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College of Psychology Professor Awarded for his Help to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD)

Scott Poland, Ed.D., a professor in Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Psychology and the co-director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention has been extensively involved in the aftermath of the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) in Parkland. His involvement included providing  consultation on site immediately after the school shooting to the top administration for Broward County Public Schools, and he helped organized teams of NSU staff and students who responded immediately to assist the school and the Parkland community. Poland also worked closely with MSD Alumni Association.

In addition, he provided four major parenting presentations for the Parkland community, which focused on the importance of parents being there to listen and to provide support for their children as well as parents modeling optimism and hope for the future. Poland believes that children who live in a stable home who are shown unconditional love can overcome almost anything. Poland has also provided crisis intervention training in recent years to school counselors, school psychologists and social workers for Broward Schools. He has promoted in all interactions with the Broward County Public Schools and the Parkland community that NSU is ready and willing to help the community and school district in any way possible.

FCE&SCJ Professor Attends The United States Distance Learning Association National Conference

Hui Fang “Angie: Su, Ed.D., Professor, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice attended The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2019 National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Su represented Florida, as the President of Florida Distance Learning Association (FDLA). She shared the state chapter’s best practices, including the association’s journal and publication. The FDLA journal is an opened source publication which has a world-wide readership. In addition, Su also shared member resources and collaboration opportunities.

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2019 National Conference is the premier event for professionals in the distance learning industry. The 2019 event was held Monday May 20, 2019 – Thursday May 23, 2019 and delivered an action-packed agenda that brought together distance learning practitioners from across the country.

Department of Family Therapy Faculty Publishes book chapter, “Embodied Conversations: Partnering with Horses in Clinical Supervision” in book co-edited by CAHSS Alumna

Shelley Green, Ph.D.

Shelley Green, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), has authored a chapter in the book, Family Therapy Supervision in Extraordinary Settings: Illustrations of Systemic Approaches in Everyday Clinical Work, edited by Laurie L Charlés, Ph.D., L.M.F.T., and Thorana S. Nelson, Ph.D., and published by Routledge. Charlés is an alumna of the doctoral program in Family Therapy in CAHSS. Green authored the chapter entitled, “Embodied Conversations: Partnering with Horses in Clinical Supervision.”

Green received the 2016-17 President’s Distinguished Professor Award of Excellence. Several years ago, she initiated a course, Equine Assisted Family Therapy, which was the first of its kind to be housed in a nationally accredited family therapy program. Subsequently she initiated a second equine assisted therapy course. Green has presented at national and international conferences on equine assisted therapy as well as other family therapy topics.

 

 

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Presents on African Art and Peacebuilding, Meaning and Representation at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

Ismael Muvingi, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), gave a guest presentation at the NSU Art Museum Ft Lauderdale on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Muvingi’ s topic: African Art and Peacebuilding, Meaning and Representation the event was well attended.

Muvingi presented an overview of the place of art in the African universe. Several of the themes he explored included, the vastness of Africa and diversity of its art forms which range from realist depiction to pure abstract, the integration of the aesthetic and the functional in the art forms, and the range of representations African art serves to portray. Muvingi explained that African art forms often mediate between the present world and the spiritual world, fostering communication and harmony between the two universes. The art also serves as a medium for telling stories, for expressing trauma too deep to articulate in words, and for facilitating reconciliation following the agony and destruction of violence. For many in the audience, this was a first encounter with African art forms. Attendees learned about the size and diversity of the African continent, the transportation of African art forms to other continents influencing such art icons as Picasso, and the complexity of African art. Muvingi brought his own artifact to pass around to attendees. The presentation was part of the NSU Art Museum lecture series.

NSU’s Department of Writing and Communication Faculty Co-Edit Special Section of Journal of Faculty Development

Two faculty from NSU’s Department of Writing and Communication (DWC) in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) served as guest co-editors of a special section of the May 2019 issue of the Journal of Faculty Development. Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., professor and executive director of the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), and Molly Scanlon, Ph.D., associate professor and first-year experience faculty coordinator, co-edited a special section that focused on faculty development for First-Year Experience (FYE) programs. The section included a co-authored article by Scanlon and Dvorak entitled, “The Importance of Faculty Development Programs for Teaching First-Year Seminar Courses.”

The special issue provides evidence-based approaches that collectively balance scholarship of teaching and learning with the pragmatics of operationalizing a successful faculty development program. The article highlights challenges First-Year Seminar (FYS) instructors face and shows why and how FYE programs should provide ongoing opportunities that help them to offer quality instruction. Among the other topics and techniques addressed in this issue are inclusive teaching methods, establishing classrooms as learning communities, and adapting professional development opportunities for faculty with varying levels of teaching experience.

