2017 Fact Book

Technology Facilities The university maintains an extensive information technology network for teaching and learning, research, and administrative computing. Comprehensive fiber-optic and wireless networks provide high-speed Internet access to all campus sites. The NSU wireless network provides students with mobile and wireless network connectivity. The wireless network covers the university’s campuses throughout Florida and Puerto Rico. NSU is an equity member of the Florida LambdaRail (FLR), a not-for-profit, limited liability corporation composed of public and private, not-for-profit Florida universities. The FLR operates a statewide, high- performance, fiber-optic network infrastructure that utilizes next-generation network technologies, protocols, and services. The FLR provides NSU with high-speed commercial Internet services and connectivity to advanced regional and national networks, such as the National LambdaRail (NLR) and the Abilene Internet2 backbone. The FLR has significantly enhanced university research and distance-education capabilities and allows NSU faculty and staff members, researchers, and students to collaborate with colleagues around the world on leading-edge research projects and social science areas. Students, faculty, and staff have access to university computing resources including desktop and laptop computers and document printers and copiers. Numerous computer labs are conveniently located throughout the university’s facilities for student use. Administrative computing resources consist of multiple servers and numerous other application-specific Linux and Microsoft Systems. The university’s administrative operations are supported by the Ellucian Banner Application. Additional administrative systems include imaging systems; campus card systems; facilities systems; procurement systems; time/effort; and medical, dental, optometry, and mental health clinic systems. Multiple Oracle servers support academic applications and World Wide Web-based tools. Microsoft Exchange email systems support all faculty and staff email services, while Microsoft Office 365 provides email services to NSU students. Faculty and staff are migrating to Office 365 in the near term to better enable collaboration. Synchronous and asynchronous Web tools are used for the delivery of distance education. Electronic classrooms and microcomputer labs provide hands-on technology support for students and faculty. Multimedia technology training labs support technology-training opportunities for faculty and staff. Internet Protocol (IP)-based videoconferencing is provided for distance education. IP conferencing is based both on a videoconferencing bridge located on campus and on cloud-based conference services. Campus sites can be linked to form a global classroom. Students can connect from their own devices to cloud services to form virtual classrooms. There are videoconferencing rooms located at NSU’s regional campuses and other sites throughout Florida. Also, videoconferencing rooms are located in Puerto Rico. Desktop and mobile device videoconferencing units are located at clinical and internship sites and in the homes of students enrolled in the speech-language pathology and audiology doctoral programs. To further augment the libraries’ print materials and online databases, the Office of Educational Technologies and Media Services has an extensive collection of videotapes and DVDs. A digital media production studio houses tools for the creation of instructional, informational, and marketing videos, CDs, and DVDs. Clinical Facilities In addition to clinical facilities on the Fort Lauderdale/ Davie Campus, the university provides clinical services to the surrounding community through owned and leased off-campus facilities. The Health Professions Division has outpatient facilities that provide medical, dental, optometry, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy services, as well as audiology and hearing and balance services. The College of Psychology provides mental health services through the Psychology Services Center. The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences provides family therapy services through the Brief Therapy Institute. The Health Professions Division operates the Clinic for Speech, Language, and Communication, which provides testing and rehabilitation services for schools and individuals. Clinic locations are as follows: 5