Tag: Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice

Access Plus Program Resumes Face-to-Face Support

With the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Access Plus, a support program for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is returning to in-person services.

After moving to providing quality services online during the pandemic, Access Plus will resume providing face-to-face support to students with autism spectrum disorder. Program staff are dedicated to serving as liaisons for students between faculty, staff, and university administrators, and they are also working in conjunction with the Office of Student Disability Services and Testing and Tutoring Center to meet the needs of the students. 

There are currently three students enrolled in Access Plus. The trio of students will meet with peer mentors several days a week in the Mailman Segal Center building where they will learn about a variety of topics like organization, planning, and study skills.

Additional services that will be provided include a psychoeducational group where the students will learn skills on topics like making friends and stress management.

The list goes on when it comes to the services available to the students in the program. A Fischler Academy (Shark Teach) student will also be on hand to help the Access Plus students get more involved on campus. They will help identify on-campus events, activities and organizations of interest and will help the students take part along with helping them build strategies for meeting new people.

The support doesn’t stop when it comes to academics and social activities. With the use of Mursion software, Access Plus will provide students with live practical experience for job interviews. This same software also gave two recent Access Plus graduates training for interviews which they are now using as they search for employment.

Access Plus will also deliver training to faculty and staff on the best practices for supporting students with ASD in the classroom and college setting.

With the start of the new academic year, Access Plus is ready to provide the best services available.

For more information on Access Plus, please click here, or contact faculty administrator, Dr. Maribel Del-Rio Roberts at mdelrio@nova.edu.

Posted 08/31/22

Education Alumna Keynote Speaker at Annual Summer Institute

Shelley Cooper, Ed.D.

NSU’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice held its annual Summer Institute (virtually) from July 14-16. The event saw more than 200 education doctoral students representing the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Colombia. The students were able to connect with one another, faculty, alumni and more.

Education Alumna, Shelley Cooper, Ed.D., served as both an adjunct professor and keynote speaker for the event. During her presentation, Cooper said she wanted to explain the importance of keeping an end goal in mind.

“What’s your endgame? What’s your goal? What’s your why?” she asked “What are you going to do with [your doctorate?] How are you going to change the world and how will what you’re doing make a difference for anybody?”

Cooper said that while she stresses the importance of keeping your eye on the prize and planning ahead, she also mentioned that it’s important to take some time to enjoy the moment.

“My experience as a student was: ‘I’m paying a lot of money. I have these objectives and goals, I have a timeline in mind… and the only thing between me and my objective is writing this dissertation and I just want to get it over with,’” Cooper described. “It wasn’t until the end of the experience … I realized, for four years, I really should have been enjoying the experience.”

Cooper earned her Doctorate of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education in 2014.  She is the founder of Diversity Telehealth, a telemedicine consulting firm that specializes in bringing healthcare to underserved populations in diverse communities.

During her studies, she attended four Summer Institutes and when asked how they were she used one word: “Amazing.”

“The interaction with the other cohorts and team members and the professors, just the whole environment was wonderful,” she said.

Cooper added that attending the event as a student and alumnus has brought the experience full circle and allowed her to better serve the students.

“I could see it from both sides, and I think that really makes a huge difference in helping the students have a successful experience,” she said.

Posted 08/14/22

Donate Now to the 2022-2023 Literacy Alive! Book Drive

Join members of Kappa Delta Pi, Omega Theta Chapter 584, an International Honor Society in Education, in its efforts to help increase the level of literacy in underserved communities. Give your slightly used books a new home. Donate today!

Leave your donation in the drop-off box in the lunchroom on the 4th floor of the DeSantis Building or contact, faculty adviser Sandra Trotman, Ph.D., at 954-262-7915 or trotman@nova.edu. to have them picked up from your office on NSU’s main campus. If you are at NSU’s Kendall campus, please contact, Maria Grethel Mendez, Ed.D., at 305-275-2616 or mendmari@nova.edu.

Posted 08/14/22

Education Professor Joins State Mathematics Board of Directors

Professor Hui Fang “Angie” Su, Ed.D.

Hui Fang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., professor at Nova Southeastern University’s Abraham Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been elected to the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors.

Su has been elected to serve as the Vice President of Higher Education.

Su will have a number of duties, including coordinating activities of the council at the high education level; serving as a member of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Curriculum/Best Practices Committee, the Grants and Awards Committee and the Treasurer’s Audit Committee; and more.

The Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a state chapter of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The goal of the organization is to promote the improvement of Florida’s mathematics instruction programs.

The council currently has more 1,100 members across 14 regions.

Congratulations on your new role Angie!

Posted 07/17/22

Education Doctoral Student Receives Assistant Principal Award

Dan Vera and Nicola Gardere

Nicola Gardere, a student in the doctor of education program at Nova Southeastern University’s  Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been named as one of Texas’ Outstanding Assistant Principals in the state.

Gardere attended the Texas Association for Secondary Schools Principals (TASSP) Conference last month where she was awarded the Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year for Region 12 in the State of Texas.

The news was previously announced and covered by the Marlin Democrat.

“I am grateful and honored to be selected as the Region 12 Assistant Principal of the Year,” Gardere told the newspaper at the time. “As a servant leader it is important for me to be successful because my success creates opportunities for others.”

Joining Gardere at the conference was Alumni Ambassador Dan Vera, Ed.D. Vera recently began serving as an Alumni Ambassador back in February and in that time, he has helped get the word out to prospective students in Texas and establish partnerships with two organizations.

One of the organizations NSU has partnered with is the Texas Association for Secondary School Principals, allowing members of the group to receive a 20% discount on the college’s program.

Congratulations Nicola and thank you Dan for all your work!

Posted 07/17/22

U.S. Distance Learning Association Names College Hall of Fame Winner

The Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) received a new honor. The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) named the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice as its 2022 Hall of Fame Award winner.

“The Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice was honored for its pioneering and current efforts to promote and legitimize the field of distance education,” the organization said in an announcement. “The Association also recognized the college’s thousands of graduates who have made a positive impact on the evolution of the field of education.”

Also honored was the late Dr. Abraham Fischler, the college’s namesake and a former president and president emeritus of NSU.

The nomination was made possible by the efforts of adjunct faculty member and alumna Erika Weiss, Ph.D., along with the support of other faculty, alumni, and FCE&SCJ community members.

“I am so very proud of our college and our colleagues, who supported our nomination with a collective voice that advocated for FCE&SCJ. It was with alumni-pride that I say that this work was just a way to pay gratitude forward,” Weiss said.

Some of the accomplishments eiss highlighted about the college include delivering the first distance education doctoral program in the United States, the development of the Fischler Academy, and the contribution to the scholarly foundations for the field of distance education.

The Hall of Fame Award is set to be presented at the USDLA’s annual convention in Nashville in July. Faculty member, Michael Simonson, Ph.D., will be in attendance to accept it on behalf of the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice.

For more information on the United States Distance Learning Association please visit: https://usdla.org/about//

Posted 07/03/22

Education Alum Celebrates Collegiate and Military Milestones

Earl Filmore Jr., Ed.D.

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice alumnus Earl Filmore Jr., Ed.D., celebrated two milestone achievements just a day apart.

After finishing his Ed.D. degree in Higher Education Leadership back in 2021, Filmore had the opportunity to mark the occasion and attend Nova Southeastern University’s recent graduate commencement ceremony on June 10. Then just 24 hours later, he celebrated 31 years in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Filmore said the achievements were enriching and that he comes from a family that is big on both education and military service.

“My grandparents only had a middle school education,” he said. “But they really would emphasize, especially my grandmother, she emphasized education and what it could do for you.”

Filmore said those sentiments were then passed down to his mother who then passed it down to him and his brothers.

“It was something I always wanted to do, to verify myself in an academic realm,” he said.

Filmore is also a third-generation combat veteran. And he isn’t the only one who joined the military, his two younger brothers did as well. Between the three of them, they have more than 50 years of military experience.

“Both my grandfathers were in World War II. My father was in Vietnam and then me, Operation: Iraq Freedom,” he said.

Merging his two passions into one, Filmore currently works for Bethune-Cookman University as the director of military services. His ultimate goal is to serve as the president of a university, possibly at an HBCU, but until then, he plans to earn more achievements and is currently waiting on a potential promotion to a lieutenant colonel. He is hoping to hear back next month.

Congratulations Earl Filmore Jr., and thank you for your service!

Posted 07/03/22

Education Alumna Gives High School Commencement Address

Meka Mears, Ed.D.

