NSU Horizons Spring 2013

Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. 02-051-13SAT 8 6 16 24 Features President’s Message 2 Meet NSU’s Campus Leaders 4 African Presence Celebrates a Decade of Art 6 Focus on Undergraduates 8 Prescription for Success 16 Public Art 19 Celebration of Excellence 23 Guy Harvey: A History of Conservation 24 A Legacy of Giving 26 Social Media 27 The Psychology of Flying 40 Departments Around NSU NSU’s New Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine 3 Recent Donor-Funded Scholarship Gifts 33 Faculty Profiles A Visionary in the Field of Optics 30 Teaching the Teachers 32 Alumni Profiles M.B.A. Was Her Golden Ticket 34 Law in the Family 36 Athletics Women Basketball Players Team Up 38 TABLE OF CONTENTS HORIZONS • SPRING 2013 On the cover: Sheryl Desvarennes (right), communications studies, and Antonella Sanchez, nursing F O L L O W N S U