Author: Christie Williams

Congratulations to This Year’s STUEY Award Recipients 

NSU’s Division of Student Affairs is proud to announce the winners of the 21st Annual Student Life Achievement Award (commonly called the STUEYS). The event, held April 16 at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, recognized students, faculty, staff, corporate partners, and alumni who have contributed to building a greater sense of community and campus life.

Student of the Year─Overall

Amanda Bateh (College of Optometry)

Undergraduate Organization of the Year

Greenhouse Campus Ministry (Division of Student Affairs)

Graduate Organization of the Year

NSU Student Chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) (College of Dental Medicine)

Athletics Team of the Year

2017-2018 NSU Men’s Basketball Team

Student Government of Year

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Graduate Student Government Association

Regional Campus Student of the Year

Deanna Flournoy, SPT (NSU Tampa Campus)

Alumni of the Year

Hilary A. Creary, Esq. (Shepard Broad College of Law)

Co-curricular Adviser of the Year

Ana Maria Castejon, Ph.D. (College of Pharmacy)

Staff Person of the Year

Francisca Campbell (Abraham S. Fischler College of Education)

Administrator of the Year

Shanti Bruce, Ph.D. (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

Professor of the Year

Emily F. Schmitt Lavin, Ph.D. (Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography)

Executive of the Year

Roni Cohen Leiderman, Ph.D. (Mailman Segal Center for Human Development)

Corporate Partner of the Year

Henry Schein, Inc.

Student of the Year by Academic Unit

  • Jeanette Alava, B.A. (College of Pharmacy)
  • Amanda Bateh (College of Optometry)
  • Ryan Bos (Halmos College of Natural Science and Oceanography)
  • Cheyenne Doyle-Schreffler (College of Engineering and Computing)
  • Alixandria Fiore Pfeiffer, OMS-IV (Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine)
  • Michael Gonzalez (NSU University School)
  • Kiera Linton (Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences)
  • Samir Nacer (Farquhar Honors College)
  • Jackie Nguyen (Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine)
  • Francesca Pietri (College of Dental Medicine)
  • Natalie Ramirez Carvallo (H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship)
  • Emalee Shrewsbury (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)
  • Bryan Siddique (Shepard Broad College of Law)
  • Bianca Danielle Thomas (Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing)
  • Oraib Toukhly, M.S. (College of Psychology)
  • Jessica Younts, JD (Abraham S. Fischler College of Education)

 

NSU Receives the Diversity Organization of the Year Award from the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches

From left: Michael Hoffman (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County); Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson (Nova Southeastern University); Joseph Chase (Gunster); Chamber Chair Evelyn Hopkins (Florida Crystals); John L. Hundley (Hundley Farms); Michelle Diffenderfer (Lewis, Longman & Walker P.A.); Elliot Bostwick Davis (Norton Museum of Art); Bob Goldfarb (Goldfarb Custom Clothing)

Recently, more than 450 people attended the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ Annual Business Awards Breakfast at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. These awards recognize Palm Beach County companies and individuals that lead with confidence and demonstrate a solid commitment to their business goals, their employees and their local community.

The 2019 Award Recipients were:

  • Non-Profit of the Year: Norton Museum of Art
  • Health & Human Services Organization of the Year: Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
  • Diversity Organization of the Year: Nova Southeastern University
  • Young Professional of the Year: Joseph Chase, Gunster
  • Small Business Person of the Year: Bob Goldfarb, Bob Goldfarb Custom Clothing
  • Business of the Year: Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.
  • Leader of the Year Award was presented to John L. Hundley, President of Hundley Farms Inc.

NSU University School Students Enter First-Ever Nationwide NPR Student Podcast Challenge

NSU University School fifth grade students in Mr. Gingrich’s class had the opportunity to record original podcasts that could end up airing on National Public Radio (NPR). Students recorded their podcasts for the NPR Student Podcast Challenge at UStudio — our new TV and film studio in the AutoNation Center for the Arts. Students discussed social issues that were sparked throughout their civil rights unit for the chance to win the grand prize of having an NPR journalist visit our school and having those winning podcasts featured in segments on NPR’s “All Things Considered” or “Morning Edition” programs.

The competition challenged students and teachers from all over the country to produce podcasts that tell compelling stories, teach something important, and reveal the voice of a community. We are so proud of this group of students and wish them the best of luck as expert judges evaluate their work for information, structure, personality, and creativity. NPR will announce the winners at the end of April.

TEDxNSU 2019 Explored “Knowns and Unknowns”

What is known? What is unknown? These questions formed the theme of the eighth TEDxNSU conference, which took place March 16, 2019, at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus.

TEDx conferences take place around the world and are organized independently from the TED organization. Each year, the NSU conferences have been co-organized by Associate Professors Leanne Boucher and W. Matthew Collins, both Ph.D., of the College of Psychology’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

“Anyone who has been around the world in the last three years has intimately discovered that there’s a lot more questions about truth and facts lately,” Collins said.

The TEDxNSU conference draws its speakers from the NSU community, including faculty, alumni, current students, and staff. After submitting an idea, presenters work extensively with Boucher and Collins to refine their talk and practice their delivery.

