Category: Looking Ahead

Halmos Invites You to Farmworker Rights and Fair Food Event on March 28

The Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are co-sponsoring to a special event entitled, Farmworker Rights and Fair Food on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Mailman Auditorium (2nd floor) in the Mailman Hollywood Building.

Do you know where your food comes from? Do you know that some of the workers picking those fruits and vegetables may be working under involuntary servitude? Come and learn more from the featured speakers from the CIW and its partner organization, the Alliance for Fair Food (AFF). The event is free.

For more information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in DHP at yf60@nova.edu

Posted 03/21/22

Speaker Discusses Prey Defense and Pattern Formation, March 24

Photo of Evan Haskell, Ph.D., sitting at an outdoor restaurant by the ocean.

The Halmos College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics will host guest speaker Evan Haskell, Ph.D., as part of their Mathematics Colloquium Series.  Haskell will be discussing how prey defense patterns influence predator-prey distributions.  The review will cover pattern formation resulting from prey defenses that lead to spatial segregation from their predators as well as the potential impact of prey defense mechanisms on prey species in resource competition.

Evan Haskell, Ph.D. is a professor of mathematics at NSU Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University in 2000. Dr. Haskell joined the faculty at NSU in 2005 and has served as mentor and professor to hundreds of NSU students. He works on applied problems inspired by the real and engineered world.

“Prey Defense Patterns / Predator-Prey Distributions,” will take place on Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. in Parker Building, Room 338.  The entire NSU community, including students at all levels of mathematics, is invited and encouraged to attend.

Get more information about Evan Haskell.

Posted 03/21/22

Pen to Purpose: Cultivating Writing as a Brand of Professionalism, April 11

Join us on Monday, April 11th, at 6:30 p.m., in-person at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library’s Cotilla Gallery on the 2nd Floor, or online via Zoom for this semester’s final discussion in the Pen to Purpose series.  This author series, founded by Professor Efrat Friedman, is the result of a collaboration between the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and the Alvin Sherman Library, and is sponsored by the Circle of Friends. You will not want to miss this compelling conversation with Malcolm Mitchell.

Mitchell was the former wide receiver for the New England Patriots, and the rookie who helped the Patriots win Super Bowl LI. For years Mitchell’s life revolved around his athletic pursuits and he devoted little attention to books or writing. The focus, however, changed while recovering from knee surgeries when Mitchell made time to pursue higher literacy levels and joined a book club. He eventually created the “Share the Magic Foundation” to promote literacy to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and “Read with Malcolm,” which introduces book ownership to students, and works to improve literacy in schools.

Mitchell is also the author of the children’s books, The Magician’s Hat and My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World which encourage a positive association with literacy and the idea that books promote growth and opportunity.

NSU Library’s Circle of Friends is the community support arm for Alvin Sherman Library. The funds raised are used to enhance the library’s services, materials, and programs. With more Friends, we can make an even greater impact, so why not consider becoming a member? For more information about Circle of Friends, please call 954-262-4593, email libdev@nova.edu or visit http://sherman.library.nova.edu/cof.   To become a member or renew, please click here.

Click here to register for the event.

Sponsored by the Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library.

Posted 03/21/22

NSU Music Presents Songwriter Showcase, April 7

NSU Music and the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts present its Songwriter Showcase featuring performances from NSU songwriters, producers and arrangers.

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Performance Theatre, University Center

Free event; tickets will be available on the evening of the event on a first come, first served basis.

For more information, contact Jessica Muñiz-Collado at jcollado@nova.edu

Posted 03/21/22

NSU Shark Talent Students Present Shark Showcase, April 1

NSU Shark Talent and the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts present the Shark Showcase on April 1. This year’s theme, “The Comeback: Live!”, celebrates the first in-person student showcase since the pandemic. All NSU students are invited to participate in the event produced, hosted and curated by the Razor’s Edge Shark Talent Scholars Program.

