Fischler Academy Students Have Virtual Lunch with Mrs. Shirley Fischler

On October 14, NSU’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) Fischler Academy students, Kathryn Sleboda, John Quartararo, Jordan Curby, Abdrrazek Azlag, Natalie Mion, Samarra Merritt and Vanessa Montes Castro had a virtual lunch with Mrs. Shirley Fischler, widow of Dr. Abraham S. Fischler. Jamie Manburg, Ed.D., Associate Dean of External Affairs and Partnerships at the FCE&SCJ served as the emcee of the event.

The students and Mrs. Fischler were welcomed by Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., Dean, and then watched a video introduction of Dr. Fischler’s legacy, including an overview by President Hanbury. Additionally, the students saw an interview of Dr. Fischler and a clip of Dr. Fischler’s acceptance speech at the 2015 unveiling of the Fischler Distance Education Museum. Mrs. Fischler followed by sharing the story and sequence of Dr. Fischler’s professional background in addition to her personal story of how they met.

The students were grateful for the chance to meet and thank Mrs. Fischler for the positive impact the Fischler Academy has had on their NSU experience.

The Fischler Academy is a combined Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program designed for traditional first-time-in-college students who wish to become teacher leaders. The Fischler Academy is an experiential, project-driven, mastery-based program combining cutting-edge teaching pedagogies in a highly personalized learning environment. If you are interested in learning more, please contact, Luke Williams, Director of the Fischler Academy at lw715@nova.edu.