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Interprofessional Project Aids Underserved in Immokalee

Fort Myers Physician Assistant (PA) program students hosted Project SEED in Immokalee for its 13th year. This event is completely organized and run by the PA students with support from the nursing students as an interprofessional project. Project SEED (Serving Everyone, Embracing Diversity) provides health screening and education to the underserved people of Immokalee.

This area Southwest Florida has many migrant workers and homeless people without access to care. In addition to screening for hypertension, diabetes and vision changes, the students provide education on nutrition, STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) prevention, sun safety, and dental hygiene.

They give away protective eye wear, sunscreen, work gloves, clothing, and hygiene products. Participants who complete the screenings are entered into a raffle for a free bike, computers, and household items. This year the event attracted over 150 participants at its new venue with St. Matthew’s House.

To donate to Project SEED for next year, visit our GiveCampus page at https://www.givecampus.com/schools/NovaSoutheasternUniversity.

Posted 04/09/23

NSU Dance Presents the Student Choreography Showcase

NSU Dance in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts presents its annual Student Choreography Showcase. Come and witness powerful original work performed by NSU students and choreographed by the university’s dance majors and minors.

  • Date: Friday-Saturday, April 21-22
  • Time: 7:30 PM
  • Location: Don Taft University Center, Performance Theatre
  • Free event
  • Open to the public

For more information, contact Elana Lanczi at lanczi@nova.edu

Posted 04/09/23

Halmos Faculty Host AAUW-PACE Art + Design Workshop

On February 21, 2023, Professor Kandy Lopez-Moreno, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, and Professor Julie Garcia, Department of Biological Sciences, jointly facilitated a monotype workshop for the PACE Center for Girls of Broward County on behalf of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The workshop is part of the AAUW’s Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (E-STEAM) project hosted on NSU’s campus. During the workshop, participants learned printmaking and were introduced to careers in art and design.

“Dr. Garcia and I have been working together with the AAUW NSU chapter for 7 years. Through this program we collaborate with the PACE Center for Girls of Broward to provide hands on experience in the visual arts sphere. We’ve taught graphic design, print design, monotype prints, screen prints and letterpress. It’s also a way for us (science + art) to learn from each other and to work outside of our discipline,” said Professor Kandy Lopez-Moreno.

The AAUW is a national organization that has encouraged women to pursue higher education since 1881. Their mission is to advance gender equity through research, education and advocacy. The Fort Lauderdale branch, to which our faculty contribute, was chartered in 1947 and is one of 35 branches in the state of Florida.

Posted 04/09/23

WCC Assistant Director Elected to Writing Center Association Executive Board

Nikki Chasteen, M.A.

Nikki Chasteen, M.A., NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) Assistant Director, was elected to the Online Writing Center Association (OWCA) Executive Board as the Assistant Secretary in November of 2022 for her two-year term beginning in January 2023.

The mission of the Online Writing Center Association (OWCA) is to promote excellence in online writing center pedagogy and administration by providing resources, mentorship opportunities, and advocacy for online writing centers. Their goal is to foster a community of collaboration wherein writers can reach their full potential while advancing equity and inclusion in writing center work through anti-racist efforts.

Of her new position, Chasteen stated “I am excited to join the Online Writing Center Association’s executive board. In my role, I hope to help mentor other writing center administrators and bring back helpful resources to help our WCC continue to serve our students in the best ways possible.”

At NSU, Chasteen serves as the WCC Assistant Director, which involves overseeing 70+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional consultants. She works alongside faculty coordinators to support writing and communication efforts across the university. Chasteen also teaches undergraduate courses in Communication for the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, along with UNIV 1000: First Year Experience.

To learn more about the WCC, visit www.nova.edu/wcc

To learn more about the Online Writing Center Association, visit https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/

Posted 04/09/23

University School Fourth-Graders Showcase Business Ideas

As part of their entrepreneurship unit, fourth-grade students showcased their creativity and entrepreneurial skills by developing an innovative product along with a business plan, marketing strategies, and a commercial. Students recently pitched their products and business ideas, in Shark Tank style, to teachers, classmates, and judges who selected the winning product.

This year’s fourth grade Shark Tank Jr. is Pet+ Paste founded by student entrepreneurs Nina and Kinley. To help pet owners save on vet costs, Nina and Kinley created Pet+ Paste, an emergency paste pet owners can have readily available that will save their pet’s life in case they eat/lick a poisonous toad or get into harmful chemicals.

During this year’s event, third- through fifth-grade students who were in attendance had the opportunity to hear from our keynote speaker Steve Greenberg, award-winning author, reporter, TV personality, game show host, and expert on innovation, new products, and technology.

We are incredibly proud of all our fourth-grade students for their creativity, teamwork, and hard work in developing their products and business skills.

Congratulations, Sharks!

Check out a recap video of this year’s Shark Tank presentations on our Instagram page: https://rb.gy/um7xft

Learn more about NSU University School’s college preparatory program for students in Preschool – Grade 12 at www.uschool.nova.edu.

