Category: Communities

NSU Alvin Sherman Library to Host StoryFest!

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Let’s head to the islands for a fun-filled day of storytelling, live music, arts and crafts, face-painting and storybook characters! Join us Sunday, March 10, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. for this fantastic free family event…your child can select a free book (while supplies last)!

Visit lib.nova.edu/storyfest to RSVP . You’ll also be entered to win special prizes, including Dolphins tickets, airline tickets, and gift cards!

We encourage you and everyone in your family to apply for a NSU Alvin Sherman Library card at sherman.library.nova.edu/card

SHARK FEST FRENZY : One Lucky NSU Employee Could Drive Away with a New Car!

The Rick Case Automotive Group is joining the Shark Fest frenzy! You read correctly. One of the nation’s most recognized automotive groups is adding a one-year car lease* to the NSU Employee Shark Fest drawing. One lucky NSU employee will have his or her choice of one of four models.

All drawings will take place at the NSU Employee Shark Fest—to be hosted on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus—at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019. Formerly known as Team 2020, the casual backyard barbecue gathering is back by popular demand. All NSU employees are invited to attend; those who cannot be present are still included in the giveaway drawings.

Join us Friday, January 11, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. for food, fun, festivities, and giveaways.

 Details: nova.edu/employeesharkfest

Email: employeesharkfest@nova.edu 

Rare Violin “Unsilenced” at Alvin Sherman Library Event

Holocaust Resource Center ViolinRising levels of antisemitism in recent years – and even more recently with the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — remind Jews around the world of some of the bleakest times in their history. Yet, somehow the Jewish people, their religion and their culture have lived on. A symbol of that strength and fortitude is a violin on display at the Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Resource Center at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library in Davie. Originally handcrafted in the late 1800s, the violin somehow survived the perils of the Holocaust as well as so much more that Jewish people have faced over the past more than 100 years.

Last Tuesday, the violin – silenced since the Holocaust – was brought back to life by Yefim Romanov, a Russian American violin fellow with the New World Symphony Orchestra.  Romanov and fellow symphony musician, concert pianist John Wilson, performed an extraordinary evening of music at the Alvin Sherman Library. Five Holocaust survivors were among the more than 100 guests who enjoyed the debut performance. Romano truly appreciated the opportunity to be the first to bring this rare instrument–which has a large Jewish star carved on the case—to life.

Free First Thursday

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Free First Thursday Starry Nights Presented by PNC Bank with FREE museum admission on the first Thursday of every month, from 5 – 8 pm.

Enjoy:

  • 2-for-1 specials on wine and craft beer
  • light bites in the Museum Café
  • drawings for prizes
  • free admission to exhibitions
  • hands-on art projects for all ages

Venue

NSU Art Museum
One East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 United States

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Phone:
954-525-5500
Website:
nsuartmuseum.org

NSU to Host Local High School Students for Communication & Entrepreneurship Program

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!

During National Ice Cream Month this July, local high school students will have the opportunity to make their own ice cream recipe and marketing plan at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). The Department of Writing and Communication at NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is offering a FREE weeklong Ice Cream Entrepreneur Program. The program will run daily from 9 a.m. – noon July 16 to 20 for high school students with an interest in communications, advertising, business, branding and public relations.

Student teams will spend four days of the week learning how to create and launch a new ice cream flavor in partnership with Yo Mama’s Ice Cream shop of Fort Lauderdale. The program will be held at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus and on-site at the ice cream shop (901 Sunrise Lane, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304). On the final day, students will deliver an oral presentation at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus pitching their ice cream flavor and marketing plan to a panel of judges. The winning flavor will have the opportunity to be produced locally by the shop.

CAHSS created the program as a community-led experiential learning opportunity for high school students interested in the field of communications.

“Following the success of last year’s program, we are excited to bring back the Ice Cream Entrepreneurship experience and to teach a new group of students,” said Stephen Andon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Writing and Communication from NSU’s CAHSS. “Our goal is to help these highschoolers harness their creative abilities to develop a business plan and exercise their writing and presentation skills.”

Students enrolled in the program will:

  • Receive a certificate upon completion
  • Work with NSU professors and business professionals to develop their product
  • Advance their creative skills in advertising, branding, and oral presentations
  • Practice experiential learning and critical thinking in a college setting

Schools with participating students include:

  • NSU University School
  • Sheridan Technical High School
  • Hollywood Hills High School
  • Sagemont Upper School
  • Atlanta Technical High School
  • American Heritage School
  • J.P. Taravella High School
  • Monsignor Pace High School
  • Doral Academy
  • Cooper City High School
  • Western High School
  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  • Pompano Beach High School
  • College Academy

For more information about the Ice Cream Entrepreneurship program, please CLICK HERE.

Tickets on Sale Now for Production: The Who’s Tommy

The Who’s Tommy will run Friday Oct. 19, 2018 & Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 at 8pm in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center.

Presented by Boca Black Box and based on the iconic 1969 rock concept album, The Who’s Tommy is an exhilarating story of hope, healing and the human spirit. The story of the pinball-playing, deaf, dumb and blind boy who triumphs over his adversities has inspired, amazed and puzzled audiences for more than 40 years. This five-time Tony Award-winning musical was translated to the stage by theatrical wizard, Des McAnuff, into a high-energy, one-of-a-kind theatrical event.

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and, as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball and, when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

FREE Garage Parking on the 2nd Level or Higher

Tickets On-Sale Thursday, 6/28/2018

Music and Lyrics by Book by
PETE TOWNSHEND PETE TOWNSHEND AND DES MCANUFF

Additional Music and Lyrics by
JOHN ENTWISTLE and KEITH MOON

Originally Produced on Broadway by
PACE THEATRICAL GROUP and DODGER PRODUCTIONS
with Kardana Productions

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

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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.

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