The talks touched on subjects like ocean conservation, overcoming barriers, impostor syndrome, political turmoil in Nicaragua, language and its role in communication, finding purpose in work, and adjusting to life in the U.S. after migrating from Venezuela.

According to Collins, the crowd was especially lively this year and seemed to connect with each talk.

“We should be thanking our speakers, but they’re always thanking us for the opportunity,” Collins said of the presenters. “They put in a lot of work. These are intelligent and talented people.”

Full videos of each presentation are posted on YouTube after the conference. Collins said the 2019 videos should be ready by mid-April.

Original story: https://psychology.nova.edu/news-events/2019/tedxnsu2019.html

Medical Communications Director Wins AACOM Writing Award

Scott Colton, B.A., APR

Scott Colton, B.A., APR, director of medical communications and public relations for the Health Professions Division, received second-place honors in the 2019 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Excellence in Communications Awards Program. Colton earned his award in the Best Feature Story or Article category for his COM Outlook piece “Beating Addiction: 2006 Alumnus Shares Harrowing Story of Opioid Dependence.” AACOM represents the 35 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States, which are accredited to deliver instruction at 55 teaching locations in 32 states.

Crutchfield Honored as 2019 Jack Bennett Award Recipient

In a season filled with so many firsts, it was only fitting for Jim Crutchfield to add one more to his resume, as the Nova Southeastern head coach was announced as the recipient of the 2019 Jack Bennett award, which represents winning with integrity.

In just his second year in charge, Crutchfield guided the Sharks to uncharted territory, finishing 2018-19 with a record-setting 29-4 campaign that included a trip to the Elite Eight. The 29 victories not only set a new program best, but blew the previous single-season mark of 22 out of the water, Nova Southeastern climbed as high as No. 3 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) rankings before locking up both the Sunshine State Conference regular season title and NCAA South Region Championship, also program firsts.

“With what this award exemplifies, both winning and integrity, it’s of no surprise that Coach Crutch was chosen,” said Nova Southeastern assistant coach Jordan Fee. “He’s a winner and does it the right way, and always has. I’ve been so fortunate to be able to play for him and now coach alongside him. He’s a man of character and holds our program accountable to that same standard. In my opinion, he is truly one of the best college coaches in the history of the game.”

Crutchfield earned his 400th career win in a 98-76 rout of Palm Beach Atlantic on Senior Night in late February, and has since run his career overall record to a remarkable 405-75 (.844).

The Jack Bennett award is named in honor of the former head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Bennett won five Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles, made five NCAA tournament appearances and won two national championships. He’s the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 200-56 record. In 34 seasons as head coach he compiled a record of 480-175.

NSU Opens at No. 2 in First Release of NCAA South Region Rankings

Just days removed from its dominant win at the Argonaut Invitational, the Nova Southeastern women’s golf team made a statement Friday, coming in at No. 2 in the first official release of the NCAA Division II South Region rankings.

The Sharks are once again in the driver’s seat to reach their third regional in as many seasons under head coach Heather Wall, trailing only Barry in the poll. The top 12 teams will be selected to compete at the NCAA South Super Regional, set to be held in Cleveland, Tenn. from May 6-8.

Nova Southeastern currently boasts two players among the Top-10 of Golfstat’s latest individual rankings in No. 7 Sophie Madden and No. 8 Sofia Garcia Austt, with five others listed throughout the Top-80 overall.

NSU will take a shot at its third consecutive Sunshine State Conference Tournament title when the first round gets underway at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club on Sunday, Apr. 14. To stay up-to-date with the Sharks, follow them on Twitter @NSU_WGolf.

A complete list of the regional rankings can be found at NCAA.com.

NSU Sexual Assault Awareness Month Programming

During the month of April, Nova Southeastern University is hosting a series of workshops and initiatives in recognition of the national Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign to promote awareness and prevention. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center has identified this year’s theme as: “I Ask.” The theme encourages and empowers everyone – no matter the circumstance – to ask for consent from partners and friends, listen, and accept answers without pressuring or coercing others.

Registration Open for Summer Neuroscience Program

High school students with an interest in neuroscience can get a step ahead in research by signing up for the College of Psychology’s two-week neuroscience summer training program, which runs from June 17-28, 2019.

The program, now in its sixth year, gives students a hands-on opportunity to conduct experiments, attend faculty lectures, and present the results of their research at a poster session. The theme for 2019 is sports neuroscience and is a collaboration between the College of Psychology and the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. Faculty members from both colleges are collaborating on research on this topic.

“The students will be able to participate in lab activities in the neuroscience lab and the exercise science lab. Along with experiments where they learn about action potentials and basic brain anatomy, they will also learn about exercise science techniques, such as measures of muscle activation and body composition,” said Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Jaime Tartar, Ph.D., one of the program’s co-organizers.

The two-week program is open to high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in fall 2019. The program costs $250, which includes registration/processing and tuition. Registration will be on a rolling basis until the cap of 20 students is reached. Students must submit their $50 registration by May 10, with final payment of the $200 tuition due May 27.

For information and application forms, visit https://psychology.nova.edu/undergraduate/behavioral-neuroscience/summer-training-program.html

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