Category: Academics

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Faculty Member Facilitates Literacy Project Highlighted at the Undergraduate Student Symposium

Jia Borror, Ed.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice and her colleague Sarah Randsdell, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Health Science at the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences facilitated an undergraduate literacy project with preschoolers that was recently highlighted at the Undergraduate Student Symposium.

Undergraduate students, Ammy Castillo, Jahleeyah Muhammad, and Angela Ogero, who participated in the project, created a behavioral checklist to use with preschool children who are learning to read and write, with the presence of reading dogs, to determine how it improves their focus and attention. Ammy, Jahleeyah, and Angela won third place out of 43 poster presentations.

Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing Congratulates Daisy Award Winner for Extraordinary Nurses Recipient: Andrew Signore

Celebrating nurses who provide extraordinary compassionate and skillful care every day…is the goal of The DAISY Foundation, in honoring exceptional nurses. Founded in 1999, by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) award was created to express their thanks to the nurses who cared for him during the last weeks of his life https://daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award.

Today, nurses continue to be honored for the quality and compassionate care they provide.  Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing (ACON) is proud to celebrate with one of our graduates, Andrew Signore, who attended the Fort Lauderdale campus and completed the nursing program in Fall of 2016, obtaining his BSN.   He received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, from Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.  In his own words, he expressed his appreciation to his parents, professors, mentors, friends, and peers.

“I received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses today 3/28/2019. I wanted to contact each of you personally and share what you all have helped me create. Last year I cared for hundreds of people, passed over 5,000 medications, and have changed the lives of many patients and their family members. I received one patient care letter, two World Class Care Awards, and fifteen Daisy Award nominations on the Medical/Surgical Floor at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Please be proud of “you”! Without each of you, I wouldn’t be able to share my positivity, compassion, love, and uplifting support with the people I interact with. Words cannot describe my feelings today. Please continue to share your support and knowledge with others…It matters”.

NSU AAUW Branch Members Attend Florida Leadership Conference

This April, NSU AAUW board members Randi Sims, Ph.D., and Julie Torruella Garcia presented the poster, “Equity, Education, and Community Service: A Summary of AAUW-NSU Programming” at the AAUW Florida Leadership Conference in Ocala, FL. The focus of this year’s conference was “All Roads Lead to Equity”, discussing steps taken by AAUW National to address economic security for women and how those programs and actions can be adapted to women in Florida.

AAUW is committed to advancing equity for women and girls. Each year, NSU’s local branch supports the International Women’s Day Colloquium in March, as well as supporting the E-STEAM (Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Project for Girls Mentoring Program.

Interested in being a member? Please contact Maureen McDermott-mmcdermo@nova.edu.

NSU University School Fourth Grade Students Pitch Their Own Business Ideas in Shark Tank Junior

NSU University School fourth grade students learned about the value of entrepreneurship during the Shark Tank Junior event. Students came up with innovative business ideas and pitched them to potential “investors” in front of an attentive audience. Students presented goals for their businesses, commercials, channels of distribution, advertising plans, and costs vs. profits.

“Key Mic” won 1st place for their efficient and kid-friendly keyboard design that has a built-in microphone to appeal to gamers. The team utilized the resources in our Innovation Lab to construct the functioning prototype. Students also had the opportunity to hear from real-life entrepreneurs. We thank the NSU University School parents who volunteered their time to provide feedback and inspire our students.

Following this event, our seniors concluded their month-long entrepreneurial program at a school-wide trade fair where they displayed their unique products and services. All event attendees received three chips to give to the companies they would most likely invest in after hearing their sales pitch.

 

NSU’s Mock Trial Team Housed in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Won Bid from Regional Competition and Competes in the ORCS

Mock Trial Teams 2019

The NSU Mock Trial Team housed in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), made history by competing in the second round of competitions. They participated in the Regional Mock Trial Competition held in Orlando in February. Two NSU teams competed and one of the teams, Team B, received a bid to compete in the Outstanding Regional Championship Series (ORCS) held in Atlanta. This was the first time an NSU team went beyond the Regional Mock Trial Team Competition.

Mock Trial asks students to assume the roles of witnesses and attorneys, asking them to learn a long and complicated fact pattern that contains depositions, affidavits, rules of evidence, case law, etc.  The students began working on this in the fall, culminating with the regional tournament.

Student participants included: A Team members: Darby Thompson, David Arias, Anum Sameer, Claire Goedde, Josie Cuoco, Emma Heineman, Melanie Chapilliquen, Zoe Stein, and Aisha Jeshaludi. B Team members: Miriam Mahmoud, Kaitlin Ciavardone, Allyson Sanchez, Kaitlyn Castro, Ashton Bryan, Nate Brown, Sanya Rashad, and Melissa Velasco.

