Author: Christie Williams

Prevent the Flu, Get your Flu vaccination

It’s that time of year again—the time to get an annual flu vaccine. The Office of Human Resources is pleased to collaborate with the NSU Pharmacy and ICUBA to provide free seasonal flu shots to all faculty and staff enrolled in an ICUBA medical plan.  There are several convenient options for employees to get their flu shots.

The purpose of the flu vaccine is to minimize transmission of the influenza virus in the workplace by providing occupational protection to faculty and staff and to prevent transmission to other members of the NSU community. Annual influenza vaccination has been found to be both safe and effective in reducing the risk of influenza and health care-related transmission.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting a flu shot is more important this year than ever as we learn to live safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventing the flu is always important, but it is even more critical now, when so many of our health care resources are being used to treat patients with COVID-19. By reducing your chances of catching the flu and needing to seek medical attention for it, you are doing your part to conserve these already limited resources.  Also, if you get sick and must go to the doctor, your chances of being around someone with COVID-19 are much higher.

Option 1: Visit an On-site Clinic

For the on-site clinic, all safety precautions will be followed to ensure everyone is safe. Temperatures will be checked, and everyone is required to practice physical distancing and wear a face covering. If you are enrolled in the ICUBA medical plan, please bring your Optum Rx prescription ID card.

Option 2: Visit a Participating Walgreens, Publix, Walmart or CVS Pharmacy

Employees covered under the NSU/ICUBA medical plan and who are unable to attend one of the on-site flu clinics and would like to receive a flu shot prior to one of our scheduled events can obtain a flu shot at a participating pharmacy such as Walgreens, Publix, Walmart, or CVS.

Walgreens Pharmacy

To view participating Walgreens locations, visit:

http://www.walgreens.com/topic/pharmacy/scheduler/influenza-vaccine_1.jsp

Publix Pharmacy

Get a free $10 Publix gift card when you get your flu shot at the Publix Pharmacy.  Flu shots are available now for a limited time, and no appointment is necessary.

https://ww4.publix.com/pharmacy-wellness/pharmacy/pharmacy-services/vaccinations

Walmart Pharmacy

Save time by scheduling your flu shot for the same day as your next grocery shopping trip. Simply book your appointment with Walmart’s online scheduler & complete your forms in advance.

Schedule now

CVS Pharmacy

CVS pharmacists® can administer flu shots for individuals starting at three years old.

https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/flu

Option 3: Physician’s Office Visit

Employees covered under the NSU/ICUBA medical plan may also obtain a flu shot from an in-network physician.  The flu shot is covered at 100%, but your health care provider may charge for an office visit of a 20% coinsurance or $25 copay to administer the vaccine.

As a reminder, employees can schedule an immunization appointment Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by calling the NSU pharmacy at (954) 262-4550, if the clinic dates/times are not convenient.

For more information regarding the flu vaccine, please call the NSU Pharmacy at (954) 262-4550.

2020 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards Applications Launched

Nova Southeastern University salutes outstanding graduates at the Distinguished Alumni Achievement (DAA) Awards ceremony, the highest and most prestigious honor that NSU bestows upon its graduates.

The program recognizes alumni who have realized their potential around the world by demonstrating a record of distinguished service and extraordinary achievement in a particular profession, discipline, organization or community cause.

The nomination process is now open for any student, alumnus, university volunteer, active or retired faculty or staff to nominate an alumnus through the DAA nomination form.

In nominating an NSU alumnus, please consider the eligibility and criteria requirements listed here and on the form:

This year’s nomination deadline is Monday, October 5, 2020 at 4:59 p.m. EDT, and the nomination criteria is as follows:

  1. Honoree must be a conferred graduate of Nova Southeastern University.
  2. Honoree cannot be a current employee (full or part-time) of NSU.
  3. Honoree must be a donor to Nova Southeastern University.
  4. Honoree must exhibit NSU’s core values and demonstrate an affinity to their alma mater.
  5. Honoree has an outstanding and notable record of distinction, success, accomplishment, leadership and service in his/her/their profession or community.
  6.  Honoree leads his/her/their organization, business or community cause toward excellence.

The 2020 honorees will be announced during the Distinguished Alumni Awards virtual ceremony on Monday, November 2, 2020 at 6 p.m., EDT. 

For any questions about the NSU Distinguished Alumni Awards, contact the Alumni Relations team at alumni@nova.edu.

The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center Invites You to a Discussion on “John Lewis: Good Trouble”

This month, remember the life and legacy of the Freedom Rider and Congressman, Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree and the conscience of a nation – Representative John Lewis. Join audiences from across the country for a nationwide watch of the riveting new documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble” followed by a live virtual panel featuring the film’s director and civil rights advocates.

