Category: Academics

NSU University School Students Advance to 2021 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

 

NSU University School is proud to announce that all of the 12th grade students who were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program have advanced to Finalist standing. These are students who scored in the top percentile in the nation on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). All finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships that will be offered this spring, honoring students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Congratulations, students!

 

William B.

Duncan J.

Tobi M.

Ella M.

Benjamin M.

Peyton R.

Benjamin Y.

 

Apply for the Master of Science in College Student Affairs Program

The Master of Science in College Student Affairs program is currently accepting applications for the 2021 – 2023 cohort. The M.S. in College Student Affairs is designed to prepare students for the expanded roles and responsibilities of student affairs professionals in today’s diverse college and university educational environment.

The CSA program is made up of dynamic individuals who excel in empowering others and positively impacting our community. Our program combines a solid grasp of theory and practice and consistently produces highly qualified graduates who earn a unique focus on conflict resolution.

Those who are interested in enrolling full-time would be able to finish the program is five semesters, including the summer session. The 36 credit hour program is broken down so that students are expected to complete three courses their first year and two courses over the summer into their second year. There are two practicum experiences built into the degree plan, allowing students the opportunity to explore their interests through various platforms such as housing, orientation, campus activities, and so much more!

Those who apply for the M.S. in College Student Affairs program will also qualify to be interviewed for a graduate assistantship position on campus. A graduate assistantship provides our students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to a hands-on experience. Our graduate assistants have the opportunity to select from two scholarship packages that provide assistance for tuition and housing. In addition, our student receive a bi-monthly stipend.

To learn more about the graduate experiences please reach out to our Graduate Enrollment Management Team members:

You can also find more information online: https://education.nova.edu/masters/college-student-affairs.html

 

HCAS Doctoral Student in NY Times Article on Covid-19 Vaccine Study in the Black Community

Darnella McGuire-Nelson

Darnella McGuire-Nelson, doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), appeared in an article in the NY Times regarding the Novavax vaccine and clinical trials in the Black community. The article is entitled, “After a Rocky Start, Novavax Vaccine Could Be Here by Summer.”

McGuire-Nelson works at the US Patent and Trademark Office and heard about the clinical trials on the radio. In addition to what was included in the article, she added:

I would like to include that when going through the pre-screening process, I knew more about the research process than I thought thanks to Nova. Because I am preparing my submission to the IRB, I was able to articulate my concerns and questions before I signed the consent form.  I had so many questions, that the Principal Investigator met with me personally to address my concerns.   I had no clue that I was the first participant to sign up for the study.  I am now using this platform to inform Black communities to get vaccinated, as COVID-19 is affecting Black and Hispanic populations at disproportionate rates. I also have been asked by the Alexandria Health Department to serve as an ambassador for helping to get the word out to Black communities in the city of the importance of getting vaccinated.  Their apprehension is from the historical context of Blacks being subjected to unethical experiments by the U.S. Government.  I believe it is important for health officials to acknowledge these atrocities, listen to understand our concerns and apprehensions, and educate the community on the process and laws put in place to prevent unethical research. For me, I see my participation in this clinical trial as my contribution in moving science forward for my Black community.  If Blacks are not represented in clinical trials, how will we know if vaccines or therapies will work?

To read the article, please go to https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/health/vaccine-novavax.html

 

NSU Writing and Communication Center Executive Director Publishes Article in The Department Chair

Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D

Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., Executive Director of the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), and Shanti Bruce, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, published “Administrative Best Practices for Engaging Millennial Faculty” in vol. 31, no. 2, fall 2020 edition of The Department Chair, a publication for administrators.

In the article Dvorak and Bruce, along with Michael G. Strawser, Ph.D.(University of Central Florida) and Russel Carpenter, Ph.D. (Eastern Kentucky University), discuss how millennials (or Generation Y) are uniquely suited to engage with other faculty at the department level and beyond. Through newfound technological expectations, emphasis on teaching and learning strategies, and community engagement, the authors argue that millennial faculty members are a unique, yet necessary addition to the current professoriate. Bruce et al. suggest that integrating technology into workspaces, establishing mentor programs, and designing systems for acknowledging success are some of the ways in which to engage millennial faculty in higher education classrooms.

