Author: Christie Williams

The Alpha Lambda Rho chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, housed in the Department of History and Political Science in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) received a Best Chapter Award for 2018-2019 by the national office of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. It was one of only six chapters nationwide to receive this award.  NSU’s chapter focuses on recognizing and cultivating creative student leaders through both scholarship and service. In addition to being recognized for academic excellence and obtaining the right to wear honor regalia, the chapter received a 2018 Chapter Activity Grant of $675.

Outgoing chapter president Tal Lubarsky stated, “This truly would not have been possible without the department’s help. A special thank you goes to Dr. Edwards, who worked tirelessly to ensure that we were a successful chapter. His enthusiasm and innovative ideas were largely a reason that we were so successful. I can’t wait to see this chapter develop and grow!”

Chapter advisor and DHPS faculty member Ransford F. Edwards Jr., Ph.D., applauded Lubarsky. “Tal has been instrumental in not only founding our chapter, but also in managing its growth and reflects in our chapter. And it reflects well on our University.”  He added the award honors the “enthusiastic, creative, and tireless work of all the student members.”  The incoming chapter president is Daniel Ordaz.

Every summer, Sean Twombly, the Executive Director of Pi Sigma Alpha, spends hours reading Annual Reports from chapters across the country. Twombly states that, “While time consuming, it is always rewarding to see the amazing work chapters are engaged in through the course of the year. I am delighted…that the Alpha Lambda Rho Chapter has been chosen to receive one of Pi Sigma Alpha’s Best Chapter Awards for 2018-2019. These awards are intended to recognize local chapters that are particularly active in their departments and universities and exhibit high levels of energy and creativity in furthering the goals of the honor society.”

For more information, please contact Edwards at 954-262-8205, or via email at redwards@nova.edu

NSU College of Dental Medicine’s Impressions magazine will receive the Silver Scroll Division 2 Award for Most Improved Publications for the Spring and Fall 2018 editions in the Dental Journalism Awards. The International College of Dentists (ICD), USA Section, sponsors the awards.

The award will be presented during the meeting of the American Association for Dental Editors & Journalists (AADEJ) to be held in September in San Francisco. The award presentations will be held the day before the annual conference of the American Dental Association (ADA).

This is the second time Impressions has been honored by the ICD. The magazine received the Honorable Mention for Outstanding Cover for the Summer 2016 edition in the Dental Journalism Awards.

The Dental Journalism Awards is one of the ICD’s longest ongoing projects and is in its 48th year of competition. The awards are open to any English language dental publication throughout the world.

Aina Rivas, B.A., 2019 graduate of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), designed an ”interactive Instagramable mural” to mount on an empty mall barricade at Westfield Broward Mall. Rivas created the pieces digitally and the mall used her vectorized design to print the vinyl for the wall. Patrons can take pictures of themselves in front of the mural and then send them to their Instagram accounts.

Rivas indicated that, “Getting to see my artwork mounted at Westfield Broward Mall was so cool and seeing the work I put into it come to reality was really awesome! I would like to thank Professor Lopez for sending them my way and facilitating this contact.” Kandy Lopez-Moreno is a faculty member in DPVA. This fall Rivas will be starting a graduate program in Art Therapy in Illinois.