Dear NSU Alumni:
NSU is at an exciting period in its history both academically and in terms of its campus life. Last year we opened up our new 366,000 square foot University Center with venues for Athletics, Recreation, the Student Union and the Performing Arts. This past fall we opened ‘The Commons’, a new 522 bed, state of the art residence hall. Main Campus is transforming and there is an energy buzz which is palpable.

To mark this ‘moment in time’, a Timeline / Time Capsule task force has been created. A time capsule has been purchased and articles are being gathered that signify NSU in 2007/2008. The time capsule will be recessed into a wall in the University Center at Homecoming in February 2008. A chronometer will be embedded in a faceplate on the wall and, at Homecoming, will begin counting backwards from 50 years until that day in 2058 when the time capsule will be opened. For years, students will walk by this dynamic exhibit.

Adjoining this wall will be the ‘Timeline Project,’ a pictorial and video history of the University. This is where we are asking for your help. While NSU has many photos in its archives, we recognize that alumni could be a wonderful resource. Should you have a photograph that captures a moment in time of your years at NSU, we would appreciate your consideration for submission to the ‘Timeline Project.’ There are two ways to submit your pictures to us:

1. by emailing them to stumedia@nova.edu (please send high-resolution pictures); or
2. by mailing them along with the filled out photo release form to:

Nova Southeastern University
Office of Alumni Relations
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

Your photographs will be sent back to you after digitally scanned. Please provide us with a return address.

All photographs submitted will be reviewed by the Timeline Task Force for possible use on the Timeline Wall.

Alumni have helped build campus life into what it has become today. I appreciate your support in helping us recapture some of those “golden memories.”

Sincerely,

Brad A. Williams, Ed.D, ‘98
Dean of Student Affairs
Nova Southeastern University

NSU Alumni Homecoming Weekend, February 22-23, 2008
Mark your calendars for NSU’s Alumni Homecoming Weekend, February 22-23, 2008! This year’s theme is “Let the FIN Begin.” This year’s homecoming celebration will feature the 3rd Annual Blues and Bubbly Alumni Event featuring Dean Pohlman and the Bobby Nathan Band, Continuing Education Courses and Lectures, Community Fest, Tailgate, Time Capsule Unveiling, and of course, the NSU men’s and women’s basketball teams taking on Lynn University.

NSU’s Alumni Homecoming Weekend is the perfect place to reconnect with friends and rediscover the changing NSU campus. So mark your calendars now and be on the look out for your invitation in the mail!

Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia Alumni Chapter's Holiday Kick-Off Party on Friday, December 7, 2007
Join us for a mix and mingle social event to start off the holiday season! We will collect toys to donate to Toys for Tots. Come enjoy drinks and tasty treats with fellow NSU alumni and friends! The event will be held at the NSU Jacksonville Student Educational Center from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Cost is $10 per person and includes drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Please RSVP by email alumweb@nova.edu or by calling 954-262-2118.

Chicago Alumni Chapter's Holiday Dinner Party on December 8, 2007
Join the Chicago Alumni Chapter on December 8 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm as they celebrate recent graduates at their annual holiday dinner party. The event will take place at the Harambee House, located at 11901 Loomis Avenue, one block east of Christ Universal Temple. Dinner is $45 per person and includes membership dues. Free parking and free drinks are included. For further information and to RSVP, please contact Dr. Curtis A. Smith, chapter president at (708) 474-3025.

Detroit Alumni Chapter new year kick off luncheon
Join fellow NSU alumni and guest speaker Charles A. Schlosser, Ph.D for the new year kick off luncheon! Dr. Schlosser will be presenting on the topic of Identifying Appropriate Roles for Educational Technologies. Bring friends, family, and school Colleagues! There will be plenty of NSU giveaways! The luncheon will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2008 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Walsh College, 41500 Gardenbrook Road, Novi, MI 48375. Cost is $5 per person. Please RSVP no later than January 7th by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at (800) 541-6682, ext. 2118.