 

Good Trouble: A Virtual Cinema & Online Panel Discussion

Mon, Sep. 21 | 7:00 P.M.

RENT THE FILM

First, rent the film here anytime now through September 21.
This rental allows you exclusive access to two other videos: Film of an interview Congressman Lewis gave to Oprah Winfrey shortly before his death earlier this year, as well as a one-hour panel, recorded in July, between the film’s director, Dawn Porter, and two of the other original Freedom Riders, Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Dr. Rip Patton.
Your rental also includes a $5 donation to the Broward Center’s
Road to Recovery Fund.

Then, join us for a live virtual panel on Sep 21 at 7:00 PM
with director Dawn Porter, Ras J. Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, and Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. US Senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker, will provide opening remarks.

Register for the live virtual panel here.
(Interactive Zoom session limited to 10,000 participants; if the panel is full,
you can still watch the discussion on our Facebook Live feed.)

Alumni Spotlight: Yineth Aslan, J.D.

NSU Law alumna Yineth Aslan ’16 shares her passion for community and diversity.

“Being a lawyer is more than just having a job; it is becoming a member of the legal profession, to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of the profession and to the community”

Yineth Sanchez Aslan graduated from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law  in the spring of 2016 and continues to fulfill her goals of advocating for victims. She also continues to promote the need for diversity and inclusion of underrepresented minorities in the law.

Among the many reasons that NSU Law has earned a U.S. News and World Report specialty ranking in Trial Advocacy is the Trial Advocacy Summer Institute (TASI). Yineth, along with the NSU Trial Association leadership team and faculty advisors, organized the first TASI program in August 2015.

The institute is a platform specifically designed for intensive learning of basic trial skills unconnected to any coursework. Each year, TASI continues to connect excited and eager law students with top trial attorneys and judges from Miami-Dade, West Palm Beach, and Broward counties.

TASI provides an intimate environment where the instructors can nurture and shape the raw talent of the students, transforming that talent into measurable skill. As of 2020, more than 400 students and more than 200 alumni and attorney trial instructors have participated in the program.

As a member of the board of directors of the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association (BCHBA), in January 2020 Yineth and the BCHBA board founded the first Broward County Bilingual High School Conference, Our Bilingual Journey: The Challenges and Benefits of Bilingualism in the Legal Profession.

In a partnership with the Broward County Public Schools and BCHBA, 125 students and panelists gathered for a full day of large and small group discussions. Attorneys, judges, and Spanish-speaking high school students shared their bilingual experiences, the benefits and challenges of growing up in a bilingual home, the effects of bilingualism in the legal profession, and how to use bilingual skills to excel professionally. Yineth and the BCHBA team are looking forward to the 2021 conference. “

“The passion and determination to overcome the challenge of a language barrier are remarkable proof of the resilient spirit of immigrants,” said Yineth. “My hope is that other groups and organizations will recognize that and in turn create more opportunities for success for this bilingual population.”

HCAS Biology Major a Winner for Poster Presentation at the Chemical Sciences Symposium of South Florida American Chemical Sciences

Brian Kim, a Biology major in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS)  was announced a Winner for a poster presentation at the virtual Chemical Sciences Symposium of the South Florida American Chemical Sciences (SoFLACS) 2020, hosted by Larkin University, Miami, FL. The theme of the conference was the Evolution of Immunity. Other students on the project included Rohan Muchintala and Owayne Haughton. The faculty mentors were Arthur Sikora, Ph.D., and Santanu De, Ph.D., Assistant Professors in HCAS. Both mentors attended the conference.

The project topic was entitled, Novel Assessment Strategies for Biochemistry Courses Using the Research-Based Biochemistry Authentic Student Inquiry Lab (BASIL) Model.

Brian Kim, Rohan Muchintala, Owayne Haughton, Santanu De, and Arthur Sikora

Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS), Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Communication Majors Create New Flavors for Hoffman’s Chocolates

 

Senior communication majors participating in course COMM 4900: Advertising, Branding, and Consumer Product Design, worked with Hoffman’s Chocolates in Fort Lauderdale to create new flavors and marketing. The course, offered by the Department of Writing and Communication (DWC) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) has enjoyed a partnership with Hoffman’s for several years. The department developed the course to provide experiential opportunities for upper level students.

The students were in two teams, Orange Blossom and Hot Cocoa Campfire. Each team created a new flavor with the assistance of Hoffman’s staff and associated marketing design. Due to the pandemic, the course was completed virtually, including student presentations. Hoffman’s plans to produce the new candy for purchase in their stores.

