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The Gold Circle Thurs Nova University

Interesting, educational, fascinating, and exciting were the words used by a group of members from the Gold Circle to describe the first 1985-86 meeting held on October 10 in the Parker Building at Nova University. The business meeting chaired by Edna Thrnove, president, was followed by a light luncheon of delicious salads, colorful desserts, and coffee. Sharing the luncheon with the group were several administrators from the University: Dr. Abraham Fischler, Dr. John Scigliano, Director of The Center for Computer-Based Learning, working with a student. president; Dr. Stephen L. Goldstein, vice president for University Relations and Development; Dr. A Doctor Of Arts Degree Joseph Randazzo, headmaster of The University School; Dr. Jerome Delivered By Thlecommunications Chermak, director ofthe Middle School at The University School; Dr. John A. Scigliano and Barry A. Centini Joan Rollins-Bellows, director of the Center for Computer-Based Learning Fort Lauderdale Oral School of Nova University; and Dr. Marilyn Segal, Recent advances in digital University has put in place the director of the Family Center of computers and telecommunications Doctor of Arts in Information Nova University. have raised serious doubts about Science (DAIS) program for future education opportunities for librarians, information specialists, The luncheon concluded, there many professionals in the fields such and media professionals to help them followed t he highlight of the as information science, education, gain the skills needed to apply the meeting: a tour of the campus with and training. The new education will latest developments in digital Dr. Stephen Goldstein as the expert be provided to professionals in fields computers, telecommunications, and charming tour guide. The ladies affected by the information data-base, and strategic boarded a school bus-yes, one of revolution. Models have already management to the field of those yellow ones-and were been put in place for the education of information science. The programs essentially taught about the past, a new breed of information are delivered in an electronic and present, and future of the institution professionals-practitioners who telecommunications environment and campus. will need to be experts at knitting all consistent with the concepts and forms of technology into effective philosophy of the profession itself. work environments. Nova (continued page 2 ) (continued page 15)

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Dr. Joan Rollins-Bellows, Director of The Fort Lauderdale Oral School of Dr Marilyn Segal, Directo>' Qf the Family Nova Uni'versity, gives a brief int"oduction of the types qf progmms Qlfered Center, explains the programs developed at the Oral Sch.ool to Georgia Citrin (sitting), and/rom lei' to right, Ina at the center to a very interested group Reed, Corinne Brinkm,an, Leslie Barber, Mary Leila Bishop, and Edna of Gold Circle membe1'S. 'Illrnove, President of Gold Circle.