The journal typically focuses on general professional development taking place in higher education and encourages a student-centered approach to teaching. In providing this context, Scanlon and Dvorak hope to illustrate why this special section of the Journal of Faculty Development is so needed.

Click here to access the journal.

 

Education Alumna Recognized for Peer Inclusion Program

Heidi Gomez

Heidi Gomez, graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, was recognized for her Peer Inclusion Program at Chamberlain High School (Tampa) at the Excellence in Action Awards ceremony.

The Peer Inclusion Program at Chamberlain High School was implemented at the start of the 2018-2019 school year with 30 peers. The peers are 10th – 12th grade students who are assigned to Heidi for one period, and earn credit and community hours. After an interview, they are assigned a specific classroom, and work in a variety of settings supporting students with disabilities. The peers engage in each lesson, and work with students in the areas of independent functioning skills, social emotional needs, and academics. The program has also changed the school culture. Peers and their students have become friends and feel included in ways they hadn’t before the program was implemented. They sit together at lunch, attend extracurricular events, and act as mentors.

Heidi has been recognized for numerous awards in her 12 years of teaching. She’s been named Teacher of the Year at Adams Middle School, Council for Exception Children (CEC) ESE Teacher of the year for Hillsborough County, the ESE Preceptor of the Year for her work with exceptional students, and the Ida S. Baker Distinguished Educator at Chamberlain High School.

She earned both her Bachelors and Master’s degree at the Abraham S. Fischler college of Education and School of Criminal Justice.

Darinka Obradovich Spring 2019 Daisy Award Recipient

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle Washington honored ACON Alumni and Emergency Department Registered Nurse Darinka Obradovich, BSN, CEN with the Daisy Award. The Daisy Award recognizes and honors “extraordinary nurses” who provide “extraordinary compassionate care”. Darinka was nominated by the wife of one of her critically ill patients, not only for her patient care excellence, but for her holistic approach to nursing the family along with the patient.

Congratulations Darinka!

 

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Physical Therapy Student Awarded the 2019 APTA Minority Scholarship

Congratulations to Ashley Wilson, NSU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Class of 2019, who is the recipient of the 2019 APTA Minority Scholarship. This is an annual award offered to minority physical therapist students by the physical therapy fund. The Minority Scholarship Award recognizes physical therapy students currently in their final year of an accredited program, and faculty members who are pursuing post professional doctoral degrees for their professional character and academic excellence. The Minority Scholarship Fund and voluntary contributions sponsor these awards.

NSU’s Department of Writing and Communication Faculty Co-Edit Special Section of Journal of Faculty Development

Two faculty members from NSU’s Department of Writing and Communication (DWC) in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) served as guest co-editors of a special section of the May 2019 issue of the Journal of Faculty Development. Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., professor and executive director of the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), and Molly Scanlon, Ph.D., associate professor and first-year experience faculty coordinator, co-edited a special section that focused on faculty development for First-Year Experience (FYE) programs. The section included a co-authored article by Scanlon and Dvorak entitled, “The Importance of Faculty Development Programs for Teaching First-Year Seminar Courses.”

The special issue provides evidence-based approaches that collectively balance scholarship of teaching and learning with the pragmatics of operationalizing a successful faculty development program. The article highlights challenges First-Year Seminar (FYS) instructors face and shows why and how FYE programs should provide ongoing opportunities that help them to offer quality instruction. Among the other topics and techniques addressed in this issue are inclusive teaching methods, establishing classrooms as learning communities, and adapting professional development opportunities for faculty with varying levels of teaching experience.

The journal typically focuses on general professional development taking place in higher education and encourages a student-centered approach to teaching. In providing this context, Scanlon and Dvorak hope to illustrate why this special section of the Journal of Faculty Development is so needed.

CAHSS Dance Major Stephanie Rivera’s Choreography Chosen for the Gala Concert at the American College Dance Association Southeastern Regional Conference

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce the successful participation of dance students at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Southeastern Regional Conference, held at Kennesaw State University. During the four-day conference, the dance students presented three original pieces of choreography, performed, attended dance classes, and viewed numerous dance performances.  Senior Dance major Stephanie Rivera’s choreography, “Put Together”, was selected for the Gala Concert, for its “exemplary artist quality,” by a panel of nationally recognized adjudicators, including Ori Floman (International Choreographer, NYU Faculty), Debra Knapp, Ed.D. (Director of Dance, New Mexico State University), and Christina Johnson (Principal Dancer at Dance Theatre of Harlem).

Nine out of the approximately 50 faculty selected works performed at the conference were selected for the Gala. The panel of adjudicators described Rivera’s choreography as a “breath of fresh air” and “serious comedy,” and it was selected to close the show.  Please join CAHSS and the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in celebrating this success.

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