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NSU 2018 Convocation, Aug. 17

Join us as we welcome the incoming class of undergraduate students to Nova Southeastern University on Friday, August 17, 2018 in the Rick Case Arena of the Don Taft University Center. The ceremony is scheduled to begin promptly at 9:00 am and end at approximately 10:30 am. Doors will open at 8:00 a.m., and participants and guests are asked to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m.

Convocation marks the beginning of the academic year by welcoming the newest members to our community of scholars. This is an opportunity to remind students of their rights and responsibilities as new Sharks. We will encourage them to embrace our core values regarding Academic Excellence, Integrity, Opportunity, Diversity and Community as they begin to develop their new NSU identity. With the start of this new tradition, we invite faculty in regalia to help welcome the new students.

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NSU Entrepreneurial Boot Camp, Starts Aug. 9

In Collaboration with the Shepard Broad College of Law, H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, and the College of Engineering and Computing, the Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic will offer the first annual Entrepreneurial Boot Camp.

The program is designed to immerse entrepreneurs in the skills and disciplines needed to successfully launch a start-up business, with particular focus on those companies built on research, design, or innovation.

The program will include both an online component and a three-day workshop, Aug. 9-12 is open to all NSU students, faculty, staff, and to the general public. Topics will explore many of the essential steps for developing new products and companies, such as:

-Ideation and Research
-Business Planning
-Financial Planning and Market Analysis
-Patents and Patentability
-Non-patent based Intellectual Property
-Differentiated Products, Commodities, and Research Re-Assessment (e.g. Publish or Product)
-Business Legal Structures, Ownership Models, and Tax Implications
-Design, Fabrication, Production, and Delivery
-Business Funding and Finance: Angels, VCs, and Lenders
-Risk and Process Management

If you are interested in attending, please pre-register through the link below for this free intensive training that will be held on the NSU Fort Lauderdale/ Davie campus.

NSU College of Dental Medicine to Host Annual “Gives Kids a Smile” Event

GKAS - photo (toothbrushing)

Gives Kids a Smile.

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Dental Medicine will offer dental screenings, examinations and treatments to children ages two to 21, including special needs patients, on Saturday, February 3, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NSU has joined forces with the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation in providing the Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) program at the university’s main campus, 3200 S. University Drive, since 2003. Students from the College of Pharmacy, the College of Optometry and the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine also will be on hand to provide additional health advice.

Attendees will enjoy a festive, jungle-theme atmosphere with Disney characters, face painters, live DJ music and a special appearance by “Timmy the Tooth.” GKAS is open to the public by appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Unlike many other universities, NSU’s Give Kids a Smile program is student led and organized  and includes monthly oral health education visits at different local schools. NSU faculty members donate their time to this community service event and supervise dental students in this worthwhile project. Sponsors include Henry Schein Inc, Colgate, American Student Dental Association, and NSU College of Dental Medicine’s Student Government Association.

WHEN: Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: NSU’s College of Dental Medicine

3200 S. University Drive

Davie, FL

Located on NSU’s main campus on the corner of 30th Street and University Drive

APPOINTMENTS:

To make an appointment, please contact NSU’s Give Kids a Smile team at 407-391-KIDS (5437) or GiveKidsASmileDay@gmail.com by Thursday, February 1, and leave a message, including:

  • The names and ages of children attending.
  • Your preferred dental appointment time

Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out necessary paperwork and medical history.

 A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY EACH CHILD AT THE EVENT.

 WHO:

Interview opportunities with:

  • Grateful patients and parents
  • Joanna Theodorou, Give Kids A Smile Co-Director
  • Linda Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean, NSU College of Dental Medicine

 WHY:

To provide education, screenings, preventive, and restorative services for South Florida children, and to create awareness about the access to dental care issue that exists in the United States. This is particularly significant given that the U.S. Surgeon General reports that more than 51 million school hours are lost each year to dental-related illness. The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign describes dental care as “the single greatest unmet need for health services among children” in its latest report.

GKAS - photo (clown, dentist, patitent)

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