2018 NSU Fact Book

N ova Southeastern University (NSU) is a private, not-for-profit, accredited, coeducational university Carnegie-classified as both “high research activity” and “community engaged” university. It was founded in 1964 as Nova University of Advanced Technology. In 1974, the board of trustees changed the university’s name to Nova University. In 1994, Nova University merged with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences to form Nova Southeastern University. Using 2015 fall-term enrollment as a measure, Nova Southeastern University is the largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in Florida and the 17th largest nationally. However, NSU is the 12th largest four-year, not-for-profit, private Carnegie research university in the United States. The university awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including the humanities, biological and environmental science, business, counseling, computer and information sciences, conflict resolution, education, family therapy, medicine, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, performing and visual arts, psychology, and other social sciences. Nova Southeastern University has the only college of optometry in Florida, and one of only two colleges of pharmacy in South Florida. The institution also enjoys an excellent reputation for its programs for families offered through the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development and the NSU University School. These include innovative parenting, preschool, primary, and secondary education programs, and programs across the life span for people with autism. The university’s programs are administered through colleges that offer courses at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus as well as at locations throughout Florida, in Puerto Rico, nationally, and in four countries. Despite the geographic diversity of sites where classes are offered, Nova Southeastern University is a major provider of educational programs for Florida residents. Forty-four percent of the student body attends classes in Fort Lauderdale/Davie, Florida. Thirty-five percent of all students were enrolled in exclusively online courses, and 15 percent attended courses at one of NSU’s regional campuses in Florida or Puerto Rico. Through its undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs, NSUeducatedmore than 13,000 Florida students in fall 2017. With an annual budget in excess of $570 million, Nova Southeastern University also has a significant economic impact on the surrounding community. A recent NSU study revealed that the university and its students and employees contributed approximately $3.2 billion to the Florida economy during fiscal year 2015. With numerous funded projects currently in the pipeline at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie and Tampa Bay Regional campuses, it is expected that, by 2020, our economic impact throughout Florida will exceed $5 billion. UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES The mission of the Nova Southeastern University libraries is to collaborate to be the premier research, cultural, and lifelong learning centers for NSU and the community. The university libraries include the Martin and Gail Press Health Professions Division Library; the Panza Maurer Law Library; the Oceanographic Campus Library; the NSU University School Media Center; and the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. The university libraries offer extensive print and online collections in a wide range of formats, knowledgeable librarians and staff members, and up-to-date technology that supports the research and information needs of library users at every location within the university system. The diverse collections at the university libraries include more than 1 million items and 370,000+ unique electronic resources, as well as extensive collections of maps, audio and visual recordings, microforms, rare books, and manuscripts. More than 550 research databases contain the full text and images from hundreds of thousands of e books, journals, and newspapers. Most electronic resources are accessible to NSU-affiliated users from any location. Buildings within the university library system offer wireless access and a variety of study spaces, including group and individual study rooms, collaborative workspaces, individual study carrels, and designated 2 Institutional Description