"The outside world is there BARBER, and HELENA with the pictures of the students as and you can take it in." JACKSON were to the effect; What the apples. Over the tree, the a terrific program-I sUI'ely could caption read, "'lbgether we will Dr. Marilyn Segal have used this when my children grow"-a fitting tribute to the The first stop was at the Family were little! children who are admitted to the Center. There, Dr. Segal and Dr. The second stop was the Oral Oral School. According to Dr. Wendy Masi showed the facilities in School of Nova University, Fort Rollins-Bellows, there are children which mothers learn about Lauderdale. As they went in, the who are hearing impaired, mothering through acti vities that members were greeted by a lively, developmentally delayed, or who strengthen the mother-child attractive decor, part of which was a need a small structured relationship. As Dr. Segal pointed paper cutout of a huge apple tree environment. Other interesting out, activities have been designed to facts she mentioned are that the let yo ur child know that "the outside "Thgether we will grow." enrollment has grown from six to 53 world is there." Comments from Lobby of the Fort Lauderdale students, that children start the SUSAN ROGERS, LESLIE Oral School of Nova University Muppets program as early as three weeks of age; and that the annual tuition, $4800, constitutes only one­ third of the actual cost, $14,400, of educating a child . The ladies were able to observe classes in progress through one-way windows. Their favorite room was the reading room, a very special room indeed. When a child wants to read, he or she can sit down in a plush Granny Bear rocking chair. Ask CORINNE BRINKMAN how it felt. INA REED, ELAINE ROMANI, MARY LEILA BISHOP, and the other ladies were frankly impressed with the programs being developed at the Oral School. "This has definitely been the most informative and exciting meeting we've ever had!" exclaimed EDNA TARNOVE with admiration. Dr. Jerome Chermak, Director of the Middle School at The University "Learning will give you super­ School, chats with Helena Jackson, Corinne Brinkman, and Georgia Citrin, In the background, Bdna 'larnove and Ina Reed. Secretary afGold Circle. powers!" Caption on the bulletin board of a 2 - classroom at The University School The last stop of the tour was The University School. Dr. Chermak Professor Roger Ian Abrams, explained that this school is unique because it is basically a "laboratory schaar' that can draw resources New Dean at the Nova University from the University and at the same time is a resource to the University. Center for the Study ofLaw As they toured the open classrooms, EVELYN ESTEY, LYNN SCHOLKE, and DIANE BUTTON were impressed by the fact that the Massachusetts Bar. He is the students did not seem to mind and recipient of the NAACP General that their concentration was not Counsel's Advocacy Awarp for his interrupted by the visitors. The work on the Boston school ASTRA program- not based on desegregation case. He serves as the LQ., but on intellectual capacity, permanent labor umpire for the task commitment, and creativity­ television industry and has recently was one ofthe highlights of this part been appointed as a salary arbitrator of the tour. for Major League baseball. On the way back to the Parker Of the opportunity offered by this Building, Dr. Goldstein pointed out challenging new position as dean of a the South Star site, a law school, Professor Abrams communications complex that is comments, "The Nova University capable of transmitting voice, data, Center for the Study of Law has and video services directly through limitless potential. The faculty is satellites. young and creati ve and the University administration has been It was an enthusiastic and well­ very supportive of the new programs. informed group that left the campus I look forward to the challenge of at 2:30 PM. They went home with a leading this group of bright men and book, Birth to One Year , written by women toward fulfilling their Dr. Segal; pen and ink greeting aspirations in legal education!' cards of a sketch of the Mailman­ Nova University is proud to Since 1975 he has published Hollywood Building; and, Resource, announce the appointment of articles in the law reviews at, among a newsletter from the Oral School. Professor Roger Ian Abrams as the other universities, Harvard, More importantly, they went home new dean of the Center for the Study Michigan, Florida, Minnesota, Case with a new awareness and of Law effective as of July 1,1986. Western Reserve, and the University understanding of Nova University's The appointment was made by Dr. of California at Davis. He is mission. In a few words spoken Abraham Fischler, president of Nova currently working on a treatise on before lunch, Dr. Fischler pointed University. labor arbitration for West Publishing out that Nova University is an Professor Abrams received his Company with his law class institution geared to answer the schoolmate Dennis Nolan of the needs oftomorrow's world. A world juris doctor from Harvard Law School, cum laude, and is currently University of South Carolina School that will demand individuals to professor of law at Case Western . of Law. function in an information society. Reserve University School of Law m This society will require skills based Comments Gail Richmond, on creativity and problem-solving Cleveland, Ohio, where he has been Professor of Law at the Center for -the major thrust of Nova's teaching for the past twelve years. the Study of Law, "Professor programs. In other words, Nova He was an associate at the law firm Abrams is a dynamic individual and reflects the changing society; its of Foley, Hoag & Eliot in Boston, the Law Center community is Massachusetts, and law clerk to mission has a "now" quality. extremely excited about his decision The members of the Gold Circle Judge Frank M. Coffin , First Circuit to join us . He has a reputation for who toured the campus that COU1't of Appeals, before entering being an excellent classroom teacher afternoon were able to verify Dr. the world of academia. and an innovative leader as well. We Fischler's words at each stop. He Professor Abrams is a member of look forward to his arrival." called them "ambassadors of Nova the National Academy of University." They now have new Arbitrators, the Federal Mediation knowledge they can share with and Conciliation Service and others. American Arbitration Association Labor Arbitration Panels. and the

3 - A Day and Night of Glamour with

Beverly Sills, director of the Opera, was the scheduled speaker for the Coral Springs Symposium breakfast, one of the programs of the Nova University Distinguished Speakers Series. She came, delighted· her audience with an account of her childhood dreams of becoming a great singer and her struggles finally to be recognized as one of the great American divas. The day before her appearance, Miss Sills visited the Fort Lauderdale Oral School of Nova University, a school for hearing-impaired children. It was a touching experience for all involved. Of special interest to her was the fact that the school uses the oral method of teaching, the same type she used to teach her hearing-impaired daughter to speak. That evening, she was the guest of honor at a reception gi ven at the home of Mrs. Chester Reed (Ina), secretary of the Golrl Circle of Nova University. The elegant Harbor Beach home was resplendent in holiday decorations of wreaths, candles, and pots of poinsettias. The buffet table, with its tall candelabra and sumptuous variety ofhors d'oeuvres, was truly magnificent. The guests included members of the Gold Key and Gold Circle who have made substantial pledges in their support of Nova University. Their belief in Nova University has made possible programs such as the one in which Miss Sills partiCipated.

