Nova Southeastern University
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| Motto | Beyond the Classroom |
| Established | 1964 |
| Type | Independent |
| President | Ray Ferrero, Jr. |
| Faculty | 2,083 |
| Undergraduates | 5,453 |
| Postgraduates | 20,882 |
| Location | Davie, Florida, USA |
| Campus | City 300 acres main campus (3.5 km²) |
| Athletics | 13 sports teams |
| Mascot | Sharks |
| Website | www.nova.edu |
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a coeducational private non-profit university in Davie, Florida, USA. The university is the largest independent institution of higher education in the Southeastern region of the United States and is the 6th largest not-for-profit independent university nationwide.[1] Through its undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs, Nova Southeastern educated 26,335 students in the 2005-2006 academic year.[2] To date, the institution has produced approximately 86,000 alumni.[3] NSU is ranked as a 4th tier university by U.S. News and World Report[4] and was listed as one of the best distance learning graduate schools in the country by the Princeton Review.[5] The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[6]
[edit] 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. In 1972, the university introduced its first off-campus course of study, in education. The school was renamed Nova University in 1974.[10] After a merger with Southeastern University for Health Sciences in 1994, the university was renamed Nova Southeastern University.[11]
The land occupied by the university was previously a naval training airfield during World War II named Forman Field.[12] The remnants of the taxiway surrounding the airfield are still present in the form of roads used on the campus.[13] After World War II, the federal government had promised the Forman family, from whom the land was purchased, that the land would only be used for educational purposes. This led the land to be used for the creation of the South Florida Education Center of which Nova Southeastern University is now a part.[14]
Nova Southeastern field-based programs are located in 32 other Florida cities, 21 other U.S. states, and several international sites.
[edit] Campuses
[edit] Main Campus
The main campus is located in the town of Davie, Florida. The campus is also within the postal designation of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The inclusion of Fort Lauderdale on promotional mailings and letterhead, instead of Davie, has been a source of conflict between the University and the Town of Davie. The main campus is over 300 acres. The main campus includes administrative offices, classroom facilities, library facilities, health clinics, mental health clinics, The University Center, dorms, cafeterias, computer labs, the bookstore, and parking facilities.
[edit] East Campus
The East Campus, located near downtown Fort Lauderdale, used to be the campus for the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS). However, since 2006 SHSS has been reloacted to the main campus in Davie and share facilities with the Center of Psychological Studies.
[edit] Oceanographic Center
- Further information: Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
The Oceanographic Center is located on a 10-acre site on the ocean side of Port Everglades, adjacent to the port's entrance in Dania Beach, Florida.
[edit] North Miami Beach Campus
The North Miami Beach Campus serves as the main location for the Fischler School of Education and Human Services. The campus is 18 acres and serves almost 40% of all NSU students. In 2002-2003 over 12,000 students were served by the North Miami Beach Campus.
[edit] Student Education Centers
Nova Southeastern operates Student Education Centers in Nassau, Southwest Florida, Jamacia, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, or Las Vegas. These centers are sere students at a distance from the main campus with computer labs and videoconferencing equipment. In addition, the centers are staffed with full-time employees to help with registration, enrollment, and financial aid. Services Available at All NSU Student Educational Centers At all Student Educational Centers evening and weekend classes are offered. Also, full degree online programs are available to allow for degree completion without ever taking a traditional in classroom class. All Student Education Centers are technologically advanced with the fusion of technology and education being emphasized.
[edit] Departments
The university awards associate's, bachelor's, master's, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, psychology, and other social sciences. Nova Southeastern University has the only colleges of optometry and dental medicine in South Florida, and one of only two colleges of pharmacy (the other being Palm Beach Atlantic University). It also has one of the only two doctoral programs for Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the United States.The institution enjoys an excellent reputation for its programs for families offered through the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies and the University School of Nova Southeastern University. These include innovative parenting, preschool, primary education, and secondary education programs.
