Category: Athletics

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal (FCE&SCJ) Attended the 17th Annual Un Maestro Especial 2019 Awards Luncheon

On May 28, NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal (FCE&SCJ) attended the 17th Annual Un Maestro Especial 2019 Awards Luncheon at the Miami Lakes Educational Center.

The luncheon honored 10 teachers from Miami-Dade and Broward County Public Schools who were nominated by students, parents or a fellow colleague.  FCE&SCJ was proud to sponsor the event, and provided each of the 10 teachers with a $3,500 tuition voucher should they enroll in a graduate degree with the college. Additionally, the other two sponsors, Univision and Palmetto 57 Volkswagen and Nissan Car dealerships, awarded $1,000 cash to each teacher. Associate Dean, Jamie Manburg, Ed.D., and Executive Director, Jorge Blanco, Ed.D., represented FCE&SCJ at the event.

To view a video from the vent please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqmoQg9vAl0

NSU Honored as P3 Eco-Challenge Sponsor

On June 11, the Broward County Board of Commissioners held a proclamation ceremony recognizing the support of NSU and other sponsors of the Seventh Annual P3 Eco – Challenge. Representing NSU was Halmos College’s Director of Academic Support and Administration Melissa Dore, Ed.D. Dore also represented NSU at the P3 student awards ceremony in May.

The P3 Eco-Challenge encourages Broward County Public School (BCPS) students to preserve our planet for posterity. This challenge recognizes and rewards traditional and charter BCPS schools, teachers, students, non-instructional and custodial staff for their efforts to learn about and implement environmentally sustainable measures and green initiatives within their schools and communities.  There are two types of P3 challenges:

P3 School Challenge – For schools that demonstrate participation in or implementation of different sustainability metrics based on a rubric composed of 6 comprehensive categories:

  • School Grounds Enhancement
  • School Sustainability
  • Curriculum Integration
  • Community Involvement
  • Administrative Support
  • Innovation/Special Projects

Environmental Stewardship Recognition – For BCPS teachers, students, non-instructional and custodial staff who show evidence of promoting civic responsibility, environmental stewardship, and education of environmental issues. The metrics of this category include:

  • Awareness and Involvement
  • Current Professional Development/Affiliation
  • Instructional Soundness/Creativity
  • Skill Building

Congratulations to all the winners of this 7th Annual Challenge!

For more information:https://www.browardschools.com/p3

Halmos College Aids in Coral Rescue

On Thursday, May 23, The Oceanographic Campus (OC) received a very precious cargo: 341 corals collected of Key West. The goal of this coral “rescue” is to collect healthy corals ahead of the disease boundary. These corals will then be placed in land-based aquaria to prevent them from becoming infected, to preserve genetic diversity, and to serve as propagation source stock for future restoration activities.

This project focuses of 16 high priority species and 6 medium priority species.  The project is the first-ever rescue of this scale and is necessitated by the urgency and devastating impact of the FL Reef Tract Coral Disease Outbreak.

The Coral Rescue team members include Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) (Lisa Gregg) and NOAA Fisheries (Jennifer Moore) as project co-leads and team members include staff from NSU, FWC, FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, FL Sea Grant, Florida Aquarium (FLAQ), and the National Park Service.

The first batch of corals departed Stock Island early Monday morning. Eighty-two hours later, they docked at the OC’s neighbor: the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare base. From there, the corals were transported to the salt water tanks on the OC’s campus.

“Corals are very delicate,” said Nick Turner, a Halmos Ph.D. candidate who helped transfer the corals to their new home. “It’s hard to keep them alive in tanks. We need to regulate the sunlight to make sure they get enough,” he said. “Too much sunlight is just as bad. That’s why we’re using black shade cloths to let in just enough sunlight.”

FWC has a Coral Rescue Genetic Management Plan to ensure genetic diversity for restoration.

NSU is one of the intermediate holding facilities to hold and care for the ~4,500 corals. Other intermediate holding facilities include: Mote Marine Lab (Sarasota), Univ. of Miami (Miami), and FL Aquarium Center for Conservation (Apollo Beach). Longer-term holding facilities include Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) facilities across the US. The AZA Florida facilities are Disney, Sea World, Mote, and Florida Aquarium.

