When I transferred here last year from FIU, I was disappointed to find that students here didn’t hold student involvement and student leadership in a high regard. As I began to become involved at NSU, I learned more about the university system and began to understand the uniqueness of the NSU student experience. Here are six conclusions that I have reached in my two semesters of being a Shark:
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SGA and Office of Student Activities launch Orgsync
On Jan.24, the Office of Student Activities and the undergraduate Student Government Association launched Orgsync, an online community management system used by higher education institutions to communicate with students and staff, track student involvement and manage campus organizations and programs.
Special Olympics Broward County seeks NSU student volunteers
During the spring, Special Olympics Broward County will be reaching out to NSU student organizations about volunteering for Sallarulo’s Race for Champions. The race was founded by Paul, Samantha and Patrick Sallarulo as a fundraiser for Special Olympics in 2006, and has become an annual event.
Interested in running for office in Student Government?
The Office of Student Activities recently released the 2012 NSU student government associations elections candidacy packet, a 12-page application that undergraduate students must submit in order to get on the ballot in time for undergraduate SGA elections, which begin April 9. Below are 12 things you need to know that will make submitting your packet easy and seamless.
Commuter students deserve their own lounge
Ask any commuter, any real commuter, what they want most. Most are asking for a nice quiet place to put their feet up, charge their laptop and relax — a lounge, an area set aside for the students who don’t live on or near campus to relax and hang out during the day.
NSU’s student clubs and organizations
Throughout the winter 2012 semester, The Current will feature stories on student involvement at NSU. Involvement is an important aspect of a student’s life at NSU. Their college experience should be more than just attending classes and studying. Below are a list of the types of student clubs and organizations NSU offers.
Deadline approaching for 15th annual undergraduate student symposium
This year marks the 15th annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, a showcase of works of talent and research done by NSU undergraduate students through student research projects, creative writing and film presentations. The last day to submit the online application for the symposium is Feb. 23 at 11:59 p.m.
A talk with the Vice President of Student Affairs
Throughout the winter 2012 semester, The Current will feature student activities and student involvement at NSU. For the first installment of the series, Brad Williams, Ph.D., vice president of Student Affairs, was excited to sit and talk about the state of student affairs and student services at NSU.
Feeling stressed? It’s time for you to join the new student support group
Students for Stress Resilience, an organization that originated in the Center for Psychological Studies, recently added another facet to their organization— a student support group.
Seven predictions – The gradual deflation of the student loan bubble
I made a prediction about a year ago that things were going to change in the student loan and education industry; based on being a student myself, having recently worked in financial aid and institutional collections, and also in enrollment service.