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College of Dental Medicine Partners with Heartland Dental

Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce a new partnership with Heartland Dental.

Executive Associate Dean Hal Lippman

Under the leadership of our Executive Associate Dean of Operation Hal Lippman, an innovative externship program has been developed through partnership with Heartland Dental providing our D4 students a unique experience.

This honor’s externship program will offer an array of opportunities for our students to be mentored and to be provided with the experience of observing the everyday workings of a real world, fast-paced dental practice, while promoting ethics, professionalism, and communication within the private practice setting. Under the expert direction of selected Heartland Providers, our students will understand how each role in the office plays a crucial part in providing the best high quality patient focused care.

An emphasis will be placed on practice management, team building while managing a diverse patient population, and staff in a multicultural work environment.

Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine’s Administration looks forward to a strong partnership with Heartland Dental, providing our students with a learning experience that will impact their future dental pathways.

NSU Alumna Brightens Library with Special Mural

Anh Nguyen, an alumna of NSU’s Art + Design program, returned to her alma mater this winter to paint an original mural for the fourth floor of the Alvin Sherman Library. Nguyen, better known by her artist name Annie Nugget, describes the mural, titled “Be the Sea,” as a portrayal of letting life go in order to connect with the things that feel meaningful.

“We can pursue almost anything in life, but it only makes sense to do what sparks a passion that can push potential,” she said.

Anh Nguyen

Nguyen graduated from the B.A. in Art + Design program in 2016 with a concentration in studio art. The major, housed within the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, also offers a concentration in graphic design and minors in studio art and graphic design.

In 2016, Nguyen also painted a shark-themed mural, titled “Realizing Potential,” for NSU’s University Center.

“The library was very excited to sponsor this opportunity, and Annie’s diverse portfolio gave her the edge to take on that huge wall,” said Associate Professor of Art + Design Kandy Lopez-Moreno. “As a professional artist, she also creates murals all over South Florida. I’m very proud of her!”

Learn more about NSU’s Art + Design major, including its concentrations and minors, here.

NSU Names 3 Deans, Senior Vice President/Associate Provost

Nova Southeastern University is pleased to announce the appointment of three new college deans and a senior vice president for Translational Research and Economic Development (TRED) and associate provost.

Holly Baumgartner/Credit: Ohio Northern University

Holly Baumgartner, Ph.D., is taking the helm as the dean of NSU’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center beginning Sept. 6, 2021. The Halmos College was formed from the 2020 merger of the former Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography and NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Baumgartner is currently dean of the Getty College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Northern University (ONU) and was previously dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lourdes University. At ONU, Baumgartner led a complex and diverse academic unit that she reorganized to foster interdisciplinary collaborations among the arts and sciences in its five schools (formerly 18 departments) and the Center for Teacher Education, which disciplines include nursing, health, and behavioral sciences; visual and performing arts; humanities; social sciences; STM; criminal justice; and education. She led about 200 faculty and staff with more than 50 majors and multiple professional accreditations while maintaining an active scholarly agenda. Through these and related efforts, Baumgartner created opportunities for students to participate in new internship, externship, and sponsored research activities; faculty to advance their funded research; and the college to achieve academic excellence.

Baumgartner earned her bachelor’s degree in the double majors of English Literature and Classical Studies from the University of Toledo, her master’s degree in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University, and her doctoral degree in Rhetorical Studies with a cognate in Philosophy from Bowling Green State University.

Andrea Nevins

Andrea Nevins, Ph.D., will transition to become the dean of NSU’s Farquhar Honors College. Succeeding founding Farquhar Honors College Dean Don Rosenblum, Nevins currently serves as interim dean of the Halmos College. In this capacity, she managed the merger of the former College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography. Nevins will begin her appointment as dean on Sept. 6, 2021.

