Admissions Pre-Arrival Guide - Fall 2020

SHARK LINGO. NSU TERMS EVERY SHARK SHOULD KNOW. Now that you’re a Shark,you’ll need to learn the language of NSU. Here are some useful terms about campus-life and South Florida that will help you understand Shark Lingo in no time! Academic Advisor: Your personal guide to help you with class registration, academic resources and making sure you are on track for graduation Career Development: Your go-to office for professional development – here Career Advisors will help you plan out your career during NSU and after; get help with resume building, interview prep, phone interview skills, what to wear to an interview, and find that dream internship CLC: Cultural Living Center, an apartment-style residence hall for upperclassmen CLSE: Campus Life and Student Engagement is your ultimate resource for getting involved on campus – stop by their office on the first floor of the University Center to learn about which of NSU’s 120+ student organizations you want to join Community Fest: NSU’s annual festival celebrating the local community’s Shark pride with action-packed activities from NSU’s student organizations, local restaurants, stores and more Commuter Lounge: A lounge dedicated to students who commute to class, located on first floor of the Student Affairs Building Convocation: Your official welcome ceremony to NSU – get ready for your first official Fins Up as a Shark DAPES: Dual Admission Program for Enrolled Students is an opportunity to apply for dual admission into a graduate or professional program after your first year at NSU DB: Common term for your declining balance meal plan – depending on where you live, you could have nearly $1,500 each semester to spend on meals and snacks around campus DeSantis: The Carl DeSantis Building (also called Huizenga) where you’ll have most of your classes –home to Einstein Bros. Bagels, the College of Engineering and Computing, and the College of Business & Entrepreneurship ExEL: For those who learn best by doing, Experiential Education and Learning is NSU’s innovative initiative that provides hands-on, immersive learning opportunities required for graduation FFV: Founders, Farquhar and Vettel, three separate apartment-style residence halls with full kitchens Fins Up: On the count of three…bring your hands together up above your head to a point to create the dorsal fin of a Shark – 3 - 2 - 1…Fins Up – looking good, now you’re a Shark FINS Football: The only NFL partnership of its kind, NSU and the Miami Dolphins teamed up to provide all students with free, Dolphins home-game tickets and a very special NSU tailgate area at Hard Rock Stadium Flight Deck: A relaxed, pub-style restaurant in the University Center with a huge-screen TV, games and a great outdoor dining area – its name derives from NSU’s campus location, which used to be a military airport FLL: Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport - about a 15 minute drive from campus, the closest airport to NSU, serving all major airlines – making travel in-and-out of the area super convenient Goodwin: Leo Goodwin Sr. Residence Hall, the most popular residence hall for first-year students, not to be confused with the NSU Law Leo Goodwin Sr. Building, home to the Shepard Broad College of Law Handshake: An interactive network that connects you to tons of internships and career opportunities HelpDesk:When technology isn’t working or you need help accessing your login information, call the HelpDesk at 954-262-HELP (4357) or email help@ nova.edu – services available 24-hours Henderson (Student Counseling Center): Your resource center where you can talk to a professional counselor about anything, from stress, to coping with a life event, or just transitioning to college Horvitz: Your hub for all student services, The Horvitz Administration Building houses Academic Advising, Career Development, One-Stop Shop, Financial Aid, International Affairs – and where you might even bump into President Hanbury HPD: Health Professions Division, home to our graduate and professional students studying in the medical field (complete with one of campus’ best dining halls) Iguanas: Our resident, campus dinosaurs – these bright green lizards can get pretty large, but they are completely harmless. Still, let’s not provoke them, ok? Intercoastal: A waterway separating Florida’s barrier islands from the mainland – popular for cruising up and down the Florida coast, plus a lot of cool sightseeing and convenient transportation opportunities International/Study Abroad Office: in the Horvitz Administration Building, the Office of International Affairs is not only where you go when you want to study abroad, it is the administrative home for all international students who need help with CPT, OPT, visas, immigration papers, travel signatures iShark: The one-and-only NSU app – download and instantly see all information related to NSU, including athletics, campus map, dining, course directory, RecWell, Shark Shuttle, SharkLearn, and more JobX: Your online portal for student employment – once you submit your final transcripts, you can access and apply for jobs Las Olas: The place to go for an evening of upscale shopping and dining in downtown Fort Lauderdale Mailman: Mailman Hollywood, one of the older buildings on campus, home to offices for Dual Admission, Farquhar Honors College, College of Arts Humanities & Social Sciences, digital media – was originally the campus library before the Alvin Sherman Library was built 15