2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook 67 • copier usage • use as a form of payment at participating off-campus retailer locations • identification purposes • library privileges • meal plans • pay-for-print • vending machine usage This high-tech card has two embedded antennas that will allow access to various areas around campus, from parking garages to computer labs. The card also links biometric data used to calculate time and attendance for both students and staff members. The magnetic stripe allows users to add funds in increments of $1, $5, $10, or $20 to an online account that can be used for copying, printing, vending machines, and more. Students are able to add these funds online or at dedicated value stations located at the Alvin Sherman Library or at the Health Professions Division Library/Lab Building. The SharkCard office is located in the Horvitz Administration Building, in the One-Stop Shop, and at the Terry Administration Building, in the One-Stop Shop. NSU Athletics Nova Southeastern University recognizes, values, and supports intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational mission of the university. Central to the program’s mandate, and in accordance with the stated goals of the university, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics commits itself to fostering leadership, lifelong learning, and service to the community among its student-athletes. NSU Athletics is also dedicated to sponsoring competitive intercollegiate programs for both men and women. Valuing deeply the physical, social, and emotional welfare of those who participate, the department and the university express this commitment through their membership with NCAA Division II (DII) and the Sunshine State Conference. Both exemplify the principles of amateur athletics, which include diversity, sportsmanship, fair play, and equitable opportunity for all. In its short 39-year history, the NSU Department of Athletics began as a one-sport NAIA program, in 1982, and has grown into the 16-sport NCAA program that it is today. During this span, NSU Athletics has won 8 team national championships, 23 individual national championships, 361 All-American honors, 333 Scholar All-Americans, and countless conference championships. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, and distance track. Women’s sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, distance track, and volleyball. As an 18-year member of NCAA DII, NSU Athletics has experienced an unprecedented amount of success in the past decade. Valuing deeply the commitment to academic success, NSU student-athletes have also maintained a cumulative departmental GPA of 3.0, or better, every year since obtaining NCAA DII membership in 2002. Office of Innovation and Information Technology The Office of Innovation and Information Technology’s unit maintains 50 computing facilities: 30 at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and 20 located among the other NSU campuses in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, Tampa, and Puerto Rico. In addition to courses, open labs are scheduled and maintained for student use on campus and at student educational center locations. NSU’s labs house a variety of computer equipment for student use.