Timothy Dixon, associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Division of Humanities and coordinator of history and politics, will present “Good and Evil in the Arab Spring” as part of the Faculty Lecture Series on Oct. 17 at noon in the Cotilla Gallery of the Alvin Sherman Library. The lecture reflects Farquhar’s […]

NSU is preparing for its 50th anniversary in 2014, which will celebrate the university’s founding in 1964. Barbara Packer-Muti, executive director of the Office of Institutional and Community Engagement, said the celebration will last throughout the entire year with ongoing events. “We’re a young university and celebrating our first big milestone is a big deal,” […]

The Office of Career Development will host its Graduate School Fair on Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center, with representatives from more than 50 graduate and professional programs. Career advisor Emilio Lorenzo said the fair will allow students to speak one-on-one, face-to-face, with representatives, […]

NSU’s Gay-Straight Alliance is celebrating National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, by extending it to Coming Out Week. Chad Emrick, president of the Gay-Straight Alliance, said that it is essential to bring national awareness to the struggles of the LGBT community. “It’s important for people to see that the support is out there, because so […]

NSU’s sixth annual Shark Shuffle, a 5K run/walk, will take place on Oct. 13 in front of the Alvin Sherman Library. All students who finish the race will be eligible to win $500 in a raffle by submitting their racing number. At least 20 students will win. These monetary prizes are donations from the deans […]

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of Student Media will host the second NSU Multimedia Conference on Oct. 12 to connect students from local high schools, community colleges and NSU with local media professionals and educators. The conference, held from 8:15 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, will […]

On Oct. 14, NSU’s Office of Institutional and Community Engagement will administer its sixth annual student survey for students to give feedback and express concerns to university administrators. Alejandrina Matias, coordinator in the Office of Institutional and Community Engagement said, “The goal of the survey is to get an assessment of student’s satisfaction here — […]

Woman 2 Woman Breast Cancer Foundation held a 5K race on campus Sept. 28 to raise awareness for breast cancer. [slideshow_deploy id=’9944′]

On Sept. 23, President George Hanbury announced groundbreaking for a 10,000-square-foot emergency medical facility on the main campus. Hanbury also announced a partnership with Hospital Corporation of America East Florida to propose an academic and research hospital. Hanbury said HCA East Florida is filing a Certificate of Need (C.O.N.) with the Agency for Health Care […]

Kappa Sigma will host the Kappa Sigma Zombie Run, a .7-mile race, on Oct. 25 at 6:06 p.m. to raise money for the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that provides residences for veterans and families of those in the military who are being treated at a military medical center. The race will start at the […]