Masks become optional across NSU campuses
In an email sent to all students, faculty and staff on March 1, NSU president Hanbury announced that masks would become optional at all NSU campuses, including the NSU University School and in classrooms. This comes after a previous email in February stating that there would be no more changes to NSU’s mask policy during this academic year. Exceptions remain in place during clinical operations when treating patients who may be positive for COVID-19 and at the Puerto Rico campus, where the Commonwealth’s Executive Order that mandates masks is still in place. In addition to these exemptions, faculty and staff with vaccination exemptions must continue to wear a well-fitting face mask indoors. President Hanbury noted that those who feel more comfortable wearing a mask are free to continue to do so.
Students better community with All Fins In event
The offices of Campus Life & Student Engagement and Student Leadership & Civic Engagement have joined together with over ten community partners in Broward County to gather students and help address several different social issues in the Davie and greater Broward County community. In an email sent out to students on March 2, the event was described as the “ultimate service project.” The event, called All Fins In, will gather students together to participate in assigned service projects with the community partners in various fields. The social issues students will be tackling include homelessness, youth literacy, education, hunger and environmental issues. Participating students will be provided with free breakfast, t-shirts and transportation to their community partner if needed, in addition to receiving 10 Fins Points for their organization on campus and completing the service requirement for Fall Funding Eligibility.
NSU revives annual “Pi Day” celebration
NSU’s Department of Mathematics celebrated “Pi Day” on March 14 to celebrate the mathematical constant, a tradition that NSU has been hosting for several years up until the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person gatherings, especially in instances where face masks would not be feasible due to eating, more of a risk. Now that face masks have become optional at NSU campuses both indoors and outside, NSU invited both students and staff to gather in front of the Parker building from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to feast on both triple-berry pie and pizza pie, play Pi-themed trivia games and learn about the history of the number, as well as new research developments involving it.