[edit] Graduate & Professional Programs
[edit] Health Professions Division
The Health Professions Division complex, dedicated in June, 1996, is located on 21 acres and encompasses over 900,000 square feet of buildings.[15] The Division comprises the:
•College of Dental Medicine
•College of Osteopathic Medicine
•College of Pharmacy
•College of Optometry
•College of Medical Sciences
•College of Allied Health and Nursing
The Health Professions Division is the evolution of what was once Southeastern University of the Health Sciences before its merger with Nova University in 1994. The facilities include space for students to participate in clinical work, lecture auditoriums, a library, cafeteria, seminar rooms, and faculty offices. State-of-the-art technology is integrated throughout the facilities. They are affiliated with The Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research.
[edit] Law
- Further information: Shepard Broad Law Center
Shepard Broad Law Center is housed in Goodwin Sr. Hall on the Main Campus of NSU.
[edit] Psychology
- Further information: Nova Southeastern University Center for Psychological StudiesThe Center for Psychological Studies is housed in the Alfred Maltz Psychology Center building on the main campus.
[edit] Business
- Further information: H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is housed in the Carl DeSantis building on the main campus.
[edit] Computer Sciences
- Further information: Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is housed in the Carl DeSantis building on the main campus but also offers one of the widest range of online curriculum offered at NSU.
[edit] Education
- Further information: Fischler School of Education and Human Services
The Fischler School of Education and Human Services is located on the North Miami Beach campus.
[edit] Humanities and Social Sciences
- Further information: Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences is housed in the Alfred Maltz Psychology Center building on the main campus.
[edit] Humanities
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences currently offers one graduate degree program in the area of writing.
[edit] Undergraduate Programs
The undergraduate admissions office is located in the Mailman building on the main campus. A majority of the undergraduate degrees are issued through the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. However, undergraduate degrees are also issued through H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Allied Health and Nursing, and Fischler School of Education and Human Services.
- Further information: Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
[edit] Dual Admissions Program
Nova Southeastern University offers dual admission to bachelor’s degree programs of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and to selected graduate and first professional degree programs.
[edit] Student Organizations
The Nova Southeastern's Undergraduate Student Government Association (NSUSGA) is the primary organization for the government of the undergraduate student body. SGA is responsible for a number of activities on campus, including homecoming, and regular extracurricular activities. SGA also allocates funds for other clubs on campus.
The school's student-run newspaper, The Current, is usually published weekly. There is also a school-sponsored radio station called Radio X which broadcasts on 88.5 FM WNSU.
[edit] The University School
The campus also hosts the University School of Nova Southeastern University. This is a private and independent college preparatory school for the grades of Pre-K through 12th grade. [1]
[edit] 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. Thanks to an agreement between the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and NSU, the Alvin Sherman Library offers traditional public library services as well as the full academic resources.
This library was opened to the public on December 8, 2001.
The building is five stories high with wireless access throughout the building, reading niches, 22 study rooms, 1,000 user seats, and a café. It contains research materials, specialized databases, popular fiction and nonfiction books, magazines and journals, CDs, DVDs. The library hosts special programs for children and teens, book discussion groups, author readings, and classes on using research tools and resources. The library is staffed by professional reference librarians. The Alvin Sherman LRITC building also contains the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center.[16]
[edit] Athletics
The NSU Department of Athletics competes in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Sunshine State Conference. Nova Southeastern University offers 13 intercollegiate athletic programs with eight women's and five men's teams. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball, while men can participate in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf and soccer.
NSU Athletics has produced several SSC Players of the Year, NCAA All-Region selections and NCAA All-Americans, and have been nationally ranked in numerous sports since joining the NCAA beginning with the 2002-03 school-year. The Sunshine State Conference has been dubbed the Division II "Conference of National Champions", as member institutions have won 64 national championships since the SSC was founded in 1975.
Many athletic events at NSU take place at The University Center.
In 2005, students voted for a new school mascot, and the Sharks was the winner. NSU's sport teams had previously been known as the Knights.
