College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

148 the CAHSS, maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA, and remain otherwise in good academic standing. The GA’s duties may include but will not be limited to assisting the faculty member in developing and conducting research, preparing and facilitating grants and contracts, conducting research relevant to course preparation, and community outreach. Positions will be for a 10-20 hours per week. Compensation is hourly at $15/hour. Continuation of the assistantship may be reviewed after each term based on the student’s academic performance and performance as a GA. Students enrolled in the M.A. in Cross-disciplinary Studies are eligible to apply for the GA position with the department. The same guidelines seen above apply. Students enrolled in the programs in College Student Affairs are eligible for GA positions through NSU’s Division of Student Affairs. GA’s in these positions work closely with the Dean of Student Affairs and other campus life administrators. Please visit http://www.nova.edu/cwis/studentaffairs/ for more information. NSU Student Support Nova Southeastern University provides extensive student support through its Office of Enrolled Students. For detailed information on Financial Aid, Registration, Student Accounts, Technology, and other student services, please visit http://www.nova.edu/resources/current- students.html . Scholarships Students are encouraged to seek internal and external scholarships. CAHSS provides an online database of organizations that fund social science and humanities programming and research. Please visit http://CAHSS.nova.edu/Downloads/PDF/scholarships/scholarship-funds.pdf for more information. In addition, NSU has several scholarship programs administered through the Office of Student Financial Assistance. Please visit http://www.nova.edu/financialaid/scholarships/index.html for more information. Sponsored Programs Commitment to scholarship and research is one of Nova Southeastern University’s core values. Students are encouraged to explore the many resources for sponsored research available to them as members of the NSU community. Please visit the university’s Sponsored Research website at: http://www.nova.edu/osp/index.html . Students may be particularly interested in the following:  Pivot Funding Opportunities is the world's largest source of information about available funding for all types of projects in all disciplines. You may access this service using your NSU email address at http://pivot.cos.com .  Pivot Profile is a database of over 3 million profiles that contain information about all aspects of a researcher’s academic career: qualifications, positions held, patents, publications, grants, honors and awards, and much more. To search Pivot Profile for colleagues, collaborators, or others, simply go to http://pivot.cos.com/profiles/main from any computer.