Discount on Florida Panther Tickets
Nova Southeastern University Alumni receive discounts on Florida Panthers tickets throughout the '06 -'07 season (Based on availability).  Lower level tickets are just $32 (normally $72) and Upper level tickets are only $17 (normally $32).  For more information, please call Grant Fuller, Sales Associate for the Florida Panthers at (954) 835-7291 or E-mail Grant Fuller at fullerg@sselive.com. Click here to view the '06-'07 game schedule.     

Sun-Sentinel offers Nova Southeastern University alumni 25% off of home delivery rates in Broward County

• 13 week daily subscription for $2.73 per week = $35.49 total
• 13 week Thursday-Sunday subscription for $1.80 per week = $23.40 total
• 13 week Sunday only subscription for $.89 per week = $11.57 total

To take advantage of these special savings, please call 1-800-548 NEWS (6397) and ask for offer code NOVANOVA.  Or sign up online at www.sun-sentinel.com/subscribe and enter offer code NOVANOVA.

Disclaimer:
This introductory offer is valid for Broward residents who have not had home delivery service within the past 30 days.  At the end of the introductory offer, service will continue at our regular home delivery rates.  Each subscription includes transportation cost of 16 cents daily and 26 cents Sunday.  You have the option to pick up your paper to avoid transportation costs.  Charges may vary.  Payments will be applied to outstanding subscription balances if applicable.  Offer may expire at any time.  Offer code NOVANOVA.  Promo codes DS1325BI / TS1325BI / SO1325BI.

Residential Mortgages for NSU Alumni offered by 1st United Bank
Have you been thinking about buying a new home in Florida or refinancing your existing Florida home? Have you considered consolidating your first and second mortgages and maybe even paying off your credit card debts? If the answer to any of these questions is yes - 1st United Bank is the lender for you. They offer customized financing options, extremely competitive rates and hands-on professional service. In addition, for every Nova Southeastern University alumnus who closes a mortgage loan with 1st United Bank,* a $300 donation will be made in the name of that Alumnus, by 1st United Bank.

1st United Bank offers dozens of loan options including, but not limited to, the following:

• Purchase, refinance and construction/permanent mortgages along with jumbo loans of all types
• Fixed rate loans, adjustable rate loans, interest only loans and other mortgage programs available
• Loan terms of 5 to 40 years with multiple rate lock options
• Lot loans for owner-occupied, second home and investment properties

1st United Bank's Loan Professionals are dedicated to helping every home buyer find the program that is most tailored to his or her specific needs.
For more information:  http://1stunitedbank.web-loans.com

Chicago Alumni Chapter Holiday Dinner Celebration – December 9th, 2006
You are invited to attend the annual NSU Greater Chicago Alumni Chapter Holiday Dinner Party. The event will feature music by Floyd Manning and we will honor our recent graduates. Dr. Edna Suarez-Columba, Director of Field Services, will be our keynote speaker of the evening. All attendees will receive free parking and free drinks. Contact Dr. Curtis Smith at curtis1934@aol.com to RSVP.

6:30 p.m. Social Hour * 7:30 p.m. Dinner * 8:30 p.m. Program & Raffle Drawing

Harambee House
11901 Loomis Avenue, Chicago, IL (312) 787-6100
Located one block east of Christ Universal Temple

Cost: $45 for NSU Alumni - includes dinner and cost of chapter membership
           $40 for Guests

GRAVITY Blast Workout!- Friday, December 15, 2006
Are YOU holiday ready? If not- get ready with a GRAVITY Blast Workout!  Join us for your first workout Friday, December 15, 2006 at 11:30am, 12:00am, 12:30am or 5:15pm.  The GRAVITY Blast workout will include 30 minutes of a complete total body workout.  The complete GRAVITYSystem includes strength training classes, a new approach to Pilates, personal training and post-rehabilitation conditioning, all delivered by the GTSTM, a device that engages all muscle groups and encourages functional exercise for any age group by using an individuals’ body weight as resistance against gravity.  Functional exercise is a technique that recreates movements performed in the course of everyday life, thus improving performance.  Able to adjust at nine different levels of resistance, GTS facilitates more than 250 strength training, stretching and Pilates exercises. You do not have to be a RecPlex member, and the fee is only $5 to participate! Call (954) 262-7323 for more information or visit our website at www.rec.nova.edu.

Training the Lawyer to Represent the Whole Child- January 5-6, 2007
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy presents Training the Lawyer to Represent the Whole Child at Shepard Broad Law Center on NSU’s main campus.  Learn the best way to protect a child’s rights while increasing your advocacy skills in child welfare and juvenile justice through this intensive, interdisciplinary program.  Tuition for this program is $150.00.  For registration and full program details visit the National Institute for Trial Advocacy website at www.nita.org or call 800-225-6482 to register by phone. 

Celebration of Excellence- Thursday, January 25, 2007
Nova Southeastern University President Ray Ferrero, Jr.; Board of Trustees; Alumni Association; Gold Circle; and President’s Associates proudly present Nova Southeastern University’s 9th Annual Celebration of Excellence featuring the presentation of the President’s Community Award to David H. Rush and Frank Till, Jr., Ed.D., and the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards will be presented to an outstanding alumnus from each school and center for their achievement in their field. The event will be held at the Signature Grand in Davie, FL. The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and program will start promptly at 7:00 p.m.  Seating is limited. Please RSVP no later than January 2, 2007. The price for all reservations is $75 per person.

