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Nova Southeastern University, headquartered in Davie, Fla., is one of Florida's largest private universities. NSU officials boast that their institution ranks among the top in awarding degrees to Hispanic and minority graduates. The university was founded in 1964. Its current president is Ray Ferrero, Jr. NSU ranks America's sixth-largest independent institution of higher education, and counts more than 76,000 alumni....
Nova Southeastern University, headquartered in Davie, Fla., is one of Florida's largest private universities. NSU officials boast that their institution ranks among the top in awarding degrees to Hispanic and minority graduates. The university was founded in 1964. Its current president is Ray Ferrero, Jr. NSU ranks America's sixth-largest independent institution of higher education, and counts more than 76,000 alumni. It's 330-acre campus houses 16 colleges and schools, with a wide range of academic fields and disciplines including business, nursing and the humanities. The Shepard Broad Law Center, College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Optometry, Center for Psychological Studies are just several of the colleges and schools within Nova Southeastern. NSU currently serves a student body of roughly 26,000 students. In addition to its main campus, NSU's "distance education delivery" system offers courses at satellite campuses across Florida, and the Caribbean. The distance education program specializes in a broad number of fields, from business to school psychology. The fast-growing university has also unveiled a number of flagship buildings in recent years. Those include a new, high-tech business school and a brand new library, the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. This library is operated in conjunction with the Broward Library System. NSU's athletic departments compete in the NCAA's Division II as members of the Sunshine State Conference. NSU offers 15 intercollegiate athletic programs nine women's programs and six men's teams. NovaSoutheastern University is located at 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, 33314-7796. 3301800-541-6682. College Avenue, Fort 541-6682 For further information on the university or its various professional schools call 800-541-6682 or go to www.nova.edu, http://pharmacy.nova.edu/home.html, http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/, http://medicine.nova.edu/, http://optometry.nova.edu/, http://www.cps.nova.edu/
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Animal activists call for changes at SeaWorld following trainer's orca death
L.A. UnleashedAnimal advocates all over the country have been voicing their opposition to keeping orcas in captivity since a SeaWorld Orlando orca named Tilikum killed his trainer Wednesday. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, while expressing sympathy for the... -
Taking the cruise line to court should be your last resort
Special to The TimesQuestion: Upon boarding Holland America's Maasdam in May, we discovered that our stateroom toilet was broken and filled with waste. We complained immediately and were told the problem would be repaired after lunch. The toilet wasn't fixed until the fourth...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Education, Contracts, Tourism and Leisure, Health Organizations
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Summer Shorts: one size fits all
The Summer Shorts festival is theater for people who don't like theater. At least, that's what festival director John Manzelli thinks of City Theatre's 17th annual staging of short plays produced on the boards at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami....Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Entertainment, Television Industry, Arts and Culture, Television
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Miami's Causeway Cannibal was 'a beautiful person,' former classmate says
The naked cannibal was not the Rudy Eugene his classmates knew. The image of a growling, face-eating so-called "zombie" didn't sit well Tuesday with those who remembered Eugene as a teenager. "No, that's not him," said Victoria Forte, a former classmate...
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Who can fix Florida condo, HOA communities?
Who shoulders the most responsibility to keep Florida's condominium and homeowners communities running properly, financially and socially? The board of directors? Owners? Lawmakers? Actually, each of those entities owns an equal slice of the...Tags: Tamarac, Laws, Lawyers, Justice System, Broward County
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Broward students receive Orange Bowl awards
Two Broward County student-athletes were recently presented with Orange Bowl Impact and Excellence (O.B.I.E.) awards. Miramar High School senior D'Vontis Arnold and West Broward High School senior Allison Reddish wrote winning essays on overcoming...Tags: Miramar High School , Diabetes, Basketball, College Sports, Science and Technology
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Davie Fire Department under investigation by feds over discrimination complaints
— The stories, all told in court records, paint a damning portrait of a fire department with a boy's club atmosphere, where women are groped, demeaned and ignored at promotion time while the "golden children," a small group of privileged male...
Tags: Conservation, Lawyers, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges
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Memorial Day openings and closings in Broward and Palm Beach counties
Monday is Memorial Day. Here's what will be open and closed in Broward and Palm Beach counties: CLOSED: Public schools; Broward College; Florida Atlantic University; Nova Southeastern University; federal, state, county and municipal offices; the...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Broward College, Memorial Day, Boca Raton, Broward County
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Explorers find a wreck and a lot of life in deep seas
WASHINGTON – While scientists watched intently on computer screens in Florida and across the world, the crew of a federal exploratory ship cruising in the Gulf of Mexico last month grew increasingly excited as they maneuvered a robotic undersea...
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When FCAT going gets tough, Florida gets out the erasers
Thinking caps on, class. It's time to come up with a new slogan for the FCAT. My nominee: — Forget Race to the Top, we've got Erase to the Top! For those of you who missed it – or are lucky enough to not be involved with Florida's...Tags: Broward College, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Teacher-administrator had special empathy with students
Lori Schenk's laughter would arrive long before she did — a loud belly laugh, as memorable as the woman herself, echoing through the halls of Lake Howell High School, the place she loved. As a teacher, counselor and dean of students at the Seminole...Tags: Education, Culture, Cancer, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences
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Florida universities rank high in presidential pay
Florida's universities trail the nation when it comes to state funding and academic rankings, but they do score high in one area: pay for their top leaders. The median pay for presidents of the eight research universities in Florida was $510,000 during...Tags: University of Central Florida, Education, Florida International University, University of Florida, Lynn University
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