Author: Natalie Register

Alvin Sherman Library to Host the 27th Semi-Annual Book Sale

The Alvin Sherman Library will host its 27th Semi-Annual Book Sale, Wednesday, April 10 – Saturday, April 13. The presale is open April 10 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. for NSU faculty, staff and Circle of Friends members only.

The book sale offers a wide assortment of gently used hardcover and paperback titles (fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, children’s books, and specialty) as well as some non-print materials (CDs, DVDs, blu-rays, video games, audiobooks, etc.). Most items will be $3 or less and a great way to add to your own personal collection while supporting the “Donald E. Riggs Library Education Assistance Fund.” Cash and checks only, please. No scanners allowed on presale day.

If you would like to donate items to our book sale or would like more information, please contact the Alvin Sherman Library’s Collection Development department at 954-262-4542.

The Used Book Sale will be open to NSU students as well as the general public on:

Thursday, April 11, and Friday, April 12:  10:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.  and Saturday, April 13: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

NSU Swimming Garners 13 All-SSC Honors

The Nova Southeastern swimming teams boasted 13 all conference selections as announced by the Sunshine State Conference office, tying the 2016-17 and 2011-12 teams for the most all-conference honorees in program history. Voted on by the league’s head swimming coaches, a total of 17 women and 22 men represented the All-Conference Teams.

Huizenga Professor Enlightens Belizean University Students

Students at the University of Belize in Punta Gorda Town, Belize received lessons on finance and customer service from Albert Williams, Ph.D. during his spring break visit. Williams, who serves as associate professor and acting chair of the Finance and Economics Department at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, regularly returns to his country of origin to give back to residents.

In a presentation on financial management, Williams discussed cash flow and project valuation, encouraging students to consider project viability when making any financial decisions. To illustrate his point, he shared that he once gave a small loan to a farmer for the purchase of a dairy cow. The cow, he explained, could provide the farmer with milk, and the farmer could sell some of that milk to repay the loan. After emphasizing the positive relationship between risk and expected return he challenged students to answer, “How can you invest $1,000 in this small town?”

With tourism being the biggest contributor to the GDP in Belize, Williams’ second presentation was geared toward students studying hospitality, with a focus on customer service. In this presentation, students were encouraged to be friendly, attentive, honest, and caring. Williams strongly emphasized that all guests, regardless of racial background or other differences, be treated with the same level of service and care. The local guests should not receive a lower standard of service than the foreign guests, regardless of the level of tips provided. He also made sure that students were aware of the respect they deserve when they are doing their jobs.

In addition, Williams, who is known for his guitar solos at NSU, played guitar and sponsored snacks for both groups of students. The food and music helped break the ice and resulted in active participation during both presentations. Not only did the students benefit from this experience, but they were proud to have one of their own coming from the U.S. to enlighten them. Campus Director, Roy Polonio, and Glen Enriquez, lecturer for both classes, were thankful for the professor’s valuable contributions to their students and the community.

Williams eagerly embraces opportunities that allow him to give back to the community. Last summer, he assisted with the filling of a street in the community. On this recent trip, he organized for more materials be put in one part of the same street, in anticipation of the rainy season. We applaud Williams for embracing “community,” one of the core values of NSU.

NSU Libraries Celebrate National Library Week: UC Takeover

Join the NSU Libraries as we celebrate National Library Week during our annual UC Takeover! Visit the Don Taft University Center spine on Thursday, April 11, between noon and 1:00 p.m. to play games, enjoy popcorn and candy, and win prizes!

At each table, you’ll have the chance to interact with library staff to learn about this year’s theme “Libraries = Strong Communities” as we showcase all of the free resources that you can access. Did you know that the library provides databases that offer free downloadable magazines (Flipster) and e-books (RBdigital), scholarship searches (Foundation Center), and online tutorials to enhance your career and technology skills (Lynda.com)? You can also check out new releases for movies, video games, best-sellers, and more!

Sea Turtle Program Receives Adopt-A-Nest Donation

The 2019 sea turtle season has started! It began with Gumbo Limbo Sea Turtle Day. There the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program, managed by Halmos College, received a $7,700 check from the Adopt-a-Nest program. This long-standing partnership between the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation and the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program supports sea turtle conservation in Broward County.  The conservation program employs 23 field workers who are primarily NSU Halmos College graduate students or recent graduates. They patrol over 38 km of Broward County beaches each morning at dawn, from March 1 through September 30. Endangered sea turtle nests are identified, marked, located by GPS and sometimes relocated from intensely lighted beaches to avoid hatchling disorientation. Fifty percent of all funds raised from the Adopt-a-Nest program comes directly to the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program.

People interested in this program can adopt their own nest, or give it as a gift.

Florida accounts for 70% of the nation’s sea turtle nesting and Southeast Florida, from the Space Coast to the Gold Coast, is the second most important nesting area in the world for loggerhead sea turtles. Broward County serves as a consistent nesting area of three specific species of sea turtles: the loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle, the green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle, and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtle. By monitoring nests and creating public awareness, the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program (BCSTCP) helps protect these fragile creatures.

Halmos Faculty Publishes in Prestigious Journal

During March, Halmos faculty member Jose Lopez, Ph.D. published a new paper entitled, “Multiple Facets of Marine Invertebrate Conservation Genomics” in the prestigious journal, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. Papers in the Annual Reviews series provide a synthesis of the latest state of research in specific fields, and are highly cited.