This article provides readers with a strong foundational knowledge of supporting new faculty members within collegiate classrooms. The authors remind the audience that “purposeful leadership can help millennial faculty understand their roles and responsibilities in a clear and helpful manner.” For more information and to read the article fully, be sure to check out The Department Chair’s website, and be sure to follow the NSU Writing and Communication Center on Instagram at @nsuwcc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCAS Faculty Lead Author in Chemistry Article

This fall, HCAS Chemistry faculty member Maria Ballester, Ph.D. was lead author of an article entitled, “Protonation of Planar and Nonplanar Porphyrins: A Calorimetric and Computational Study”. Published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, this article reported the first calorimetric study of the diprotonation of a series of planar and nonplanar free-base porphyrins, coupled with a DFT investigation of the enthalpies of diprotonation.

This researcher was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Johnson Research Foundation. Computations were performed using the computational resource at the Department of Biochemistry of Biophysics (UPenn).

The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Hosts NSU Law Alumnus Joshua Lida as a part of the Art + Design “Know Your Worth” Lecture Series

Joshua Lida

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, NSU’s Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts within the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences presented a guest lecture with NSU Shepard Broad College of Law alumnus Joshua Lida as part of its Winter 2021 “Know Your Worth” Art + Design Lecture Series.

The workshop, which took place on Zoom, helped emerging artists and designers navigate the business side of creative entrepreneurship with a focus on the legal system and copyright issues in the art world.

Lida was born and raised in South Florida and studied intellectual property and business law as a law student in NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law. Upon graduating from NSU, Lida co-founded the law practice Twig, Trade, and Tribunal – also known as “T3” – which focuses on Art Law, including art transactions, art leasing, due diligence, advisory to gallerists, contract negotiation, litigation, intellectual property, art loans and art wealth management.

For more information about the “Know Your Worth” Art + Design Lecture Series, including upcoming events, visit https://www.facebook.com/nsuartdesign

 

 

 

Qualitative Report 12th Annual Virtual Conference

Scholars, Researchers, and Academics from around the World make TQR 12th Annual Virtual Conference one of its Largest Ever.

Keynote speakers Dr. Venus E. Evans-Winters and Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya joined over 246 scholars, researchers, and academics to celebrate “30 Years as a Learning Community” at The Qualitative Research 12th Annual Virtual Conference.

The participation from all conference attendees contributed to the enriching exchange of ideas, insights, and experiences during and between conference sessions. During the three-day event held at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), presenters shared over 175 panel, paper, and workshop presentations on wide ranging topics including the latest innovations in technology-assisted research, pedagogical advancements for teaching online, and methodological progress for conducting and reporting qualitative research.

Dr. Ron Chenail, Editor-in-Chief of The Qualitative Report, NSU’s online qualitative research journal, closed the conference with a keynote titled “The Qualitative Report: 30 Years and Counting as a Learning Community”. He also announced that the theme for the 13th Annual Conference to be held in January 2022 will be “Research “For a Change”: Time to Evoke, Provoke, and Invoke.” Please stay tuned in to our conference website for more information.

Launch of 2021 Grant Writing Mentoring Program for NSU Faculty

Hosted by the NSU Grant Writing Lab and Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, this year’s Grant Writing Mentoring Program will support early stage NSU researchers (i.e., those who do not have past success in winning grant funding for their work) in the grant seeking process. The mentoring program will pair established researchers (i.e., those with experience and success applying for and winning research funding) with these junior faculty with the aim of writing and submitting an internal or external grant application by the end of the program period. Participation in this program will allow mentees access to external grant review of their proposals as well as equip them with their own grant writing handbook.

The 2021 program plans to welcome a cohort of 10 mentees and 10 mentors. The overarching goal is to increase the capacity (i.e., knowledge and skills) of NSU researchers early in their careers to find, apply for, and be competitive to receive grant support for their research. This goal will be accomplished through an approximately year-long program that features one-on-one meetings between mentees and their mentors, check-ins with the program’s Advisory Committee, and utilization of NSU’s grantsmanship trainings and resources.