NSU-COM 12th Annual Alumni Reunion and CME Program, February 8-10, 2008
Mark your calendars! The 12th Annual NSU-COM Alumni Reunion and CME Program will be held February 8-10, 2008. This year, we will be honoring the classes of 1988 and 1998. All social events, including the opening reception for alumni, family, and friends on Friday, February 8, 2008 from 7:00-9:30 p.m. and the banquet Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 7:00-11:00 p.m., will be held at the Renaissance Hotel-Plantation. Seven hours of free CME seminars will be held on the NSU Davie campus in the Health Professions Division (Terry Building) on Saturday and Sunday. Additional information will be mailed directly.

NSU-COM Florida Osteopathic Medical Association – FOMA – February 21-24, 2008
Hyatt Pier 66-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alumni Reception – Pier Top - 5:30-7:30 p.m.

NSU-COM American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians – ACOFP, March 12-16, 2008
Denver, CO
Alumni Reception (time and place TBA)

Eastern New York Alumni Chapter’s Holiday Celebration
The Eastern New York Alumni Chapter celebrated the holiday season and hosted their last event of the year on December 1, 2007. Held on the eve of the first snow fall of the season, alumni and friends enjoyed a warm night of networking, fellowship, and fun! The gathering was held at the beautiful home of chapter president, Kathy Corbett, Ph.D. The group welcomed 5 new members to the alumni chapter. Guests enjoyed holiday music, a catered meal, raffle prizes, and a holiday tree decorated with NSU school colors and sharks. A special thanks to everyone who attended and to Kathy Corbett, Ph.D. who generously opened her home to host the event.

Broward and Palm Beach Law Networking Social at GiGi’s Tavern in Mizner Park

Scott Atherton ‘04, President Elect of the Palm Beach Law Alumni Association, Natalie Giachos ‘06 and Angela Crandall ‘01, NSU LAA Board members and event coordinators.

Atlanta Alumni Chapter Community Service Event
On November 8, 2007, 10 members of the Atlanta Alumni Chapter gathered at the Atlanta Community Food Bank-Product Rescue Center to volunteer their time for the community. The center provides quality food, beverages, and health products to over 800 non-profit partner agencies in Metro Atlanta and the North Georgia area, who in turn distribute the products to individuals and families in need The NSU alumni helped assemble 100 Thanksgiving baskets!

Office of Alumni Relations hosts “Thanks a Latte” event for NSU A&E Circle
The Office of Alumni Relations recently hosted the “Thanks a Latte” appreciation event for the NSU A&E Circle. The A&E Circle is comprised of NSU alumni who are also NSU employees.

More than 70 A&E’s attended the coffee open house on November 14th. Guests visited Starbucks in the University Center between 8:30 am and 5 pm for a free drink and pastry.

The mission of the NSU A&E Circle is to celebrate alumni who are also employees, promote camaraderie amongst the members, strengthen member loyalty to the university, and to encourage members to support the university’s annual fund.

Jade Chen	Wayne Gooden and Erin Rodriguez
Alumni Ambassadors

Tampa Bay Alumni Chapter - "Bowling for Bricks"

J.M. Barrett and Chapter President Joe Perez	Dr. Richard Cottrell and family

NSU alumni, family, and friends took a roll down memory lane with the NSU Tampa Alumni Chapter on November 17. The event was held at Splitsville, the premier bowling and dinner lounge in Tampa. Alumni and friends enjoyed an afternoon of bowling, food, drinks, and camaraderie! The event was held to raise funds for the chapter’s purchase of a commemorative brick placed outside the University Center.

Special thanks to Chapter President Joe Perez and everyone who attended! The Tampa Bay Alumni Chapter has already begun planning their next event-a dinner party in January. Stay tuned for more details!