During her yearlong service as interim dean, Nevins undertook initiatives that funded interdisciplinary teaching, research, and co-curricular activities; established the HCAS Undergraduate Student Ambassador Program, HCAS Faculty Advisory Council and the HCAS Faculty Fellowship. In her new role as dean of the Farquhar Honors College, Nevins will focus on expanding research opportunities for honors students, including community-oriented research experiences impacting the South Florida community and developing additional travel-study honors courses and funding for students who might not otherwise have access to travel experiences.

Nevins began her NSU career in 2005 as writing program coordinator in the Division of Humanities in the former Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. She succeeded to various leadership positions including assistant director of the Division of Humanities, chair of the Department of History and Political Science, interim chair of the Department of Literature and Modern Languages, and interim chair of the Department of Family Therapy. Immediately prior to her appointment as Halmos College interim dean, Nevins served as assistant dean for Academic Affairs and founding director of the Center for Humanities in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Nevins graduated from the University of Miami with a Ph.D. in English and from Florida International University with a B.B.A. in Marketing, M.A. in English, and M.F.A in Creative Writing.

Linda S. Rouse

Linda S. Rouse, O.D., M.B.A., will become the permanent dean of NSU’s College of Optometry. One year ago, Rouse was appointed interim dean, succeeding former Dean David Loshin. In that time, Rouse has assembled a strong administrative team committed to advancing the college programs to preeminence through enhancement of curriculum, specialty clinical experiences, research, scholarship opportunities and philanthropic gifts. Rouse’s effective leadership helped navigate the didactic and clinical programs through the COVID-19 pandemic, and the college has emerged stronger than ever. Rouse will begin her appointment as dean effective immediately.

Rouse joined the College of Optometry in 2003 as assistant professor and chief of optical services. She was promoted in 2005 to chief operations officer of The Eye Care Institute and then to assistant dean for finance and operations. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Rouse is an active clinician, educator, researcher, and university and community service member. She developed an optical education curriculum for third and fourth-year students. Rouse’s interests range from optometric practice management and ophthalmic optics to a particular interest in neuro-eye and posterior segment diseases of the eye.

Rouse is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the American Optometric Association, Florida Optometric Association, and the Broward County Optometric Association. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry and actively participates in the clinical administrators and directors special interest group and on the financial affairs committee. Rouse served for more than six years on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry’s Basic Science, Examination Development and Applied Basic Science Committees, and the Applied Basic Science Council. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stetson University, a bachelor’s degree in visual science and O.D. from Illinois College of Optometry, and an M.B.A. from NSU. She served her Primary Optometric Care and Ocular Disease Residency and Clinical Education Fellowship at the Illinois College of Optometry and Illinois Eye Institute.

Ken Dawson-Scully/Credit: Florida Atlantic University

Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., has been named senior vice-president for Translational Research and Economic Development (TRED) and associate provost at NSU beginning Sept. 1st, 2021. Dawson-Scully has served for the past three years as the head of institutional partnerships at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience with a joint appointment as associate vice president for STEM partnerships at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).

Dawson-Scully has established translational research opportunities throughout his career, and he has produced several patents and spun-out two companies. He has served as the principal investigator for one of the first National Science Foundation (NSF) i-Corps grants in South Florida that helped accelerate more than 50 companies in the region. At FAU, Dawson-Scully was a tenured professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and fulfilled leadership positions as director of the Max Plank Honors Program; associate vice president for Strategic Initiatives; and associate director of the FAU Brain Institute.

Dawson-Scully received his Bachelor of Science (with Honors) and Master’s of Science from Queen’s University, a doctoral degree from University of Toronto College of Medicine and completed a post-doctoral fellowship (heart and stroke) in the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto.

Don Rosenblum

Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., will be stepping down as dean of the Farquhar Honors College. After 23 years with NSU, 11 years as dean of the Undergraduate College, and six years as dean of the Farquhar Honors College, Rosenblum has indicated he would like to step down as Farquhar Honors College dean on Aug. 31, 2021, and begin a one-year sabbatical.

