40 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Historical Highlights 1987 • The Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy admitted its charter class in association with the College of Osteopathic Medicine. • The School of Social Sciences was established and offered the Ph.D. Program in Family Therapy. • The Center for Computer Science was established to contain both the graduate and undergraduate computer science degree programs previously housed in the Center for Computer-Based Learning. 1988 • The newly constructed Joe Sonken Building of the NSU University School Center was opened. • The Nova University Community Mental Health Center predoctoral internship received full accreditation by the APA. • The undergraduate Liberal Studies Day Program began with support from the state of Florida. • An inpatient geriatric/homeless facility was established to provide community service and research and training opportunities for students and faculty members. 1989 • The Disability Law Institute was established within the Center for the Study of Law to protect the legal rights of people with disabilities and to provide education about disability issues in the law. • The Center for the Study of Law was renamed the Shepard Broad Law Center in acknowledgment of attorney Shepard Broad’s extensive support. • The Shepard Broad Law Center was granted membership in the Association of American Law Schools. • Nova College was renamed the James Farquhar Center for Undergraduate Studies to recognize Farquhar’s longtime support. • The Computer-Based Learning Center and the Center for Computer Science were combined to form the Center for Computer and Information Sciences. • Nova University celebrated its 25th anniversary. 1990 • The Farquhar Center for Undergraduate Studies held its first convocation. • The master’s degree program in speech-language pathology received accreditation from the Educational Standards Board of the American Speech-LanguageHearing Association. • Initial articulation agreements were made with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences. 1991 • Facilities for the Bernice and Jack LaBonte Institute and the Ralph J. Baudhuin Oral School were dedicated. • The Institute for Systemic Therapy became the School of Social and Systemic Studies when degree programs in dispute resolution were added to existing programs in family therapy. 1992 • Stephen Feldman was selected as the third president of Nova University. • The Leo Goodwin Sr. Hall, new home of the Shepard Broad Law Center, opened on the Fort Lauderdale/ Davie Campus. • The Leo Goodwin Sr. Residence Hall, the university’s fifth student dormitory, was dedicated. • Nova University’s first building, the Rosenthal Student Center, was expanded to include a dining hall, full kitchen, bookstore, and administrative offices. 1993 • Southeastern University of the Health Sciences added the College of Allied Health and admitted its charter class in the Physician Assistant Program. • The Dolphins Training Center, a new training facility for the Miami Dolphins, was completed on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. • A new wing housing the Bernice and Jack LaBonte Institute for Hearing, Language, and Speech was added to the Baudhuin Oral School.
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