Category: Events

College of Dental Medicine Holds Faculty Retreat

The first NSU College of Dental Medicine faculty retreat was held on April 19, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the NSU Carl DeSantis Building. The theme of the retreat was “The NSU-CDM Journey to Preeminence: Vision 2025.”

Dr. Ronald J. Chenail

Dr. Ronald J. Chenail, NSU Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Family Therapy and Editor-in-Chief of The Qualitative Report was the keynote speaker.

During the retreat each department met in breakout sessions with their faculty members to continue planning their Vision 2025 trajectories. The last activity of the faculty retreat was a plenary session where each department presented and shared their Vision 2025 path: “to be recognized as a preeminent, professional-dominant, doctoral-research university that provides competitive career advantages to its students and produces alumni who serve and lead with integrity.”

The event created a truly inclusive environment and culture of feeling valued and connected.

Posted 04/23/23

Here Are the Winners of the 2023 STUEYs

NSU’s Division of Student Affairs proudly introduces the winners of the 25th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards (most commonly referred to as the STUEYs). This annual celebration recognizes students, faculty, staff, corporate partners, and alumni who have contributed to building a greater sense of community and campus life.

View photos from the event here

Please join us to congratulate this year’s winners and they are:

  • Sean Stanton, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice: Student of the Year (Overall)
  • Lohitha Guntupalli, B.S., NSU Tampa Campus: Regional Campus Student of the Year
  • College of Optometrists in Vision Development, College of Optometry: Graduate Organization of the Year
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, INC. The Gamma Alpha Delta Chapter, Division of Student Affairs: Undergraduate Organization of the Year
  • College of Psychology Student Government Association, College of Psychology: Student Government of the Year
  • 2021-2022 Men’s Basketball Team, Athletics: Athletic Team of the Year
  • Monica Puga, MSN, Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing: Alumni of the Year
  • Ester Costa, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences: Juan Pablo Correa Memorial Scholarship 2023
  • Toni Spadaro, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy: Staff Person of the Year
  • Rodrigue Colas, Ed.D., Facilities Management: Administrator of the Year
  • Paula Brochu, Ph.D., College of Psychology: Co-Curricular Adviser of the Year
  • Van Horn Law Group (Chad Van Horn, ESQ.), Shepard Broad College of Law: Corporate Partner of the Year
  • Aarti Raja, Ph.D., Halmos College of Arts and Sciences: Professor of the Year
  • Linda S. Rouse, O.D., College of Optometry: Executive of the Year

Student of the Year by Academic Unit

  • Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice: Sean Stanton
  • College of Computing and Engineering: Major Gray
  • College of Dental Medicine: Jim Skaff
  • College of Optometry: Janelle Gardner, B.S.
  • Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy: Abigail Sundberg
  • College of Psychology: Catalina Uribe, M.S.
  • Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine: Lexi Frankel
  • Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine: Lauren Taylor, B.S.
  • Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences: Sarah Repasky
  • Farquhar Honors College: Alexandra Lugo
  • Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship: Daelan Mangiafico, B.S.
  • Halmos College of Arts and Sciences: Olivia Singleton
  • Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing: Kelly Campbell, MSN
  • Shepard Broad College of Law: Summer Book
  • NSU University School: Sunny Suaya

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 of Dental Medicine Recognizes Community Service

The NSU College of Dental Medicine celebrated National Volunteer Month (April) by dedicating April 5, 2023, to the “Community Service Award Luncheon.”

At the luncheon the Dean’s Community Service Award was awarded to Mary Victoria Wick, M.P.H D3 dental student. The Dean’s Community Service award was established to recognize individuals whose dedication to Community Service have made a positive impact on the local, national, or international community.

The award encourages the ongoing pursuit of community service and exemplifies NSU CDM “Community” core value. Through this award, NSU College of Dental Medicine proclaims its pride in the accomplishments and personal dedication of its students, faculty, and staff and their service activities in the community that in return leads to development of a broad understanding of the community and social responsibilities they will have as Professionals, treating a diversity of patients with a variety of oral health care needs.

