NSU Donor Connection – December 2023

December 2023

Masthead artist: Sofía Aurora Guerra Cardona | Senior, Art and Design, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences

MULARKEY'S Message

With a recent transformational gift of $10 million, NSU's Campaign for Preeminence currently totals more than $870 million—our goal is $1 billion in cumulative external funding by 2025. Learn more about this gift, NSU's accreditations, and recent happenings at the university from Terry Mularkey, vice president for university advancement and chief of staff.

The passion that unites NSU with our donors and partners is our commitment to make the world we inherit better. This Honor Roll celebrates NSU’s partners in preeminence who made donations of $250 or more from July 1, 2023 to November 10, 2023. Thank you!

Meet a MAKO

A U.S. Air Force captain retires from his commission as an air weapons controller instructor, obtains his medical degree, and translates his passion for teaching into a career at NSU. Meet Kenneth Johnson, D.O., executive associate dean of the Tampa Bay Regional Campus and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NSU's Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine.

PASSION and Purpose

Watch the video to learn about David and Cathy Husman's Transformational Gift to NSU

When David Husman's wife Cathy Husman was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the couple was referred to Eduardo Locatelli, M.D., M.P.H., neurologist and founding director of NSU Health’s Neuroscience Institute and the NSU Health ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence. Although Cathy Husman succumbed to the disease, the treatment she received from Locatelli and his staff was "more than exemplary," said David Husman.

Now dedicated to helping find a cure for ALS, Husman has pledged a $10-million transformational gift to the university in support of ALS research and treatment.

View Photos from the ALS Donor Appreciation Event

Show-Stopping Performances

The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center at NSU hosts a variety of academic and cultural engagements for NSU and the larger community. Upcoming shows include The Nutcracker, holiday music, comedians, and even a canine cabaret! Join us for any of the exciting events coming to the theater soon.

Upcoming Events

GIVING Opportunity

The NSU Community Garden was launched by NSU students and the Facilities Management team with the intent to provide an outdoor escape. Plans for expansion include additional tools, seeds, and plants; benches; a tool shed; and a pollinator pathway. The pollinator pathway will provide support for the garden as well as the 15 bee colonies residing on the property.

Learn More and Donate Now

View the photo gallery for the NSU Military Affairs Golf Tournament held on November 11, 2023.

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About the Artist

The masthead for this month's issue was created by Sofía Aurora Guerra Cardona. Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cardona moved to Florida to pursue a higher education at NSU. A member of the Razor's Edge Shark Talent Program and a Presidential Scholar, she will graduate in December with degree in art and design. In the future, Cardona hopes to work as a full-time designer at an ad agency or her own design business.

"I believe that design has a responsibility to communicate, connect, inform, and deliver a message in a beautiful and effective way," Cardona said. "Moving forward, I hope to create designs that have a life of their own and impact the world, in the same way that design has given me life and impacted me."

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