Perspectives Winter/Spring-2017

22 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY CAPE Corner The second annual Center for Academic and Professional Excellence (CAPE) Induction Ceremony was held on August 19, 2016. During the ceremony, 23 faculty and staff members were inducted, which included graduates from the Academy for Career Enrichment, the Hybrid Transformation Institute, the Leadership and Manage- ment Academy, and the Research Academy. Michael Simonson, Ph.D., department chair and associate professor of the NSU Instructional Design and Technol- ogy Program, provided an energetic and inspiring key- note address on significant points of academic leadership. The following people also provided meaningful examples of how the CAPE courses have benefited them and how they have applied the information in their academic roles. • Alicia Bolden, M.P.A.S., PA-C, assistant professor, Physician Assistant Program, Fort Lauderdale/ Davie Campus • Frederick DiCarlo, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor and director of academic and faculty support, Speech-Language Pathology Program, Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus • Iris M. Reynolds, administrative assistant, Physician Assistant Program, Orlando Campus Sonia Kay, Ph.D., OTR/L, assistant professor and CAPE Executive Council chair, shared information about the council’s numerous activities and discussed the progress made within the last academic year. This included the development of two new committees and a strategic plan, as well as the initiation of the Academy for Career Enrichment for staff members. The latter initiative has provided an opportunity for staff members to engage in formal professional develop- ment activities. In fact, some staff members now collabo- rate with the instructors within the courses and enjoy this type of learning. The first CAPE course started in 2011, and CAPE was formally developed and implemented in 2012. There are now 107 graduates of the various academies. This number is expected to grow as CAPE provides additional courses in 2017. These will include a two-course series on conflict resolution with Brianna Kent, Ph.D., department chair of health sciences and director of the Doctor of Health Science Program. Organizers thanked the staff members who helped make the Center for Academic and Professional Excel- lence an important part of the College of Health Care Sciences. Organizers also appreciated the collaboration with the dean’s office to provide the college awards section of the ceremony. Participation in CAPE activities benefits numerous faculty and staff members within the CHCS and the College of Nursing, as well as the NSU community at large. Stanley H. Wilson, Ed.D., PT, CEAS, CHCS dean, and Rick Davis, Ed.D., PA-C, executive associate dean for professional and extramural health affairs for the Health Professions Division, are realizing their vision of the program in many different ways. n Second Annual CAPE Induction Ceremony BY SANDEE DUNBAR, D.P.A., OTR/L, FAOTA, CHAIR OF THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, ASSISTANT DEAN OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CAPE COORDINATOR; ROBERT MCCALLA, M.S., MANAGER, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND BERNADETTE ST. SAUVEUR, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, DEAN’S OFFICE