Posted 04/09/23

As Earth Day Approaches, NSU’s Sustainability Roots Run Deep

From left, VP of Facilities Daniel Alfonso; Students Joseph Dubner, Caleb Siguenza, Aylen De Simone, and Tatum Hedrick; PPD Ground Supervisor Jeff Heard; President George L. Hanbury II; and Sr. Controls & Energy Engineer Jonathan Miller.

Office of Facilities Management, Physical Plant, Student Sustainability Coordinators (SSC) in collaboration with NSU student Sustainability Clubs are working to increase community awareness and drive sustainability initiatives across campus every day.

This year, the initiatives of these teams have increased the University’s ranking from Bronze to Silver in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Ratings System (STARS) with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (aashe) https://stars.aashe.org/. Marked NSU inaugural designation of Bee Campus USA. Completed projects and research to reduce energy waste in lab spaces and exterior lighting, as well as reduce our domestic water demand by transitioning to greater use of recycled water for irrigation and industrial needs.

NSU established the Community Garden complete with 26 assigned plots of varying sizes, and an open green space to meet, relax, and enjoy. And the year is not yet over.

On April 24, 2023, from noon to 4 p.m., NSU will hold its annual Arbor Day event in the library quad with a tree planting at 1 p.m. to celebrate its sixth year of recognition as a Tree Campus USA. Come out and join us at the event. There will be food trucks, vendors, clubs, games, and Mako Radio.

While Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) happens once a year, for Nova Southeastern University every day is Earth Day. Having a campus wide Arbor Day celebration is a great way to show support for Earth Day and is one more small thing our sustainability teams do to help lead the community with a green thumb.

Posted 04/09/23

NSU Dance Presents the Student Choreography Showcase

NSU Dance in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts presents its annual Student Choreography Showcase. Come and witness powerful original work performed by NSU students and choreographed by the university’s dance majors and minors.

  • Date: Friday-Saturday, April 21-22
  • Time: 7:30 PM
  • Location: Don Taft University Center, Performance Theatre
  • Free event
  • Open to the public

For more information, contact Elana Lanczi at lanczi@nova.edu

Posted 04/09/23

Halmos Faculty Host AAUW-PACE Art + Design Workshop

On February 21, 2023, Professor Kandy Lopez-Moreno, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, and Professor Julie Garcia, Department of Biological Sciences, jointly facilitated a monotype workshop for the PACE Center for Girls of Broward County on behalf of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The workshop is part of the AAUW’s Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (E-STEAM) project hosted on NSU’s campus. During the workshop, participants learned printmaking and were introduced to careers in art and design.

“Dr. Garcia and I have been working together with the AAUW NSU chapter for 7 years. Through this program we collaborate with the PACE Center for Girls of Broward to provide hands on experience in the visual arts sphere. We’ve taught graphic design, print design, monotype prints, screen prints and letterpress. It’s also a way for us (science + art) to learn from each other and to work outside of our discipline,” said Professor Kandy Lopez-Moreno.

The AAUW is a national organization that has encouraged women to pursue higher education since 1881. Their mission is to advance gender equity through research, education and advocacy. The Fort Lauderdale branch, to which our faculty contribute, was chartered in 1947 and is one of 35 branches in the state of Florida.

Posted 04/09/23

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

B.A. in Art + Design Student to Present Book at Paris Conference

Nicholas Waguespack

B.A. in Art + Design student and author Nicholas Waguespack was selected to present his book Wander Type: Vieux Carré at the ATypI Conference in Paris, France in May 2023. The conference is a prestigious, international forum dedicated to type and typography.

“I am extremely excited to be traveling to Paris to present my research and book. It is an amazing opportunity to share my knowledge and artwork while also learning from others in my field,” Waguespack says.

‘Wander Type’ is designed around Waguespack’s own artwork that dives into his journey living and growing up in South Louisiana as a queer individual. The book features typographical analyses of lettering found throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, that he originally completed in a typography class offered by the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

Posted 04/09/23

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