Category: Communities

NSU Community Garden Holds Grand Opening March 6

The NSU Community Garden will hold its Grand Opening on March 6 at 11:30 a.m. and stand as a monument for NSU’s commitment to sustainability. The community garden was made possible through efforts from multiple teams across NSU brought together by the Facilities Management Department’s Student Sustainability Coordinators (SSC) working within the Physical Plant Department (PPD).

SSC Tatum Hedrick, Caleb Siguenza and Aylen De Simone worked with PPD Grounds Supervisor Jeff Heard to develop the land along with volunteers from other NSU organizations including Presidential Scholars, Green Sharks, and the Nature Club. Support for this project was provided by the Facilities Management Department, Office of Student Success, University Advancement Office, and all who donated through our annual giving campaign.

NSU recently received a silver ranking from the Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). Continuing with our sustainability initiatives the community garden provides users with 26 assigned plots of varying sizes, and an open green space to meet, relax, or enjoy in the way they see fit. In addition to serving the NSU community the garden also provides NSU with additional STARS points and certifies our standings with both Tree Campus USA (upcoming event on April 24) and Bee Campus USA, further solidifying our sustainability goals.

Posted 02/19/23

Halmos Faculty Are Guest Speakers for NSU Network Chats

Zelden

On January 27, 2023, two faculty members from the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), were the featured speakers for NSU Network Chats, hosted by the NSU Grant Writing Laboratory.  Charles Zelden, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP)and Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D. faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS), spoke about their grant project, “Dialogues in Local Democracy.” Zelden and McKay are the Co-directors of the Council for Dialogue and Democracy housed in HCAS.

 “Dialogues in Local Democracy,” is a new project initiated by the Council for Dialogue and Democracy and supported by the university and through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  (Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities).

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The goal of the project is to provide an opportunity for community participants to share their thoughts, suggestions, and reflections about their community. Facilitated dialogues will take place on the NSU main campus in Davie on three Saturdays, February 18th, March 18th, and April 15th.  Sessions will run from 8:30 am to 2 pm with breakfast and lunch provided.  Participation from those who live or work in Broward County is encouraged.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Zelden at  zelden@nova.edu or Dr. Judith McKay at mckayj@nova.edu.

Posted 02/19/23

NSU Faculty Honored for Receiving External Funding

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D., NSU Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs; Yair Levy, Ph.D., Professor of Information Systems and Cybersecurity, College of Computing and Engineering with External Funding Recognition plaque; George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. NSU President and CEO.

The External Funding Recognition Reception returned this year for an in-person event to recognize the efforts of NSU faculty, staff and students who have received external grant funding in the previous fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2022 had exceptional activity in the area of external funding, with total cumulative active awards of about $141 million, of which $62 million supported research. This event recognized the extraordinary efforts of all faculty who contributed to this accomplishment and encourages the continued pursuit of all external funding.

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D., NSU Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs; Joana Figueiredo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences with External Funding Recognition plaque; George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU President and CEO.

There were 154 NSU Principal Investigators and Co-Principal Investigators from 13 colleges and seven units who were honored at the NSU External Funding Recognition Reception for their external funding successes in FY 2022.   After a last-minute rescheduling because of the university’s closure during Hurricane Nicole, the event took place at the Grande Oaks Golf Club on January 24, 2023. The event was hosted by Ronald Chenail, Ph.D., NSU Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Kenneth Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., NSU Senior Vice President of the Division of Research and Economic Development, and Gary S. Margules, Sc.D., NSU Vice-President for Research.

Posted 02/19/23

College’s Give Kids a Smile Event Reaches 139 Children

Thanks to volunteer dental students, faculty members, and staff at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, 139 children recently got a reason to smile.

Center right, Dr. Steven Kaltman, Dean, and center left, Dr. Hal Lippman, Executive Associate Dean with student volunteers.

Give Kids a Smile is a day of charity organized by the Pediatric Dental Society at the college. The theme of this year’s event was “Outer space.”

At this event, students provided about 885 dental procedures for free to the underserved children ages from 2- 16 in the South Florida community. Along with dental treatment, children enjoyed a fun atmosphere with face painters, live music, costumed characters, and met a friendly “robot.”

