Norfolk State University

Issue: October-November 2009

NSU Hosts 7th Annual Women's Conference:

The Remarkable Journey

Norfolk State University recently hosted the 7th Annual Women’s Conference on at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center. [ more ]

Kemba Smith speaks about her personal experience and lessons learned at the 7^th Annual Women’s Conference: The Remarkable Journey.

M’bare N’gom Delivers Keynote Speaker at NSU Literary Conference

M’bare N’gom, an authority on exiled writers of Equatorial Guinea and chair of the Foreign Languages Department at Morgan State University, was the keynote speaker at Norfolk State University’s literary conference Oct. 22-23 at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. The two-day conference, Singing Their Songs in a Strange Land: The Impact of Exile on Diasporan Writers, acknowledged and celebrated the contributions of writers in exile. [ more ]

Cornel West to Discuss His Memoirs at NSU Nov. 2

New York Times best-selling author Cornel West will visit Norfolk State University to promote his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. Free and open to the public, West’s talk will be held at 4 p.m. at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. A book signing will immediately follow his talk. [ more ]

Healthy Spartan Wellness Day Held Sept. 22

Norfolk State University hosted a Healthy Spartan Wellness Day on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the New Student Center. The Wellness Day event was part of the university’s ongoing Healthy Spartan Fitness Initiative, a campus-wide program designed to address the obesity epidemic and the decrease in physical fitness across the Norfolk State University campus community. The event is open to students, faculty, staff and the local community near NSU. [ more ]

Faculty and Staff Corner [ more ]

Dorothy
Browne

Sherie
Cornish

Karen
Holmes

Amelia Ross-Hammond

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NSU Awarded $2.1 Million Grant for VNurse: Modular Dynamic Virtual Simulation Framework
for Nurse Training

The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command has awarded Norfolk State University’s Creative Gaming and Simulation Lab a $2.1 million grant to develop Virtual Nurse (VNurse), a modular dynamic PC-based simulation framework for nurse training in a semi-virtual environment. [ more ]

Thompson Hospitality Adopts New Tray-less Program at Scott-Dozier Dining Hall

Thompson Hospitality, food service provider for Norfolk State University, has done away with food trays to cut back on water usage, food waste and cleaning chemicals. [ more ]

Protect Yourself From the Flu and Respiratory Disease

For many years, NSU has had emergency plans in place to address wide-ranging campus issues and health concerns. We have extended these preparedness efforts in order to respond to the H1N1 pandemic. Our emergency response teams receive regular input from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Virginia Department of Public Health, and many other governmental health agencies. [ more ]