Emerson Buckley, conductor Qf the Fort Jim Farquhar, the first chairman of the Lauderdale Symphony, and Mary board of trustees oj Nova, and Mary McCahill, chairman oJ the board oj McCahill, current chairman trustees of Nova University 4 • Ms. Mary Copeland, The Honorable Jose Gonzalez, and Beverly Sills Mrs. Chester (Ina) Reed, right, with Beverly Sills

5 Nova Loves '85 Annual FUnd Sets America New Record On Friday, February 14, 1986, Nova University sponsored the More graduates than ever in the Army Forces past are showing their support of Command Band in a concert at Port their alma mater by gi ving to the Everglades, 'ThrminaI21. Once more, Nova University Annual Fund. as with the Distinguished Speakers "Last year nearly 2000 graduates Series, Nova University was gave a record total of$32,000. This responsible for sponsoring a represents a 200% increase over community service event. the 1984 campaign," says Dennis Wit h corporate and individual Dannacher, M.S., '76, and National cosponsorship of the concert, there Chairman of the 1985 Annual Fund was no charge for the 1500 tickets Drive. "Average donations available for distribution. Proceeds increased from $7.00 in 1984 to from cosponsors and from donations $25.00 in 1985. This was due to the will be used toward scholarships for weekly phonathons," he adds. Broward Coun ty residents attending Nineteen eighty-five was the first Nova University. year that an organized campaign of We wish to express our sincere this kind was used at Nova appreciation to the following University. The key to its success cosponsors (names received up to was the group of volunteers who the time q(publ-ication): gave their time and effort to contact alumni and explain the various types of donations and the programs for which they are used. Co-Sponsors Contributions to the Annual Fund Dr. Robert D. Helmholdt, D.D.S. help provide scholarship monies to bring outstanding stud ents to the Alpine Engineered Products, Inc. ­ campus; support faculty research; Charles W Harnden enhance library resources and Lago Mar-Walter Banks materials; and augment the budget Lotspeich Co. of Florida, Inc.- for the athletic programs. S dward fl. Fee Another contributing factor to Phonathon Volunteers ... the-­ Thwer Pharmacy, Inc.-Bill Weimer, last year's success was donations to Founda.tion for a Successful A nnual Jr. the Student Fund for Nova. Says Fund Campaign. The J ungle Queen Dannacher, "Many of our currently enrolled students work for Charlton Jewelers- David Blum companies that match their Port Everglades employees' gifts to education.' In McDonald Distributors-Don Long 1985, $907.00 was donated by You may designate your gift for a Hoover Can vas Products-7bm students and theil' employers." specific area or leave it as an Carroll Through the phonathon, 23 unrestricted gift to be used where Paul's Carpet Co.-Hank Nor-well alumni became new Century Club the need is greatest. Cable Marine-George Cable members, those alumni giving a The 1986 Phonathon begins in minimum of$100.00 per year, Joy 107-.1oe Amaturo February and continues through bringing the total to 58 members. December. If you would like to Channel10-S laine Fisher The goal for 1986 is an ambitious volunteer "an evening for Nova" to The Miami Herald but attainable $70,000. 00 . Your help us reach our graduates, please help is needed to reach this goal. call Dennis Dannacher at Whether you are a Nova graduate, 305-475-7406. student, fac ulty or staff member, or a friend of Nova, we hope that you will use the enclosed postage paid Annual Fund envelope to get the 1986 campaign off to a good start.

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7 r Dr. Wendy Masi (Associate Dr. Nathan Azrin (Director of IN THE NEWS Director in charge offamily Nova's Psychology Clinic) Several Nova University programs at the Family From Wall Street Journal, professors and programs have Center) Chicago-September 30, 1985 been IN THE NEWS lately. From Fort Lauderdale News The following are excerpts and Sun Sentinel, Sunshine from various articles that Magazine-September 29,1985 appeared in publications nationwide. Delivering on Budget Theories on Nail Biting Few among us can afford to shop Nail biters can't do plenty of on Worth Avenue for ourselves, let things-like pry up the "easy open" alone our children. But many can't flip-top on some soda cans and open resist the urge to splurge on the . small pocket knives. "Somebody Wayne Williams (Director of latest addition to the family. Parents drops a coin. You go to pick it up for the Institute for Survival used to say, "I want my child to have them and you're down there 20 Technology) a better life than I did." Now the minutes," complains Steven E. From The Miami Heraldr­ prevailing attitude could be summed Norwitz, a dedicated 38-year-old nail October 15, 1985 up, "I want my child to have more biter who works as a spokesman for than yours." the T. Rowe Price mutual funds in Sometimes the child suffers in this Baltimore. Expert claims 'lYpe III war ofthe wallets. "A baby is not a life jackets are unsafe toy," says psychologist Wendy Masi, associate director of Nova University's The Shame FORT LAUDERDALE-Some Family Center. "1b set up a baby in a Even more troublesome, however, life jackets approved by the U. S. beautiful room with everything is the way nail biting is perceived: as Coast Guard are unsafe in certain money can buy is almost negative." a sign of anxiety, immaturity and conditions, an ocean survival expert An effective end to Yuppier-than­ lack of self-control. As a result, "It said. thou oneupsmanship is a lack of is, in a sense, a closet problem. It's Stylish and comfortable 'lYpe III funds. Babies are expensive. not something one talks about to life vests, favorites of skiers, hunters Sometimes the money runs out people. You conceal it," says Nathan and anglers, will not turn before the kid learns to walk. H. Azrin, professor and director of unconscious persons face up in the Masi ad vises parents to buy for the psychology clinic at Nova water or keep them afloat in rough the baby before it's born, to stick to University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. seas for more than 30 minutes, said a budget and comparison-shop. "It is more than just a habit. It is Wayne Williams. Direct your money, she says, toward one of the many manifestations of Williams heads the Institute for worthwhile investments such as anxiety and poor self-definition," Survival1echnology at Fort durable, educational toys and says Pietro Castelnuovo-Thdesco, Lauderdale's Nova University. parent/child awareness classes. professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt Orange foam 'lYpe I and II life "Above all," says Masi, "what babies University, Nashville. jackets are U-shaped vests that need is the parents' time and the At the other end of the spectrum drape over the neck, and are quality of that time." are behaviorists like Mr. Azrin and considered hot and uncomfortable. Mr. Nunn. They say nail biting is Boaters often ignore them, while simply a behavior pattern that may 'lYpe III jackets are more likely to begin by accident or imitation and be worn, said Werner Siems, a Coast that quickly becomes unconscious. Guard spokesman. "It's a habit that overtakes people Literature with 'lYre III jackets and it doesn't reflect anything," Mr. warns boaters that the jackets Azrin says. should be worn when there is a probability of quick rescues, "such as areas where it is common for other persons to be engaged in boating."

