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 Free Dental Service for School Children NSU received a $75,000 grant to provide free dental services to 400 North Miami Beach elementary school children. The grant was received from the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Inc. to provide dental services to uninsured students from local elementary schools. The services will include comprehensive oral examinations, cleanings, […]

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 2012 Convocation Ceremony on Sept. 4 The 2012 Convocation Ceremony will take place on Sept. 4 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the arena at the Don Taft University Center. At the Convocation, the undergraduate student body, and faculty members join together in anticipation of a new school year filled with academic achievements and learning excellence. A […]

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Tours of NSU’s new exercise and sport science lab available On April 18, from 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., tours of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ new Exercise and Sport Science Teaching and Research Laboratory will take place as part of an open house event for the college. The state-of-the-art lab, which opened […]

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High school graduations to impact campus traffic Beginning in May, NSU will host several high school graduation ceremonies and rehearsals in the Don Taft University Center Arena. University officials have announced that these events will disrupt the flow of traffic and parking on campus. Guests will use the Alvin Sherman Library parking garage. Students, faculty […]

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Job growth highest in Fort Lauderdale and Miami  Fort Lauderdale and Miami had the highest job growth earlier this year with job openings going up 10.2 percent. These regions are among 30 areas that saw an increase in job openings. Some other places for increased job growth include Orlando (6.5 percent), and Detroit (5.4 percent). […]

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NSU faculty and staff able to donate to the university through payroll NSU faculty and staff can now donate to the university via a link on the president’s web page at www.nova.edu/president/facultystaffgiving/ or via payroll deduction at www.nova.edu/facultystaffgiving. The methods came about after faculty and staff expressed, in a series of recent town hall meetings […]

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 Patriot National Insurance donates to NSU On Jan. 13, NSU received a $450,000 gift from Steve M. Mariano, chairman and CEO of Patriot National Insurance Group, a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance and insurance services. The gift to the College of Dental Medicine will fund the newly launched Patriot Health Initiative to help provide […]