Give Kids a Smile events take place annually throughout the United States as part of an initiative started by the American Dental Association to improve access to dental care for children.

Posted 02/19/23

BEDI Advisory Council to Host Diversity Summit, March 15-16

NSU’s Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Council is hosting its inaugural diversity summit at all NSU locations from March 15-16. The summit’s theme is “The Power Of Belonging: Connect, Collaborate, and Thrive.” The request for proposals is open through Feb. 10, but here’s a sneak peek at some of the featured speakers and topics.

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“Inclusive Language: Words Have Power” with Bohdan J. Zaryckyj, Ed.D., and Summer Book, J.D. Candidate 2023

Bohdan “Bo” Zaryckyj (Za-Rtiz-Ski), Ed.D., currently serves as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Senior Investigator at NSU. Bo is responsible for implementing a robust prevention education program around Title IX. Additionally, he teaches the “21st Century College Student” course at the NSU Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. He has worked in higher education for 15 years, with experience in residential life, student conduct, behavioral intervention, and Title IX.

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Summer Book is a law student at the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law and serves as the Graduate Assistant for Title IX, focusing on prevention initiatives and advising NSU’s Title IX Peer Educator program. Summer is also a Legal Intern with NSU’s Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Legal Clinic, a Teaching Assistant for Mental Health Law, and volunteers her time with the Florida Department of Children and Families.

“Symbolic Violence in the Classroom: How a Eurocentric curriculum excludes and marginalizes minority students” with Nahum Jean-Louis, Ed.D., and Mary Clisbee, Ed.D.

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Nahum Jean-Louis, Ed.D. graduated in 2022 from the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. He has been teaching American Government and Comparative Politics for nearly 15 years at several Universities and Colleges around South Florida. He currently works as an education consultant for The Small World Solutions Group. He is also an adjunct professor and success coach at Florida International University.

Mary A. Clisbee, Ed.D., is the Chief Research Officer for The Small World Solutions Group, a consulting group focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). She has over 35 years of experience as an international leader in research; education; and DEIA.

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Clisbee has held leadership positions in US and internationally based DEIA, healthcare, higher education, and K-12 education organizations. As a DEIA consultant, she has designed DEIA landscape assessments, monitoring systems, interventions, training program curriculum, and policies and procedures for federal government agencies.

To submit a proposal by Feb. 10, visit tinyurl.com/bedinsu. For more information on the BEDI Advisory Council, visit www.nova.edu/bedi.

Posted 02/07/23

NSUCO Students, Faculty Assist at Special Olympics

On Sunday, January 15, several NSUCO students and faculty assisted at the Special Olympics “Healthy Athletes: Opening Eyes Screening” helping more than 80 athletes with lensometry, auto-refraction, distance VA, near VA, color & stereo, tonometry, pupillometry, frames/dispensing, among other services.

The event took place at the NSU Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus.

Posted 02/05/23

International Relations Group Hosts Model UN Event

The Nova International Relations Association, a longtime student group in the Department of Humanities and Politics, hosted its 10th Annual Model United Nations on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

The event, under the leadership of our professor and Model UN Team Coach, George Nelson Bass III, Ph.D., J.D., had eight local high schools (including USchool) and more than 170 participants! It was a resounding success and created a buzz in the schools about NSU.

We were grateful for use of the Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation as it really showcased NSU to the public – both parents and prospective students. They were impressed!

Posted 02/03/23

Haitian-Inspired Exhibit at Art Museum Through April 23

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale presents “Kathia St. Hilaire: Immaterial Being,” the first solo museum exhibition of South Florida artist Kathia St. Hilaire (b.1995, West Palm Beach, FL). The art exhibit will be on display through April 23, 2023.

St. Hilaire’s work – appropriately on display through Black History Month – portrays tender images of family gatherings, children at play, celestial bodies, scenes of death, and distinct Haitian iconography. Her visual language is enhanced by the ornate, textured surfaces on which these images appear. The distinct constructions are composed through a lattice framework of linoleum panels, sewn together to form quilt-like formations resembling ceremonial Haitian Vodun flags. St. Hilaire refers to her signature surface making technique as reduction relief printing. This laborious crafting method combines an array of materials such as cosmetics, textiles, detritus, jewelry, enamels and metals, which together form a haptic, abstract collage. These intricate and ethereal backgrounds become the stage for the artist’s figurative imagery.

