About It?

10:15-11 a.m.

  • NSU – The Scholarly Communications Landscape At Nova Southeastern University
  • CLARIVATE– Analyze and Visualize the Impact of your Research
  • IEEE- Key Points to Getting Published: Behind the Scenes with IEEE
  • ASK THE AUTHORS

11:15 a.m. – Noon

  • CAMBRIDGE- The Changing Landscape of Academic Publishing: Open Access and Cambridge University Press
  • EMERALD- Driving Real-World Change through Research and Publishing
  • Success by Association: Creating, Connecting, Promoting, & Publishing with the South Florida Writers Association

1:15-2 p.m.

  • NSU & ELSEVIER– Panel Perspectives: Academic Publishing Insights with Nova Southeastern Faculty and Elsevier
  • CLOUDSOURCE– Leverage the Power of Open Access with CloudSource OA and Course Lists—Now Available at NSU
  • IGI – Navigating the AI Era of Research: Ethical AI-Usage in Academic Publishing
  • LYRASIS– Indie Publishing at Your Library: Introducing Pressbooks Public and the Indie Author Project

2:15-3 p.m.

  • HCBE & Sage -Writing & Publishing Business Case Studies
  • NSU- How to Publish Your Thesis or Dissertation
  • EMERALD- Driving Real-World Change through Research and Publishing
  • Creating a Polished Submission Packet for Querying Fiction Authors

3:30-4:15 p.m.

  • ELSEVIER- Where to publish? Choosing the right journal for your article
  • SAGE- How to Write and Structure a Manuscript for an Academic Peer-Reviewed Journal
  • IGI – Navigating the AI Era of Research: Ethical AI-Usage in Academic Publishing
  • Literary Hustle: How to Promote and Champion Your Book

Posted 01/04/24

Symposium to Examine Challenges in Voting Access

Registration is now open for the 2024 NSU Law Voting Rights symposium on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law on NSU’s Davie Campus. We invite you to join us for this community event. The symposium theme is “From Barriers to Ballots.” The one-day symposium will examine the numerous voting-access challenges and explore reform efforts.

With the 2024 election upon us, Florida will once again be the center of much national attention. Given the state’s pivotal role in election results – and its long history of voter suppression efforts – the symposium will feature thought-leaders, attorneys, and activists committed to extending the franchise. The symposium will especially examine strategies that can be implemented to extend voting rights for disenfranchised communities.

“We continue to see new requirements that make it more difficult for Florida voters to participate in our democracy,” said NSU Law Dean José Roberto (Beto) Juárez, Jr. “I believe it is incumbent for the law school to assume a leadership role in educating the community about the challenges facing voters, and in exploring proposals for reform.”

The symposium will feature national leaders who will share their expertise with our community. Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, will serve as our keynote speaker.  Other confirmed speakers include ACLU President Deborah Archer, MALDEF Vice President Nina Perales, Nobel Peace Prize-nominee Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, national voting rights experts from law schools around the country and experts from the NSU College of Law and community.

In addition to Dean Chemerinsky’s keynote, the program will also feature five panels:

  • The Electoral College
  • Vulnerable Populations
  • Florida Suppression Efforts
  • Election Integrity
  • Reform Efforts

In conjunction with the symposium, NSU Law and the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are proud to host a pro bono project to offer invaluable assistance to people with convictions who have lost their voting rights due to prior convictions (often referred to as returning citizens). The pro bono project will allow law students and pro bono attorneys to work together on filing modification motions on behalf of returning citizens to restore their right to vote. This “pop-up” clinic will be held on Monday, January 15, 2024 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday) and Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. The Voting Rights Symposium and the affiliated Pro Bono Project are free events. CLE credits will be available for attorneys.

We welcome the community to both the symposium and the Pro Bono Project.

We invite you to register now to reserve your seat for this critically important community event.  

Posted 10/26/23

Teachers of Tomorrow Conference Planned for Jan. 13

The NSU Teachers of Tomorrow Conference – presented in collaboration with the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, the Fischler Academy Pre-Professional Committee, the BEDI Advisory Council, the Alan B. Levan Center for Innovation, and the Alvin Sherman Library – will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Alan B. Levan Center.

