Tag: H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Business Professor Visits South Mediterranean University

Professor Selima Ben Mrad at the Tunis Business School with Tunisian ambassador Joey Hood, the school’s Dean and faculty as well as members from the embassy and faculty from Mediterranean School of Business.

Nova Southeastern University Professor Selima Ben Mrad, Ph.D. – a Fulbright Specialist at the Mediterranean School of Business at South Mediterranean University – spent April 26 through May 13 in Tunisia.

Professor Selima Ben Mrad with Tunisian Ambassador Joey Hood

Ben Mrad, with the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, was invited by the American Embassy in Tunisia to attend a presentation with Joey Hood, the ambassador to Tunisia at the Tunis Business School at the University of Tunis in Tunisia. The Tunis Business School is a public institution that teaches American business.

“I had the opportunity to attend a presentation about the business school’s curriculum and accreditation, which was both informative and enlightening,” she said.

During her stay, Ben Mrad was able to work closely with Dr. Leila Triki, the dean of the Mediterranean School of Business, as well as the administration and department chairs.

“One of the highlights of my time there was conducting workshops at the school of business with the dedicated faculty members,” she said.

The workshops focused on various aspects of the assurance of learning process, including the development of rubrics, streamlining the process, and collaborative efforts in evaluating assessments to identify areas for improvement.

Posted 06/04/23

Business Alum Writes Book on Organizational Leadership

Michael G. Frino, who received his MBA from the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2005, recently co-wrote a book about organizational leadership.

In “The Beekeeper”—co-written with Katie P. Desiderio – a team of renowned management and leadership professionals deliver an insightful and engaging exploration of what it means to place oneself at the core of learning and growth for the members of your organization.

The story is told through the eyes of Catherine, the founder and owner of a rapidly growing business. You’ll follow her as she transforms the way she leads and inspires others, revolutionizing the culture at her company by learning from the people around her. The authors lead you through practical strategies and techniques you can implement immediately to achieve extraordinary results in your life and in your business. You’ll learn about:

  • Taking a central and active role in the growth and maturation of your employees and leadership team members
  • The author’s “Art of Learning to Be Proximal,” a strategy for placing yourself at the core of your company’s growth
  • Methods for ensuring your team is putting people first and living your company’s mission and values

In addition to writing, Michael has more than 20 years of professional experience working for Fortune 500 companies in sales, leadership, and organizational development across the payroll/human resources, pharmaceutical, and med-tech industries.

Digital Marketing Summit Upcoming April 29 at NSU

Nova Southeastern University will be holding a Digital Marketing Summit on Saturday, April 29, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Sales Institute in the Carl DeSantis Building, home to the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

This FREE event will provide a platform to discuss AI, Chat GPT, the metaverse, and virtual reality. Register today.

Posted 04/25/23

Academy Student Envisions Bright Future in Business

Jonathan Boulanger sits next to the statue of one of his heroes, the late H. Wayne Huizenga.

Jonathan Ryan Boulanger breathes business.

The 21-year-old from Miramar, Fla., comes from a family built on entrepreneurship. An only child, Jonathan was introduced to the world of business by his mother, Martha, who worked in sales and now real estate, and father, Rejean, who works in the construction remodeling industry. When it comes to role models, Jonathan’s parents are first on his list.

“My mother taught me resilience and determination,” he says. “She taught me good values of being patient, giving back, and following my dreams and goals with perseverance. My father taught me to have a very strong work ethic and to ensure that our family will always be in good standing.”

When talking about his attraction to business, Jonathan hearkens back to fifth grade when he had a chance to role play as a certified public accountant. After that experience he fell in love with “reading about business, history, and writing.” In the years that followed, Jonathan was exposed to Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) while in middle school.

“Students from my future high school came to my history class and talked about DECA and how fun it was to compete and attend conferences while learning about business,” he says. “I was hooked.”

Jonathan has had a strong connection to NSU – long before college. While a student at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, he took part in speech and debate with DECA. The competitions were held at NSU’s Rick Case Arena.

“I qualified all four years of high school for the DECA States tournaments,” he says. “In 10th grade I placed second in Retail Merchandising Test & Roleplay and was able to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif.”

Through a NSU University School’s speech and debate tournament, Jonathan was able to compete in sessions held at NSU’s Carl DeSantis Building, which houses the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

“I thought it was cool that the sessions were hosted at NSU because of the comfy seats and boardroom settings,” he said.

When he’s not diving into business, Boulanger enjoys playing the violin.

The violin, another passion of Jonathan’s, also connected him to NSU. Having played the instrument since sixth grade, Jonathan participated in the Florida Youth Orchestra, where rehearsals were held on Monday nights at NSU University School. Jonathan also played with the quintet Aurora Strings at the Huizenga Pavilion at the Broward Center of the Performing Arts and also at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library.

