College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

147 CAHSS Student Government Association The CAHSS Student Association (CAHSS SGA) is an organization whose goal is to unify the student body by building learning communities through social activities, academic events, and clubs, etc. The CAHSS SGA consists of the Executive Board (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary) and Representative Council (Student Representatives from each department, International Student Representative and Online Student Representative). Elections are held in April for these offices. A CAHSS faculty member serves as SGA Advisor. Please visit: http://cahss.nova.edu/sa/index.html . Career Development Program and Career Connections The College is concerned not only with students’ academic progress, but also with their career development. Whether a student is a master's student newly graduated from college or a student with significant professional experience, their career objectives and goals will likely change during this program as opportunities increase and horizons are expanded. Students’ academic studies will expose them to theories and concepts that may prompt them to see themselves in professional areas that had never been considered before; maybe had never even heard of before. If a student is uncertain of the best way to obtain information about new career possibilities or how to best link electives and practicum opportunities to this goal, the CDP can provide the support needed through its informative resources. Students very often can work in positions across many professions maximizing their unique inter- professional and interdisciplinary training and skills. The field of college student affairs (CSA) involves not only colleges and universities, but touches upon related organizations and communities. The field of national security affairs (NSA) offers career opportunities in the public and provides sectors and requires the ability to critically analyze intelligence information, understand historical and contemporary issues informing the field, and to perform textual analyses. Our students have many creative options, but there is much to learn about these options. Students’ previous educational, professional, community, and volunteer experiences, coupled with their own unique personality, style, and people skills, will point toward specific opportunities. The student’s career development plan is therefore a unique design with specialized long- and short-term objectives and goals. The student’s goals today will likely be different from the goals he or she will have a few years from now, so this plan must be fluid and must reflect the student’s academic and professional growth. The Career Development Program works with NSU’s Office of Career Development. Career Cafes are opportunities to meet practitioners and learn more about specific career paths and opportunities. We bring in local professionals and encourage our students to work closely with staff in NSU’s Office of Career Development. The Career Connection is an online resource for DMS students and alumni, providing lists of jobs, hyperlinks, resource lists, references to helpful books and materials, and periodically offers online chats and workshops. In order to participate in Career Connections you must be our student or graduate and you must request to be added to the web environment. You may visit NSU’s Office of Career Development at: http://www.nova.edu/career/index.html Clubs and Organizations Nova Southeastern University offers many opportunities for students to become involved, pursue their passions, and explore new activities. Please visit: http://cahss.nova.edu/students/clubs.html . Graduate Assistantships The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers some graduate assistantships (GA) for doctoral students. GAs must be enrolled as full time students in graduate degree program at