NSU's Health Professions Division Awards Occupational Therapy Degrees; Dean of Allied Health at FAMU to Deliver Commencement Address.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/Education Writers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2004 On Sunday, January 11, Nova Southeastern University's (NSU NSU Nonspecific urethritis, see there ) College of Allied Health and Nursing will award 32 occupational therapy (O.T.) degrees in a special commencement exercise at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , located in the new Alvin Sherman Library The Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, is the largest library building in the state of Florida. The Alvin Sherman Library is a unique joint-use facility serving the residents of Broward County as well as NSU students, faculty, and staff members. on the campus of NSU at 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Boulevard in Davie -- After completing an O.T. internship in Hawaii, Tasha Perkins, a 25-year old O.T. student, is excited about returning to Fort Lauderdale to give the class address at the graduation. Perkins is a past Vice President of the Black O.T. Caucasus and a past Vice President of the Student O.T. Association. Cynthia Hughes Harris, Ph.D., O.T., dean of the Florida A & M School of Allied Health Sciences, will deliver the commencement address. Dr. Harris received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. in 1995, where she also received her undergraduate degrees. In addition to her duties as dean, Dr. Harris remains an active practitioner and contributor in her field. Previously, Dr. Harris served as Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at Columbia University in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . She also served as immediate past vice president and member of the Board of Directors of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Dr. Harris' interests and activities span many arenas. One of her primary research initiatives addresses the results of qualitative experience of minority students in different academic environments. In this context, Dr. Harris has studied the lives of college students to identify and alleviate stressors that interfere with maximum academic performance and achievement. Another one of Dr. Harris' research activities centers on HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. prevention programs for high-risk urban adolescents. Dr. Harris has successfully implemented such programs in Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. , as well as in schools in the South Bronx section of New York City. "We are delighted that Dr. Harris has consented to deliver the commencement address to our graduating students," said Fred Lippman, R.ph., Ph.D., executive vice-chancellor and provost of NSU's Health Professions Division. "Dr. Harris' research initiatives are well-known and I am sure our students will be inspired by her message." NSU President Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. will confer degrees upon 16 graduates from the Master of Occupational Therapy program, 14 from the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program, and 2 from the Doctor of Philosophy in Occupational Therapy program. This year's students come from as far away as California, New York, Maryland, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, and Washington State. Occupational therapists commonly aid the growth and development of premature babies, enhance learning environments for physically challenged children and adults, and analyze job task requirements for injured workers in a variety of clinical, occupational, and institutional settings. The Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University History Originally named Nova University of Advanced Technology,[7] the university was chartered by the state of Florida in 1964[8][9] as a graduate institution in the physical and social sciences. is comprised of the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry optometry (ŏptŏm`ətrē), eye-care specialty concerned with eye examination, determination of visual abilities, diagnosis of eye diseases and conditions, and the prescription of lenses and other corrective measures. , Allied Health and Nursing, and Dental Medicine. |
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