7 - Dr. Bruce Rogow (Professor Dr. Marilyn Segal (Director of Nova University at the Center for the Study the Family Center) From Fort Lauderdale News of Law) From The Miami Herald­ and Sun Sentinel­ From The Miami Herald­ September 16, 1985 Editorial-October 1, 1985 September 19,1985

Lawyer's contempt Combining grades in one Workload makes conviction upheld class causes problems, creation of new court brings praise imperative A federal judge's decision to find a Not all educators say the method A plan to create a sixth state Jewish lawyer [Steven Jackson) in is a bad one. When children are appeals court serving only Broward contempt of court for refusing to chosen well- when they are County is a sensible, time-and­ work on Passover was upheld relatively mature and can handle money-saving step that would put a Wednesday by the lIth U. S. Circuit working independently-combination court where the demand for it is Court of Appeals. classes can be a fine educational greatest. His attorney, Nova University law method, these experts say. This is no purely parochial turkey, professor Bruce Rogow, said Jackson "My opinion of them is that no unnecessary pork-barrel had been "caught between the they're good," said Marilyn Segal, spending project of interest or value court's order and God's word." director of the Family Center at only to Broward County. It is, instead, Rogow had argued to the appeals Nova University. part of an essential statewide court court that the contempt citation Most agree the classes have some realignment reflecting modern should be overturned because distinct advantages: They encourage needs for judicial services. Jackson's religion gave him no choice learning from peers, and on one's Florida's five appeals courts each but to stay home. There was no own; they allow some children to find now serves a multi·county region. criminal intent, he said . their own educational level more There is overwhelming evidence that Rogow said Jackson probably easily; and the older children get a the Fourth District court, which would want to appeal Wednesday's chance to serve as role models. serves Broward, Palm Beach and ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Children benefit from a kind of four other counties, is overworked, environment where they have to do undermanned, and despite increased self-initiated learning and where productivity, can't keep up with a they can learn from each other," said soaring workload. Segal, of the Family Center. "So I The most sensible solution, am very happy when the system however, is to create a new court. As forces us to put first and second an incentive, Nova University graders, second and third graders, officials have offered to donate land, together." at no cost, at the university's law center in Fort Lauderdale and provide access to their law library, the county's largest. The offer is worth in vestigating. Both Nova and the court would benefit, because Nova students could use the judges as resources and the court itself as a living law laboratory. By any yardstick , Broward is big enough and busy enough to justify its own district court of appeal. A Courts Restructure Commission, due to report by Jan. 31, should J'ecommend the new court, the Florida Supreme Court should establish it and the Florida Legislature should fund it.

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F Dr. Yolanda Slocum (Assistant Dr. Nathan Azrin (Director of Dr. Philip De 'lUrk (Director Professor School of Nova's Psychology Clinic) of Nova College) Psychology, Nova University) From The Miami Herald--­ From Fort Lauderdale News From Harvard Business October 7,1985 and Sun Sentinel-October Review-October, 1985 19, 1985

