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COM Outlook . Summer-Fall 2014
NOTICE OF ACCREDITATION
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.
NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
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.
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In This Issue
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Summer-Fall 2014
Champion-Lippmann Named NSU Student of the year
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The College of Osteopathic Medicine walked away with three
wins at the 15
th
Annual NSU Student Life Achievement Awards
(STUEYS), including the most coveted award of the night: NSU
Student of the Year for Carisa Champion-Lippmann.
NSU-COM Commemorates NSU’s 50
th
Anniversary
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In April, NSU-COMproudly joinedNova SoutheasternUniversity’s
50
th
anniversary celebration by offering a week of planned events
that showcased the college’s history and success.
Dr. Elaine Wallace Savors Life on Her Terms
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In this enlightening profile of Dr. Elaine Wallace, she explains
how her humble beginnings served as a catalyst to fashion a life
that has been replete with spiritual enrichment, professional
achievement, and bountiful fulfillment.
The Power of Perseverance: Dr. Jennifer Wellington
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Some of us know early in our lives the person we want to
be. Dr. Jennifer Wellington, a class of 2014 graduate, serves
as an example of that special individual who has a dream and
resolutely perseveres to realize it.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Dean’s Message
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Chancellor’s Communiqué
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COMmunications
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Student Awards Ceremony
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Health Care Legal Eagle
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Research/Scholarly Activity
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Faculty/Staff Focus
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NSU Overview
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Medical Outreach Trip to Brazil
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Graduation 2014
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Alumni Corner
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