NSU Horizons Spring/Summer 2009

W hile other universities are cutting back during the reces- sion, Nova Southeastern University is expanding its high-quality academic offerings across the Sunshine State. More high-tech classrooms, as well as computer and simulation labs, have been added to NSU’s existing student educational cen- ters (SECs) and academic sites in Miami-Kendall and Tampa, while new locations have opened in Fort Myers and Miramar. In September of 2008, the university opened the 21,000-square- foot Miramar academic site, serving western Broward County. The site houses master’s degree-level programs from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. The Hudson Institute of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education also offers programs at this location, providing practical business education. This academic site is located on the third floor of the city’s new Miramar Community Library and Education Center, which also houses Broward College and the Broward County Library. Complete with 14 classrooms and a computer lab, NSU’s site also provides support services, such as financial aid counseling and academic advising. At the Miami-Kendall SEC, state-of-the-art nursing skills and simulation laboratories have been built to accommodate the 141 nursing students at the facility. Each of these students has received a full scholarship from Baptist Health South Florida to complete a 27-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program. The nursing labs are equipped with computerized mannequins that come in the form of men, pregnant women, children, and babies. In Fort Myers, NSU opened a 60,000-square-foot SEC in November 2008. The state-of-the-art facility allows the univer- sity to offer more educational programs for Southwest Florida, one of the fastest growing regions in the state. The center has 19 classrooms, 3 computer labs, 9 videoconferencing suites, wire- less Internet access, and a multipurpose room with a seating capacity for 180. These amenities are designed to meet the needs of students enrolled in associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. The Fort Myers SEC offers 34 programs that include education, criminal justice, physician assistant, information technology, men- tal health counseling, speech-language pathology, and Southwest Florida’s newest nursing program. Further up the Gulf Coast, NSU is doubling the space of its Tampa SEC this spring by moving into an 81,500-square-foot location in the Sabal Park Corporate Center. The new location will be home to Tampa’s 18 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and specialty degree programs in fields including business, education, psychology, speech-language pathology, leadership, early childhood education, and human resource management. The SEC is also launching the region’s first-ever anesthesiologist assistant program with 25 students. The new Tampa SEC has 22 classrooms, 2 simulated operating rooms, multiple computer labs, wireless Internet connection, and an anesthesiology lab. Because of its size, the SEC has allowed the university to fill 30 additional positions, creating jobs for the Tampa Bay Area. ■ NSU Expands Educational Sites Throughout Florida 5 horizons Miami-Kendall Student Educational Center The Miramar academic site offers modern, spacious classrooms.