Date: Friday, April 1, 2022

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Performance Theatre, University Center

Free event

For more information, contact Shark Talent Coordinator Dan Gelbmann at gelbmann@nova.edu

Posted 03/21/22

Halmos to Host Webinar ‘Russia’s War on Ukraine’ on March 18

The Council for Dialogue and Democracy (CDD) and the Sustainable Development Seminar Series (SDSS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) extend an invitation to join us for an important dialogue on the current crisis in Ukraine, titled, “Russia’s War on Ukraine.”  This webinar will provide an opportunity to learn more about the causes and background of the crisis. It will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022, from noon-1:30 p.m.

The panelists include J.P.T.Savage, Ph.D., Researcher and Social Science Faculty at Catholic University of Leuven; David Kilroy, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History in the Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP); Katy Doll, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History in DHP; and Dustin Berna, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Political Science in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS).

The event is free and registration is required. Please see the flyer for the registration link.

For more information about the CDD, please contact Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., at mckayj@nova.edu and Charles Zelden, Ph.D., at zelden@nova.edu.  For more information about the SDSS, please contact Elena Bastidas, Ph.D., at bastidas@nova.edu

Posted 03/11/22

Learn About the Pitfalls of Big Data Misuse, April 14

Have you ever wondered how the misuse of big data has corrupted the credit lending process? Join us for the third installment of our Open Classroom series, titled “Financial Literacy and Credit: Pitfalls From the Misuse of Big Data,” on Thursday, April 14 at 5:00 p.m. in the Cotilla Gallery of the Alvin Sherman Library. Featuring host Andrea Nevins, Ph.D., M.F.A., and guest speaker Jason Gershman, Ph.D., this event will provide an open conversation on how the abuses and misuses of big data lead to unfair credit scoring and explore potential solutions to this pervasive problem. Click here (lib.nova.edu/openclass) to register for the event.

Credit scores were designed to increase fairness in credit lending but the recent rise in big data usage has led to abuses and misuses. Our guest speaker will discuss the basic mathematics and statistics that go into the FICO scores and how credit card companies and banks score potential clients in the lending process. He will demonstrate some abuses and misuses of this data and introduce some potential solutions that will begin to fix a flawed and broken process to prevent the development of a “weapon of math destruction.”

The Open Classroom is a collaboration between the Farquhar Honors College and the Alvin Sherman Library to bring disciplinary perspectives on contemporary issues through open conversations with experts in the field. The Open Classroom aims to bridge the gap between academic research and the general public and provide unique insights rarely seen in the media in an accessible way.

Posted 03/11/22

Impact of Social Media on Perceptions of Disability, March 15

Are you interested in learning about how social media affects disability? Join us for the second installment of our Open Classroom series, titled “TikTok Tourette’s: Social Media & Patient Narratives,” on Tuesday, March 15, at 5 p.m. in the Cotilla Gallery of the Alvin Sherman Library. Featuring host Andrea Nevins, Ph.D., M.F.A., and guest speaker Aileen Farrar, Ph.D., this event will provide an open conversation on how social media narratives are changing experiences, expressions, and perceptions of disability. Click here (lib.nova.edu/openclass) to register for the event.

Since the onset of the pandemic, healthcare professionals have reported a significant rise in the number of teenage girls with symptoms resembling Tourette’s, drawing support and criticism towards the social media platform, those seeking to bring awareness to disabilities, and the response of healthcare professionals to this unique and new phenomenon. The Open Classroom will allow you to explore this intersection between social media and disability as we continue to navigate unprecedented issues arising from the age of social media.

The Open Classroom is a collaboration between the Farquhar Honors College and the Alvin Sherman Library to bring disciplinary perspectives on contemporary issues through open conversations with experts in the field. The Open Classroom aims to bridge the gap between academic research and the general public and provide unique insights rarely seen in the media in an accessible way.

Posted 03/07/22

NSU Art + Design Presents Guest Lecture/Workshop on March 8

Ivona Tau

The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts and NSU Art + Design present a guest lecture with NFT AI artist and photographer Ivona Tau as part of its “Bridging the Gap: Tech & Art” series. Tau will share her experiences using artificial intelligence as a medium in visual arts, intersecting photography and machine learning to create her artwork.

For more information, contact Kandy Lopez-Moreno at klopez1@nova.edu

Posted 03/03/22

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