Upon graduating from high school in 2019, Jonathan made it official, coming to NSU and studying business administration. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a major in Entrepreneurship and minor in Venture Creation and Property Management. In May, he will earn his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and International Business as a member of the first cohort of the Huizenga Business and Innovation Academy.

During his time at NSU, Jonathan has immersed himself in opportunities and accolades.

Among those, he is a member of the President’s 64, an elite body of student leaders whose purpose is to strengthen the relationship between NSU and the community. The organization is comprised of 64 hand-picked undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, representing different constituencies of NSU’s diverse student population.

Jonathan created and developed the college’s Student Managed Investment Fund, the first of its kind in the state of Florida. The fund allows students to learn about how to build their own stock market portfolios while trading stocks with real money and creating investor pitches to a Board of Advisors of actual financial professionals.

“This was a legacy project that I created to leave a lasting impact at NSU, and I am excited to continue being involved with it, even past graduation,” he said.

Jonathan also is the co-founder and CEO of Fin Time Pros LLC, a company he created while part of the Innovation Academy. Fin Time Pros prepares college students for life after graduation by “teaching life skills through selling products and consulting.”

In the short-term, upon graduation Jonathan plans to continue his connection with NSU, working as a program coordinator with the Alan B. Levan l NSU Broward Center of Innovation. He’s also going to continue to grow Fin Time Pros beyond NSU to other universities. As for the long-term, Jonathan has his sights set on getting a law degree and starting a practice in business law. He plans to start two to three other companies related to solving social issues.

Jonathan attributes his altruistic pursuits to the late H. Wayne Huizenga, one of his heroes and the namesake of the NSU’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

“H. Wayne Huizenga was a positive influence in the South Florida community,” he says. “He left a legacy of institutions to help society, ranging from education to homelessness. Since I benefitted from them as a South Florida resident, I am inspired to follow his footsteps to do the same.”

Boulanger with his mother and father

 

Posted 04/25/23

College Announces Strategic Partnership With Arreva

NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s graduate M.S. in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management and Master of Public Administration programs have announced an innovative, strategic partnership with Arreva®, the trusted adviser and thought leader serving nonprofits in creating sustainable digital fundraising, donor relationship management, healthcare hospitality, and auctions for nearly three decades.

This alliance connects with the college’s commitment to educating “Difference Makers” and its promise to help student become “Best for our World.”

Through this partnership, the college has selected Arreva’s ExceedFurther, All-in-One, Digital Fundraising, Donor Relationship Management, Healthcare Hospitality, and Auction software and formed the Arreva Non-profit Software Lab.

The lab will be an integral component of the programs, giving students training and hands-on experience working with a leading technology being used by nonprofits globally to thrive. It will provide students with streamlined, innovative, and sustainable fundraising and donor relationship management strategies and initiatives to fulfill their important missions.

Additionally, students will receive exposure to thought leaders who are shaping and transforming the sustainable fundraising and donor relationship management landscape.

“We are thrilled to have forged this unprecedented national partnership with Arreva, to bring additional thought leadership and fundraising and donor relationship management expertise, as well as experiential elements providing our students with immersive software training and lab opportunities to work with leading technology that is truly at the forefront of the industry,” said Dean Andrew Rosman, of the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Students Receive American Association of University Women Research Award

From left: Christi Navarro, Ph.D.; Niral Praveen; Karen Jurado; and Shreya Madhudi

This year 11 student USS research posters were nominated for the NSU-AAUW Research Award. This recognition is awarded to the student research presentation that best supports our mission of promoting gender equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, and research.

The 2023 award goes to Karen Jurado-Lopez, Shreya Madhudi, and Niral Paveen. Their faculty sponsor was Christi Navarro, Ph.D.

Their work is titled Postpartum Depression: The Effects of Misdiagnosis on Maternal and Infant Health.  

Our judges had a difficult task to select just one, when all the posters nominated were outstanding. Special thanks to our judges: Tais Barreto, Sarah Divine, Julie Garcia, Sarena Hicks, Laura Macias, Katelynn Sell, Rita Shea, and Randi Sims. For more information about NSU’s Branch of AAUW visit https://nsu-fl.aauw.net/

Posted 04/23/23

Presentation on Threats to Academic Freedom, April 26

NSU’s Branch of the American Association of University Women is pleased to invite you to a presentation on threats to academic freedom, a vital topic for our academic community. We are delighted to have law school Professor Jon Garon provide valuable insights into this crucial topic. The presentation will be held on April 26, 2023: 12:20-1:30 p.m. in the DeSantis Atrium in the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

This session will discuss the benefits of Academic Freedom to the community at large and then explore current First Amendment jurisprudence and related issues of academic freedom as they impact K-12 teachers and university faculty. The discussion will look at recent events, decisions of the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts, and political trends to explore the conflicting goals of governments, students, universities, and faculty members. The talk will also address the authority of institutions to discipline faculty and students for speech deemed inappropriate or in conflict with institutional values.

