On April 21, George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., will officially become NSU’s sixth president at an investiture ceremony held in the Don Taft University Center at 4 p.m. The board of trustees appointed Hanbury president on December 9, 2009. He took over for current chancellor, Ray Ferrero Jr.
Month: April 2011
Revisions to the GRE released
A revised version of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test will launch on August 1.
The Kill Team: Be all you can be?
This month’s Rolling Stone magazine features a controversial story by Mark Boal about a team of American soldiers known as “The Kill Team,” who killed innocent Afghan civilians last year. Not only is the article an extensive narrative of horrifying real-life accounts but it also includes graphic photographs of dead Afghan citizens and American soldiers posing alongside of them with big smiles on their faces.
Who judges the judges?
You have to want something pretty bad to stand in the sweltering heat of Miami for hours just to get a wristband and ticket that lets you come back the next day and wait even longer.
Differences between rugby and football
The London Saracens, a professional rugby team, trained at the Miami Dolphins training facility on NSU’s campus during the week of April 4. Gary Gershman, J.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of history and legal studies in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and a rugby player. He explains the differences between rugby and football.
Listen while you work: Top 10 songs for your study session playlist
Some students can study only when surrounded by quiet peace and tranquility, while others can learn just as well during a heavy metal concert, the circus, a wild party or a suspenseful movie. For those who can study anywhere there’s background noise, here are the top 10 songs to help you concentrate.
FACEOFF: DUI bumper stickers
Doth protest too much Written by: Samantha Harfenist Studies show that most drunk drivers drive slowly in order to compensate for their imbalance. If someone driving ahead of you is going really slowly, most of us will bypass via the other lane. Suddenly, the car swerves and sideswipes you. Add a child or elderly person in your […]
For a more successful college career, get a good night’s sleep
Sleep and the college lifestyle seem mutually exclusive. The after-midnight study sessions, stress, socializing and the freedom to choose when to sleep work together to disrupt sleep in college.
No tuition discount for NSU students’ children at MSC
NSU faculty and staff with children enrolled in the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development receive a 35 percent discount off the school’s $7,000-$14,000 tuition. However, NSU students with children enrolled at the center do not get a deduction.
News Briefs
Commencement speakers announced The keynote speakers for NSU’s commencement ceremonies were announced last week. Colonel Arthur J. Athens, a U.S. Marine Corps Officer who retired in July 2008 with over 30 years of active experience, will speak at the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education’s ceremony. Elizabeth Lindsey, the first female fellow and polynesian explorer […]