College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Named Jewish Family Services Community Partner of the Year

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) has been named Jewish Family Services (JFS) Community Partner of the Year!

Maribel Del Rio-Roberts,Psy.D., was in attendance at the JFS 57th Annual Meeting on May 15th to receive the award on behalf of FCE&SCJ for Community Partner of the Year.  She  has worked in collaboration with Jewish Family Services (JFS) this year to connect students in the MS in Developmental Disabilities program to employment opportunities within JFS’s newly established “BOOST” program.  The BOOST program is aimed at improving vocational and functional life skills, socialization and community integration for adults with developmental disabilities.  The program addresses a high need area in the community, while also providing an exciting real-world, paid employment opportunity for NSU students in the field of developmental disabilities.  The partnership resulted in employment for 3 MS in Developmental Disabilities students Alyda Inoa, Danielle Figg, and Nikol Rodriguez, as Skills Coaches within the program. The program is currently running for 24 weeks as a pilot for six young adults (currently ranging in age from 23-31, all on the autism spectrum), and will run another 24-week cycle for another six young adults upon completion of the first cycle.

Goodbye Lynda, Hello LinkedIn Learning

 

On Monday, June 17, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library will be upgrading Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning, which acquired Lynda.com, has the same great content but provides an even more personalized experience. And, it’s still free to you!

As of June 17th, you will no longer be able to access Lynda.com — instead you will be redirected to LinkedIn Learning. Don’t worry, all your learning activity and history from Lynda.com was seamlessly transferred to LinkedIn Learning.

About LinkedIn Learning

With LinkedIn Learning, you’ll experience the same things you love about Lynda.com like:

  • High-quality content: At the core of LinkedIn Learning is high-quality Lynda.com content. If you have favorite content on Lynda.com, don’t worry, it is still there!
  • Comprehensive data and progress: Data, including groups, playlists, assigned content, account settings, and histories were automatically migrated.
  • Learner course video page: All of the features and functionality of this page remains the same. This includes transcripts, exercise files, mobile viewing, and bookmarking.

You’ll also experience many new and improved features including:

  • A new, easy-to-use interface
  • Personalized course recommendations
  • Social curation, and more

Activating your LinkedIn Learning account

Current Lynda.com users will be receiving emails from LinkedIn Learning a couple of days prior to June 17th with a link to activate their LinkedIn Learning accounts. If you are not a current Lynda.com user or did not receive an email, simply visit lib.nova.edu/linkedin

Here are some tips to successfully activate your account and begin enjoying LinkedIn Learning:

  • For the very best user experience, log out of your LinkedIn account prior to activating your LinkedIn Learning account.
  • After clicking the link to activate your account: If you are not already authenticated with your NSU Sharklink ID or Alvin Sherman Library card, you will be directed to the LinkedIn Learning Alvin Sherman Library login page, where you can enter your credentials. If you are already logged in, you will be directed to your LinkedIn Learning account.
  • Upon activation, you will have the option to connect your LinkedIn profile or create a separate Learning account during activation. If you choose to connect your LinkedIn profile, you’ll receive benefits such as personalized recommendations for your skills and position, as well as what’s trending on LinkedIn Learning based on LinkedIn data. This will give you a learning experience that’s tailor made for your needs.

Learn more

Check out this website for more information on upgrading to LinkedIn Learning, or ask a librarian.

 

 

All NSU Students to Have Health Insurance Coverage

Starting fall 2019-2020, NSU will require all students, to carry health insurance coverage. Students were notified of this requirement by President Hanbury in an email sent May 17, 2019. Students may meet the university’s student health insurance requirement in two ways:

1. NSU Student Health Insurance Plan: NSU has partnered

NSU has partnered with Aetna to provide NSU students with a comprehensive nationwide plan that includes prescription and emergency care coverage at a price well below comparable plans available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange markets in Florida. The average monthly premium for the 2019 NSU Aetna Student Health Insurance is $191, which is roughly $280 less than the $477 average monthly premiums charged in Florida, according to Consumer Reports. The NSU-endorsed plan has an annual deductible of $400, which is significantly less than the national average. For detailed information about the NSU plan, visit nova.edu/studentinsurance.

