Student Newsletter - March 2009
Distinguished Speakers Series
Important News
Important Dates
College Links Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences College Administration Don Rosenblum, Ph.D. Naomi D'Alessio, Ph.D. Marlisa Santos, Ph.D. Matthew He, Ph.D. Michael Caldwell, D.M.A. Michael Reiter, Ph.D. |
Message from the Dean
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| Second-Annual Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Symposium: “Addressing the Clinical Challenges of Elder Care” | |
The college invites students to volunteer their time and service at the second-annual Interdisciplinary
Geriatrics Symposium on April 25 and 26, 2009. Student volunteers are needed to run registration and operations
during the two-day conference to be held at NSU. All students who assist are eligible to sit in on all of the lectures
and other activities at this symposium. For more information or to sign up, please contact Mark Jaffe, D.P.M.,
assistant professor in the college's Division of Math, Science, and Technology, at mjaffe@nova.edu or
(954) 262-8083. |
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| Fourth-Annual Boomers and Beyond Health Fair | |
The college also invites students to volunteer their time and service at the fourth-annual Boomers and Beyond
Health Fair, taking place at NSU on Sunday, April 26, 2009. Student volunteers are needed to run registration,
provide translators at the booths, and serve food and beverages. All students who volunteer will receive a T-shirt,
food and beverage, ProjectServe hours for their clubs, and the opportunity to network with many graduate students,
clinicians, faculty, and staff from the Health Professions Division, as well as other graduate programs here at
NSU. For more information or to sign up, please contact Mark Jaffe, D.P.M., assistant professor in the college's
Division of Math, Science, and Technology, at mjaffe@nova.edu or (954) 262-8083. |
Travel Study Program
| History of the Civil Rights Movement - Spend Summer 2009 in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama | |
With the election of America’s first African-American President, this is a great time to look back at
the struggles for civil rights faced by Blacks in the 1950s and 1960s. Students will read about and discuss historic
moments in the civil-rights struggle, and then visit the places where those events occurred. For more information
and an application, contact Gary Gershman, Ph.D., J.D., associate professor in the college's Division of Humanities,
at ggershma@nova.edu or (954) 262-8211. |
Scholarship Opportunities
| Stolzenberg-Doan Scholarship Deadline Extended - Applications Due by April 1, 2009 | |
Students from the college are eligible and encouraged to apply. The scholarship supports students who are planning to enroll in a travel-study program taught or sponsored by a faculty member from the college during the summer 2009 semester. Priority will be given to students majoring in international studies and other Division of Humanities majors (business and education majors are not eligible). Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA overall, must show financial need, and must submit a 500-word essay with the application. Download the scholarship application. |
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| Three Scholarships Still Available for Professional and Liberal Studies (PALS) Students; Apply by April 1, 2009 | |
PALS students may apply for a book scholarship, a scholarship for continuing PALS students, and a scholarship for international PALS students. For more information, contact (954) 262-7918 or scholarships@nova.edu.
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| Rotary's Ambassadorial Scholarship Program | |
| Ambassadorial scholarships, offered through your local Rotary club, provide students the opportunity to study in one of the almost 200 countries and geographical regions where Rotary clubs are active. The purpose of the program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, please visit the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Program Web site. |
Internship/Externship, Study Abroad Opportunities
| Graduating Seniors: Attend "The Obama Presidency: The First 100 Days" Seminar in Washington, D.C. | |
The Washington Center invites graduating seniors to apply to attend a special leadership academic seminar in our nation's capital, from May 17 to May 24, 2009. Participants will gain a unique "inside the Beltway" perspective on major domestic and foreign policy issues facing the Obama Administration. Students will also visit embassies, Capitol Hill, and executive branch offices, ensuring students will gain considerable insight as a result of being in Washington during this historic time. The early deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The final deadline is Wednesday, April 15, 2009. For more information and to apply, visit www.Obama100.org.
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| Travel to Ireland During the Summer 2009 Semester | |
| Earn six transfer credits toward your NSU degree while spending time this summer in Ireland. Choose two of the following courses: Transatlantic Currents: Ireland and America in the Modern Era; Myth, Legend, and Folklore: Exploring Early Irish Literature; and Screening Ireland: Irish Film into the 21st Century. Ireland is your classroom! This program is administered by AHA-International. For more information, contact David Kilroy, Ph.D., associate professor in the college's Division of Humanities, at dkilroy@nova.edu or (954) 262-8021. | |
| Royall & Company Internship | |
| Royall & Company, a top marketing agency dedicated to undergraduate student recruitment and enrollment, is now accepting applications for its 2009 Summer Internship Program. Internships are available in accounting/finance, art direction/graphic design, copywriting, strategic analysis and reporting, survey research and analysis, and Web design. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 16, 2009. For more information, visit www.royall.com/internship. | |
| Looking for Change? Apply for Fall HACU Internship in Washington, D.C. | |
Earn a paid fall internship with a federal agency or private corporation based in Washington, D.C., or at a field office nationwide. The deadline to apply is Sunday, June 14, 2009. |
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| Apply by March 16 for Summer Science Internships in Austria, Indiana | |
Attention students: the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences is now accepting applications for the 2009 Intercampus Undergraduate Student Internship Program. There are four internships available for the summer semester, including two positions of up to 10 weeks each at Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest, in Gary, Indiana, and two positions of six weeks each at the Medical University of Graz in Graz, Austria.
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