Office Design (Excerpts Tourette Syndrome Educators meet; consider from letter to the editor) researched at Nova alternative programs for disruptive students In "Your Office Is Where You Are" It is one of the most bizarre Tho many programs for disruptive (March-April 1985) Philip J. Stone disorders to afflict humanity. students in Florida are nothing more and Robert Luchetti offer an Mimicking madness, Thurette than "little jails" that punish excellent argument for parting with Syndrome causes its victims to students rather than help them the cubicle concept in office design uncontrollably twitch, jerk, shout learn to like school, educators from and shifting our focus to the activity obscenities, even bark like dogs. Palm Beach and Broward counties work setting. Activity settings can Sufferers frequently face an said Friday. solve the problems of open and ignorant public, an ill-informed Thachers and administrators from closed office plans but have medical community and the stares both counties met at Florida limitations. Their difficulties center and whispers of strangers. Atlantic University in Boca Raton to primarily on a failure to recognize "A great concern of individuals discuss common concerns about and integrate cultural idiosyncracies. who have Thurette is, 'Have I gone alternative education programs. Several key elements of activity mad?'" said Nova University Alternative education programs settings thus seem "un-American." psychologist Nathan Azrin, who is are designed to keep students in The idea of reserving an office, a testing a new treatment method for school by using non-traditional conference room, or a lounge chair, the disease. teaching methods and extra as Stone and Luchetti suggest, That's why Azrin, a noted attention. Florida was the first state conflicts with our cultural personality. behaviorist and director of the Nova in the nation to fund alternative Although I believe that the University Psychology Clinic in education. environment molds behayior, I also Davie, is embarking on research to Philip De'furk of Nova University know that we cannot neglect who we determine if behavior modification told the group that alternative are. We are human beings with can achieve what drugs alone education does not necessarily have varying psychological needs. And we have not. to deal with troubled students. It are Americans. Perhaps your office He and Alan Peterson, a doctoral can also provide different methods of is where you are, but it is also who student in Nova's clinical psychology schooling for students who don't learn you are. program, hope to determine over well in traditional classrooms. Yolanda S. Slocum the next several months whether "Different settings in school can Assistant Professor techniques Azrin developed in the force the kind of community School of Psychology 1970s to control isolated tics also can [attitude] that turns off the Nova University control the myriad of tics and other temptation to do something wrong," Fort Lauderdale, Florida symptoms of Thurette Syndrome. he said. Azrin and Peterson will attempt to train participants in the study to be more conscious oftheir symptoms in hopes the awareness will make them easier to control. Participants also will be taught to identify and ward off stressful situations that can aggravate their symptoms.

9 - Dr. Ron Simon (Director of the Dr. William Dorfman Oceanographic Center of Foster Parent Project of the (Executive Director of Nova Nova University Institute of Social Services to University's M ental Health From WSVN-TV Channel Families) Clinic in Coral Springs) Seven, "1bday in Florida"­ From Fort Lauderdale News From The Miami Heraldr--­ October 14, 1985 and Sun Sentinel­ April 22, 1985 October 9, 1985 Groups plan campaign Suicides increase in Sea turtles go home to improve foster care Broward

A group of 20 professionals was Suicides among people 20 to 40 Some South Florida visitors are asked [yesterdayI to pledge its years old have increased 32 percent back in their native homeland of support to the establishment of a in Broward compared with the same Costa Rica this morning. Fifteen committee to improve foster-care period last year, according to rare Pacific sea turtles boarded a programs in Broward County. records of the county medical commercial jetliner Sunday. They Saying at least 200 more foster exammer. went back to the beach where .. . [the parents are needed to serve 900 So far this year, 26 people in that eggs from which they hatched] were children in the county, officials at age group have committed suicide first laid. Florida scientists brought Nova University's Institute for in Broward. Five were women; 21 the eggs to Nova University two Social Services to Families want to were men. years ago for research. One thing plan a yearlong recruitment and TIen used guns, five hanged the scientists learned is that sea public awareness effort for 1986. themselves, four used drugs, and turtles prey on jellyfish, helping to "We need more community four chose carbon-monoxide keep our beaches clear of those involvement if we're going to poisoning. '!Wo leaped in front of stingers, and you know they hurt, if increase foster care for the moving trains. [One] set himself you've ever been stung by one. children," Ronald Simon, director of on fire. the institute's Foster Parent Project, It's odd, Dr. William Dorfman told the ci vic and county leaders. said, because people in that age The idea of the committee is to group are typically healthy and pool the resources of people from working toward becoming different backgrounds and influence established in the community. in the community in order to gain "The attention is on adolescent more public support for foster and senior citizen suicide," said programs. Dorfman, executive director of Nova University's mental health clinic in Coral Springs. "This group of 20- to 40-year-olds should be riding high." Dorfman, who is also an associate professor of psychology at Nova, attributed the suicides to such familiar causes as alcoholism, substance abuse, divorce and depression. But societal changes-a renewed emphasis on success and the lack of family connections in South Florida-are also to blame, he said. "These people think, 'If I don't make it, then rve failed, '" Dorfman said. "The competition is tough!'