This exhibition addresses the artist’s personal transcultural experience and material experimentation. Her interest in matter and process goes beyond a formal, visual concern, as it simultaneously creates a space in which to address the concept of the painting’s surface as it connects to the understanding of skin, color and race. These critical notions are at the center of the artist’s practice and the broader Haitian narrative she seeks to tell.

The artist’s work is largely informed by the African spiritual belief system known as Vodun. This religion is considered the source of a psychological liberation that enabled the Haitian Revolution, though it has been widely misunderstood by the outside world, which has ignored its rich history and complexities.  As the child of Haitian parents in South Florida, St. Hilaire’s experienced the divisions in different parts of Caribbean and American culture. Within each community, identities are insulated and protected. However, in presenting to others, efforts are made for appearances to assimilate into American culture. St. Hilaire interprets these experiences of race and transformation as primarily existing on a surface level, leading physical materials to play a key part in the formation of Black American societies. In the artist’s practice, the consumption of beauty products, such as skin lightening creams and artificial hair, come to represent the Caribbean diasporic experience.

Posted 01/31/23

NSU University School Students Connect Through Literature

NSU University School, has launched the Mako Prize YA (young adult) for Middle School students who share a deep connection with literature. The Mako Prize is a reading tournament co-founded by Director of Student Academic Services Ann Sellers that aims to help readers discover new books and foster a community of and for readers.

Students, faculty, and staff who choose to participate read recent best-selling works of fiction over the semester and determine their favorites using a bracket system, which ultimately narrows the list down to one winner.

Learn more about NSU University School’s college preparatory program for students in Preschool–Grade 12 at www.uschool.nova.edu.

Posted 01/22/23

VA Deputy Secretary Holds Student Roundtable at NSU

Donald Michael Remy, the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, visited Nova Southeastern University on Wednesday, Jan. 18, and held a roundtable discussion with several student veterans. Joining the deputy secretary was Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz; NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II; and Jane Che, the Senior Adviser to Remy. Matthew Chenworth, NSU’s Senior Director of Military Affairs organized the event at NSU’s Alan B. Levan Broward Center of Innovation at the Alvin Sherman Library on the Davie campus.

Donald Michael Remy, the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

NSU student veterans were joined by students from Broward College and Florida Atlantic University. The students ranged from Air Force, Army, Marine, and ROTC cadets. Among their questions were PTSD support, housing allowance issues, whole health initiatives, burn pit compensation, and veteran suicides.

Deputy Secretary Remy had an additional support team on hand to ensure that each question posed was properly answered and follow-up opportunities were available. President Hanbury highlighted to extensive support and programming that NSU provides for its student veterans, and also invited Remy to return to NSU in the future.

Before coming to the VA, Remy was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer at the nonprofit National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), where he oversaw all strategic planning, operations, budget management, and legal affairs for the $1 billion enterprise. Remy earned his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law.

After the roundtable session, Deputy Secretary Remy sat down for a quick Q&A session.

How many of these roundtables has the VA had?

About seven or eight of them.

What have been your takeaways from the sessions?

“There is a constant theme: How do I get the educational benefits that I have earned. The other thing is that I find our students are absolutely engaged in the thought that they put into the questions they ask and the answers received from those questions.”

What is your key objective of these roundtables?

“To know the needs of our student veterans. Our student veteran population is a population that has earned the right to have benefits and access to those benefits, and they have questions about their health care and those benefits. Our goal is to hear from them, to answer their questions, and to improve their circumstances.”

Do you track and follow up with the student veterans who attend these events?

“All of them. That’s why we have a team of experts here and when questions are posed that we don’t have immediate answers to, our experts will reach out them and pass out cards so that people have access to the information.”

Do you see yourself returning to NSU in the future to have another roundtable?

“I really enjoy Florida and visiting the campuses here. It’s been great to be in Broward County. Anywhere that there are veterans we go because we want to hear from them and make sure that they get access to benefits, services, and health care that they’ve earn. And so, it may very well be the case that you’ll see me here again listening to our students in this community.”

Posted 01/22/23

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