Category: Athletics

Check Out Mako TV: News for NSU and the Community

From left, anchors Paulina Riojas and Mia Alvarado.

Mako TV, formerly SUTV, just aired its first Mako TV News show, a bi-weekly newscast produced for the NSU and local community.  Mako TV broadcast reporters covered topics from TikTok ban, ChatGPT to the NSU first Diversity Summit.  It also launched a new series in collaboration with Dr. Aarti Raja, Mako Media’s health adviser and biology professor at NSU: The Health Update.  Sports reporter Santiago Diaz Finochietto talked about men’s basketball and baseball.  This and more can be watched on Mako TV’s YouTube channel.

Watch Mako TV News’ first episode.

To subscribe to the channel, go to https://www.youtube.com/@MAKOTeleVision 

Posted 04/09/23

NSU Receives Funding to Address Nursing Shortage

Nova Southeastern University has been awarded more than $3.5 million in funding from the State of Florida ($1.75 million) as well as three healthcare partners ($1.75 million) – HCA/East Florida, Baptist Health/South Florida, and Memorial Healthcare System – to address our state’s critical nursing shortage. NSU will use this funding to provide dozens, if not hundreds, of student scholarships, mentorship opportunities, clinical faculty appointments and equipment upgrades that will continue to put NSU at the forefront of nursing education.

In 2022, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 2524, creating the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (“LINE”) funding program. The LINE Fund was created to incentivize collaboration between nursing education programs and health care partners to combat the growing nursing shortage in the state. The Legislature allocated $19 million for LINE funding and of that amount, $4.6 million was earmarked for private colleges and universities, via a competitive grant process. Nursing programs seeking funding are required to partner with, and obtain funding from, a healthcare provider. The State – through the Florida Department of Education – then matches the healthcare partner funding on a dollar-to-dollar basis.

In October 2022, NSU’s Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing submitted its LINE Program application for $1,762,621. This amount was to match a commitment of funds from private donors:   $500,000 from HCA, $1,062,619 from Baptist, and $200,000 from Memorial Healthcare System. On December 16, 2022, the Department of Education issued Prioritized Funding List, scoring the 26 applications from private colleges and universities that applied for funding. NSU tied for the second-highest score among 26 private colleges and universities and received the third-highest award amount of $3,525,242 as a result of the match.

On February 9, 2023, the Department formally issued its award notification to NSU for the State’s matching funds. The College of Nursing is working diligently to implement its clinical adjunct faculty recruitment measures, purchase and integrate new equipment, and – most importantly – to identify and begin issuing scholarships to eligible NSU students in partnership with HCA, Baptist, and Memorial.

Posted 03/12/23

NSU Launches New Off-Campus Housing Website

NSU’s University Housing is providing additional resource options for our students that won’t be able to live on campus, our graduate students who are also navigating the private leasing market, as well as NSU’s faculty and staff. We are excited to launch our brand new off-campus housing website, www.offcampus.nova.edu partnering with Apartments.com. The site will exclusively serve students and staff of NSU. Those with an NSU login will be able to sign up and access the site. Apartments.com will continuously be monitoring the site, reviewing and posting new property listings, and ensuring safety among users. The site is officially live, and we are excited to see the amount of listings grow and develop over the next year. You have the option to search for listings, create a roommate profile of yourself, and search for potential roommates that are affiliated with NSU based on the profile characteristics.

There will also be representatives from many of the properties from this website on campus with more information about their community at the NSU Housing Fair on Tuesday, March 21. The fair will be held in the Spine of the Don’t Taft University Center, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Posted 03/06/23

Law Moot Court Team Advances to National Competition

From left: Brandee Permenter (2L); Jordan Stein (3L); Jaclyn Lopez (3L)

For the second year in a row, NSU Law’s ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team are Regional Champions! The team of Jaclyn Lopez (3L), Jordan Stein (3L), and Brandee Permenter (2L) defeated teams from Capital, Miami, Pace, and Rutgers at the Brooklyn Regional, February 16-18, to advance to the National Competition. Additionally, Jordan Stein (3L) received a Top 10 Advocate award. Out of 173 teams, they are one of 24 teams advancing to Nationals. This is the fourth time in nine years that NSU Law Moot Court has reached this incredible goal. The team is coached by Prof. Heather Baxter.

Please wish the team luck as they prepare to represent NSU Law at the National Competition April 13-15, 2023.

Posted 03/06/23

College of Psychology Receives ASCA Recognition

On February 1, 2023, the College of Psychology’s M.S. in Counseling: School Counseling concentration earned national recognition through the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Specialized Professional Association (SPA) under the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Per ASCA, their school counselor preparation program standards, “are a unified set of principles guiding school counselor preparation programs in training effective future school counselors in areas of professional practice and ethical behavior.”