10 South Star Dr. Joan Rollins-Bellows From Broward Business (Director of the Fort The Family Review-September 26, 1985 Lauderdale Oral School of Nova University) Center Receives From Hearing Journal, Chicago-September 1985 BACUS Award

South Star certified as New director, new Nova University and the Family teleport programs, at Fort Center of Nova University were Lauderdale Oral School recently recipients of an Appreciation Award for Service and Assistance to South Star Communications, Inc., FORT LAUDERDALE, FL­ the Broward Association on received certification from the Joan C. Rollins-Bellows has been Children Under Six. Federal Communications appointed educational director of the The award, in the form of a Commission as an international Fort Lauderdale Oral School of Nova beautiful plaque, was presented on common carrier. University. "Rollins-Bellows, who behalf of BACUS, a comprehensive The first teleport in Southern was formerly associated with consortium of community agencies, Florida, South Star now provides Doreen Pollack's Acoupedic Clinic, is to Dr. Marilyn Segal and her internationally the same satellite an authority on the auditory/verbal colleagues at the Family Center, for telecommunications services given approach," the school notes, "has their many years of efforts to improve to domestic clients. . authored numerous articles and the quality of care for young The services most commonly chapters, and is one ofthe authors of children. provided internationally by South Assessment Battery q( The presentation was made on Star are sports and news Communication Skills for Young November 9, 1985, at the Conference broadcasts, videoconferencing, and Hearing Impaired Children. Before on Early Childhood, in Ft. Lauderdale, data transfer. moving to Fort Lauderdale, she which stressed the work and growth directed Project SCOOTER for The FCC granted the multi­ of BACUS, its constituent agencies, Hearing lmpaired Children, a model and the Family Center. million dollar satellite demonstration program at the telecommunications complex a 10- University of South Carolina that year domestic license last June, was recogni zed by the A. G. Bell since which time South Star has Association as an Outstanding been transmitting videoconferences, Program of the Year." daily evening network news, sports The Fort Lauderdale Oral School events and concer ts-the latest of of Nova University recently occupied which were the Bruce Springsteen a newly constructed facility on the Concert from Washington, D.C., and Nova University campus, which also the Farm Aid Concert from houses a Communicative Disorders Champaign, Ill. Clinic, directed by Dr. Jack R. Mills, South Star is located at the Nova that provides comprehensive University Campus. speech, language, and hearing diagnostic and ,·emedial services. The Oral School and the Clinic also serve as a training center for a master's-level course of study in speech and language pathology.

11 - Oceanographic Center Receives $791,256 in Contracts and Grants for the Current Fiscal Year

byJun Witte

Research faculty and support personnel at the Oceanographic Center are almost wholly dependent upon outside contracts and grants (C & G's) for their survival. When a faculty member or researcher is hired, the assumption is that a large part or all of that person's salary and operating expenses will be provided by outside foundations or agencies. In reality, this optimum level is not always attainable. In such an event, research faculty have an opportunity to teach at the center's Coastal Studies Institute or at other Nova centers to supplement their salaries while they await funding. Others serve as part-time administrators for the department or for Coastal Studies. Normally C & G's have a one-year funding period, although some are renewable for a longer period at a preset level. But the normal routine The Oceanographic Center- from there is research on currents, waves, for each investigator is to start marine plankton, the growth and development of coral; and there are turtles. writing proposals as soon as funding begins, in an attempt to maintain an In the current fiscal year, the following contracts and grants have unbroken funding cycle. Although been awarded to investigators at the Oceanographic Center (since we are all quite pleased with the June, 1985): number of new awards listed below, Investigator(s) Award we know that we must immediately Pijush Kundu start thinking about next year's "Investigation of Wind-forced Inertial Oscillations" projects and possible sources of funding that will contribute toward Amount: $60,000 Period: 7/1185-12/31186 (new funding, FY87: keeping the center running $70,000) efficiently for yet another year. Agency: National Science Foundation Julian McCreary "Studies of Tropical Wind-driven Ocean Circulation" (second year funding) Amount: $95,000 Period: 711/85-12/31186 Agency: National Science Foundation Julian McCreary "Modeling of the CirClllation of the Western Indian Ocean" Pijush Kundul . Amount: $148,000 Janet Witte Period: 9/1/85-2/28/87 FY87: $155,000 Agency: National Science Foundation FY88: $125,000

