NSU Horizons Fall 2017

15 NSU HORIZONS WEATHERING THE HURRICANE Caring and teamwork took on a new, stronger meaning following the paths of destruction left by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in South Florida and Puerto Rico. NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, and its other Florida campuses, recovered quickly because of the Office of Facilities Management’s emergency plans. Classes at all Florida campuses resumed within a week following Hurricane Irma’s impact. The campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico, resumed classes on October 16. Here’s a look at how some NSU campuses recovered from the storms. FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE CAMPUS Before Irma hit, the Office of Facilities Management spent days preparing the campus. The day after the storm, about 30 people gathered at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus to assess the damage, inspect buildings, and begin to clean up debris. Soon after, a couple of hundred people came to the campus to help. These included team members from the Office of Facilities Management, Physical Plant, and NSU Public Safety; contracted operational vendors; and general contractors. “For me, the takeaway was seeing this group of people united by a disaster and leaving their personal lives to come here to support the university,” said Jessica Brumley, B.A., vice president of the Office of Facilities Management. BY OLINE H. COGDILL continued on page 17