Scholarship available for international students
International undergraduate students can apply for the Juan Pablo Correa Memorial Scholarship until Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. The recipient will receive $1,000 and be awarded at the Student Life Achievement Awards on April 12. Students graduating in May 2016 are not eligible to apply. The application is available on Orgsync at orgsync.com/46362/forms/65992. For more information, contact Tara Scagliarini at 954-262-7453 or at ts1371@nova.edu.
NSU in top 25 percent of undergrad student earnings
On Nov. 9, The Economist and Brookings Institute announced that nationally, NSU ranks in the 77th and 76th percentiles, respectively, for the amount of money college graduates make 10 years after beginning college. The data was collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard and was used to compare potential earning of college students.
Learn about the CIA
The Office of Career Development will host a Lunch Bytes workshop with Central Intelligence Agency representatives on Nov. 19 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Arena Club Room in the Don Taft University Center. Representatives will provide information and discuss the CIA’s mission, career opportunities, student programs and the application process. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title V Grant. For security purposes, no recording or live streaming of the event will be permitted. To RSVP or for more information, visit nova.edu/careershark or call 954-262-7201.
Distinguished Professor of the Year announced
NSU professor Vince Van Hasselt was announced as the 2014-2015 Distinguished Professor of the Year and was honored by NSU President George Hanbury and Executive Vice President and Provost Ralph Rogers. Van Hasselt has worked at NSU since 1992 and is currently the director of the Family Violence and Adolescent Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment programs in the Psychology Services Center. His previous positions include a part-time police officer in the City of Plantation Police Department, a co-developer of the FBI’s Global Hostage-Taking Research and Analysis Project and an instructor for Broward Country’s Crisis Intervention Team.
New honor society launched
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences launched Delta Kappa, the international Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society, on Oct. 30. The society was started by the Department of Family Therapy for graduate students. To be eligible, students must have at least 12 graduate credits with a 3.75 minimum GPA or Clinical Fellow status students in AAMFT with a 3.5 minimum GPA. For more information, contact chapter advisor Kara Erolin at kerolin@nova.edu or chapter president Sheryl Spencer at sherspen@nova.edu.
Employees take part in wellness challenge
The Office of Human Resources will host “Maintain Don’t Gain,” an employee wellness challenge, from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31. The goal of the challenge is for employees to add physical activity to their daily schedules to either maintain or lose weight. To register, visit Sharklink, click on “employee tab,” select Shark Talent, type “Maintain Don’t Gain” in the search bar, and register. Those who engage in 30-minutes of exercise at least twice a week will be entered into a drawing. Contestants are asked to print out the calendar from the site and add in their completed physical activity and return it to the Human resources Office no later than Jan. 15. Winners will be announced on Jan. 22. Tier one prizes include Fitbit Flex, Fitbit Charge, gift cards and an annual gym membership. Tier two prizes will be given if more than 300 people join and include a stepper, elliptical and rowing machine. For more information, contact Employee Wellness Program Administrator Ronenia Jenkins at rjenkins@nova.edu or 954-262-7879.