Full-time NSU faculty fitting the Mentee Criteria & Commitment (https://www.nova.edu/tred/research-resources/grant-writing-mentoring-program.html) should submit an application online by March 1, 2021.  For more information on participating in this program as a Mentee, please join us on Zoom on Thursday, Feb. 25, 12:30-1:00pm. The program Advisory Committee will discuss program goals, Mentee expectations, and program timeline.

To Submit a Mentee Application:

  • Eligible Mentees (i.e., full-time assistant and associate professors at NSU) will find a course invitation from Canvas in your email inbox for the course “2021 Grant Writing Mentoring Program.” This invitation is sent at the start of the open recruitment period for Mentees.
  • Accept the course invitation and click the “Modules” tab on the left-hand course toolbar.
  • Under the “2021 Application for Mentees” module, choose the “2021 Mentee Application – click here to apply!” item.
  • This will launch a survey form to collect more information about you and your interest in the program. The information you provide here will be used by the program’s Advisory Committee to facilitate Mentee selection and matching with a Mentor. Deadline to complete this application is March 1, 2021.

Questions? Email GRANTLAB@nova.edu

 

HCAS Faculty and Alumna Present at the Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference

Judith McKay, J.D.

Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) gave a presentation with alumna Michelle Finneran, Ph.D., at the 2020 Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference held in the fall. The conference was held virtually, and the theme was “Conflict & Justice in an Era of Polarization.” Their presentation was entitled, “Intimate Partner Violence and the Impact on Conflict Resolution Practice.”

Finneran received her doctoral degree from DCRS and is a therapist in private practice in Coral Springs.

McKay is the Director of the Ph.D. program and faculty advisor to the Social Justice Roundtable and works with students in the community through Community Resolution Services, a practicum and volunteer site for DCRS. CRS hosts Story Café, We Love our Families series, The Women’s Roundtable, and is involved in offering workshops, training for the Crisis Intervention Teams, and other events for community groups and organizations. Her scholarly interests include conflict coaching, mediation, strategic community planning, and prevention and intervention in family, neighborhood, and organizational violence.  For more information about CRS events and how we can partner with your group, free to contact McKay at mckayj@nova.edu.

 

NSU Writing and Communication Executive Director Publishes chapter in Leading through Crisis, Conflict, and Change in Higher Education

Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D

Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., Executive Director of the NSU Writing and Communication (WCC) published “The FOCUS on Faculty Model of Crisis Leadership: Remote Leadership Support across Institutional Contexts,” in Leading through Crisis, Conflict, and Change in Higher Education, published by Magna Publications, 2020.

Dvorak’s chapter, coauthored by Russell Carpenter, Ph.D. (Eastern Kentucky University), Michael G. Strawser, Ph.D. (University of Central Florida), Timothy Ford, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), and Masha Krsmanovic, Ph.D. (University of Southern Mississippi), to provide faculty development professionals a model to “support and enhance student learning” (19). Dvorak et al. developed the FOCUS model:

F- frame the situation,

O- identify urgent opportunities,

C- communicate your message,

U- understand stakeholder needs,

S- suggest tangible action steps,

to assist faculty in times of crisis, in order to enhance student learning experiences. This five step framework for institutional leadership addresses the need for accessible leadership models during the era of remote instruction.

The authors write, “While this concept of leadership amid remote delivery of institutional programs and courses might differ from traditionally defined leadership, several considerations rise to the top: the need for timely information among a variety of priorities for quality and accessibility” (22). The FOCUS model not only addresses these needs appropriately, but also allows for several paths for institutions to implement.

Other topics discussed throughout the book include challenges of educating students on campus response to COVID issues, the need for leadership, crisis response and communication, change of management from academic leadership, leadership in higher education, and more.

Leading through Crisis, Conflict, and Change in Higher Education is now available for purchase.

To learn more about the NSU Writing and Communication Center, visit https://www.nova.edu/wcc/.

 

 

 

 

 

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