Since the team had never progressed this far, they did not have funds budged for the trip to Atlanta. They raised over $2,000 and received supporting funds from PANSGA and from Dean Honggang Yang.

Gary Gershman, J.D., Ph.D., professor and advisor to the Mock Trial Team indicated that, “While the team did not advance to the nationals, this first trip beyond regionals has already whetted the appetite for next year.”

Mock Trial is a yearly competition that enables all students (no matter their major) to work on speaking skills, critical thinking, working as a team, and maybe most importantly having FUN.  For more information, please contact Gary Gershman, J.D., Ph.D., faculty advisor via email at ggershma@nova.edu.

NSU’s College of Education Hosted Alumni Event in Dominican Republic

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) hosted an alumni event on Saturday, February 16 at the Santo Domingo Sheraton Hotel with over 230 alumni and guests in attendance.

Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner, entertainment provided by a Dominican folkloric dance company, and a singing ensemble from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), the first university in the Americas, founded in 1538. Featured guest speakers at the event included FCE alumna, Dr. Zoraima Cuello, Vice Minister of the Presidency, and current FCE doctoral student, Mr. Jose Alejandro Aybar, President of the Dominican Republic University Presidents Council.

NSU University School Students Named National Merit Finalists

National Merit Finalists

NSU University School is proud to announce that all six seniors who were named National Merit Semifinalists in September have advanced to the Finalist level.

As National Merit Finalists, Michael Gonzalez, Aidan Greenstein, Skylar Ronkin, Naomi Spargo, Alexander Wertman, and Aysha Zackria represent the top 1% of program entrants and will be considered for 2019 National Merit Scholarships. These high school seniors scored in the top percentile in the nation on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Congratulations to our National Merit Finalists!

Halmos College Biology Student Fund Announces First Award Winners

Biology Fund Award Sharkbyte 1.jpg Biology Student Award recipients with their mentoring faculty: From left to right: Halmos Faculty member Katie Crump, Ph.D. Award winners: Elizabeth Horta and Elizabeth Feldman, and Halmos Faculty member Jessica Brown, Ph.D.

Biology Student Award recipients with their mentoring faculty: From left to right: Halmos Faculty member Katie Crump, Ph.D. Award winners: Elizabeth Horta and Elizabeth Feldman, and Halmos Faculty member Jessica Brown, Ph.D.

This February, Halmos College conferred its first Biology Fund awards. Biology majors Elizabeth Feldman and Elizabeth Horta were recognized for their overall scholarship and research on volatile organic compounds indicative of periodontal disease. The students will use this award to present their research at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Orlando later this year.

The Biology Student Award Fund was created to support outstanding biology students by giving them opportunities to enhance their time at NSU with experiences outside of the classroom. Faculty, staff, and anyone else wishing to support this project can donate to nova.edu and selecting the “Give” button. Just select “Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography” and the “Biology Student Award Fund”. Donations of $20.19 or more qualify for the Halmos College Graduation Medallion.

NSU University School Students Participate in Career Connections Event

career connections 3

NSU University School 8th grade students had the opportunity to learn from and listen to respected professionals from various industries at the annual Career Connections event. Some of the careers represented included film writing, software engineering, law, journalism, digital marketing, psychology, law enforcement, dentistry, and entrepreneurship in many different fields. Students gained valuable lessons such as the importance of growth, being patient with themselves as they discover and appreciate their passions, and ways to select career paths that they will find rewarding.

Alpha Lambda Rho Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha housed in CAHSS Receives Grant

Pi Sigma Alpha, Daniel Ordaz, Gina Chavez, Kaitlyn Castro, President Tal LubarskyThe 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), has been awarded a grant from the national office. NSU is now home to the 826th chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. NSU’s chapter, Alpha Lambda Rho, is focused on recognizing and cultivating creative student leaders through scholarship and service. Benefits include recognition of academic excellence, the right to wear honor regalia, opportunities to attend the National Student Conference, scholarships for graduate study, best paper awards, annual chapter activity grants, and pathways to student leadership. The chapter received a 2018 Chapter Activity Grant for $675 for their initiation ceremony.

According to chapter president Tal Lubarsky, “Being that the Alpha Lambda Rho chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha is still in its first year at NSU; one of the difficulties we have faced is coming up with funding for events to engage with chapter members and the university. We decided to apply for the Pi Sigma Alpha chapter activity grant in the hopes of providing a meaningful and memorable initiation ceremony for the new initiates.”

Ransford F. Edwards Jr., Ph.D., faculty in DHPS and chapter advisor commended Lubarsky, saying that, “Tal has been instrumental in not only founding our chapter, but also in managing its growth and shaping its values. Her dedication, initiative, and organizational abilities are unparalleled. It reflects in our chapter. And it reflects well on our University.”

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

1 … 51 52 53 54 55