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WCC Graduate Assistant Coordinator presents at IWCA

Ricky Finch

Ricky Finch, graduate student in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS)  Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) Master’s program, and graduate assistant coordinator at the NSU Writing & Communication Center (WCC), presented at the International Writing Center Association (IWCA) / National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Joint Conference in Columbus OH., Oct. 16-19, 2019.

Finch’s presentation, “Online Composition Fellows: Building a Program through Synchronous Engagement,” stemmed from his thesis work on embedded online writing fellows (i.e., course-embedded tutors) in first-year composition classes. His presentation discussed the role of writing fellows in online composition classes and how to engage students in virtual spaces. Embedding tutors into classes is a growing phenomenon with writing centers extending beyond composition classes into writing across the disciplines classes. As student enrollment in online classes increases, understanding how writing fellows work can help programmatic development and further enhance student success. According to Finch, engaging students synchronously through weekly class workshops creates an additional tool for writing centers to use when assisting online students.

To see the full IWCA conference program click here. To learn more about the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s Program, visit https://cahss.nova.edu/departments/wc/grad-programs.html.

NSU Law National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament Champions

NSU Law students Scott Simmons (JD 2020) and Wesley Wallace (JD 2020) earned the National Championship trophy in the National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament, hosted by the University of San Diego Law School. The team traveled to San Diego to compete against 40 other law schools from around the country. In addition to winning the entire competition, the team had the second best petitioner brief score.

Coaches Professor Mark Dobson, Professor Megan Chaney, and Moot Court Advisor Professor Heather Baxter helped prepare Scott and Wesley for the competition. The team extends their appreciation to all the faculty, students, and members of the local legal community who assisted them in their practice rounds.

Pankaj Maskara wins International Teaching Award

Pankaj Maskara, Ph.D.

Pankaj Maskara, Ph.D., CFA was awarded the “Innovation in teaching” award by Financial Management Association International (FMA), leading association of finance professionals and educators around the world, at their annual meeting in New Orleans on Nov 25, 2019. Prof. Maskara’s innovative method of incorporating human literacy in finance education enhances students’ employability, promotes entrepreneurship, and prepares his students for the age of artificial intelligence. It motivates students of finance to leverage their creativity and people skills in addition to their math and technical knowledge. Prof. Maskara says “developing entrepreneurial mindset among our students is the most effective, probably the only, way to prepare our students for the challenges that lie ahead for them.”

FMA awards three professors per year for teaching innovations that are broadly transferable in terms of teacher skills / connections and have measurable impact on students, institutions of higher education, and the finance profession. Professor Maskara’s method of teaching has helped his students get jobs, internships, mentorship, promotions, consulting projects, and business opportunities while performing tasks assigned as a part of his class. He prepares his students to deal with uncertainty, manage expectations, identify inefficiencies as business opportunities, make decisions in the environment of incomplete and incorrect information, and to connect with others. His students find his methods very unorthodox and challenging but highly enriching.

A student’s comment neatly sums up Prof. Maskara’s effectiveness as a teacher.

“I feel that you should know that you were the most influential professor that I have had throughout my college experience. So many students share my opinion, but while we are still students they cannot be taken seriously since they could be seen as flattery. I hold you, as several others do also, as my highest role model and hope one day you will be able to look back and be proud I was your student. It is my opinion that your influence on me was so strong that any future success of mine was directly due to you.”

Know more about Prof. Maskara’s teaching innovation and his philosophy at

http://www.fmaconferences.org/NewOrleans/Papers/FMA%20award.pdf

Fischler Faculty Members Present at Broward County Public Schools’ EASE Conference

Judy Coughlin, Ph.D and Dana Fredebaugh, Ph.D. Associate Professors at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, led a discussion of what “collaboration” means and shared evidence-based strategies for successful collaboration (e.g., necessary communication skills, shared responsibility, and shared problem-solving) at the second annual Broward County Public Schools Educating All Students with Excellence (EASE) conference. The title of their presentation was Collaboration: A Key Component for Successful Inclusion.

EASE is an innovative and engaging day of professional development focused on inclusion. The conference brings parents, school administrators, general and special education teachers, and service providers together for a day filled with informative, educational and awareness-building sessions on a broad range of special education topics that promote inclusive practices for students with disabilities.

CAHSS Alum is Residence Coordinator at Barry University

Karen Zuniga, M.S.