12 Russell Snyder "Surface Gravity Waves: Development of High Resolution Thlemetering Wave Recorder Array and Nonpal'ametric Nonlinear Wave Prediction Peter Ford Model" Amount: approx. $197,235 FY87: approx. at the $177,000 Period: Oral School 11/1/85-10/31/86 FY88: approx. $177,000 Agency: National Science Foundation Thesday, October 29 was indeed an Janet Witte "Preparation of a Bibliography on 'I\:opical Ocean exciting day at the Fort Lauderdale Processes and EI Nino/Southern Oscillation" Oral School of Nova University! On Amount: $22,227 that day, Peter Ford, co-anchor for Period: 9/1/85-8/31/86 WSVN -TV, Channel Seven, visited Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric the Oral School with a crew of Admin. cameramen and a producer. With his ingratiating smile and warm Richard Dodge "Coral Growth Survey" personality. he quickly befriended Amount: $19.995 Period: 9/9/85-7/30/86 the students and staff of the school. Agency: Broward County Following are a number of excerpts from the segment of j'Hometown" Richard Dodge "Oil Pollution Study" which aired on Fhday. November 1, Amount: $12,100 and featured the Oral School. Period: 6/24/85-open Agency: Bermuda Biological Station, Bermuda Richard Dodge "Reef-Coral Skeletal Growth: Annual Growth Peter Ford, co-anchor: Increments" There's a special school in Amount: $38,987 Broward that serves hometowns in - Period : 8/1/85-7/30/86 South Florida: The Fort Lauderdale - Agency: Whitehall Foundation Oral School. The Oral School is John Fletemeyer "Sea Thrtle Conservation Project" special because the teachers and - parents have to give so much time Amount: $18,882 - and care to teach hearing-impaired Period: 6/5/85-12/15/85 Agency: Broward County children throughout South Florida. When she was born eight years Pijush Kundul "Mocleling of the Circulation in the Western ago, April Mandell could not hear Julian McCreary Indian Ocean" and so she couldn't learn to speak. Amount: $90,188 Despite that, she's growing into a Period: 1/1/86-12/31/86 (to be awarded) normal, healthy girl. She loves to Agency: Office of Naval Research play. She has a child's irrepressible Pat Blackwelder "Warm Core Ring Phytoplankton SynthesiR: curiosity. April Mandell's mother, Coccolithophore Species Composition and June, spends hours coaching her Morphology in the NW Atlantic and Gulf Stream child. - Warm Core Rings" Amount: $34,989 Period: 1111/85-10/31/86 June Mandell: She hears Agency: National Science Foundation everything. She has learned to Gary Hitchcock "A Synthesis of Phytoplankton-Zooplankton listen. She started learning to Interactions in Warm-Core Gulf Stream Rings" listen-about when she was four she Amount: $31,675 really started cueing into sounds, Period: 11115/85-4/30/87 and now- now she can really pick up Agency: National Science Foundation on everything. She can localize the Georges Blaha "Short-arc Adjustment Thchniques for the sounds. Determination of the Oceanic Geoid from Satellite Altimetry" Amount: $21,978 Ford: April has made remarkable Period: 11/15/85-1/3 1/86 progress thanks to June and to years Agency: Southeast Center for Electrical of personalized instruction at the Engineering Education Fort Lauderdale Oral School, now part of Nova University. Tiny TOTAL: $791,256 (continued page 14) 13 - (continued/rom page 19)

powerful hearing aids now bring Naomi D'Alessio audible sound to children who in the past would have faced a lifetime of co-authors biology textbook silence. Judy Bowen (Thacher): It's work and sent in her copy. She was probably the most rewarding chosen and for two years sent in 30- teaching experience I've had page chapters, complete, on monthly because you see daily the light go on deadlines. and all of a sudden the child knows The result of her efforts and those something that they hadn't known of the co-authors, was a textbook before or says something that they that placed in the top five in every hadn't said before, and it's just very, county in F lorida as the biology very exciting. textbook of the year; a book that has been highly praised in California for Ford: Each year it costs fifteen its treatment of evolution. In thousand dollars to educate a child at Naomi's words, the book is flexible the Oral School, although tuition is enough to be used for the average to only a fraction of that amount the above-average classroom because the school and its members situation without sacrificing and supporters work hard to raise readability and provides the teacher funds to help parents pay for their with the option of teaching biology children's fees. And the Oral School systematically (evolution ofthe takes pride in never turning away a On the list of three authors in the systems) or phylogenetically child who has the potential to be Silver Burdett Biology book for (evolution of the phylas). The taught there. 1986, there is one name familiar to photographs are beautiful and our Nova community: Naomi inspiring and the illustrations and D'Alessio. Naomi has been with The diagrams are precise and well­ University School for the past four captioned. years in the capacities of science Once again, a person from our teacher, chairperson of the science Nova community has left a mark in department, and currently, as the world of education. director of the Upper School for grades 11 and 12. Naomi comes to us from New York where she collaborated in the writing of the New York Regents • N< M\ U"'I\' EH51TY exam and the state syllabus for high OfRCE OF school biology. So it was that when UNIVERSITY RELATK)NS Silver Burdett was looking for top AND DEVELOPMENT science teachers to write their 1986 Nova News textbook edition, Naomi's name came up and she was traced to Development News from Nova University Florida. What she did not know at the time was that Silver Burdett had recruited 60 individuals and that of The Nova News is a publication of Dr. William Stone, Family Center those, only three would be chosen to the Office of University Relations Dr. John Scili agno and Dr. Barry be the co-authors of the textbook. and Development. Centini, Center for Computer-Based Her assignment: write a 30-page Learning chapter on genetics, complete with Dr. Stephen L. Goldstein, Vice Photographs: Tiffany's teacher resource guide, tests, and President laboratory activities. Oh , yes ... in Mr. Photographer Editor: Ines E. Calderon two weeks. She loved it! Based on Nova University is accredited by the class notes (for "in our hearts, we, as Contributing Articles: Commission on Colleges of the Jan Witte, Oceanographic Center Southern Association of Colleges teachers, have all written the perfect and Schools to award bache/or's, book"), college books, and current Fran Bohnsack-Lee, Nova College master's, and doctoral degrees. scientific magazines, Naomi went to Day Program Nova University admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin. 14 • (continuedjrompage 1 ) Residency on campus is not Students are required to attend Although much has been written required. Instead, students are four regional seminars each year of about the "electronic classroom," required to stay on their jobs and the three-year program. The little in the way of implementation is use thei.r positions for the immediate content of the regional seminars is in evidence. An exception to this can application oftheories learned integrated with core courses, be found in the Nova program. The through the courses and seminars. practicums, and field projects. Other program depends heavily on the use This application insures the relevance requirements include four of microcomputers, modems, and of course work to the practical "real practicums, a major field project, telecommunications networks in world" needs of participants. and a comprehensive examination. conjunction with a supermini Admission to the program is Practicums are institutional computer host. Students from 26 restricted to those individuals who research projects undertaken by different states, including Alaska, hold a master's degree in Library/ students to address significant conduct their online classwork in Information Science from an problems in their institutions or coordination with lecturers who accredited university. They must organizations. teach the seminars. Students also be currently employed in a complete their online work using the Library/ or information center and have a minimum of two years of 'Thi s article was reproduced in its entirety tools of UNIX, and they do offline with the permission ojthe a'ttthors. It work using a portable computer with professional experience in the appea'I'ed in the September/October issue of its word processor and other library or information science field. Media and Methods, a magazine published i n Philadelphia, PA. utilities.

