Category: Research

NSU Alvin Sherman Library to host StoryFest 2020, March 8

StoryFest is the NSU Alvin Sherman Library’s premier early childhood literacy festival. The festival is inspired by “Read for the Fun of It”, a program that encourages young readers to explore all that the library has to offer. The journey begins with a library card, so sign up for one at StoryFest!

Enjoy face-painting, art activities and a chance to meet storybook characters. Children are encouraged to dress up!

While supplies last, every child leaves with a free book to take them on their next adventure!

Date: March 8, 2020, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

RSVP Today: lib.nova.edu/storyfest

NSU Human Resource Department to host Professional Development Webinar “Creating Opportunity”, Feb. 11

February’s Professional Development Session is centered on the Core Value of Opportunity!

Opportunity is everywhere, if you know where to look. This class is an introduction to career planning and provides tips and strategies to help you seize the opportunities available to you.

Join us for this Live Webinar Only Session on Tuesday, February 11 at 12:00 p.m.

 

NSU University School’s Open House, Feb. 11

NSU University School’s Open House will be held on Tuesday, February 11th at 9:00am in the AutoNation Center for the Arts. Families with students in junior kindergarten (age 4) through grade 12 are invited to tour the USchool campus, ask questions, and learn more about the exceptional educational and extracurricular opportunities that are offered at NSU University School.

If you have any questions about NSU University School or if you’d like to RSVP, please call 954-262-4506 or visit http://bit.ly/uschoolopenhouse. As a reminder, full-time NSU employees receive a 35 percent tuition discount at NSU University School and may also qualify for financial aid.

 

 

CAHSS and First Year Experience host “The Reel” Annual Film Series, Feb. 5

Kate Waites, Ph.D.

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to the NSU Annual Film Series “The Reel.” The series features movies and discussion facilitated by Kate Waites, Ph.D., Aileen Farrar, Ph.D., and Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Literature and Modern Languages.

The next movie featured is Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, on February 5 (Wednesday), 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the Mailman-Hollywood Auditorium, 2nd floor.  Aileen Farrar, Ph.D., will facilitate discussion. Come and enjoy the movie, discussion, and snacks. The event is free!

Grossing over $1.3 billion, director Ryan Coogler tells the story of T’Challa, who returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his place as king after the death of his father. Faced with treachery and danger, he must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and the world.

 

Grant Proposal Writing, Feb. 5

The Grant Writing Laboratory and the Office of Sponsored Programs provide Lunch & Learn Grant Workshops on a series of grant related topics. The annual 2020 Lunch & Learn Grant Workshop Series is for NSU faculty and staff continues this Wednesday, February 5 with “Grant Proposal Writing.” We are pleased to share that the 2020 series will feature nine sessions on a variety of topics.

All workshops are scheduled from noon – 1:00 p.m. in the HPD Chancellor’s Dining Room. A light lunch is provided. Registration is REQUIRED so please RSVP at www.nova.edu/osp/lunchandlearn/ for any or all of the workshops. For more information, please contact grantlab@nova.edu  .

 

 

The New Shanghai Circus at the The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, Feb. 7

 


The New Shanghai Circus

Astonishing athletes defy gravity and execute breathtaking feats as they stretch the limits of human ability in this spellbinding show. Fearless performers with boundless energy bring you more than two thousand years of Chinese circus traditions. If it’s humanly possible—and even if it’s not!—Shanghai’s acrobats, jugglers and contortionists do it with spectacular flair. There’s something for the whole family, so join us at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center for this one-night-only performance!

Date: Friday, February 7, 2020
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center

“Feats of circus art that reach literally breathtaking heights of skill…the New Shanghai Circus is providing entertainment in abundance” – The New York Times

“Everyone was delighted with the skill poise, charm and flourish…a very entertaining show…2,000 kids and their parents assembled for the Boston debut of the New Shanghai Circus” – The Boston Globe

Click to watch video: The NEW Shanghai Circus

Tickets On-Sale Now!

NSU FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DISCOUNT: USE PROMO CODE ‘NSU’

PICKUP TICKETS AT WILL CALL ONLY AND SHOW NSU ID

$1 Per Hour Garage Parking Available 

5th Annual Power Publishing Day, Jan. 30

Come to the 5th annual Power Publishing Day at the Alvin Sherman Library! This day long event is a great opportunity to meet editors and publishers from prominent academic publishing houses – Elsevier, Emerald, Taylor & Franics, McGraw Hill, IEEE, SAGE, and Clarivate Analytics. Learn about creating academic videos, open access publishing, textbook publishing, writing and using case studies, where to publish, avoiding predatory publishing, publishing your research, writing a great research paper, and finding the right journal for your paper. Breakfast and lunch are provided by our sponsors. You can attend in person, online, or sign up to get the recordings.

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The A to Z-z-z-z-s of Writing Children’s Books with Gloria Rothstein, Jan. 25

Whether you’re writing a bedtime book, a friendship story, or simply imagining your first manuscript, have fun discussing the children’s market, the magic of picture books, and those treasured titles that kids reach for night after night. GLORIA ROTHSTEIN is the author of Sheep Asleep (HarperCollins)—a picture book PBS Parents calls “hysterical;” Real-Life Writing Activities, Read Across America, (Scholastic); “Curious George” cartoons (Fremantle); and more.

Saturday, Jan. 25
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Alvin Sherman LIB, Room 4009

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