Posted 04/09/23

NSU’s Days of Giving Get Under Way April 11-12

April 11th and 12th are NSU’s Days of Giving this year – 1,964 minutes of giving! Join the NSU community of students, alumni, faculty, staff, donors, and friends to further NSU’s research and increase student scholarships. Together, we create change!

Looking for more ways to get involved? Join one or more of the ONE NSU events below and hear from your NSU Community on how they are creating change. To register, click the event below!

Posted 04/09/23

NSU Researchers Explore AI Use in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

In a recent paper published in “Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,” two Nova Southeastern University researchers compared traditional methods to diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease with the use of artificial intelligence with those methods. The paper — titled “Should artificial intelligence be used in conjunction with Neuroimaging in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease?” — is coauthored by NSU student Sophia Mirkin, from the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Benedict C. Albensi, Ph.D., BCMAS, CRQM, chair and professor of NSU’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy.

Among the pros of using artificial intelligence in diagnosing Alzheimer’s were an improvement of diagnostic accuracy, efficient data analysis, and a reduction in physician burnout. Among the cons were generalization and data shortage, skepticism by the medical community, and patient privacy concerns.

Get more details here.

Posted 04/09/23

College Holds Wonder Women 2023 Panel/Scholarship Program

From left, Dean Elaine Wallace; Licenia Rojas; Alison F. Smith; scholarship awardees Lauren Gray and Alexandra Lugo; Rita Shea-Van Fossen, Ph.D.; Susie Levan; and Kyle Fisher, NSU Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing, and Creative Services.

On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Women’s Success Series in partnership with the NSU Center for Academic and Professional Success (CAPS) and Office of Student Success held its 2023 NSU Wonder Women panel and scholarship in the Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation. An inspiring panel of female business leaders in a variety of industries was moderated by NSU’s own Wonder Woman, Kyle Fisher, the Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing, and Creative Services.

The Wonder Woman panelists were:

  • Susie Levan: Entrepreneur, Author, and Community Leader
  • Licenia Rojas,:Senior Vice President, Chief Engineer and Chief Architect, TD Bank Group
  • Alison F. Smith: Partner, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, P.L
  • Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4: Dean of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

The panel spoke about a variety of topics and offered students advice on the challenges of work-life balance, power dynamics, and being one’s authentic self.  The event concluded with networking with food provided by several female student-run HBIA businesses. The highlight of the evening was the naming of the 2023 Undergraduate Wonder Woman scholarship winner.

Leading up to the event NSU faculty, staff, and students were asked to nominate students they felt represented all of the qualities of a wonder woman. Nominees were evaluated based on the following criteria:  Leadership, Academics Excellence & Career Focus, Community Service, Integrity/Ethics and Female Empowerment. An anonymous donor contributed a second scholarship allowed two deserving students to be recognized at the event.

There were more than 30 nominations from students in majors across NSU.  All the nominees truly represented what it means to be a Wonder Woman. Just some of the accomplishments of those nominated for the award included:

Academic Achievement: The average GPA for those nominated was 3.65 and the range of GPAs was from 3.16 to 4.0!

They are peer advisors and lab assistants; they are doing research with their professors, where some are helping to cure cancer!

They are first generation college graduates, come from families of immigrants, participate in dance troops and other activities to keep their culture alive, help back at their high schools, and help others to achieve college dreams.

Many work, even volunteering hours beyond their workday for those in medical internships and jobs.

They have founded clubs on campus, leaders in their sororities, do community service projects, help in the nursery at their church, and life others up.

Lauren Gray, a junior behavioral neuroscience major and Honors College student, was named the 2023 Wonder Women Awardee and will receive a $500 scholarship. The second scholarship was given to senior Behavioral Neuroscience major and Honors College student Alexandra Lugo, who had won the award in 2021, and will also receive a $500 scholarship.

Posted 04/09/23

Halmos Faculty Serves as Resource Expert in Tunisia

At the approach of the US State Department, Terry Savage, Ph.D., faculty and chair in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS), in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), was invited to serve as Resource Expert at a major international conference on Transitional Justice in Tunisia (Cradle of the Arab Spring).

Coordinated by Avocats Sans Frontières and two other Tunisian organizations, the event convened experts from Chile, The Gambia, Mali, Belgium, and the African Union to examine the Tunisia’s troubled process through the lens of comparable processes elsewhere.

Savage’s areas of teaching and research interests include restorative and transitional justice, human rights, and peace-building.

Posted 04/09/23

B.A. in Art + Design Student to Present Book at Paris Conference

Nicholas Waguespack

B.A. in Art + Design student and author Nicholas Waguespack was selected to present his book Wander Type: Vieux Carré at the ATypI Conference in Paris, France in May 2023. The conference is a prestigious, international forum dedicated to type and typography.

“I am extremely excited to be traveling to Paris to present my research and book. It is an amazing opportunity to share my knowledge and artwork while also learning from others in my field,” Waguespack says.

‘Wander Type’ is designed around Waguespack’s own artwork that dives into his journey living and growing up in South Louisiana as a queer individual. The book features typographical analyses of lettering found throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, that he originally completed in a typography class offered by the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

Posted 04/09/23

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