Meka Mears, Ed.D., alumna of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice is continuing her mission of giving back, inspiring the next generation, and building a better world. Mears recently served as the speaker for the commencement ceremony at her alma matter, Boyd Anderson High School.

“It felt very good to really give back because, of course, in my opinion, leadership is pretty much servitude,” she said.

She said the opportunity was incredibly rewarding. In her speech, Mears touched upon some ideas that are substantial to her, such as making smart choices, living an intentional life, and serving your community.

She also channeled the words of former First Lady Michelle Obama about success in her speech.

“Success, as Michelle Obama said, shouldn’t be viewed as the acquisition of money, but instead it’s the ability to touch the lives of others,” she said.

Giving back is evident in Mears’ history. Having earned an M.S. in English Education (2012), her Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership (2019), and having almost completed her master’s in public administration, she has gone on to serve on several boards, such as Leadership Broward, Crime Stoppers, and the Debbie’s Dream Foundation. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University and Broward College.

Mears said her initial goal was to become a university president, and while that is still something that may be in the cards, she is still open to whatever the future may hold.

“I’m not sure what will happen in the future or where I will end up in the future, but hopefully, it’s something that can be an amalgamation of community service, education, and maybe possibly healthcare because those three sectors I’m really passionate about, especially serving the underserved,” she said.

Posted 06/19/22

NSU Community Mourns Loss of Shirley B. Fischler (1926-2022)

Shirley Balter Fischler and Dr. Abraham “Abe” Fischler.

The Nova Southeastern University community is mourning the loss of Shirley Balter Fischler, who died on May 30, 2022. She was the beloved wife and partner of deceased Dr. Abraham “Abe” Fischler, a former president and president emeritus at NSU.

Shirley Fischler was always involved in the community, especially at NSU, where she was one of the university’s first faculty members. The Fischlers were married for 67 years before his death in April 2017.

Shirley Fischler had a lifelong thirst for learning. She graduated from Brooklyn College and became a French and Spanish teacher. Languages and international events remained a keen interest and focus throughout her life, as she enjoyed travels in the U.S. and abroad. Later, she became a member of NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law charter class. Following graduation, she practiced law for many years before retiring.

Two of Shirley Fischler’s strongest attributes were her strength and optimism. She inspired many people, particularly girls and women, to pursue lives and careers on their own terms and to never give up.

Shirley Fischler spent her early years in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she met Abraham Fischler over a handball match in Coney Island. The two married in 1949, their lifelong partnership was dedicated to family, friends, and community, and making the world a better place for all. The Fischler family moved from New York to Boston to Berkeley and, ultimately, to South Florida. During more than 45 years, she and her husband embraced and enjoyed South Florida as strong supporters of community organizations as well as dedicated theater goers and sports enthusiasts.

Shirley Fischler is survived by her children Bruce (Martha), Michael (Anita), and Lori; her grandchildren Kenneth, Danielle (Micheal), and Mikaela; and great-grandchildren J.P. and Ava. In addition, Shirley is survived by her sisters Beverly Stier and Eleanor Sugerman, and brother-in-law Hubert Fischler (Patti), and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Abraham and Shirley Fischler Scholarship Fund at Nova Southeastern University or the Fischler Family Scholarship Fund at the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law, or to a charity of your choice.

Posted 06/02/22

Fischler Academy Students Visit Ruth K. Broad Harbor K-8 Center

Fischler Academy students meeting with Principal Saperstein.

Students within NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice’s Fischler Academy, got a sneak peek into the teaching field and a head start on networking after a visit to a Miami school.

The group of students paid a special visit to the Ruth K. Broad Harbor K-8 Center in Miami on May 5.  After a meet-and-greet with Principal Scott Saperstein and his team, the Fischler Academy students were given an in-depth tour and were able to check out the pre-kindergarten, lower and middle schools.

Following the tour, the future educators came face to face with veteran educators who were able to give insight into what it’s like working and teaching at the school.

“It was clearly an excellent place to be a teacher, which is a testament to the culture that Principal Saperstein and his team have created at the school,” said Fischler Academy Director Lucas Williams.

Williams said that while this visit is the first, it surely won’t be the last. A series of campus visits are in the works for Fischler Academy students with an overall goal of exposing future educators to a variety of potential employers so they can begin establishing a professional network.

Posted 05/22/22

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