The Wellness Department in NSU’s Office of Campus Recreation will hold a six-week yoga and nutrition workshop for students called Mindful Eating The workshop is hosted by Marilyn Gordon, registered dietitian and nutritionist. It will run from Jan. 14 to Feb. 18, every Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the RecPlex. The cost […]
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News Briefs for January 13, 2015
Shark Shuttle expanded to Walmart NSU’s shuttle bus service has added a new route that will take students to Walmart on University Drive. The Shopper Route will run every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stops will include the Administrative Service Building, Rolling Hills Residence Hall, The Commons Residence Hall, Don Taft University Center, […]
NSU receives preliminary approval to build hospital on campus
NSU is one step closer to getting a hospital on campus. The Agency for Healthcare Administration gave preliminary approval to Hospital Corporation of America East Florida’s Certificate of Need to build a hospital on NSU’s campus. President George Hanbury said when AHCA announces this decision on its website this week, local hospitals will have 21 […]
Cancer doesn’t quit, so we won’t sit: Dance Marathon 2015
A group of undergraduate students is planning the second annual Dance Marathon, a fundraiser to benefit Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Dance Marathon is an eight-hour event to raise money for children battling cancer and will take place Jan. 9 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the basketball courts at the Recreational Complex in the Don Taft […]
Student Leadership and Civic Engagement to host Leadership Conference
The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will host a Leadership Conference on Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center and Carl DeSantis Building. The conference will be broken into two sessions and will allow students the opportunity to learn from NSU faculty and staff and outside […]
Submit your work to the undergraduate film festival
Applications for NSU’s annual Undergraduate Film Festival will be accepted from Jan. 5 to Feb. 20. The festival is part of the Undergraduate Student Symposium, which is hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. All films will be shown in April at the Undergraduate Student Symposium in the Performance Theatre in the Don […]
While we’re away
Events, activities and deadlines before The Current returns on Jan. 13 Winter 2015 course registration deadline Undergraduate students must register for winter semester courses by Dec. 18. New students must make an appointment to meet with an academic adviser, and continuing students may register online through WebSTAR or SharkLink. For assistance or to meet with […]
Obama acts on immigration policies
On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions to attempt to improve the United States’ immigration enforcement system, which will be put into effect within 90 days. “Even as we are a nation of immigrants, we’re also a nation of laws,” Obama said during his speech. Obama stated that his order […]
NSU opens new shuttle route
Starting Dec. 8, NSU added the Walmart on University Drive and Griffin Road as a new stop the Shark Shuttle’s Route 2. Assistant Director of Physical Plant Anthony Iovino said the route will be called Shopper Route 2 and will operate everyday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. “Basically the route will travel our Route […]
Oceanographic Center receives approximately $8.5 million for oil spill research
The Oceanographic Center received a financial award from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, also known as GoMRI, making NSU one of 12 organizations selected to receive part of $140 million for continued research in oil spills and response to spills. Tracey Sutton, associate professor at the OC and research director, said receiving the grant […]