Karen Zuniga, M.S., 2016 graduate of the master’s program in College Student Affairs in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is Residence Coordinator at Barry University. Zuniga came to Barry from Fordham University where she was a Residence Director following her graduation from NSU.

While at NSU, Zuniga was an Assistant Coordinator for the Commons and completed a practicum at Columbia University. In addition to her M.S. from NSU, Zuniga received her B.B.A. from Florida Atlantic University.

Education Alumna Named Orlando Campus Director at Ana G. Méndez University

Maria S. Rosarios, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ), has been named the Orlando Campus Director at Ana G. Méndez University.

Established in 1943, Ana G. Méndez University is the largest private not-for-profit university in Puerto Rico. While their main campus is in Puerto Rico, the university also operates regional campuses in the DC Metro Area, Orlando, South Florida, Tampa Bay, and Dallas.

The Orlando Campus opened in 2003 for Hispanic adult students in the Continental United States. Dr. Rosarios will be leading the campus administration, focusing on initiatives to ensure the achievement of student enrollment and growth of the Orlando Campus.

Dr. Rosarios earned her Doctor of Education with a specialization in organizational leadership at FCE&SCJ in 2017.

Alumni Spotlight: Irene Marron-Tarrazzi, D.M.D.

Irene Marron-Tarrazzi, D.M.D.

Irene Marron-Tarrazzi, D.M.D. (’03), is a board-certified periodontist and owner of Brickell Periodontics in Miami, Florida. She is also an adjunct faculty member at NSU’s College of Dental Medicine.

Marron-Tarrazzi is active with several professional organizations, including the American Association of Women Dentists, the International Team of Implantology, and the American Board of Periodontology. Since 2004, she has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, an honorary distinction in the dental community. She is a Fellow with the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Currently a member of the Executive Council of the South Florida District Dental Association, where she also served as president, Marron-Tarrazzi is a member of the Board of Trustees and the Government Action Committee for the Florida Dental Association. Previously, she served as the vice president of the American Dental Association.

Marron-Tarrazzi was awarded 2018 Dentist of the Year by the Florida Dental Association. She has also been named a Woman to watch by the Lucy Hobbs Project.

Though she received her Doctor of Dental Medicine from NSU in 2003, Marron-Tarrazzi had previously attained a Certificate of Periodontology and an M.S. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She received her initial dental degree in 1996 from the Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Halmos Professor Delivers Keynote Lecture at First International Symposium on Computer Science, Digital Economy and Intelligent Systems

From October 4-6, 2019, Halmos College Professor/Assistant Dean Matthew He, Ph.D.  delivered a keynote lecture at the First International Symposium on Computer Science, Digital Economy and Intelligent Systems (CSDEIS2019, in Moscow, Russia. His lecture titled “Digital Transformation of Higher Education vis Computing”.

Dr. He’s lecture covered a history and timeline of educational technology, evolution of technology, expanded interpretation of e-learning, and discussed the better match (“best-fit”) between learning technology and eight different types of learner’s intelligence, and future of educational technology.  The Symposium provides a platform for academic researchers, engineers, and industry professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in the areas of computer science, digital economy and intelligent systems.

The conference was organized jointly by Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Modern Education and Computer Science Press (MECS Press).

Halmos College Assistant Dean Co-edits Book for Springer

In October 2019, Springer – International Publisher Science, Technology, Medicine released “Advances in Artificial Systems for Medicine and Education II”, co-edited by Halmos assistant dean and professor Matthew He, Ph.D.

This book gathers high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers presented at the Second International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering and Education Applications (ICCSEEA2019), held in Kiev, Ukraine on 26–27 January 2019, and jointly organized by the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and the International Research Association of Modern Education and Computer Science. The papers discuss state-of-the-art topics and advances in computer science; neural networks; pattern recognition; engineering techniques; genetic coding systems; deep learning and its medical applications; and knowledge representation and its applications in education.

For information:https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319910079

Joshua Feingold Named Halmos College’s Professor of the Year

At the 19th Annual Faculty Reception, faculty member Joshua Feingold, Ph.D. received Halmos College’s award for Professor of the Year. This award is given by the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC). Dr. Feingold was presented with the award by NSU President George Hanbury, Ph.D., Interim Provost Ronald Chenail, Ph.D., and Halmos College Dean Richard Dodge, Ph.D.

The purpose of the FAC is to help further the mission of Nova Southeastern University by advising the administration of NSU about matters for the improvement of university programs and services. The primary goal of the council is to enhance, protect, and maintain the intellectual integrity of the university through its academic programs.

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