The conference is designed to empower future and current educators to learn about equity in technology and education and is open to future educators, school leaders, faculty of higher education, entrepreneurs, professionals in the education sector, and the NSU community.

Top tier speakers including Tanya Avrith, Monica Burns, Holly Clark, Greg Griffith, Joan McGettigan, Ken Shelton, Victoria Thompson, and Jen Williams will lead discussions and workshops on how to harness the power of technology in the classroom. They will talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and other exciting new tech solutions designed to enhance the teaching experience equitably. There will also be special workshops on various topics including Microsoft Certification 1, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Techequity: DEIJ in Education, AI and Education, Book Creator and AI, Infusing Tech in ESE, UDL, and AI in your Classroom.

Participation is free and registration is now open! To view the conference schedule and library guide created for this event, please click here. To register for the conference, please click here.

Posted 01/03/24

Explore How We Can Create a Fairer World on Jan. 16

The Farquhar Honors College and the Alvin Sherman Library present “The Open Classroom: Making our Workplaces (and our World) Fairer: Tools for Overcoming Bias.”

Join us for an open discussion on overcoming our implicit biases and using evidence-based methods to make our world fairer.

  • When: Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 12:30 pm
  • Where: Cotilla Gallery, Alvin Sherman Library, 2nd floor
  • Free and open to the public
  • Register here

Rita Shea-Van Fossen, Ph.D., associate professor with the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, will be the guest speaker at the event.

The Open Classroom series features conversations with scholars from various disciplines who share their expertise on important issues and provide insightful perspectives rarely seen in the media.

Posted 01/02/24

Enrollment is Open for NSU’s Immersive AIM High Program

Achieve in Medicine (AIM) High, a five-day medical immersion summer program hosted by Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, is fast approaching and the time is now to apply for in this exceptional educational opportunity.

AIM High is designed for academically strong rising high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who aspire to pursue careers in the medical or health professions. The program provides participants with an immersive experience through engaging and interactive educational sessions, fostering exploration, and significantly enhancing scientific and medical knowledge.  Sessions cover a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Introduction to Emergency Medicine (ER): Case studies are used to illustrate the skills and knowledge required in the fast-paced environment of the ER.
  • Suturing: The principles of tissue handling and suturing techniques are studied and practiced.
  • Radiography: MRI and CT technology are introduced and explained.
  • Brain Dissection: Internal structures of the brain are labeled and identified, and fundamentals of anatomy and neuroscience presented.
  • Pharmacy: The role of an ambulatory care pharmacist in diabetes management is explored, along with medication administration and blood sugar monitoring devices.
  • Sports Medicine: Basic casting and splinting skills for fractures and other injuries are introduced and practiced.
  • Health Informatics: The role of data management and data science in detecting breast cancer is discussed.
  • Emergency Preparedness/Stop the Bleed: Three main lifesaving skills crucial for someone’s survival during a bleeding injury are presented and practiced.
  • CPR and First Aid Training: A basic life support course with certification from the American Heart Association is completed.
  • Simulated Patients: Intubation skills are practiced, as well as how to listen to heart and lung sounds on high-fidelity manikins.
  • Medical Student Panel: Panelists share their experiences as medical school students, address the medical school application process, specialist areas, and their secrets to successfully navigating the field of medicine.

AIM High also serves as a unique platform for high school students to establish meaningful connections with healthcare professionals.  Throughout the week, participants have multiple opportunities to interact with experienced physicians and clinicians who share their insights and experiences.

This upcoming year, students can choose from the following options:

NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus, Clearwater, Florida:

  • Session 1: June 24-28, 2024

NSU Davie/Fort Lauderdale Campus:

  • Session 1: July 8-12, 2024
  • Session 2: July 15-19, 2024

For additional information on the AIM High program, visit: https://osteopathic.nova.edu/community/aim-high/index.html.

Posted 01/14/24

 

NSU Receives Approval by Top University Accrediting Body

Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC with NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II

Nova Southeastern University received notification from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) that our Fifth-Year Interim Report has been successfully accepted with no additional reporting requested.

SACSCOC is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices primarily among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and certain other international sites approved by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees.

The Commission also accepts applications for membership from domestic institutions in the other 39 states, as well as international institutions of higher education around the world.

Congratulations to all for this recognition of NSU as a preeminent university of quality and distinction!

Posted 12/05/23

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