Category: Academics

KPCOM Establishes Health and Wellness Coaching Bachelor’s Program

The KPCOM received approval to launch its third bachelor’s degree program—a Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Coaching (HAWC) in partnership with NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS). The new program, which will begin in fall 2020, also offers students an option for an accelerated Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree program, as well as an option for dual admission into the CAHSS’s Master of Science in Family Therapy program.

The HAWC program will be offered as a traditional on-site, daytime model at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. Faculty members from the KPCOM, the CAHSS, the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, and the College of Medical Sciences will teach the courses.

The curriculum will provide opportunities for the HAWC students to participate in global and domestic health outreach initiatives with undergraduate public health, nutrition, family studies, and pre-counseling students. Classroom instruction will be augmented with innovative, community-based, experiential learning opportunities that include the use of contemporary information technology.

Additionally, the curriculum will provide opportunities for immersion in experiential learning and clinical research. Curricular aspects will also encompass essential principles of human and family systems theories, varying perspectives of wellness and nutrition, public health, research methods and evaluation in coaching, ethics of coaching, and clinical practice.

Future graduates will attain the skills necessary to provide personalized health solutions for patient and clients in a holistic manner. This includes the ability to assess client lifestyles and family support systems, develop tailored diet and/or wellness plans, create health education materials, conduct health workshops and seminars, build a clinical practice, and apply solution-building strategies to coaching.

“We are very excited about this new bachelor’s program, since it will provide a unique pathway for students to enter the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine,” said Phyllis Filker, D.M.D., M.P.H., associate dean of undergraduate, graduate, and community education. “The HAWC major also provides an opportunity for students not interested in becoming a physician to be a vital part of the health care team.”

NSU University School Students Conduct Bacterial Analysis

NSU University School’s Microbiology/Forensic Science Advanced Topics (AT) class allows students to learn complex and unique skills, strategies, and techniques throughout the school year.  Upper School students taking the class have been hard at work learning the intricate process of staining bacteria by placing bacterial smears on slides to stain, observe, and examine the different types of bacteria under the microscope. This is one of the many procedures they will learn this year including collecting and examining data, ballistics, and fingerprint and hair fiber analysis. NSU University School is one of the few schools in the state of Florida that offers this unique, hands-on course to students in grades 9-12.

Huizenga Business Innovation Academy Holds Inaugural Blue Jacket Ceremony

The H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship recently held its inaugural Blue Jacket Ceremony for the class of 2023 Huizenga Business Innovation Academy students. The Huizenga Academy is a one-of-a-kind scholarship program created to develop students’ entrepreneurial skills and to earn a bachelor’s and MBA degree in four years. The program incorporates an entrepreneurial curriculum coupled with co-curricular activities, which result in a monetary investment into their business start-up following graduation.

The Blue Jacket ceremony was held in the Executive Conference Center of the Carl DeSantis building and had standing room only as the parents, family members, NSU staff and faculty watched the group of freshman students receive their blue jackets.

“This ceremony marks a new tradition for the Huizenga College, welcoming you as future leaders and entrepreneurs into the world of business,” said Monica Paneque, Director of the Huizenga Academy. “By wearing these jackets, you become a unique cohort of students who represent the forefront of innovation at NSU.”

The students were also welcomed and congratulated with remarks from the Huizenga College Interim Dean, Ph.D., James Simpson and Professor and Razor’s Edge Shark Cage Director, Cheryl Babcock.

See photos from the Inaugural Blue Jacket Ceremony

 

NSU’s College of Computing and Engineering Receives Bachelor of Science Accreditation

NSU’s College of Computing and Engineering is pleased to announce that the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Program has been accredited by Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

“NSU is happy to add ABET to our list of prestigious professional accreditations,” said Interim Dean Meline Kevorkian. Department Chair Dr. Greg Simco stated that “Our undergraduate computer science program has been growing and we want to ensure the best education for our future technology leaders.”

The College of Computing and Engineering (CCE) at Nova Southeastern University has been at the forefront of innovation and change in the world. Today, we face a dynamic, challenging world that calls for urgent solutions to balance both human needs and natural concerns. The demand for problem solving leaders with computational proficiencies has never been greater.

CCE is educating today’s computational professionals to be tomorrow’s problem solving leaders through innovative curricula and research activities. Our distinguished faculty engage students in a unique, interactive learning environment that facilitates academic excellence and prepares our students for their future careers while they earn a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D degree. All programs enable working professionals to earn the M.S., or Ph.D. without interrupting their careers. Companies seeking new sources of talent are looking at our college because of our commitment to our students and quality programs.

NSU University School Students Get Creative with Innovative Challenges

NSU University School 4th grade students have already had the opportunity to participate in a number of innovative challenges this new school year. They have been programming cubelets to rock/wobble, creating their own worlds through an app on the iPad, coding spheros to complete various tasks, using strawbees to build complicated structures, and even getting creative and problem solving with legos. We look forward to watching their critical thinking skills improve as they continue to work with the 4th grade and Innovation Lab teams throughout the school year.

Department of Writing and Communication hosts Opening Reception for ‘Critical Making: A CRDM Exhibit’

On Tuesday, July 2nd, the Department of Writing and Communication (DWC), within NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), held the inaugural gallery opening for “Critical Making: A CRDM Exhibit” in PVA Gallery 217. The event brought together graduate students in the M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) program, other interested students, alumni, and faculty from across CAHSS for an evening of celebration and critical making.