The Jews of Czestochowa Exhibit- December 3, 2006-January 29, 2007
The exhibit traces the history and growth of the Jewish community in Czestochowa, Poland, and recounts the contributions of this once-vibrant population.  Before World War II nearly 40,000 people in this city were Jewish.  After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Jews were confined to the concentration camp in Treblinka.  Six thousand survived in forced labor camps.  Today fewer than 100 Jews live in Czestochowa. 

Original documents, photographs books of pre-war life, the tragedy of the ghetto, and the postwar denouement are featured in this exhibit located in the Alvin Sherman Library, Second Floor Gallery.  For more information please call (954) 262-4613.

COM Alumni Reunion/CME- February 9, 10, 11, 2007
Mark your calendar for the NSU-COM Alumni Reunion/CME weekend.  Beginning on Friday, February 9, 2007 the welcoming reception will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Plantation from 7-9:30 with drinks and hor’s dourves.  Children are welcome.

Saturday, February 10, 2007 will begin with CME on campus in the Melnick Auditorium of the Terry Building from 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., immediately followed by a tour of the campus. 

The Gala Reception, Banquet and Dancing will take place Saturday evening February 10, 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel Main Ballroom honoring the Classes of 1987 and 1997 beginning at 7 p.m.

Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA)- February 22-24, 2007
NSU-COM Alumni Chapter will have a booth displayed at the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association conference located at the Hyatt Pier 66, 17th Street Causeway, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Please stop by with fellow alumni and say hello.  No registration necessary.

MIBA Alumni Chapter Annual Community Service Event
As part of the MIBA Alumni Chapter’s annual community service event, they joined the beach conservation project at John Lloyd Park on Sunday, November 19th to help plant native Florida sea-oats. They could not have asked for a better day or location to appreciate the beauty right in our back yard.  Click here to see photos from the event (http://www.nova.edu/mibachapter/pictures.html).

NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Luncheon
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumni had a chance to rekindle old friendships during a luncheon held at the American Osteopathic Association Convention and Scientific Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 14-20, 2006, at the Las Vegas Hilton.  Approximately 175 alumni, faculty, and friends of NSU-COM attended.

During the luncheon, NSU-COM dean Dr. Anthony J. Silvagni conducted a comprehensive slide presentation to update the alumni on accomplishments relating to both the college and the university, including the new University Center. That same evening, alumni were invited to a casual reception that allowed them to mingle in a more relaxed setting.

Eastern New York Alumni Chapter Luncheon
December 2, 2006
The Eastern New York Alumni Chapter met at the de Seversky Center at NYIT in Old Westbury, NY.  The mansion is one of the most lavished gathering halls in Long Island.  Dr. Whitney Vantine, superintendent of Cold Spring Harbor School District, presented the members with a wonderful slide show and an uplifting message of how to advance our careers while still keeping what matters most at the forefront.  This event was well attended by 23 of our members, family and friends. Attendees bought raffle tickets toward winning various NSU apparel and items along with a grand prize basket of festive foods. The raffle raised $250 to go towards the NSU Annual Fund. The holiday gala ended with a serenade of Christmas carols by one of our own Dr. Evangeline Manjares. The next event for the Eastern New York Alumni Chapter is scheduled to be held in March 2007.

Ms. Terry Verduin (J.D. ‘95) was this year’s recipient of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach’s Andrew F. O’Connell Award.  Ms. Verduin’s devoted and preserving work in the area of guardianship/incapacity and guardian advocacy has been most beneficial and supportive in helping to preserve the overall integrity of the guardianship programs. One major endeavor in this regard is Ms. Verduin’s promotion of the establishment of a consortium of 4 local agencies, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Inc., The Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service, and the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.

Ms. Verduin is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in international business communications and now a member of the Florida Bar, Ms. Verduin is currently working as a State Attorney for the Department of Children and Families, as well as maintaining her own private practice.

Philip D. Mosciski (DBA ‘04) has been appointed as President of GEO Design Services, Inc., The GEO Group’s corporate design subsidiary.  Phil has been with GEO for nearly 10 years, first as an architect, then as Director of Design, and Most recently as Vice President, Design Services since 2001.

Walter M Ryan III (DO '93) is the Principal Investigator in several clinical trials involving Hereditary Angioedema and C1esterase inhibitor trials. Dr. Walter currently oversees thirty-three individuals with this disease. His practice is one of the leading recruiting sites for these phase II and III trials.

Did you know that NSU will unveil its 10,800-square-foot underwater seascape mural created by world-renowned artist Guy Harvey during Homecoming 2007?

• Oceanographic Student and Professor deploy Artificial Reef Modules in Mexico
  
• College of Pharmacy Supports Asthma Walk – Raises over $3,000
• Law Center looking to Expand Dual Degree Program to Rome
• 100% of NSU Nursing Students Passed Exam on 1st Attempt
• Dept of Athletics to Establish Athletics Hall of Fame – Deadline to nominate: Dec. 15
• Online Master of Science in Education Law Program to Begin January 2007
• Just Us: From Bean Pickers to Presidents - Saturday, February 3, 2007

• Sharks Average 102 Points Per-Game, In Victories over North Alabama and Valdosta State
• Tennis Program Ranked 17th in ITA National Poll
  
• Three NSU Women’s Soccer Players Earn All-South Region Honors