Benefits ofthe worldwide electronic community of Nova University are- The Dr. Kathleen Wright 1. Electronic mail that speeds communication and gives rapid feedback on learning problems, Scholarship fund reduces paperwork, allows storage and retrieval of student records, and by Fran Bohnsack-Lee helps provide a better understanding of policies and procedures The Nova Women's Student Forum leader in the fight for human rights. of Nova College proudly announces Her extensive travel to conferences 2. Computer conferences that the kick-off drive for its newly on human rights issues and her support discussion of issues and created scholarship fund in memory efforts there helped establish her as concepts before seminars, allow of Dr. Kathleen Wright. The fund a role model and allowed others to contributions on topics over a period was created to help defer costs of benefit from her knowledge. of weeks or months, and provide a travel and participation for Because she was active in politics means for program development and financially disadvantaged students and served on the Broward County evaluation with leadership potential to attend School Board, her experience was conferences focusing on Leadership directly pertinent to the concerns of 3. A diverse set of UNIX tools Development Skills. the Women's Forum. A Delta Sigma that supports rapid retrieval of The Nova Women's Student Forum Theta Regional Representative, Dr. information required for learning is a group of men and women working Wright was a member of Minx, and writing improvement tools that together to improve the college and Incorporated, a national black enhance communication of'ideas community t hrough developing women's organization formed to leadership skills and concerned raise the cultural level of minorities. 4. Computer-assisted instruction social awareness for women. While her presence is sorely that provides rapid feedback to In keeping with the spirit of Dr. missed, Dr. Wright's legacy, through students and a log of students' Wright, the Women's Student Forum the Nova Women's Student Forum progress seeks to expand roles for women, Scholarship, will continue the today and in the future, by seeking important work she began. Those 5. An online environment that opportunity and fairness in their interested in contributing to this provides an ideal setting for social, familial, and professional effort should contact Fran Bohnsack­ . students to share completed projects interactions. Lee at 475-7479 . The scholarship was named in memory of Dr. Kathleen Wright, one of Broward's leading activists and a 15 - NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION u.s. POSTAGE II NOVA UNIVERSITY PAID PERMIT NO. 886 OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FT. LAUDERDALE , FLORIDA 3301 College Avenue Fort Lauderdale. FI. 33314 305·475·7406

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Nova University Receives its 1en-lear Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

At the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools held in New Orleans on December 3rd, the Commission on Colleges granted Nova University its ten-year reaffirmation of accreditation to award bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of six regional accrediting agencies. The ten-year reaffirmation of accreditation comes after an extensive review of all Nova University programs, including Nova field-based degree programs nationwide: The review process itselftook more than one-and-one-halfyears and members of the review team were made up of college and university officials from within the southern region, as well as nationwide. Nova University was first accredited in 1971. Its accreditation was reaffirmed in 1975 for ten years and it has now received its second ten-year reaffirmation of accreditation. Nova University was chartered by the State of Florida on December 4, 1964.

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