Category: Academics

NSU Career Development hosts roughly one to two case competitions per semester, giving the opportunity for students to compete to find solutions for real-life business cases and grow experience in each designated field. This fall semester, NSU Career Development hosted a case competition with Office Depot regarding the marketing aspects of their business.

 Students competed against one another to create a marketing plan to target the entrepreneur and millennial as customers, as well as formulate solutions to increase brand loyalty to Office Depot. Students not only got the opportunity grow their business and presentation skills as individuals, but also had the opportunity to engage in real-world marketing experience and network with high-level Office Depot executives. Office Depot executives evaluated fifteen competing teams, ultimately crowning the two winners of the competition.

The first-place and second-place prizes consisted of two one-thousand dollar scholarships and an additional third-place prize was a one-hundred dollar office depot gift card. The first-place team consisted of Brandan Williams, Greg Williams, and Juelle Thomas, each of which are Master’s in Business Administration students at the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Sheandra Newton, also a Masters in Business Administration student, received the second-place prize. Krystian Dear, an undergraduate business major, received third-place. Congratulations to all of the winners of the Office Depot case competition as well as all of the students who participated.

NSU has been hosting case competitions for four years and counting, and the variety of topics as well as experiences and prizes will continue to grow as opportunities expand and more students participate. If you are interested in potentially joining a future case competition, please contact the NSU Career Development at 954-262-7201 or visit our Handshake page at https://nova.joinhandshake.com/.

Building on the traditional foundation of wellness for faculty and staff members, as well as students, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.⁴, KPCOM dean, spearheaded a new degree program—the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, which will matriculate its first class in the fall of 2019.

The spark for the new degree program—the eighth to be offered by the KPCOM—ignited years ago during a community health fair when osteopathic medical students and Marilyn Gordon, Ed.D., RDN, CSSD, LDN, academic coordinator, discussed grilling carrots instead of hot dogs as a food choice for health fair participants and attendees.

“The program is a special recipe of many ingredients and will blend the study of nutritional sciences, liberal arts, human behavior, wellness, and global issues,” said Stephanie N. Petrosky, M.H.A., RDN, LDN, FAND, assistant professor and director of the nutrition program.

Students will have an opportunity to apply practical concepts to numerous fields, including public health, clinical practice, or non-health professions, such as business or engineering. Ioana Scripa, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, is the new faculty member set to lead the inaugural B.S. in Human Nutrition program. The KPCOM is the first college in the nation to offer a B.S. in Human Nutrition/D.O. dual-admission option.

In an expansion of the international reach of its already-recognized global consortium, the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law has announced two new exciting educational initiatives with Israeli educators.

The College of Law is partnering with the Hebrew University (HU) Faculty of Law to provide a student exchange program, conducted at HU Law’s Mount Scopus campus in Israel. Under a memorandum of Understanding, NSU will recognize the credits its students receive there and count them toward completion of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

The agreement also opens the door to future institutional cooperation, including teaching, research, exchange of faculty and students, and staff development between the two universities.

As part of the agreement, HU Law’s faculty and PhD students will be able to conduct research at NSU Law and will be given dedicated space and library support. Additionally, HU Law faculty and students will be provided with all of NSU Law’s Global Consortium for International Legal Education Member benefits.

“It’s a welcome and timely opportunity for our students to broaden their horizons to include first-hand exposure to a critical arena in our world, giving our students a greater global perspective,” said Jon M. Garon, dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law.

Azam Named Adjunct Professor

NSU also has appointed Rifat Azam, LL.D., as an Adjunct Professor of Law and Scholar in Residence. Professor Azam teaches and does research in tax law and policy, international taxation, e-commerce and human rights. His book on e-commerce taxation was published by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press and his articles have been published by Virginia Tax Review and other leading law journals.

Professor Azam completed his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Law in 2006 (LLB, LLM, LLD). He clerked for Chief Justice Aharon Barak of the Israeli Supreme Court and served as legal assistant to the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court from 1997-2006. Professor Azam comes to the Shepard Broad College of Law after spending the past year at Columbia Law School as the Israel Institute Visiting Professor of Law. While at Columbia, he conducted international taxation research and taught on The Role of The Israeli Supreme Court in Democracy and Society.

“Strong Israeli partners are helping strengthen NSU Law’s role throughout the region,” Dean Garon added. “The combination of additional international partners with the College of Law and international visiting faculty enable NSU to provide a rich, multifaceted experience and broaden our students’ preparedness for the global environment in which they practice law.”