“Partnering with Hoffman’s Chocolates gave students the opportunity to learn directly from industry professionals as they developed new products and campaigns,” said Shanti Bruce, Ph.D., professor and assistant dean. “I am grateful to Hoffman’s for their ongoing support of NSU students and experiential learning.”

Counseling Students Author Articles in Association Newsletter

A group of Counseling students at NSU’s College of Psychology recently collaborated on articles featured in a counseling association’s newsletter.

The 23 students worked on the articles as part of Assistant Professor Justin Maki’s class PYCL 0570 – Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues for Counselors. The articles, published by the Florida Association for Multi-Cultural Counseling and Development (FAMCD) focused on topics like social justice or advocacy, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting special populations.

The articles by NSU students include:

  • “Advocacy for Veterans During COVID-19” By LoForte, S., Delaney, R., Wolfe, M., & Moulton, T.
  • “Making a Change: How Counselors can Fight Against Human Trafficking” By Jeanty, P.B., Baker, D., Willis, E., & Castillo, W.
  • “Counselors as Advocates for Survivors of Mass Shootings” By Medina, l., Rojas, N., Nichols, J., &, Fauerbach, K.
  • “The Homeless aren’t Helpless: Advocacy through Counseling” By Passarelli, V., Sanchez, M., & Basile, S.
  • “How Covid-19 is Affecting Immigrants and Refugees” By Cobo, J. J., Alomayrah, N., Johnston, J., & Dinnebell, K.
  • “Gay Men Still Being Discriminated Against When Donating Blood” By Torres, A., Suarez, F., Vidal, J., & Garcia, N.

 To read the FAMCD newsletter, visit https://bit.ly/31L1ntv

COVID-19 Has Devastated The Black Community. Here’s Why And What Needs To Change, Oct. 14

 

 

COVID-19 Has Devastated The Black Community. Here’s Why And What Needs To Change.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Online/Zoom | Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Free Event

“While I have had several family members, family friends and acquaintances who have fallen ill with and died of COVID-19, my colleagues have had none. The single obvious difference between my colleagues and me? I am Black.”

Dr. Jefferson Shah will be discussing the following topics based on her June 8, 2020 Huffington Post article.

 

  • Black Americans are twice as likely to know someone who has tested positive or died from COVID-19. Why?
  • Racism, bias, ignorance and misconceptions in medicine and clinical research.
  • New legislation should give the regulatory power needed to incentivize the inclusion of minorities in non-NIH-funded research
  • Q&A

Dr. Akilah A. Jefferson Shah is an NIH-trained allergist and immunologist. She is also an expert in health policy and bioethics. Her work focuses on the intersections of health care, clinical research, health disparities, health policy and ethics. She is from New Orleans, Louisiana.

For more information and to RSVP, click here: https://www.law.nova.edu/alumni/ziskind-health-law-1.html

 

 

My First Fine Arts: Latin GRAMMY Nominee Sonia De Los Santos, Sept. 26

Latin-GRAMMY nominee Sonia De Los Santos shares songs in Spanish and English in a special pre-recorded concert for preschool children (ages 3 – 5 years) exclusively for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library via our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Sonia is inspired by various Latin American rhythms including son jarocho, cumbia, gaita, currulao and huayno hailing from Mexico, Colombia and Peru as well as the North American folk traditions from the United States. Messages of joyful community music making and cultural bridge building will inspire and excite children and grown-ups of all backgrounds. Click here for a sneak peek of Sonia’s sound with her Sonia en Casa series.

My First Fine-Arts is generously funded by PNC Bank’s Grow Up Great initiative. This series is designed for children ages 3 – 5.

Photo Credit: Krysta Brayer

Discussion Series: Navigating Today’s America: Race, Racial Trauma, and Well-Being, Sept. 16

Navigating Today’s America: Race, Racial Trauma, and Well-Being

When registering for these events, please use your NSU email address. Only those with NSU email addresses will be able to participate.

Overcoming Difficult Conversations about Race Relations

Date/Time: Wednesday, Sep 16th (1:00pm-2pm)

Description: A focus group discussion on how to tackle difficult conversations in today’s climate. Instead of avoiding the conversation, learn how to show up curious, open-minded, and willing to move the conversation forward for a powerful cross cultural learning experience.

Presenters: Crystal Chavis, PhD Student, Department of Conflict Resolution Studies
Tanna Krewson, PhD Student, Department of Conflict Resolution Studies

Register in advance for this event HERE

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