As the Mayans put it, 2012 will be “the end of the world.” While the Earth may still be rotating on its axis, the world of guns as we know it may have started to end. As the talk of the Aurora, Colo. shooting died down, we were faced with yet another massacre — one that left 20 children and six adults dead at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
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Holocaust survivor shares her story
On Nov. 27 in the Carl DeSantis Building, Holocaust survivor Hanna Temel shared stories of her battle to stay alive during the Holocaust. Around 85 students attended
HPD 2013 Symposium to exhibit research
On Jan. 26, the Health Professions Division’s Institute for Educational Research will sponsor the fifth biannual Health Professions Educational Research Symposium. This daylong conference is open to all faculty and graduate students from any program on campus. Educational research will be exhibited, which will offer insight into the health field. The presentations will showcase ideas […]
2013 Leadership Conference open to students
NSU’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement is set to host the 2013 Winter Leadership Conference on Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building. The event will consist of a series of workshop sessions on diversity, time management, effective advertising, team-building, and other topics to benefit student leaders.
NSU to host qualitative conference
The fourth annual Qualitative Report’s two-day conference will be held Jan. 18-19 on the main campus to help researchers produce and improve qualitative research. The conference is affiliated with The Qualitative Report, an online journal, and is sponsored by NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. This year’s theme is “Qualitative Re-search and Technology.”
College of Health Care Science makes writing a new priority
The Health Professions Division’s Effective Writing Center is now officially open to College of Health Care Science students for coaching sessions with one of five experienced writers. The Center aims to improve students’ skills in writing — a subject that is typically given less attention by students of science.
Embrace your inner tech geek at ITPalooza
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Science will host the 2012 “ITPalooza —South Florida Tech Holiday Party” on Dec. 12. South Florida Technology Groups will partner together to host a variety of tech meetings, informational discussions, and holiday networking parties — all free and open to the public.
News Briefs
Organizations prepare for SGA Budget Hearing Representatives from campus undergraduate organizations will attend the Undergraduate Student Government Association’s budget hearing to allocate funds for next semester on Dec. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m., and Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in room 200 of the Rosenthal Student Center. “Communicate Through Conflict” […]
Distinguished speakers series needs to expand
When former Newsweek writer Maziar Bahari visited Nova Southeastern University on October 18 as part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Science’s Distinguished Speaker Series, it represented a great moment in the school’s history. The Distinguished Speaker Series has been running for nearly ten years and has featured such prominent names as Archbishop Desmond […]
NSU contributes to Hurricane Sandy relief
On Nov. 15 NSU held a 48-hour drive, “Operation Shark Outreach,” in which about 50 boxes were placed in every major university building, including all campus residential halls, for people to donate items for those affected by Hurricane Sandy in the northeast.