Dr. Lopez is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. His main interests lie in molecular evolution, biodiversity, microbial symbiosis and genomics. Characterization of gene sequences from rare and relatively overlooked marine invertebrates and microorganisms have enabled Dr. Lopez to contribute to increasingly valuable genetic biodiversity research and data during the current period of accelerated worldwide habitat destruction.

For more Information: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-animal-020518-115034

Education Graduate Appointed Interim President at Morris Brown College

Kevin James, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE), School of Criminal Justice has been appointed Interim President of Morris Brown College by its board of trustees.

James is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He has resided in Atlanta, Georgia since 2015, where he was the Interim CEO of 100 Black Men of America, Inc. James has over 20 years of experience in higher education as a senior level administrator, with positions at Strayer University and Herzing University as dean of academic affairs as well as a senior dissertation advisor at Grand Canyon University.

His first order of business at Morris Brown College is working to obtain accreditation, ensure financial stability, build a strong relationship with alumni, and enrollment growth.

James earned his Doctorate of Higher Education with FCE in 2009.

Florida Students Honored for Award-Winning Holocaust Reflection Contest Entries

Six Holocaust survivors recently sat in the front row at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library to hear “lessons learned” from 12 Florida middle and high school students.

These students shared their award-winning essays, poetry, artwork and videos created after studying the stories of Holocaust survivors. They were selected from close to two thousand entries in the Fifth Annual Holocaust Reflection Contest. First-place winners in each category will be awarded $1000 each, and their respective teachers and schools will receive $500 each. Second-place winners in each category will receive $250 each.

At the event, Dr. Fred Lippman, chancellor, Health Professions Division, spoke to the winning students and their parents, teachers and principals as well as NSU and community leaders. The agenda also features Craig and Barbara Weiner, co-founders of the Holocaust Learning and Education Fund and co-sponsors of the contest; Ivy Schamis, teacher of Holocaust education at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland; and Robert Tanen, Southeast Regional Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

“At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise worldwide, it becomes even more critical to learn from our past and share that knowledge with today’s children,” said Craig Weiner. “Barbara and I are proud to lead this statewide effort and encourage the public to tour the Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library.”

To view more photos, click here.

The winners’ work is posted on the Holocaust Reflection Contest website. They include:

HIGH SCHOOL

Essay/Poem

1st Place | “The Fallacious Monster”
By Leah Mohnkern
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School – Tampa

2nd Place | “Seventeen”
By Marin Burke
Blake High School Magnet – Tampa

 Art

1st Place | “Savior of Innocence”
By Isabella Gallese
Jensen Beach High School – Martin County

2nd Place | “Resilience”
By Danit Weitzman
Scheck Hillel Community School Inc. – Miami Dade County

Film

1st Place | “The Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor”
By Reggie Ocampos
Bartow High School – Polk County

2nd Place | “We Remember: David Schaecter”
By Victor San Martin
Terra Environmental Research Institute – Miami Dade Public Schools

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Essay/Poem

1st Place | “Remove the Yellow Stars”
By Raewyn Shaw
Community Leadership Academy – Tallahassee

2nd Place | “Sylvia’s Story”
By Mya Kushner
Indian Ridge – Broward County Public Schools

Art

1st Place | “The Butterfly”
By Isabella Garcia
Florida Christian School – Miami

2nd Place | “Glimmer of Hope”
By Yair Sabag
David Posnack Jewish Day School – Broward County

Film

1st Place | “Elie Wiesel”
By Jordan Boulware
Community Leadership Academy – Tallahassee

2nd Place | “The Tracks for a Better World”

Ayden Kostzer
Pembroke Pines Charter West Middle School – Pembroke Pines

The Holocaust Reflection Contest began in 2014 at the bequest of the Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc. (HLEF) co-founders Craig and Barbara Weiner. The couple established HLEF in 2013 to encourage the expansion of Holocaust education in the United States. The organization’s goal is to teach America’s students, through initiatives like the Holocaust Reflection Contest, how intolerance of others can lead to the destruction of our social fabric, while patience, compassion and understanding of others will always result in a safer and better world.  By learning from the past, we enrich the future.

The Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center provides NSU students and the community with a place to learn about and contemplate the atrocities that resulted from intolerance and hate. The Center — located on the second floor of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library — provides access to thousands of Holocaust survivor testimonies; a Holocaust encyclopedia; archival images, artifacts, maps, and films; and links to Holocaust research museums and memorials around the world.

NSU’s Miami Campus to Host Grant Writing Workshop

Join the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Miami Campus on Saturday, April 13 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for a grant writing workshop, which is designed for educators and not-for-profit professionals and will provide an overview of the methods, concepts, and tools used for winning grant funding presented by Dana Fredebaugh, Ph.D. from NSU.

Discussion topics include:

  • how to identify a viable project
  • how to read and understand a Request for Proposals (RFP)
  • how to write the basic components of a proposal so it matches what the fundraiser wishes to fund
  • what needs to be done once funding is received

This event will be held at the NSU Miami Campus located at 8585 SW 124th Avenue, Miami, FL 33183 and is free to the general pubic.

Please RSVP at nova.edu/miami/events to attend.

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