Horizons Fall 2013

29 HORIZONS “I know they are going to have their iPhones, their iPads,” she said. “I make them go to my site for the class. They have to answer real-time questions, so they can’t be surfing ESPN or YouTube.” Marty-Nelson is less happy about funding cuts for state attorneys’ offices, public defenders, legal aid, and other agencies where young lawyers traditionally got their start. “It’s hurting clients and lawyers, too,” she said. “As a prosecutor or public defender, young lawyers had a chance to do great work and learn to be expert lawyers before moving to private practice. It is harder to do that now.” With her high ranking as a scholar, Marty-Nelson could probably choose to teach in any law school, and she chose NSU. Marty-Nelson is a Cuban American—she’s a descendant of José Manuel Cortina, an important lawyer and politician in prerevolutionary Cuba—who grew up in South Florida. She was pregnant when she decided to move back from Washington, D.C., to South Florida and specifically to NSU. “I was told I could have my child attend school on campus,” Marty-Nelson said. “And I did. My chil- dren all went to University School. It is a great recruiting tool for faculty. We have a community here, not just a job.” NSU also provides a first-rate environment for Marty- Nelson’s teaching. “When I first moved here, the law school was already very strong,” she said. “Over the past years, I have seen tremendous growth of the entire university. All the centers, including the law school, now benefit from ex- cellent interdisciplinary programs with outstanding faculty members and students. I give the leaders of NSU a lot of credit for their extraordinary vision.” n Elena Marty-Nelson works with Joseph Morgese, editor in chief of the Nova Law Review . AROUND NSU NSU HALL OF FAME ADDS FOUR Four former student-athletes have been inducted into the Nova Southeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame. The members in the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2013 are baseball player Bryan Cook, rower Nicole Felluca, soccer player Juan Ramos, and softball player Katie Veltri. “The class of 2013 continues the tradition of NSU athletics and the high level of athletic achievement,” said Michael Mominey, NSU director of athletics. “They exemplified the commitment, drive, and character that are necessary to succeed on the field of play and in life.” The Nova Southeastern University intercollegiate athletic department Hall of Fame was initiated in 2007 with its first induction class. It’s commonly referred to as the Athletics Hall of Fame, but it also encompasses those notable accomplishments of the NSU Knights from 1982– 2004. After 23 years under the Knights mascot, NSU unveiled Sharks as the new mascot for the university and its athletic teams in 2005. NEW MAJORS, MINORS AT FARQUHAR COLLEGE The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences has added four new bachelor’s degree programs and three new undergraduate minor programs of study. Bachelor of Science degrees are now being offered in anthropology, behavior neuroscience, human develop- ment and family studies, and public administration. New minor programs of study are being offered in geographic information science, Latin American and Caribbean studies, and studio art. With these new programs, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences offers 35 undergraduate majors, 53 under- graduate minors, 2 graduate programs, and 3 certificate programs. For more information, visit the college’s Web site at www.fcas.nova.edu/programs .