NSU Horizons Fall 2017

55 NSU HORIZONS NSU RECOGNITIONS Olympia Duhart, J.D. (’03), the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law director of legal research and writing, has been named the associate dean for faculty and student development for the college. Duhart joined the College of Law faculty in 2005. She has served as director of the Legal Research and Writing Program since 2012 and in 2016 added the duties of director of faculty development. “Duhart’s leadership will play an important role in continuing to expand NSU Law’s national reach on impor- tant legal topics and to assure that the research efforts of our faculty engage our students as well as the legal profes- sion,” said Jon M. Garon, J.D., dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law. The newly created position of associate dean for faculty and student development reflects the evolution of Duhart’s efforts at promoting the writing, scholarship, and learning effectiveness for students and faculty, emphasizing scholar- ship, teaching, and service. Duhart will continue to direct the Legal Research and Writing Program. Duhart graduated magna cum laude in 2003 from NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, where she was a Goodwin Scholar. In 2009 and 2012, Duhart was recognized as NSU’s recipient for the Association of American Law Schools Award for Teaching. She won the Stephanie Aleong Impact Award in 2014, which recognizes a faculty member who had an impact on a law student who exemplifies compassion, industry, and community service. In 2014, Duhart also was named to the Lawyers of Color’s 50 Under 50 list, a compre- hensive catalog of minority law professors making an impact in legal education. n Duhart Named Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Development NSU Honored by CASE for Innovative Alumni Program An NSU initiative that helped meas- ure the engagement of alumni has received international recognition. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), head- quartered in Washington, D.C., with members around the world, honored NSU with a bronze award as winner of its 2017 Circle of Excellence awards program. The university was recog- nized for its innovative program to measure alumni engagement. “There are many ways alumni engage with their alma mater and show pride or affinity,” said R.J. Stamper, director of alumni relations at NSU. “The NSUAA Alumni Engagement Index is a university-wide program to identify all the ways around campus alumni give back to NSU. Identifying and measuring these volunteers, event attendance, and philanthropic engage- ments will help us better serve our alumni in the future and guide alumni programming.” A panel of experts selected the institution’s entry in the Innovative Alumni Programs category from among 42 entries. In 2017, more than 715 higher education institutions, independent schools, and nonprofits worldwide submitted more than 3,364 entries for consideration in nearly 100 categories. Judges gave 366 awards. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is one of the largest international associations of education institutions, serving more than 3,670 universities, colleges, schools, and related organizations in more than 82 countries. n