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NSU’s President-Elect Named to Royal College of Surgeons

Harry K. Moon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd., Nova Southeastern University’s president-elect, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been named a Fellow ad hominem of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a professional qualification required to practice as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Dr. Harry K. Moon

With decades of experience in health care innovation, Dr. Moon joins the ranks of the prestigious Royal College, founded in 1505 under a royal charter from King James IV. It is the oldest surgical college in the world with nearly 32,000 members in 100 countries. Its Fellows champion the highest standards of surgical and dental practice while also standing at the leading edge of technological developments like virtual reality, robotics and simulation.

The power to grant certification for the Royal College of Surgeons is reserved exclusively for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Before joining NSU in 2018, Dr. Moon’s distinguished career included roles such as chief executive officer of Cleveland Clinic Florida. Preceding his Cleveland Clinic appointment, Dr. Moon was a staff physician and chair of the Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery for the Cleveland Clinic Health System as well as a member of the Cleveland Clinic Board of Governors and Cleveland Clinic Foundation Board of Trustees. Under Moon’s leadership, Cleveland Clinic Florida initiated efforts to establish a fully integrated academic medical center in South Florida.

Dr. Moon has been executive vice president and chief operating officer of NSU since 2018. He led the university’s COVID Response Team through the university’s rapid transition to fully online learning during the pandemic, allowing NSU to sustain and increase enrollments. NSU was one of Broward County’s first free vaccine sites for the university and surrounding community.

Dr. Moon also led the integration of NSU’s clinical practices to create NSU Health, a university-affiliated health care network.

A distinguished and internationally recognized plastic and reconstructive surgeon, he has been a clinical associate professor of surgery in NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine since 2008 and is now a professor of anatomy at NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences.

Dr. Moon will begin his tenure as the seventh president of NSU in January 2025.

Get more information about Dr. Moon.

Posted 04/10/24

Business Hall of Famers Receive 2024 Horatio Alger Award

James Donnelly

Donnelly

James Donnelly and Ramola Motwani, two of the NSU H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneur and Business Hall of Fame members, are among 11 recipients of the 2024 Horatio Alger Award.

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., is a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education. It has made the awards annually for the past 77 years for exceptional corporate, civic and cultural trailblazers from across the country who have succeeded despite facing challenges and remained committed to education and philanthropic efforts in their communities and beyond.

The Horatio Alger Association, which is dedicated to preserving and protecting the “American Dream” for future generations, honored Donnelly and Motwani at the Horatio Alger Award induction ceremonies in Washington, D.C., April 4-6.

Romola Matwani

Motwani

“It is our utmost honor to present the Horatio Alger Award to these outstanding leaders who have exemplified perseverance, passion and a deep appreciation for higher education,” said James F. Dicke II, chairman of the Horatio Alger Association and 2015 Horatio Alger Award recipient. “These influential leaders not only spearhead their own businesses, but they give generously to causes, organizations and communities in need. Our 2024 awardees embody the association’s mission and are proof that the American Dream is within reach for anyone who seeks it.”

Donnelly, a member of NSU’s Board of Trustees and major donor to the business college, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. He was instrumental in creating the James Donnelly Property Management and Real Estate Program, the only one of its kind in Florida. Through his giving, NSU has been able to expand the program and provide scholarships to eligible students. His gift to the program brought his total support to NSU to seven figures.

Motwani, a 2015 Hall of Famer, is chairwoman and CEO of Merrimac Ventures, a real estate management, investment and development company with interests in the United States and India. Merrimac Ventures – a family business that was started by the late Ramesh Motwani – has owned several hotels on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Ramola Motwani has been a longtime supporter of NSU students.

Posted 04/07/24

President Announces NSU Compliance with Safety in Private Spaces Act

NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II has informed the university community about a new state policy on use of bathrooms and changing facilities, which will go into effect on April 1. Here is President Hanbury’s email.

In accordance with the Florida statute, known as the Safety in Private Spaces Act (Fla. Statute § 553.865), NSU and NSU University School, as well as all educational institutions in the state, are required to implement a policy restricting the use of restrooms and changing facilities on all their Florida campuses to the exclusive use of males and females as defined by their biological sex. The law does not require educational institutions to restrict the use of unisex single-person occupancy restrooms or changing facilities because such restrooms/changing facilities can be used by anyone. The Safety in Private Spaces Act does not apply to NSU campuses outside Florida.

As required by the law, NSU’s policy states that if someone uses an exclusive-use restroom or changing facility that does not correspond with their biological sex, that individual may be requested by others to exit the facility. It also may be reported to NSU’s Office of Public Safety at (954) 262-8999. If the individual refuses to leave after a request by administrative and/or instructional personnel, faculty members, security or law enforcement personnel, the individual will be subject to sanctions described in NSU’s policy.

You can read the policy here and find Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) here. An interactive display of NSU’s unisex restrooms on its Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus can be found on the “Layer” Tab, and “Gender Neutral Restrooms” section of the interactive campus map found here.

Halmos Offers Course on Religion, Politics and Conflict

The Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center invites you to participate in “Understanding the Dynamics between Religion, Politics and Conflict.” This free four-session online course will be offered on Saturdays from March 30 to April 27. It will be offered in English from noon to 2 p.m. and in Creole from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

The course is being offered by the International Center for Leadership and Conflict Studies, a Florida-based non-profit that promotes global leadership development and peaceful conflict resolution.

The lead trainer is Ernst Pierre Vincent, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate of DCRS. Vincent is a global conflict expert, focusing on identity, religious and political conflict, race relations, statelessness, slavery and neo-colonialism. His research with Dominicans of Haitian descent and religious leaders explores challenges faced by stateless individuals. As founder of the center, he investigates the church’s role in racial reconciliation and social justice in the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States.

This course is sponsored by Latin America and The Caribbean Working Group in DCRS, which aims to raise awareness of issues in the region, fostering partnerships among NSU’s community and diverse Latin American nations.

See the flyer for registration information.

Posted 03/17/24

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