In 2015, Rosenblum was appointed as founding Farquhar Honors College dean because of his unique understanding of the NSU undergraduate student body, degree programs and the student life experience coupled with his ability to forge partnerships with his fellow deans and engage their faculty. Under his leadership, the NSU Honors community has grown from 75 students to more than 600 students today.

Through the efforts of Rosenbaum and others, many new degree programs and student initiatives have been developed including the Undergraduate Student Symposium, Faculty Symposia, Performing and Visual Arts, and the Distinguished Speaker Series (enabling thousands of students, faculty, staff, and community members to learn from outstanding – and sometimes critical – speakers including Desmond Tutu, Elie Wiesel, Salman Rushdie, Spencer Wells, Jack Kevorkian, Spike Lee, Richard Dreyfuss, Erin Brockovich, Edward Albee, and David Petraeus).

Rosenblum’s leadership skills were honed during his 11 years as dean of the former Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. Prior to his appointment as dean, He served as assistant and associate dean of the Farquhar Center for Undergraduate Studies and was instrumental in developing and launching the college’s successful honors program. Rosenblum has held diverse leadership positions with the National Collegiate Honors Council and has served as a peer reviewer for the Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice for more than 20 years.

Before coming to NSU, Rosenblum held academic leadership positions at John Hopkins University, Delaware Valley College and George Mason University.  He earned a B.A. degree at the University of Maryland and M.A. and Ph.D. at The Ohio State University.

NSU Showcased at the Soref JCC’s Annual Meeting

Soref JCC Executive Director Donald Graw presents an award to Jill Gallner.

Soref JCC Executive Director Donald Graw presents an award to Irv Rosenbaum.

Nova Southeastern University’s Irv Rosenbaum, Ph.D., VP – Health Professions Division, Operations; and Jill Gallner, administrative coordinator at the Alvin Sherman Library both received community service awards at the Soref Jewish Community Center’s Annual Meeting on Monday, June 7.

Rosenbaum is a past president of the Soref JCC and Jill is the current secretary. Both have vast records of community service and remain active in leadership roles at the Soref JCC.

Also announced at the meeting was the exciting new community partnership between the Soref JCC and the NSU Alvin Sherman Library. The Soref JCC is a non-profit organization that contributes to the welfare of the entire community, children, adults and seniors, by providing a center for cultural, educational, recreational and social programs and services while contributing to preserve Jewish traditions and values.

All the programs are inclusionary for the special needs population, and open to all, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender or background. The organization offers significant assistance to those in need by providing children’s scholarships and food from their WECARE pantry. The Soref JCC is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation, United Way and Children’s Services Council all of Broward County.

This partnership will enable the two organizations to cross-promote each other’s programs and events and ultimately collaborate on joint initiatives. The Alvin Sherman Library is very excited to solidify another relationship with a new community partner.  This partnership with Soref JCC is sure to be a win-win for both organizations.

Circle of Friends Holds Annual Meeting to Celebrate Achievements

The Circle of Friends, the advisory board and fundraising partners of the NSU Alvin Sherman Library held its Annual Meeting on May 19 online to celebrate the achievements of the past year and installation of incoming Board and Officers.

Douglas Ford was installed as the newest board member, Chuck Morton as president, Barbara Grosz as vice president, and Peter Woolf as past president, while Rona Levitt and Daniel Fleischer will continue to serve in their roles as secretary and treasurer, respectively. Also serving on the Board of Directors are Stephanie Brown, Adolfo J. Cotilla Jr., Tony DuBose, Peter Garcia, Bonnie Lippman, Vilma Lopez, Greg McDermott, Luis A. Muriel, Ronnie Oller, Ann Porterfield, Janet Speth and ex-officios Diane Klein, Laura Sturaitis, and Jim Hutchens.