Lunch will be served. Limited seating RSVP required.

Faculty and Staff RSVP to Randi Sims sims@nova.edu

Posted 04/12/23

College Holds Wonder Women 2023 Panel/Scholarship Program

From left, Dean Elaine Wallace; Licenia Rojas; Alison F. Smith; scholarship awardees Lauren Gray and Alexandra Lugo; Rita Shea-Van Fossen, Ph.D.; Susie Levan; and Kyle Fisher, NSU Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing, and Creative Services.

On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Women’s Success Series in partnership with the NSU Center for Academic and Professional Success (CAPS) and Office of Student Success held its 2023 NSU Wonder Women panel and scholarship in the Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation. An inspiring panel of female business leaders in a variety of industries was moderated by NSU’s own Wonder Woman, Kyle Fisher, the Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing, and Creative Services.

The Wonder Woman panelists were:

  • Susie Levan: Entrepreneur, Author, and Community Leader
  • Licenia Rojas,:Senior Vice President, Chief Engineer and Chief Architect, TD Bank Group
  • Alison F. Smith: Partner, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, P.L
  • Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4: Dean of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

The panel spoke about a variety of topics and offered students advice on the challenges of work-life balance, power dynamics, and being one’s authentic self.  The event concluded with networking with food provided by several female student-run HBIA businesses. The highlight of the evening was the naming of the 2023 Undergraduate Wonder Woman scholarship winner.

Leading up to the event NSU faculty, staff, and students were asked to nominate students they felt represented all of the qualities of a wonder woman. Nominees were evaluated based on the following criteria:  Leadership, Academics Excellence & Career Focus, Community Service, Integrity/Ethics and Female Empowerment. An anonymous donor contributed a second scholarship allowed two deserving students to be recognized at the event.

There were more than 30 nominations from students in majors across NSU.  All the nominees truly represented what it means to be a Wonder Woman. Just some of the accomplishments of those nominated for the award included:

Academic Achievement: The average GPA for those nominated was 3.65 and the range of GPAs was from 3.16 to 4.0!

They are peer advisors and lab assistants; they are doing research with their professors, where some are helping to cure cancer!

They are first generation college graduates, come from families of immigrants, participate in dance troops and other activities to keep their culture alive, help back at their high schools, and help others to achieve college dreams.

Many work, even volunteering hours beyond their workday for those in medical internships and jobs.

They have founded clubs on campus, leaders in their sororities, do community service projects, help in the nursery at their church, and life others up.

Lauren Gray, a junior behavioral neuroscience major and Honors College student, was named the 2023 Wonder Women Awardee and will receive a $500 scholarship. The second scholarship was given to senior Behavioral Neuroscience major and Honors College student Alexandra Lugo, who had won the award in 2021, and will also receive a $500 scholarship.

Posted 04/09/23

Business Student Named eMerge Americas Rising Star Recipient

Nicholas Wiseman

Nicholas Wiseman, a Huizenga Business and Innovation Academy (HBIA) undergraduate senior, was recently recognized as an eMerge Americas 2023 Rising Stars recipient. Wiseman will be graduating in May and starting his Master of Business Administration degree program at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Not only was Wiseman selected to be one of the 11 award recipients, he was also selected to be on a panel of five graduates representing Miami Dade College, Florida International University, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University, and Florida Atlantic University. Students on the panel will be discussing their thoughts on the future of technology in the workplace. “Rising Stars powered by Millennium: Perspectives from Miami’s Top Graduate” will be held Thursday, April 20, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Rising Stars award recipients will have the opportunity to represent their universities at eMerge Americas – the premier tech event in Miami on April 20-21, which convenes 20,000 attendees from around the world, 200-plus speakers and more than  4,000 companies. In addition, the award recipients will be able to connect with potential employers from leading companies.

In addition to Nick’s participation in the eMerge Americas Conference, Claudia Chez Abreu – a Master of Business Administration student with a concentration in Entrepreneurship – will be presenting in the conference as a keynote speaker.

Posted 04/09/23

Student-Run Businesses Prepare for Biz Bash on March 13

The Huizenga Business Innovation Academy presents Biz Bash on Monday, March 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Alvin Sherman Library walkway on Nova Southeastern University’s Davie Campus.

Biz Bash – the largest showcase of student-run businesses at NSU – provides students the chance to impact the NSU community by operating their businesses in unison. About 15 student businesses will be on hand offering such things as Asian cuisine, milkshakes, smoothies, coffee, care boxes, sneakers, graphic designing, and social media marketing services.

Cultivating future business leaders is a priority at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. For undergraduate students at the college’s Huizenga Business Innovation Academy, launching and operating a business is a fundamental part of their educational experience. The academy focuses on the practice of experiential learning to assist in the development of the competencies portrayed in the academy’s Entrepreneurship Competence Framework.

Posted 02/27/23

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