Category: Communities

Sociodrama Club Presents Programs on Suicide Prevention

NSU’s Sociodrama Club: Stage for Change presented two powerful programs in light of Suicide Prevention in September.

The first program, titled “How Can I Help?” was held Sept. 17 at the Museum of Discovery and Science in downtown Fort Lauderdale for the United Way. The performance was hosted and facilitated by Drs. Grace Telesco and Maribel Del Rio-Roberts, faculty members with NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice.

The program focused on factors and interventions for teen suicide. Inside the audience were both adolescents and adults. However, at the end of the program, an audience member approached the group and let them know that the performance gave her a tremendous amount of hope.

That moment alone demonstrated the impact of these programs and held true to one of Dr. Telesco’s common messages: “The important work of the sociodrama ensemble is helping save lives!”

Days later, on Sept. 21, the group, along with Dr. Telesco and Dr. Maria Levi-Minzi, Assistant Professor, NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, traveled to Port St. Lucie where they presented and facilitated the program “What’s Wrong with Joe?” at the Treasure Coast 2022 Child Summit.

This program highlighted effective crisis intervention and trauma informed strategies for a child sexual survivor.

Audience members and participants for this program were local law enforcement, victim advocates, medical professionals, and social workers.

Both programs were filmed and are available to be viewed online, along with a host of other powerful performances. To watch “How Can I Help?”, click here. To watch “What’s Wrong with Joe?”, click here.

For more information on NSU’s Sociodrama Club, please reach out to Dr. Grace Telesco at: gt243@nova.edu.

Posted 10/09/22

Halmos College Hosts Successful Oxfam Hunger Banquet

The Department of Conflict Resolution Studies hosted the Oxfam Hunger Banquet on Saturday, September 24th in the Don Taft University Center.  A diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and family participated in this social experiment that sheds light on global inequalities and world hunger. After being split into three income groups (low, middle, high), guests were served dinner which varied from rice and water to a full meal of rice, beans, chicken, and soda. Conversations and realizations were sparked regarding today’s global poverty rates and the actions individuals can take to make a difference, both locally and globally.

Today, more than 2.1 billion people live in poverty with 15,000 children under the age of 5 dying each day from malnutrition or a related, preventable illness. Although our planet produces enough food to feed every individual on earth, nearly 815 million people suffer from chronic hunger, eating the equivalent of a serving of rice a day or nothing at all. Issues like hunger, poverty, and illiteracy affect people in all areas of the world because they are results of power imbalance. By hosting and participating in events like the Oxfam Hunger Banquet, the Halmos College of Arts & Science helps cultivate an environment where individuals can reflect on these global inequalities and begin the conversation to end global hunger.

The Halmos College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies thanks everyone who participated and contributed to this year’s Oxfam Hunger Banquet. Terry Savage, PhD, Mary Hope Schwoebel, PhD, and Timica Anderson did a tremendous job leading and organizing the event. Food and additional assistance were provided by the HCAS Graduate Student Government Association. Jared Meland graciously volunteered to photograph this year’s banquet.

Posted 10/09/22

Workshop Providing Professional Feedback from Theatre Artists, Oct. 10

NSU’s Theatre Program in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts invites the NSU community to an audition workshop offering participants professional feedback from theatre artists Caryl Fantel and Michael Leeds.

  • Date: Monday, Oct. 10
  • Time: 6:30 – 9 p.m.
  • Location: University Center, Room 310
  • Free event and open to the NSU community
  • Space is limited.

For more information, contact Gaby Tortoledo at gt319@nova.edu

Posted 10/06/22

Students’ Documentary to Premiere at International Film Festival

A big congratulations to Janay Joseph, Graciel Quezada, and Bianca Vucetich on the upcoming premiere of of their documentary film “The Halls of Power” as part of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival this November!  This is a great example how you can take your films from the NSU Undergraduate Film Festival and prepare them for entry into professional festivals.  Well done!

“The Halls of Power “ will premiere on Saturday, November 5, at 5 p.m. at the Savor Cinema, 503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale.

See the trailer for the film!

Purchase your tickets today!

Posted 10/05/22

Stand Down Event Brings Free Services to Local Veterans

Nova Southeastern University welcomed dozens of veterans on Saturday, Sept. 24, as the United Way of Broward County’s MISSION UNITED brought this year’s Broward County Veteran Stand Down event to the university. The event was dedicated to connecting with government and nonprofit agencies to provide free services to military veterans. NSU’s Veterans Access Clinic was among the contributors, offering free dental services to eligible veterans.

Among the other services that offered were employment opportunities, mental health screenings, dental services, legal services, and driver’s license reinstatements. The event took place at NSU’s Carl DeSantis Building on the Davie Campus.

Posted 09/27/22

Benefits Workshop at NSU Offers Help to Local Veterans

On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz held a Veterans Benefits Workshop for local veterans on Nova Southeastern University’s Davie Campus. The event took place in the Carl DeSantis Building and featured special guest representatives from local veterans service organizations. Wasserman Schultz opened the event thanking the veterans for their service and stressing her concerns for their health care.