The exhibit included a wide range of CRDM students’ physical projects (board games, print pamphlets, printed posters, fabric bags, etc.) intermingled with several interactive digital projects (websites, audio recordings, etc.) presented on tablets and computers throughout the gallery. Every project in the exhibit had a placard along with a quick response (QR) code. The code linked attendees to a digital version of the gallery that curated and contextualized the projects by the classes for which they were created.

In addition to learning about the different multimodal and digital projects graduate students create in CRDM courses, attendees were introduced to the concept of critical making and the DWC’s Production and Preservation Project (P3)—a new initiative the department is undertaking to digitally archive and showcase student works. Attendees were also invited to practice critical making during the event by collaboratively contributing pages to a zine memorializing the exhibit’s opening.

“Our CRDM students produce amazing works throughout their M.A. that challenge traditional notions of humanities scholarship,” said Melissa Bianchi, Ph.D., assistant professor of writing in the Department of Writing and Communication.  Several M.A. in CRDM students attended the event and had their works highlighted, including Nikki Chasteen and Veronica Diaz, who began the program in 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Mario D’Agostino, visiting assistant professor of writing, Bianchi, and Kaitlin Armstrong, a current CRDM student, curated the exhibit. “After seeing the work being produced in individual CRDM classes, we felt that it was important that the wider NSU community experience these incredible projects,” said D’Agostino.  The exhibit will run through August 12, 2019 in the PVA Gallery 217 in the Don Taft University Center.

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences and Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing Collaborate on an Interprofessional Simulation Experience

Students from the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Healthcare Sciences, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program collaborated in an interprofessional simulation experience. The learning objectives of the experience centered around interprofessional teamwork and communication. Small groups of students provided care to a simulated patient in the acute care setting. During this collaboration, students gained knowledge in their own ability to provide safe and efficient care as well as participating as an active member of the health care team. Each small group debriefed following the patient encounter and a large group debrief was held at the end focusing on interprofessional teamwork and communication. Student commented “I think the scenarios were well done and helped with the interactions between the different health professions”; “I appreciated the interprofessionalism and working together towards a common goal”; “It was a great opportunity to assess the importance in collaboration with physical therapist and nurses and gauge our skills when working as a team.”

We express our sincere appreciation for all students who participated as well as the faculty and staff for coordinating and planning this experience. PCHCS faculty included Shari Rone-Adams, D.BA, MHSA, Archana Vatwani, D.PT, M.B.A.s, Melissa Morris, M.S., and Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D.s, ACON faculty included Sarah Koplow, Ph.D.s, Deborah Papa, Ed.D.,M.S., Heather Saifman, Ph.D.s, Lisa Soontupe, Psy.D., M.S., B.A., Professor Bibi Khan, and Lucille Graham, M.S. Special thanks to our standardized patient, Ms. Vanessa Maloney for lending her experience and expertise.

FCE&SCJ Hosts Summer Institute for Doctoral Students

NSU’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice held its annual Summer Institute from July 12-14 and welcomed 350 domestic, Puerto Rican and international students to the Ft. Lauderdale Campus.

Summer Institute is an opportunity for doctoral students and faculty to engage in academic dialogue. The students are grouped into tracks based on where they are in the dissertation process.  In addition to workshops with faculty, dissertation chairs, librarians, and writing consultants; the students attended boot camps, where they had dedicated time to work on their dissertation; interacted with alumni mentors; and engaged in networking opportunities during the signature scavenger hunt activity, meals, and at the receptions. The event concluded with a pin and stole ceremony on Sunday, July 14.

For more information about the Summer Institute, please visit: http://education.nova.edu/summer/.

Girl Power Dominates at Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean’s Awards

 

Hilda De Gaetano, D.O.-2014

On June 27, four distinguished Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty and staff members were honored with the annual Dean’s Awards, which are selected by the college’s dean, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S., M.S.

Hilda M. DeGaetano, D.O., M.S., FACOP, FAAP, senior assistant dean of preclinical education, was named Faculty Member/Administrator of the Year, while Melissa Chamberlain, M.B.A., director of graduate admissions, and Manelle St. Hilaire, M.P.H., director of preclinical education at the Tampa Bay Regional Campus, received the Director/Manager of the Year accolade. Evelyn Martinez, medical outreach program coordinator, was named Coordinator/Staff Member of the Year.

Writing and Communication Center Works with Students During FCESCJ’s Summer Institute

Faculty Coordinators, graduate assistant coordinators, and professional consultants from NSU’s Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center (WCC) provided writing support for students attending the 2019 Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCESCJ) Summer Institute, July 12-14, 2019. Faculty Coordinators Kelly Concannon and Janine Morris, from the Department of Writing and Communication (DWC) in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences facilitated workshops for approximately 35 students each on writing literature reviews and time management and organizational tips to maximize writing.

On Saturday, July 13, Morris and WCC graduate assistant coordinators, Veronica Diaz and Noemi Nunez (graduate students in DWC’s Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s Program) hosted a writing bootcamp for Track 1 doctoral students. FCESCJ Summer Institute faculty were also present to support writers throughout the afternoon as they completed an assignment due the following day. The NSU Writing and Communication Center was used for the bootcamp and approximately thirty students spread out across the space to get their writing done.

Meanwhile, Concannon, Eric Mason (WCC faculty coordinator and DWC Assistant Professor), and Jose Macia (WCC Professional Consultant and DWC Adjunct Professor) held one-on-one consultations Saturday July 13 and Sunday July 14 with Institute students. “It was such a great opportunity to work with writers from across the university on different stages of their writing process from invention to locating outside research material pertinent to their work,” Concannon noted.

In total there were 350 students who attended the weekend-long Institute. NSU’s WCC offers writing and communication assistance to all NSU students.

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