42 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Historical Highlights • Construction began on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus for the new Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. (A joint-use facility with Broward County, it includes a full-service library open to the public, electronic classrooms, an auditorium, and exhibit areas. It represents a unique concept of public/private use with the NSU Board of Trustees and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners each paying half of its costs.) • The School of Business and Entrepreneurship was renamed the H. Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship. NSU’s Board of Trustees approved construction of a new building for the school at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. • The School of Social and Systemic Studies began the first Ph.D. program in dispute resolution offered nationally by distance education. • The College of Osteopathic Medicine was ranked 38th out of 144 medical schools nationally in the category of primary care medical schools by U.S. News & World Report. 2000 • President Ferrero received the American Psychological Association’s Presidential Citation Award for his efforts to expand and improve mental health services in South Florida. • The American Psychological Association reaffirmed the Center for Psychological Studies doctoral program accreditation for another seven years. • The 5,000-square-foot Health Professions Division Assembly Building that contains a 310-seat auditorium, computer laboratory, and seminar room was completed. • Centralized university call centers were established at University Park Plaza, in the Health Professions Division Clinic, and at the Fischler Graduate School of Education and Human Services. • Six shuttle buses were added to NSU’s fleet to provide transportation throughout the 300-acre Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus for students and faculty and staff members. 2001 • The 325,000-square-foot Library, Research, and Information Technology Center was dedicated. It is a joint-use facility that resulted from an innovative agreement between NSU and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. The new facility is one of the largest library buildings in Florida. • The United States Army selected NSU as an educational partner in eArmyU, a consortium designed to deliver online degree programs to soldiers. • The Family Center was renamed the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies. • Ground was broken for the Jim & Jan Moran Family Center Village and a $6-million challenge grant to the center was announced by JM Family Enterprises, Inc. • The School of Social and Systemic Studies changed its name to the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. • The Shepard Broad Law Center launched the first online master’s degree in health law for non-lawyers offered by an accredited law school. 2002 • The board of trustees approved a name change from the Farquhar Center for Undergraduate Studies to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. • The undergraduate business majors were moved to the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. • Construction began for new facilities for the Orlando Student Educational Center in the new Mall at Millenia. • NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine received a grant from the U.S. Public Health Service that supports the establishment of the first pediatric residency in Broward and Palm Beach counties. • NSU was approved for active membership as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association effective September 1, 2002, as announced by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee. • Nova Southeastern University accepted an invitation to join the Sunshine State Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division II) beginning with the 2002–03 academic year.
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