[edit] Workers Unionization Controversy
Main Article: Nova Southeastern University 2006 Workers Unionization Controversy
Local headlines were made when groundskeepers, janitors, bus drivers, and maintenance workers employed by UNICCO, a subcontractor at Nova Southeastern University, voted on October 4, 2006 to form a union with the SEIU. Soon after, NSU dismissed UNICCO and put the contract out the bid. Currently, TCB holds the contract for janitorial, maintenance, and groundskeeping jobs. Many of the workers who had joined the SEIU were not rehired, thereby attracting national attention.[citation needed] Workers at neighboring institutions, the University of Miami and Florida International University, recently acquired significant wage increases, health insurance, and other benefits by unionizing. Local and state leaders have taken interest in this labor issue and engaged in a symbolic protest on November 14, 2006 by acting as "Janitors for a Day."
See also University of Miami 2006 custodial workers' strike.
[edit] Information Assurance Recognition
In March 2005, the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security designated Nova Southeastern a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for the academic years 2005-2008.[17][18] Official letters of notification from NSA were sent to NSU’s President Ray Ferrero, Florida’s Governor Jeb Bush, Florida Members of Congress, and appropriate Congressional Committees. NSA’s goal in establishing centers of academic excellence is to reduce vulnerability in our national information infrastructure by promoting higher education in information assurance and producing more professionals with IA expertise in various disciplines. This designation applies to the entire university, although the degrees under this program are graduate degrees that are primarily issued through the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. There is also a minor in the Bachelor of Science program available through Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences.
- Further information: Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
[edit] Distinguished Speaker Series
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosts the Distingusihed Speaker Series. This series brings experts and notable persons from diverse fields to the campus. Past speakers have included: Salman Rushdie, Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Bob Woodward, Elie Wiesel, and Paul Bremer.
[edit] Life 101
Life 101 brings leaders from business, entertainment, politics and athletics to Nova Southeastern University. By meeting these guest speakers, students are educated and inspired by their life accomplishments and “life lessons” learned along the way. Past speakers have included: Dwayne Johnson, Wayne Huizenga, Vanessa L. Williams, Dan Abrams, Jason Taylor, Michael Phelps, James Earl Jones, Janet Reno
[edit] Notable Faculty
Center for Psychological Studies
Lenore Walker
Shepard Broad Law Center
Stephanie Feldman Aleong
[edit] Notable Alumni
Alan S. Apte, Circuit Judge for the State of Florida, 9th Circuit
Cathy Areu, Catalina magazine founder and publisher
Shawn L. Briese, Circuit Judge for the State of Florida, 7th Circuit
Lucy Chernow Brown, Circuit Judge for the State of Florida, 15th Judicial Circuit
Charles E. Burton, Circuit Judge for the State of Florida, 15th Judicial Circuit
David A. Glant, Circuit Judge for the State of Florida, 8th Circuit
Alexander R. Grosholz, Florida Senatorial Candidate
Diane M. Kirigin, Magistrate for the State of Florida, 15th Circuit
Amy Smith, Circuit Judge for the State of Florida, 15th Circuit
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/cwis/urp/description.html
- ^ http://www.icuf.org/_docs/Fast_Facts_2005-2006.pdf
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/cwis/urp/description.html
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_1509_brief.php
- ^ http://www.lessonlab.com/nsu/nsu.cfm
- ^ http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/weblist092606.pdf
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/cwis/urp/description.html
- ^ http://www.gradprofiles.com/nova-southeastern-ocean.html
- ^ http://www.icuf.org/_docs/2005-2006_Acct_Report.pdf
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/cwis/urp/description.html
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/cwis/urp/description.html
- ^ http://www.airfields-freeman.com/FL/Airfields_FL_FtLauderdale.htm#forman
- ^ http://www.sfec.org/formanfield/index.html
- ^ http://www.sfec.org/history/index.html
- ^ http://hpd.nova.edu/aboutus/history.html
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/library/about/message.html
- ^ http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/caemap.cfm?MenuID=10.1.1.2
- ^ http://www.nova.edu/cipher/
[edit] External links
- Official Web site
- Virtual Tour
- Athletics Web site
- Directions to Campus Locations
- Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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