Realizing Potential - Celebrating Faculty and Staff Members' Campaign Giving

28 | REALIZING POTENTIAL Celebration | FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS — Campaign Giving The metal benches placed around NSU campuses offer students more than just a place to take a break between classes or meet with friends. Those same benches now are a way to fund NSU student scholarships. More than 50 benches on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/ Davie Campus, as well 15 on the Palm Beach Campus and 2 on the Orlando Campus, are available for sponsorship, with the money going to the President’s Scholarship Fund. A group, individual, or even a class can dedicate a bench. Linda Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean of the NSU College of Dental Medicine (CDM), was the first person at the university to donate to the NSU Scholarship Fund by sponsoring a named bench. A plaque on the bench acknowledges Niessen’s gift in honor of the CDM, making the dental college the first to have a dedicated bench at NSU. “Sponsoring a bench is just one of the many ways that individuals can show their support for the CDM. It’s more than just putting a small dedication sign on the bench—it signifies the meaningful education and research being done here,” said Niessen. The bench dedication project is an ongoing effort. For more information on dedicating a bench, call Jason Lyons at (954) 262-2127, email tributegiving@nova.edu , or visit nova.edu/giving/tributes . A BENCHMARK FOR SCHOLARSHIPS