October 2 , 2007

Contact:
Alan Hancock
NSU Office of Public Affairs
Phone: 954-262-5385
Email: hancocka@nsu.nova.edu

CareersUSA Founder & CEO Marilyn Ounjian to Speak at
Nova Southeastern University’s Business School

FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, FL – Marilyn J. Ounjian, founder and CEO of CareersUSA, will be speaking at Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship on Oct. 15 as part of the Business School’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

The free public lecture will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Julian and Ellen Knight Lecture Hall in the Carl DeSantis Building, located at NSU’s Davie campus (3301 College Avenue). Space is limited and RSVPs must be made by calling (954) 262-5065.

In 1981, Ounjian founded CareersUSA in Philadelphia after financial hardships forced her from college and into the workforce. Now based in Boca Raton, CareersUSA, a national temporary, temp-to-hire and direct-hire staffing firm, has taken off in the last three decades. It’s become a thriving national firm that’s a pioneer in web-based staffing and human resources solutions. It has annual revenues in excess of $45 million and operates in 26 offices nationwide. Ounjian was named The South Florida Business Journal’s 2005 Business Woman of the Year and was a regional finalist for Ernst & Young’s 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Distinguished Lecture Series is designed to provide students and members of the community a glimpse into the minds of successful and outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders. The series has previously welcomed business titans such as Jack Welch, The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Robert L. Johnson, Alan Potamkin, Ronald Bergeron, Stephen A. Ross, Ph.D., and H. Wayne Huizenga.

About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 300 beautiful acres in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a dynamic fully accredited institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 26,000 students and is the sixth largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The university awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences. For more information visit www.nova.edu.