NSU is the first-ever program to be awarded this national recognition. Attaining this specialty recognition was an essential component of maintaining CAEP accreditation as an advanced program, and it required the School Counseling program to demonstrate that they met each of the ASCA School Counselor Preparation Program Standards. In May 2022, the program was also granted the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation with the Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice.

The School Counseling concentration is one of five options offered as part of the M.S. in Counseling program. The concentration, which consists of 48 credit hours, is offered online. As part of the curriculum, students attend two residential institutes on campus.

More information about the ASCA SPA can be found HERE.

Posted 03/06/23

Health Foundation of South Florida Gives NSU $1 Million Grant

The Health Foundation of South Florida recently announced that it is investing $2 million in two regional universities to advance health equity in underserved communities in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami will each receive a $1 million grant to name and launch unique initiatives that will bring together multidisciplinary experts from across their respective institutions and the community to inform the development and implementation of innovative and community-based programs and collect and evaluate data – all aimed at identifying and address the root causes of health inequity across South Florida.

NSU’s Julie A. Jacko, Ph.D., is the Principal Investigator and Project Director for the grant and François Sainfort, Ph.D., is the Co-Principal Investigator.

As part of the investment the universities will forge partnerships and coordinate with regional health systems and community organizations to support the adoption of promising interventions.

The award was made to the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine and specifically, to its Department of Population Health Sciences. The grant will involve NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship and clinical partners including NSU Health, Memorial Healthcare System, as well as value-based primary care provider Cano Health.

“We believe this is groundbreaking for our region, and an important step toward informing, shaping and implementing population health efforts that can ultimately help us achieve health equity,” said Loreen Chant, president and CEO of the Health Foundation of South Florida.

The investment aligns with all three of the Health Foundation’s three focus areas: working at a systems level to improve access to healthcare in uninsured and underserved communities, advance the integration of social needs and clinical care delivery, and foster economic stability and other community conditions that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Posted 02/23/23

NSU Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability

The Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recently awarded Nova Southeastern University’s Office of Facilities Management a Silver certificate rating in its Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).

STARS® is intended to engage and recognize the full spectrum of higher education institutions, from community colleges to research universities. It encompasses long-term sustainability goals for already high-achieving institutions, as well as entry points of recognition for institutions that are taking first steps toward sustainability. STARS is designed to:

  • Provide a framework for understanding sustainability in all sectors of higher education.
  • Enable meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the international campus sustainability community.
  • Create incentives for continual improvement toward sustainability.
  • Facilitate information sharing about higher education sustainability practices and performance.
  • Build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability community.

From the AASHE STARS Team:

“Thank you for your hard work and dedication to sustainability. We know that you have spent a substantial amount of time on STARS, and we hope that this report will be useful in advancing sustainability at your institution. We look forward to your continued involvement as a STARS participant and a member of the AASHE community.”

Posted 01/22/23

Finance and Economics Chair Has Tips of Tackling Economy

Albert Williams, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of finance and economics at Nova Southeastern University, spent time this month with reporter Arlene Borenstein of PBS’ “Your South Florida” program, providing sage advice on dealing with the current economic conditions.

His interview looked into some of the global conditions affecting inflated prices in the U.S. and abroad as well as what sectors are being most impacted. He also provided some takeaways regarding investments, financial choices, tax return strategies, and retirement.

SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW!

Posted 01/12/13

Pat Tillman Scholar Applications Are Open to Applicants

We are excited to announce the Pat Tillman Scholar Applications are now OPEN! Service members, veterans and military spouses are eligible to apply for this highly prestigious scholars’ program.

As a Tillman scholar, you will have the opportunity to earn more than a military scholarship; you will be part of a network of leaders making an impact. In response to Pat Tillman’s death, Pat’s family and friends started the Pat Tillman Foundation to carry forward his legacy by giving military service members, veterans and spouses the educational tools and support to reach their fullest potential as leaders.

To learn more about the Pat Tillman Scholars Program, contact the NSU Veterans Resource Center at 954-262-3524 or by email at vrc@nova.edu

Posted 01/10/23

NSU’s ROTC Offering Scholarships to Freshmen, Sophomores

NSU’s ROTC two- and three-year scholarships are available.

We’re seeking highly motivated, innovative problem-solvers, and future leaders. We will pay for the remainder of your entire college education, along with guaranteed job placement after graduation.

These scholarships are open to all freshman and sophomores who meet the minimum requirements and want to commission as an Officer in the United States Army.

Please contact armyrotc@nova.edu if you think you have what it takes to be a leader!

Posted 01/09/23

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