New Jersey Alumni Chapter’s Fall Luncheon
New Jersey alumni and friends of NSU gathered for good times and good food on November 18th. The 21 attendees enjoyed delicious Spanish cuisine at Spain Restaurant in the historic section of Newark, New Jersey. This was the first time the New Jersey Chapter held an event in Northern New Jersey in over seven years. Elisabeth Brahn was awarded the Dr. Cheryl Ann Metrey Scholarship, which the New Jersey Chapter awards to a female student in good standing who is a New Jersey resident and is currently enrolled in the Educational Leaders program. The scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Cheryl Metrey, who dedicated herself to the NSU New Jersey Alumni Chapter before her tragic death.

Elisabeth Brahn, Dr. George Metrey, widow of the late Dr. Cheryl Metrey and Dr. Eugene Costa, Chapter President & Field Associate.	Elisabeth Brahn, Dr. Eugene Costa, and Dan Brahn.

Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Faculty Lecture Series presents Barbara Broadman, Ph.D., on: “Truth, Power, and the Mexican Cult of Death: The Life and Art of Frida Kahlo”
This talk, on Tuesday, December 4, will be held at 12:00 p.m. in Parker 240. Frida Kahlo spent most of her adult life reinventing herself in her art. The reality she painted, and created, reflects her personal search for identity and immortality. On this her biographers and critics agree. Overlooked, however, is that her life and work reflect the efforts of a people, the Mexican people, to create a collective identity, a national psyche, by which they, after a half millennium, might rediscover the path to truth and power. Barbara Brodman, Ph.D. professor in the Division of Humanities, will explore that aspect of the collective Mexican psyche with which Frida most identified, and through which she strove to discover her own truths and power—the Mexican cult of death.

Huizenga School to Host M.B.A. Day

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is hosting an M.B.A. Day on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Carl DeSantis Building. Anyone interested in learning more about bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral business degree programs—including accounting, business administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, international business administration, leadership, management, M.B.A., marketing, public administration, real estate development, sport and recreation management or taxation—can stop by anytime from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to speak personally with an admissions manager.

For more information or to RSVP, email rsvp@huizenga.nova.edu, call 954-262-5026, or visit our website.

Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Performing Arts Program Presents Concert
The college’s music program presents Peace: A Holiday Concert, in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on December 7, 2007. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free but reservations are required. For more information, contact NSU Theatre at (954) 262-8179, or visit the Performing Arts Program web pages at www.undergrad.nova.edu/performingarts/

Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Environmental Science Program Presents “Uruguay: The Hidden Adventure” Photographic Exhibit
The college's Division of Math, Science, and Technology is cosponsoring a photographic exhibit on Uruguay’s ecotourism industry. “Uruguay: The Hidden Adventure” will be on display in the Sherman Library Gallery on the second floor through December 31.

Tampa SEC Hosts Softball Game for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni
NSU alumni are invited to join the NSU Tampa SEC’s students, faculty and staff for the 2008 NSU Softball Social. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Evans Park in Seffner, FL. Everyone is encouraged to bring their families and friends. There will be plenty of fun, food, friends, softball, and other games for everyone!

To RSVP or for any questions please e-mail NSU Tampa’s Office of Student Affairs at satampa@nova.edu or call 813-393-4998.

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Speaker Series- Thursday, February 21, 2007
On February 21, 2008, the Division of Math, Science, and Technology will present the next Distinguished Speaker in the series, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel, M.D. He won for his research in the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. A refugee from the Nazis as an Austrian Jew, Kandel studied in the United States. His interest in neuroscience led him to recognize, through experiments, that the physical storage of memory relied on synaptic connections between neurons. Connected with this research are investigations into the nature of learning. Kandel describes memory as “a form of mental time travel [that] frees us from the constraints of time and space.” It is the brain’s amazing ability to store a seemingly infinite number of facts, figures and experiences, according to Kandel, which enables us to retrieve what we have learned before the present time.

Oceanographic Center Dean and Professors Participate in Environmental Conference with Al Gore
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore was the keynote speaker of the first ever environmental conference hosted by the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, in association with the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) at Nova Southeastern University and the Ocean Conservancy, to examine the mutual interdependency between local actions and global initiatives. The conference, “Fostering a Green Culture in Small Island Nations”, was held in Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Nov. 18-20.