During his address, outgoing President Peter Woolf thanked the board for supporting the following three initiatives:

  • Two years ago, Circle of Friends’ funding enabled the library to upgrade the its digital signage to include large touchscreen displays on the first and second floors. This year, this important project was completed, and today, digital signs are located throughout the building.
  • This year the Circle of Friends also invested in the ASL/OCL staff by funding the library’s professional development budget. Although the pandemic led to the cancellation of several opportunities, many more online offerings became available.
  • Circle of Friends is especially proud to have funded the Alvin Sherman Library’s contract with the consulting firm Library Strategies. This contract provides for three-year strategic plans for both the library and the Circle of Friends.

John Wensveen, Ph.D., chief innovation officer of the Nova Southeastern University’s Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation was the keynote speaker at this year’s annual meeting. He spoke about the development of the innovation center and its impressive cutting edge, world-class features and presented a virtual tour of this state-of-the-art center.

To join or renew your membership with Circle of Friends, click here.

Researchers Continue Algal Bloom Study on Lake Okeechobee

From left, Robert Smith, Viviana Mazzei, and Emily Karwack with the United States Geological Survey, and Lauren Krausfeldt and Jose Lopez with Nova Southeastern University.

Since 2019, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS) faculty member Jose Lopez, Ph.D., has been co-leading an Army Corps of Engineers-funded project with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to better understand the blue green (cyanobacterial) algae dynamics. These algae are at the heart of many of these harmful algal blooms (HABs) and microbial communities in the Lake Okeechobee watershed. After a couple of years of relative calm with no massive harmful algal blooms, the blue green algal communities have now made their presence known again in a big way.

Lopez, along with faculty and students from Florida Gulf Coast University, USGS, and the South Florida Water Management District, has continued the project using artificial mesocosms. These controlled outdoor experiments at the Franklin Lock test the effects of adding nitrate, ammonium, urea or phosphorus supplements to an environment. In addition to this work, the group conducts monthly environmental water sampling across Lake Okeechobee.

“The artificial mesocosm experiments are based on taking Caloosahatchee River water and placing it into large replicate cylinders, which essentially creates a closed system for systematic study,” Lopez said. This also allows the team to add various nutrient supplements to the natural river water communities and monitor the effects physiologically and allows the group to see which genes are activated without degrading the surrounding habitats.

Lopez’s laboratory at the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center has been applying deep “-omics” techniques (metagenomics/metatranscriptomics approaches with deep DNA sequencing) to better understand the microbial community dynamics and drivers that could lead to HABs. HCAS assistant researcher Lauren Krausfeldt, Ph.D., has conducted most of the metagenomic analyses for the project. The large cache of genomic data will likely provide important baselines and references, adding richer context for future comparisons and possible HAB predictions.

This research is funded in part by the Army Corps of Engineers to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NSU via the Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit.

 

The Show Cannot Go On Without You: Volunteer to Usher

Join the volunteer team as an usher and meet exciting people who share your passion for live theater, while giving back to the community. For more than 20 years, South Florida residents have proudly served as volunteer ushers at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

A Broward Center volunteer is an individual who chooses to give his or her time and talents as part of a team, with dedication, enthusiasm and flexibility. Ushers are an important part of every performance. You’ll help welcome our audiences, make them feel at home and ensure that everything runs smoothly from lights up to curtains down.

Requirements:

  • Full time year-round South Florida resident
  • Commit to a regular (weekly) shift
  • Attend formal orientation training date as scheduled by the volunteer office
  • Comply with all standards and policies as provided in Volunteer Manual
  • Ability to escort patrons to seats in all levels of the theater: orchestra, mezzanine or balcony
  • Great attitude to serve as needed

For a volunteer application, please contact the Volunteer Services by email or call 954-468-2684.

If you filled out your application more than a year ago, please contact us by email or call 954-468-2684.

Anti-Defamation League honors NSU’s Holocaust Center

The Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center in the Alvin Sherman Library of Nova Southeastern University was awarded this year’s “No Place for Hate” Community Change Maker Award for Social Justice by the Anti-Defamation League Florida. The center was featured on the Anti-Defamation League Florida’s Facebook page and all of its other social media sites and platforms on Friday, May 14, during “No Place to Hate Day.”

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