Cierra Bussard joined the Office of Career Development in July 2017 as a Career Advisor and is pursuing her master’s degree in College Student Affairs at NSU. She loves working with all populations of students but has a particular focus on helping veteran students meet their career goals. Writing a resume for the first […]
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Support our troops — all of them
For a country that touts supporting our troops with what seems like every waking breath, we sure do a piss-poor job at it. That’s right, I said it. You see, “supporting our troops” takes more than just speeches saying that they have the hardest job in the world; it takes more than songs that make […]
Celebrate our veterans at Freedom Fest
Freedom Fest, a new NSU event to raise awareness and money for veterans returning home from overseas, will be held Nov. 16 on the Alvin Sherman Library Quad from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event will include performances by a hip-hop team from Hollywood and by a former contestant of “The Voice,” Michaela Paige, as well as a K-9 demonstration and a car show featuring Bugattis, Ferraris and Humvees.
New organization proposes NSU Veteran Center
NSU’s newest organization Nova Student Veterans Association (NSVA), has crafted a proposal to create a veteran resource center on main campus, sponsored by the group’s Founder and President Kelsey DeSantis.
Shepard Broad to gather experts on veterans’ PTSD
NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center will host a national symposium on Feb. 1 titled “Wounds of War: Meeting the Needs of Active-Duty Military Personnel and Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NSU honors and remembers veterans
NSU will recognize the contributions of its community’s veterans, servicemen, servicewomen, and their families during the annual “NSU Salute to Veterans and Service Members” event Nov. 19 at 5 p.m., in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center.
NSU honors veterans with scholarships
“We have close to 1,000 veterans here at NSU,” said George L. Hanbury II, NSU president. “Three of NSU’s core values [Integrity, Opportunity and Community] are the military’s core values.”
Student organization seeking to cater to veterans revamps plans
Students United for Returning Veterans (SURV), a group started six years ago by graduate students at the Center of Psychological Studies, wants to unite students and veterans under one organization by expanding its undergraduate membership.