Theodore Roosevelt once wrote, “With self-discipline most anything is possible.” Self-discipline is an essential skill – most people acknowledge its importance, but very few do something to strengthen it. With the temptations college lures us into, self-discipline seems to be a very difficult quality to embrace. The temptations of alcohol, partying, procrastination and giving up […]
Month: February 2015
NSU introduces housing and meal plan changes for fall semester
On Feb. 6, NSU’s Office of Residential Life and Housing informed students via email about important information for the 2015-2016 academic school year regarding room selection process, housing options, meal plans and pricing changes. Changes in policy include increased room rates in Leo Goodwin Sr. and The Commons residence halls, as well as in the […]
Students prepare for SGA elections
Applications for the 2015-2016 Undergraduate Student Government Association are available until March 23 at 4 p.m. and can be found on OrgSync or at the Office of Student Activities. SGA members are selected each winter semester and include elected or appointed positions. Students interested in running for a position can run by themselves or as […]
News Briefs for February 17, 2015
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. […]
NSU introduces free Rosetta Stone
NSU’s Health Professions Division Library now offers all NSU students and faculty free subscriptions to the language learning software Rosetta Stone, which was previously available only to HPD students and faculty. The HPD Library originally obtained a subscription to Rosetta Stone for the HPD faculty and students to help them prepare for their various medical […]
NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences to host Hockey Day Fundraiser
NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences will host its second annual Hockey Day Fundraiser on Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at the BB&T Center to help emerging health care professionals receive scholarships in recognition of their contributions to their academic programs, fields of study and the community. The tickets for the Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo […]
Diary of … a Proud Venezuelan
Marco Baez is a senior criminal justice, international studies and history major. He aspires to go to law school and eventually work for the federal government in the foreign relations area to help the U.S. improve its relationships with other countries. When I first got to the United States from Venezuela, I was immediately shocked […]
Faculty Spotlight: Leanne Boucher
Associate psychology professor Leanne Boucher is a self-proclaimed nerd and brain fanatic. She studies and teaches about this complex organ both at NSU and in her spare time, keeping her passion for learning alive every day. She first became fascinated with psychology and experimental behavioral neuroscience during her undergraduate studies at Brandeis University in Boston, […]
Midterm study tips
No matter how much students love the college experience, there is one part of it that everyone could live without: midterm exam week. There is no way around them, and panicking, stressing and overdosing on coffee just makes the week more painful than it has to be. But taking advantage of all of the services […]
Career Corner: Being aware of your professional brand
When people say “brand,” you automatically think they are referring to a company or an organization. In reality, a brand can be defined a variety of ways and is a term that can be applied to individuals as well as employers. Your brand can be defined as the “essence of who you are and how […]