News briefs for February 11, 2015

NSU names new dean for College of Osteopathic Medicine

Elaine M. Wallace was named dean of NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. Wallace is an active scholar and researcher with a distinguished publication record and has received numerous awards and recognitions. Wallace has been with the college for 15 years, most recently as executive associate dean, professor of osteopathic principles and practice, clinical professor for family medicine and staff physician for NSU’s Sanford L. Ziff Health Care Center. Wallace succeeds Anthony J. Silvagni, who served as dean for 16 years and will continue as a professor in the college.

Starbucks’ new menu makes its debut at NSU

Starbucks is now offering a new food menu. The new menu includes the Chicken Santa Fe Panini, Turkey Rustico Panini, Roasted Tomato and Mozzarella Panini, bacon and Gouda breakfast sandwich, spinach and feta breakfast wrap, various egg sandwiches and old fashion grilled cheese. On Feb. 17, customers will also have the option to use coconut in their drinks for an additional 60 cents. For more information, contact Shark Dining marketing manager, Amanda Goodwin at Amanda.Goodwin@compass-usa.com or 954-262-5330.

Download your favorite magazines digitally, for free

The Alvin Sherman Library is now offering free and instant access to the most popular magazines, including Time, Sports Illustrated, People and Cosmopolitan. To access them, log in through the library website, nova.edu/library/main, using your SharkCard or Alvin Sherman Library Card. For more information, contact the library at 954-262-4600.

Farmer’s Market offers $5 voucher

The weekly Farmer’s Market takes place on Wednesdays from noon to 5 p.m. and offers local grown produce, baked goods, fresh flowers, sauces, honey, salsas and much more. Students can now receive a voucher allowing them to receive $5 the following week after they spend $10. To receive the voucher, visit sharkfins.nova.edu/?p=28265.

Discover the story of an actress
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences professor Kate Waites will present a discussion on the meta-documemoir by actress-filmmaker Sarah Polley, “Sarah Polley’s Documemoir Stories We Tell: The Refracted Subject,” on Feb. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 4009 of the Alvin Sherman Library. The lecture will discuss Polley’s film, which is about her deceased mother’s secret life, which Polley discovered through artifacts and interviews. The lecture is a part of the college’s Faculty Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact James Doan at 954-262-8207.

Submit your work to Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for its annual Undergraduate Student Symposium until Feb. 20. Students can submit their academic research, artistic work or a class assignment that they’d like to share with the NSU community. The symposium application is available online at fcas.nova.edu/opportunities/student-symposium.

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