Author: Christie Williams

NSU’s Writing & Communication Center (WCC) celebrated the 1-year anniversary of its Grand Opening on Wednesday, September 18.

The grand opening in 2018 brought together over 100 administrators, faculty, students, and staff from across the university to celebrate the new writing and communication center. Attendees came to see the new space, learn about its unique design features, and hear about the exciting initiatives taking place at the WCC. George L. Hanbury, Ph.D., president and CEO of Nova Southeastern University, spoke about the important role the WCC plays in supporting all writers in the NSU community. WCC Executive Director, Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., welcomed all attendees and thanked everyone for their ongoing support.

Since the grand opening, the WCC has conducted over 14,000 consultations to NSU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across all NSU campuses. A few other notable accomplishments include:

• Embedding writing tutors into all sections of First-Year Composition (including 96 sections in Fall 2019), Introduction to Biology (over 30 sections), as well as in classes such as Speech, Political Science Research Methods, Speech-Language Pathology, Business Law, and Theater.
• Assisting graduate and professional students with one-on-one consultations, weekly writing groups, workshops, and by developing specialized programs for students in the Fischler College of Education, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, and Biomedical Sciences.
• Helping instructors across colleges improve how they use writing as part of their teaching by hosting workshops and developing resources focused on providing high quality assignments and feedback, as well as innovative practices such as multimedia composing, flipping the classroom, and gamification.

The WCC is located on the 4th floor of the Alvin Sherman Library, Rm. 430. This space is designed for comfort and mobility, allowing consultants and students to work together in a variety of ways. This dynamic space has mobile furniture, whiteboards, and distributed technology that promote constant creativity and collaboration.

To learn more about the WCC, visit our website or follow us on social media at @nsuwcc.

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is proud to announce that two of its esteemed faculty members have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards. In particular, they have each received highly coveted Distinguished Fulbright Chair positions. Louis Nemzer, Ph.D., associate professor in NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Science and Oceanography (Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Biology), and Florence Neymotin, Ph.D., associate professor of Decision Sciences in NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship (Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Entrepreneurship), have been selected to conduct research at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Prof. Nemzer’s project will focus on antibiotic resistant bacteria that could potentially be transmitted from farm animals to people. The overuse of antibiotics in the livestock industry has led to the emergence of “superbugs” that may pose significant threats to human health. During her tenure, Prof. Neymotin will focus on the creation and analysis of a Canadian Annual Business Survey as part of her research on entrepreneurship and small business formation.

The faculty members are among the more than 800 U.S. citizens who will teach, conduct research, and/or provide expertise abroad for the 2019-2020 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as record of service and demonstrated leadership in their respective fields.

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.

Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given more than 390,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

Fulbright awardees address critical global challenges in all disciplines, while building relationships, knowledge, and leadership in support of the long-term interests of the United States. Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including 59 who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 84 who have received Pulitzer Prizes, and 37 who have served as a head of state or government.

Many people knew and loved Ashley Kaye Hess, a cheerleader, dancer, teacher, and NSU speech-language pathology master’s candidate, before she was killed in a tragic car accident on May 14, 2016 at the age of 28. Attendees at her Celebration of Life were asked to honor her by wearing purple or brightly colored clothing, a fitting tribute to this vibrant young person.

Recently, Ashley’s mother Lisa established the “Make the Most of the Dash/Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship” at Nova Southeastern University, to help provide scholarships to NSU students pursuing a graduate degree in Speech Language Pathology (“SLP”).

Dr. Tambi Braun, Associate Professor and NSSLHA Mentor, is helping Lisa raise additional gifts for this scholarship fund by providing information about it at the September 22 continuing education program for SLP professionals. Anyone can donate today for the scholarship by visiting https://www.nova.edu/giving/MakeTheMostOfTheDash.

This Changing Lives Scholarship is just one of nearly 70 that have been established over the past few years to help NSU students. These scholarships can be started with a charitable pledge of $5,000 or more, and can be named for anything that is meaningful to the original donor. They can be designated to provide scholarships to students in a particular college, a graduate or undergraduate student, or a student attending a particular regional campus.

For more information on establishing a Changing Lives Scholarship, please contact the NSU Office of Annual Giving at annualfund@nova.edu or 954-262-2127.