Access Plus, a new NSU-supported college program created by the Mailman Segal Center for students with autism, will begin in the fall 2013 semester.
Tag: Students
Anesthesiologist students contribute to global Lifebox initiative
Lifebox fundraising events were held in the Terry Building on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons throughout November. So far, about 70 clips have been sold at $5 each, but the AA program’s goal is to raise $500, which will cover the cost of two pulse oximeters.
The Financial Headache at NSU
For most people the first week of the semester is laid back with professors making introductions and outlining expectations for the class, but for others it’s one of the most stressful times of the semester. The reason for the stress isn’t the difficulty of the academic work, anxiety of meeting new students or even the […]
Diary of… a student who attended a medical convention
Saamia Shaikh is a senior biology major. She is originally from Pakistan, but grew up in Orlando. She is the president of the Pre-Medical Society, as well as the co-president of the Pakistani Student Association. She is also a member of President’s 64 and on the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’s Academic Integrity Committee. When Saamia is not studying, she is reading, doing research, volunteering in her community and spending time with friends and family.
On The Scene: What do you like or dislike about the RecPlex?
We asked students what they liked or disliked about the University’s RecPlex. Here is what they had to say:
Students’ unorthodox protest of bill to use race in college admission well justified
Republican students at the University of California, Berkley planned a satirical bake sale to protest potential legislation about adding race and gender to admissions standards.
Law students out of touch with their professors
The 2010 Law School Survey of Student Engagement, conducted by the Association of American Law Schools and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, found that only 20 percent of law students frequently discuss course concepts with their professors and 29 percent discuss career plans with them.