The focus of the event was to educate veterans of their health care options regarding the recently passed PACT (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) Act. This law expands VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. The law helps provide generations of veterans – and their survivors – with the care and benefits they have earned.

NSU Military Affairs help organize and coordinate the event, greeting veterans and setting up stations for them to register.

Posted 09/17/22

Check Out Hispanic Heritage Month Events Sept. 15-Oct. 15

We welcome you to join the NSU community in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month highlights the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Visit https://www.nova.edu/hispanicheritage for more information about Hispanic Heritage Month and a listing of events. Check back regularly as additional events will be added as they are provided.

Posted 09/15/22

Education Alumna Keynote Speaker at Annual Summer Institute

Shelley Cooper, Ed.D.

NSU’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice held its annual Summer Institute (virtually) from July 14-16. The event saw more than 200 education doctoral students representing the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Colombia. The students were able to connect with one another, faculty, alumni and more.

Education Alumna, Shelley Cooper, Ed.D., served as both an adjunct professor and keynote speaker for the event. During her presentation, Cooper said she wanted to explain the importance of keeping an end goal in mind.

“What’s your endgame? What’s your goal? What’s your why?” she asked “What are you going to do with [your doctorate?] How are you going to change the world and how will what you’re doing make a difference for anybody?”

Cooper said that while she stresses the importance of keeping your eye on the prize and planning ahead, she also mentioned that it’s important to take some time to enjoy the moment.

“My experience as a student was: ‘I’m paying a lot of money. I have these objectives and goals, I have a timeline in mind… and the only thing between me and my objective is writing this dissertation and I just want to get it over with,’” Cooper described. “It wasn’t until the end of the experience … I realized, for four years, I really should have been enjoying the experience.”

Cooper earned her Doctorate of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education in 2014.  She is the founder of Diversity Telehealth, a telemedicine consulting firm that specializes in bringing healthcare to underserved populations in diverse communities.

During her studies, she attended four Summer Institutes and when asked how they were she used one word: “Amazing.”

“The interaction with the other cohorts and team members and the professors, just the whole environment was wonderful,” she said.

Cooper added that attending the event as a student and alumnus has brought the experience full circle and allowed her to better serve the students.

“I could see it from both sides, and I think that really makes a huge difference in helping the students have a successful experience,” she said.

Posted 08/14/22

Halmos Faculty Member Lectures on Struggles in South Africa

Terry Savage, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), was invited by internationally acclaimed poet author, Ellen Hinsey, currently a visiting professor at the University of Göttingen, to deliver a lecture on Nonviolence, Armed Struggle and Transformation in South Africa. The lecture formed part of a course Hinsey is teaching on the Literature of Nonviolence.

Terry Savage, Ph.D.

Savage recently joined the department.

Savage worked in South Africa’s vibrant non-profit sector for the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, setting up projects in the Congo, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Zimbabwe, running a fellowship for the International Center for Transitional Justice (92 fellows, 24 societies in transition, four years), and publishing avidly on reconciliation and transition in Africa. He has served with the United Nations as Chief of Human Rights Reporting in Burundi and as Reparations Policy Adviser in Nepal, where he used ellicitive methods to produce a national reparations policy that incorporated victims’ needs and priorities in their own words.

He has taught extensively at Stellenbosch University since 2003 and has been consulted widely. Recent clients have been the Berghof Foundation, working with the challenges posed to mediation efforts by conflicting versions of history; Avocats Sans Frontières in Mali, brokering channels between victims’ groups and Mali’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission; and the German civil peace service in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, building dignifying interviewing methods for consulting women & girls returning from abduction and sexualized enslavement under Da’esh / Islamic State.

Complementing his work with Nova Southeastern, Dr Savage enjoys a continuing research affiliation with the University of Leuven and is on the UN’s Governance and Peacebuilding Experts Roster for Africa, the board of the Swiss Restorative Justice Forum and the editorial team for the Africa volume of a project to establish an international encyclopedia on Restorative Justice.

Posted 07/31/22

Davie Police/Fire Holding Emergency Training Exercise on NSU Campus Thursday

In an ongoing effort to ensure the safety of Nova Southeastern University’s Davie Campus, the Davie Police Department and Davie Fire Department will be conducting an emergency training exercise on Thursday, Aug. 4, at NSU from 3 to 11 p.m. During the exercise, there will be multiple emergency vehicles and personnel near the Don Taft University Center Arena and Rosenthal Building area (3300 S. University Drive).

Emergency service vehicles will be using lights and sirens during this training exercise and also will travel to designated locations on campus. Davie Police and Fire Departments are asking that anyone not involved in this training exercise to avoid the area.

Officials from the Davie Police and Fire Departments said they greatly appreciate this training opportunity in partnership with Nova Southeastern University, adding that “Together we strive to provide a safe learning environment for our schools.”

Posted 07/29/22

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