Go on an outdoor adventure
The Office of Recreation and Wellness will host a beach day and paddle boarding trip on April 16 for NSU students. Tickets are $15 and include activities, paddle boarding, food and transportation to and from John U Lloyd State Park. The shuttle will pick students up at noon at the Shark Circle on the day of the event. For more information, contact Emily Powell at ep668@nova.edu, or visit rec.nova.edu/outdoor_adventures.
Put your fins up for Fin Fest
To help students relax before finals, the Office of Student Activities will host Fin Fest, a week of activities, for the NSU community from April 5 to April 9. On April 5, there will be a screening of “Ride Along 2” at 8 p.m. at the Flight Deck Backyard. On April 6, NSU’s Got Talent will be at 8 p.m. at the Shark Fountain. On April 7, students can attend SEA Thursday at noon in the UC Pit and see the Riff Tides perform at 7 p.m. in the Performance Theater. On April 8, Phi Sigma Sigma will host the annual Sigma Stroll Off at 7 p.m. in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Center. On April 9, Relay for Life will be held from 6 p.m. to the following day at 6 a.m. on the Alvin Sherman Library Quad.
Get a different look at society with “Marisol”
The Department of Performing and Visual Arts will host the performance “Marisol,” a show about a young Latina finding her way through an apocalyptic society, on April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2 p.m. in the Black Box Theater. The show will focus on the themes of mental illness, theology and society. Tickets are $5 for NSU students, faculty and staff who present their Shark Cards at the time of purchase and $10 for the public. To purchase tickets, visit the online box office at cahss.nova.edu/arts/performance-series.html. For more information, call 954-262-8179.
Try a new sport with RecWell
Registration is open until April 7 to participate in the Office of Recreation and Wellness’s inner tube water polo tournament, which will be held on April 11 at 6 p.m. at the competition pool. Registration is free, and the co-recreational teams must have a minimum of six members. To register, visit IMLeagues.com. For more information, contact Alina Cioletti at ac2447@nova.edu, or call 954-242-7305.
Understand NSU’s financial aid with Dollar$ and $ense
Enrollment and Student Services published the spring issue of the Dollar$ and $ense newsletter to provide information about the financial aid application process, scholarships, federal and state financial aid, commencement, and more. Important dates noted in the newsletter include: April 15, the priority deadline for receipt of the 2016-2017 FAFSA, May 15, the deadline for Florida state aid, June 30, the federal deadline for the 2015-2016 FAFSA, and July 1, the deadline for the four-month fall and winter payment plan applications. The newsletter is available at nova.edu/financialaid/forms/dollars_sense_springsummer16.pdf.
NSU researcher wins proposal competition
The Envision Research Institute awarded Ava Bittner, an optometry researcher and associate professor at the College of Optometry, and her research team $10,000 to pursue an investigation into the preliminary efficacy of telerehabilitation. Envision, a company focused on providing services, education and interaction for people who are blind or visually impaired, awarded the grant after receiving the proposal during the 2015 Envision Conference, held in Denver, Colo. For more information, visit nsunews.nova.edu.