2. Proof of Existing Insurance Coverage and Opt-Out Required

When students register for classes, they will automatically be enrolled in the NSU Student Health Insurance Plan, and the insurance premium for the semester will be charged to their NSU student accounts. Students who already have comparable health insurance coverage and do not need the NSU Student Health Insurance Plan must waive out of the NSU plan to have the charge reversed.

Waivers must be completed at the start of each academic year by each program’s waiver deadline and are valid for one academic year. Once a program’s waiver deadline has passed, students will no longer be able to reverse the charge for the first semester because the university will have submitted the student’s information to Aetna for enrollment. Students will have another opportunity to waive out of the NSU plan for the second semester.

For more information, visit the NSU Student Health Insurance Department online at nova.edu/studentinsurance online or call (954) 262-4060.

Anthony J. Silvagni Bids Adieu to NSU

To honor Silvagni’s iconic mustache, the college presented him with a clever sculpture to celebrate his illustrious years of service. Pictured, from left, are Anthony J. Silvagni; Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4, KPCOM dean; and Dianna Silvagni, J.D.

On May 30, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM) bid a fond farewell to Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.S., FACOFP dist., FCPP, dean emeritus and director of international medicine, at a retirement reception honoring his 21 years of service to the college.

“I have never been in any position for 21 years, so it’s hard for me to believe this much time has gone by,” said Silvagni, who served as KPCOM dean from July 1998 through January 2015. “I stayed because of the energy and innovation the faculty and staff members always brought to the program, as well as the drive to develop new knowledge for the improvement of patient care.”

During his fruitful stint as the KPCOM’s fearless leader, Silvagni helped oversee a sustained period of growth and achievement even he couldn’t have foreseen when he became the college’s fourth dean.

“When I was dean, it felt like I had a new job every week due to everything that was happening in regard to building the school and creating new programs,” he added. “The greatest reward was watching various faculty members get recognized in the literature and through their professional organizations. I would not trade my time at NSU for anything I’ve ever done professionally in my life.”

Spring/Summer 2019 Dollar$ and $ense Newsletter

Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) has published the Spring/Summer 2019 Dollar$ and $ense Newsletter. This issue provides students with important information about the new student health insurance requirement, online payment plans, parking permits, veteran education benefits, tips from the NSU Debt Squad, and more. The newsletter is available on the financial aid website at nova.edu/financialaid. In your conversations, please feel free to use the information provided here and direct them to the newsletter.

NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development Receives $500,000 Gift from the Kapila Family Foundation

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Mailman Segal Center (MSC) has received a $500,000 gift from the Kapila Family Foundation. The gift will name both the Kapila Family Foundation Feeding Disorders Clinic and the Kapila Family Foundation Challenging Behaviors Clinic.

“We are honored and grateful to be the recipient of this endowed funding,” said Roni Cohen Leiderman, Ph.D., dean of NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development. “This generous donation allows us to offer scholarships to families who would otherwise not be able to receive evidence-based clinical treatments that positively impact children’s health and well-being.”

The Kapila Family Foundation Feeding Disorders Clinic, one of a handful of its kind in the U.S., works with an inter-professional team that treats children who refuse to eat an adequate volume of food or for those who eat an insufficient and limited variety of food. Without appropriate clinical treatment, many of these children may experience numerous hospital stays, life-threatening medical crises and surgically implanted feeding tubes to support their nutritional intake. With a professional team of behavioral psychologists, nutritionists and speech pathologists focusing on oral-motor concerns, the clinic provides comprehensive evaluation and intervention services with a 94% success rate.

Engaging in significant problem behaviors isolates children from peers, decreases children’s ability to learn, leads to elevated levels of stress in school, home and community settings and may develop into long term psycho-social challenges. The Kapila Family Foundation Challenging Behaviors Clinic addresses these concerns through individual therapeutic sessions for children and offers vitally important continuous trainings for caregivers and support for the professionals who work with the children in school settings.

This gift follows a $150,000 donation from the Kapila Family Foundation in 2014 that named MSC’s Starting Right Program.

Both intensive and outpatient services are available to best match each child’s specific concerns. For more information, please call 954-262-CARE.

NSU University School Featured on NBC 6’s Brag About Your School Segment

NSU University School was recently featured on NBC 6’s Brag About Your School segment, which highlighted the many ways that USchool brings out the best in its students. Please click the link to watch the video of the segment. For more information about NSU University School, visit www.uschool.nova.edu.

 

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