NISA hosts comedy show for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
To raise funds for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, the Nova International Student Association will host Stand Up for Japan: A Comedy Jam on April 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Flight Deck, located in the Don Taft University Center. Tickets are $5 for the show or $10 for the show and dinner. Donations will go the Japanese Consulate in Japan. You can also donate online at www.nova.edu/giving.
NSU offers full-tuition scholarships
The NSU Trustee Florida Academic Scholarship offers a full scholarship to transfer students and high school students who qualify. Some of the requirements include community service hours, 3.5 GPA and full-time enrollment in NSU undergraduate courses. To apply, students must fill out the FAFSA and the NSU state aid application forms found at www.nova.edu/financialaid. Students must also apply for and receive the Florida Residency Access Grant. Awards will be given with the student’s federal aid.
Jamaican ambassador to the US visits NSU
A graduate of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and Jamaica’s 10th ambassador to the United States, Audrey Patrice Marks, will visit NSU on April 12 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. She will give a lecture to students in the Carl DeSantis Building about her entrepreneurial and political career. She will also host a town hall meeting open to the NSU community at 6:30 p.m. at the Morton and Marie Morris Auditorium in the Health Professions Division.
Broward County superintendent retires
Broward County Schools Superintendent Jim Notter announced his retirement on March 29 after the Broward County schools’ budget meeting. Notter will retire on June 30, three years before his contract ends.
Broward and Palm Beach counties rank high as healthiest counties in Florida
The results of a survey published on March 30 showed that Broward and Palm Beach counties have low obesity and smoking rates, making them the 10th and 11th healthiest out of Florida’s 67 counties. Collier and Seminole counties ranked first and second. Miami-Dade county ranked eighth. The survey was conducted by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson foundation.
More gas hikes on the way
AAA spokesperson Jessica Brady said that by summer, Floridians will be paying an average of $4 a gallon for gas. She said this was due to the unrest in Libya, the producer of two percent of the world’s oil. Officials are worried that the unrest will spread to Saudi Arabia or Iran, further raising costs. In light of this, President Obama is putting more effort into America becoming less dependent on foreign oil.
