NSU Horizons Spring/Summer 2008

is produced by the Office of Public Affairs at Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314-7796 ADVISORY BOARD Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D., President, Nova Southeastern University Frederick Lippman, R.Ph ., Ed.D., Chancellor, Health Professions Division George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Frank DePiano, Ph.D., Vice President, Academic Affairs Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D., Dean, Oceanographic Center Brad A. Williams, Ed.D., Dean of Student Affairs Honggang Yang, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences David Dawson, B.B.A., Executive Director, University Relations EXECUTIVE EDITOR Julie Spechler, Director, Public Affairs ART DIRECTOR Susan A. Tischenkel, Associate Director of Publications Senior Graphic Designer CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Felecia Henderson, Associate Director, Public Affairs Alan Hancock, Assistant Director, Public Affairs Lourdes Rodriguez-Barrera Manager, Public Affairs Ken Ma, Senior Public Relations Coordinator Elizabeth Serioux, Coordinator, Business Operations OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS Ron Ryan, Director of Publications Sheryl Koral, University Editor Dana Kantrowitz, Associate Editor/Copywriter Roberta Harris, Graphic Production Manager Send letters to the editor to nsumag@nsu.nova.edu . or use our online contact form. Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decataur, Georgia 30033-4097, Telephone number: 404-679-4501) to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, educa- tional specialist, and doctoral degrees. ■ 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, scholar- ship and loan programs, and athletic and other school- administered programs. 02-003-08SAT H orizon S To the Friends and Family of NSU: As you may know, Nova Southeastern University takes spe- cial pride in its success in preparing students for the real world. Students learn within a collaborative framework incorporating other departments and outside organizations. They have the latest hands-on tools plus direct access to outstanding professors, 85 percent of whom hold doctoral or terminal degrees in their fields. Many of the professors are also practicing professionals and, therefore, capable of combining theory and practice. Preparation for the real world at NSU’s Health Professions Division, for example, involves enabling nursing students to help underserved areas throughout Florida, offering these communities health screenings and other services. Our fast-growing, five-year-old nursing program is producing students who, in the last three years, have done very well on the national licensing exam, ranking NSU among the top two of Florida’s 20 univer- sity nursing programs. You can read more about the history and future of this wonderful program in this issue of Horizons . Similarly, Horizons also reports on the Huizenga School of Business and Entrepre- neurship’s hands-on approach, which includes a liberal use of case studies; role-playing; real-world, problem-solving exercises; and exposure to the thinking of important business leaders. Another practical, applicable learning component is our “workplace laboratory,” which gives graduate students who have already launched careers a bigger bang for their education buck. A related piece in this issue describes The Cereal Bowl, an innovative breakfast restaurant concept launched by twins Kenneth and Josh Rader, both recent Huizenga School graduates, and their childhood pal. With regard to faculty achievement, this issue of Horizons features the solution-driven research of some of the brilliant professors of NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies. Recently, the center earned a high national ranking for its research productivity. Featured professors include Lenore Walker, groundbreaking expert on the Battered Wife Syndrome, and Nathan Azrin, inventor of the popular “time-out” methods of disciplining children. Walker and Azrin, as well as their peers, push the frontiers of scientific thought in clinical psychology, while providing daily inspiration to their students. As the world changes, we at NSU change along with it, identifying new curricula and evaluating existing ones to ensure continued relevance. We wish to give our students an education that will prove to be valuable as they meet society’s challenges, and their own, head-on. Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. President, Nova Southeastern University 2 horizons