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The Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice learning community is pleased and excited to have you participate in the 2025 Summer Institute virtually via Zoom and Canvas. Your active and engaged participation represents the next step in your journey towards personal and professional fulfillment, career advancement, and most of all conferral of your doctoral degree. Throughout the Institute journey, you will participate in authentic, engaging, and pragmatic activities designed to enable you to gain knowledge and insights to grow as a scholar, leader, teacher, and student.
On your invigorating journey, you will be joined by your pre-eminent faculty, fellow students, doctoral advisors, college and university leaders, and dissertation chairs. You will have the unique opportunity to network, collaborate, and share information with classmates in your classes and fellow students enrolled in the Ed.D. program in a virtual learning community environment. Always keep in mind that you are a valued and significant member of the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. So, get your FINS UP for making the most informed and valuable decision to join your learning community family during the 2025 Summer Institute.
The sections below provide information on what students can expect from the 2025 Summer Institute in addition to the overall Institute agenda.
Registration for the Summer 2025 semester opened March 31, 2025, and will close on May 11, 2025.
First Time Students
As a first-time participating doctoral student, this year’s Summer Institute will provide students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in the doctoral program and successfully complete your capstone. In addition, there will be activities that will encourage dialogue, collegiality, and networking among your fellow students and faculty.
Doctoral students are required to attend at least one summer institute during their second or third year in the program to meet program requirements. The prerequisite for attending is completion of or current registration in RES 8100: Nature of Knowing: Introduction to Research Methods. If you meet this requirement, you are required to participate in the 2025 Summer Institute to fulfill this graduation requirement. Participation in one Summer Institute is a requirement for graduation.
Please note:
- If this is your first year in the program and you have not completed RES 8100, you must wait until at least your second year to participate in Summer Institute.
- If you are a student in the Doctoral Completion Pathway (DCP), you are welcome to attend Summer Institute, but not required
Returning Students
All students who have previously participated in a Summer Institute, but have not yet completed their dissertation or Strategic Research Project can take advantage of this opportunity to move closer to the completion of their program. This year’s Institute will be virtual, there will be a variety of sessions/workshops offered to assist students in making progress on the applied dissertation or Strategic Research Project and to reach your academic goals satisfactorily. In addition, there will be a variety of activities that will encourage dialogue, collegiality, and networking among your fellow students and faculty.
Students will be placed into one of two conference pathways based on their chosen capstone.
- Applied Dissertation (AD) Pathway: The AD Pathway is for students that are completing the dissertation.
- Strategic Research Project (SRP) Pathway: The SRP Pathway is for students that are planning to complete the SRP.
To assist with planning and to be sure you are assigned to the correct pathway we will be sending a survey out to all students via the Summer Institute Canvas course the first week of Summer term classes.
We will begin the institute on Thursday afternoon with a Welcome and Opening Remarks, followed by presentations from our Charles L. Faires Doctoral Research Award recipients and Tips for Success from recent alumni. On Friday we will have sessions to help you be successful in the doctoral program, including library and writing sessions, as well as opportunities to network and socialize with faculty and fellow classmates. We will close the day with a Keynote presentation by James Knapp, President and CEO of the Broward Education Foundation. On Saturday we will have pathway-specific workshops blending direct instruction with focused support from faculty, dissertation chairs, librarians, and writing consultants to apply the knowledge gained and complete the required artifact.
The overall goal of this year’s virtual summer institute is to immerse students in a 3-day learning experience with opportunities to engage with other students and faculty and provide students with the information and tools needed to be a successful Ed.D. student. Please see below for a draft of the schedule.
The English Speaking student schedule is posted below.
The Bilingual (Puerto Rico) schedule will be shared later in Canvas after the semester begins.
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Thursday July 10, 2025 |
Friday July 11, 2025 |
Saturday July 12, 2025 |
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4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks |
8:30 – 8:55 a.m. Mindfulness (Optional) |
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4:35 – 5:30 p.m. Research Award Presentations The Dr. Charles L. Faires Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Recipients |
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Morning Coffee with Your Concentration FCE&SCJ Faculty & Students |
9:00 –11:55 a.m. Dissertation and SRP Pathway-Specific Sessions FCE&SCJ Faculty
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5:35 – 6:30 p.m. Tips for Being Successful: Advice from Recent Graduates FCE&SCJ Alumni |
9:35 – 10:30 a.m. Building Better Writing Habits NSU’s Writing and Communications Center (WCC) |
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10:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ethical Behavior in Academia: Plagiarism, Ghostwriting, and Artificial Intelligence FCE&SCJ Faculty |
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12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break |
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break |
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12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Escape Room Challenge Sponsored by the FCE&SCJ GSGA |
12:45 – 3:55 p.m. Dissertation and SRP Pathway-Specific Sessions FCE&SCJ Faculty
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1:35 – 2:10 p.m. Dissertation and SRP Pathway Overview FCE&SCJ Faculty |
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2:20 – 3:15 p.m. Staying Healthy, While Balancing Life NSU’s Center for Student Counseling and Well-being |
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Closing Plenary |
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3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break |
4:35 – 4:45 p.m. Summer Institute Wrap-Up |
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3:30 – 4:25 p.m. Library Electives NSU Librarians |
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4:30 – 5:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation |
*Note: Sessions and times may be subject to change.
Information to be provided at a later date.