Fall 2015 Perspectives

32 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY NSU News of Note The NSU Board of Trustees recently voted to create three new colleges and programs, adding to the university’s more than 150 degree offerings. The additions include estab- lishing a College of Allopathic Medicine (M.D. program) to complement NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O. program), a College of Engineering and Comput- ing, and an undergraduate Farquhar Honors College. n COLLEGE OF ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE The College of Allopathic Medicine will help meet the growing need for physicians nationally and regionally. It also will complement the education currently offered in the College of Osteopathic Medicine along with the university’s other extensive offerings of health profes- sions degree programs. NSU will be the only university in the southeastern United States and the first in Florida to house both an osteopathic and allopathic medical school. n COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING The College of Engineering and Computing will com- bine the Ph.D. and master’s degree programs formerly housed in the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences and bachelor’s degree programs across computer science, engineering, and information sciences from the College of Arts and Sciences. The college will offer a new Bachelor of Science in General Engineering degree that will begin in the fall of 2016. n FARQUHAR HONORS COLLEGE The undergraduate Farquhar Honors College will be made up of students who meet high academic stan- dards, including those who are also part of certain highly competitive scholarship programs. Students who complete the Honors College programs will receive special acknowledgement on their diplomas and transcripts and at commencement ceremonies. n NSU Announces Three New Colleges to Benefit Students and Meet Market Demand Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of NSU’s Health Professions Division, was hon- ored as a 2015 Individual of Merit by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce at its 18th Annual Health Care Heroes Awards held in May at Jungle Island in Miami. The Health Care Heroes Awards program recognizes individuals, institutions, professionals, students, volunteers, and pro- grams that, through their individual or collective actions, have made an extraordinary impact in the South Florida health care community. Lippman was selected for his leadership in the South Florida community and beyond, partic- ularly in the areas of health and well-being. He has made it his priority to enhance interprofes- sional relationships and understanding, increase programs for health care careers that are in demand, and focus on educating future health care practitioners on the importance of provid- ing care in underserved population areas. n Frederick Lippman Named a Health Care Hero Frederick Lippman (second from left) with fellow Health Care Heroes recipients