NSU Horizons Spring 2018

Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educa- tional 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. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisquali- fying 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. 01-022-18SAT 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS HORIZONS • SPRING 2018 F O L L O W N S U Message from the President 2 Features Realizing Potential Goes Over the Top 8 Patels Honored with Community Service Award 14 Making Dreams a Reality 16 Royal Treatment 19 Time to ExEL 20 Determined to Thrive 24 Departments Around NSU 3 Realizing Potential New Funds of Note 28 Student Profile Natalie Negron 30 Faculty Profile Albert Williams 32 Melanie Crandall 34 Alumni Profile Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards 36 Athletics 40 Alumni Notes 42 The Far Horizon 44 8 24 20