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Nova Southeastern University Baseball Team Participates in Miracle League World Series Game

The World Series was the culmination of an eight-week season for the Miracle League All Stars, a team of children with special needs and disabilities who have realized their dream of playing organized baseball.

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Fran Orenstein, Ed.D, ‘93 published her first tween (middle grade) novel, The Ghost Under Third Base. It is an adventure story for boys and girls, ages 9-13. The book is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

For the second consecutive time, Roger K. Gelb, J.D., ‘91 has been selected by his peers as one of the best lawyers in the Washington, D.C. area. The entire list of D.C.'s best lawyers appears in the December 2007 issue of Washingtonian Magazine.

Jules Pagano, D.P.A., ‘76, was elected in January 2007, as a member of the Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) Board of Directors. EPI President Lawrence Mishel welcomed the election, saying “Jules is dedicated to economic justice and shares our vision of broadly shared prosperity. We’re proud to have him join our leadership team.”

Jules has long been associated with EPI. As Vice President of American Income Life and Executive Director of AIL’s Labor Advisory Board, he has worked closely with several of EPI’s founding board members, including two former Labor Secretaries: Ray Marshall and Robert Reich; American Prospect editor Bob Kuttner; Northeastern University professor Barry Bluestone; and EPI Founding President Jeff Faux.

Bruce Jonas, J.D., ‘97, helped found the nonprofit organization Support Our Troops. Support Our Troops is a civilian-led, family-focused, nonpolitical patriotic charitable organization of civilians, active duty families, and veterans. Its purpose is to assist the families of America’s active duty troops with funds for education, transportation, medical and home emergencies.

Cindy Dunn, P.H.R., (MS-HRM), ‘03, formally of Hoosier National Forest in Southern Indiana where she served for three years, has transferred to the new position of HR Specialist – Workers’ Compensation at the USDA Forest Service Albuquerque Service Center, Human Capital Management in New Mexico.

Connie L. Fleming, Ed.D, ‘05, was recently selected to serve as a Reading Coach with Project Beyond. Fleming will be responsible for providing professional development training for three educational sites through coaching, demonstration lessons, and curriculum planning. Dr. Fleming currently serves as a professor with Alcorn State University, Unit Director for the Boys and Girls Club, and a classroom teacher for the Natchez-Adams School District.

Shannon Davis, M.S., ‘99, recently started her own business. Beyondmotherhood.com is a niche job board that connects employers with the “untapped” workforce, stay at home moms.

John Wilhelm, D.P.A., ‘79, a retired doctor, enjoys his hobbies of swimming, fishing, reading and writing novels. He has published four novels on his blog which are available for reading at no charge at: http://holmesbeachbum.blogspot.com.

Michael Ehren, J.D., ‘07, was recently hired by Lash & Goldberg LLP, as a new associate. Ehren’s primary practice areas are civil, commercial and healthcare litigation. Prior to becoming a member of the Florida Bar, Ehren graduated magna cum laude with a law degree from Nova Southeastern University, where he served as a senior staff member on the Nova Law Review.

Ethan Wall, J.D., ‘07, recently joined the Law Firm Richman Greer as an Associate. Wall practices primarily in the areas of complex and commercial litigation, business torts, and intellectual property.

Wall received his Juris Doctor Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University. He was the Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society, an Associate Editor of the Nova Southeastern Law Review and selected to the Order of the Barristers.

Did you know that the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences wants to connect with NSU alumni who work at high schools or colleges across the country?
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions would like to connect with NSU alumni who work at high schools or colleges across the country.

Do you work in a High School or College? Do you know an NSU grad who works at a school? We want to hear from you! The Office of Undergraduate Admissions would love to meet NSU graduates from any discipline as we travel about bringing the NSU message to schools in your area.

Please contact Regina Schawaroch in the Office of Admissions at (800) 338-4723, extension 8020, or email Regina at reginas@nova.edu.

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