SHARKS RX Spring 2016 Magazine

4 Message from the Dean NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY We are tying up another wonderful academic year filled with many NSU College of Pharmacy (COP) achievements, some of which we proudly highlight in this edition of NSU Sharks Rx . Our students, alumni, and faculty and staff members continue to excel, and the college is thriving. NSU’s COP is building its reputation as a leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, and we have the right team in place to further our growth in this area. In addition to NSU Sharks Rx magazine, we have initiated the Sharks Rx electronic newsletter in order to provide news in a more timely fashion. Please make sure you are receiving the newsletter, as it contains updates on college activities, including alumni events and news. I have been fortunate to spend more time with our alumni this year. It was especially wonderful to see so many alumni at our homecoming 2015 reunions in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Everyone had a great time, and I hope to see many more of you at our 2016 reunion events. Please continue to submit your updates and news to copalumni@nova.edu . As alumni, you are role models to the current students and play a vital role in ensuring the college achieves its mission and vision, so please stay connected. The College of Pharmacy spent the last year developing strategic priorities that will help advance the college further toward fulfilling our mission: “To educate and develop practitioners and researchers who, through their leadership and entrepreneurism, will transform the profession of pharmacy.” Our faculty and staff members, students, Lisa M. Deziel, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Dean, College of Pharmacy Nova Southeastern University alumni, and many other stakeholders participated in our strategic planning sessions, “Achieving Our Shared Legacy,” to identify our five main strategic priorities (page 5), which build on our strengths. We need our alumni to help us achieve our goals. The NSU Center for Collaborative Research (CCR) has opened, providing state-of-the-art space and equipment for several of our faculty members and student researchers. The CCR encourages interdisciplinary research and will provide necessary facilities to further strengthen NSU’s research enterprise. Tours of the CCR will be provided during the Florida Pharmacy Association meeting in July. The official opening of the center will be held in fall 2016. Other plans include a full curriculum review for both the Pharm.D. and the Ph.D. programs and increased outreach to Central and South America. A new master’s degree pro- gram—the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Affairs— will begin in the fall of 2016. Additionally, students now have the ability to complete concurrent master’s degrees in biomedical informatics, public health, and business administration. We continue to provide opportunities for our students to be entrepreneurs who are prepared for the future practice of pharmacy. I look forward to visiting with you at one of our upcoming events. Continue sending us your updates for the Sharks Rx newsletter. I am so proud of all of your successes. Thank you for being a part of NSU’s College of Pharmacy. Go Sharks! Fins Up!