Horizons Fall 2013

20 HORIZONS Today, there are 18 schools, colleges, and centers within NSU. These include a law school, medical school, dental school, and business school. The university also has the only college of optometry in the state of Florida. Associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees are offered in 150 programs. SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CENTER HIGHLIGHTS Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences began as a small entity in 1976, and is fondly known as NSU’s “liberal arts heart.” It offers quality undergraduate majors, minors, and certificate programs. It also offers degrees in humanities, math, science, technology, performing and visual arts, and social and behavioral sciences. Abraham S. Fischler School of Education The Abraham S. Fischler School of Education (FSE) is credited with transforming traditional learning methods, nurturing future educators, and developing school leaders. FSE was one of the first schools to offer field- based doctoral programs in education. H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship The business school opened in 1971 with no designated building; classrooms were scattered throughout the campus. Today, the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is housed in the 260,000-square-foot, five-story Carl DeSantis Building. Shepard Broad Law Center The Shepard Broad Law Center holds court in the Leo Goodwin Sr. Hall. Today, nearly 1,000 students study law at NSU from throughout the United States and internationally. The Law Center was fully accredited by the American Bar Association in 1982, and became a member of the American Association of Law Schools in 1989. In 2013, The National Jurist ranked the Law Center as one of the Top 25 most diverse laws schools in the nation. Graduate School of Computer and Informations Sciences The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) is an innovative college that began in 1975 as a graduate computer science program. In 1983, it began offering online graduate programs and created the first electronic classroom in 1985. Now, GSCIS hosts more than 300 classes online. Students living in every state in the United States and in 20 foreign countries are being taught using new mobile, cloud, and security labs. Center for Psychological Studies The Center for Psychological Studies is well regarded for its education and training in psychology service to the community and clinical research and has been since its inception as a Behavioral Sciences Center in 1972. It was officially named a center in 1986. A decade later, it relocated into the 65,000-square-foot Maltz Psychology Building. It is one of NSU’s top grant-receiving schools, with funding by organizations including the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oceanographic Center The Oceanographic Center’s 10-acre campus near Port Everglades affords immediate access to coastal and open ocean environments and ecosystems. The sprawling Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research, the only research facility of its kind in the nation, was completed in 2012. With state-of-the-art classrooms, the center is the largest facility in the United States devoted to coral reef research. College of Osteopathic Medicine The College of Osteopathic Medicine’s first class was ready to take on the world in 1979. Almost 35 years later, the college offers the only D.O.-accredited, preventive medicine residency program in the United States. Its clinical training program includes rotations and extensive clinical experiences at NSU’s award- winning health care centers, community medical centers, geriatric centers, international sites, and state correctional medical facilities. Only 230 students are selected each year from more than 5,000 applications. Top to bottom: College of Osteopathic Medicine, Shepard Broad Law Center, Oceanographic Center