Horizons Fall 2013

1976 Nova College is established on the main campus. It was renamed the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences in 1989. Today, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences offers 35 undergraduate majors, 53 undergraduate minors, 3 certificate programs, and 2 graduate degree programs (an M.A. in Writing and an M.S. in Experimental Psychology). The college also offers Undergraduate Honors, Dual Admission, and Travel Study programs. 1980s 1970s 1987 The School of Social Sciences is established and offers the Ph.D. program in family therapy, which prepares graduates for careers as professors, researchers, supervisors, and senior clinicians. The school is now called the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The College of Pharmacy enrolls its first 49 students. Pharmacists from all over world have now successfully completed the College of Pharmacy’s continuing education programs. The students’ passing rates on pharmacy licensing exams continue to be above 90 percent, exceeding national rates. 1983 NSU begins offering online graduate programs, creating the first electronic classroom in 1985. In 1989, the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) formed and is now housed in the Carl DeSantis building. The school’s courses are an effective blend of theory and practice. All programs enable working professionals to earn a master’s or doctoral degree without interrupting their careers. NSU had first introduced its graduate computer science program in 1975. 1970 Five of the original seventeen Ph.D. students graduate. Abraham S. Fischler, Ed.D., is appointed president of Nova University of Advanced Technology, Inc. He will hold the position until 1992. Fischler initiates the first doctoral distance education program in the nation, which is considered the forerunner of today’s online education model. Under Fischler, enrollment flourishes—going from 57 to 10,600 students, new residences are built, and the Oceanographic Center expands. 1979 The Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies opens at the Oceanographic Center. The OC has become a world leader in marine biological research with focus on coral reef science and shark conservation. The OC’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean affords immediate access to coastal and open-ocean environments and ecosystems. The Center for the Study of Law, which opened in 1974, moves to the east campus in 1979. The center’s first class had graduated in 1977. Today’s law students have the third highest bar passage rate in Florida. 1973 The Center for Computer-Based Learning is housed in the Mailman-Hollywood Building, which was named to honor Abraham Mailman, a major supporter and donor to the university. Today, the Mailman-Hollywood Building contains classrooms and offices for faculty and administrators of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. 1981 The Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine admits its charter class as an independent institution. Today, NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine ranks as the 14th largest medical school in the nation in terms of total enrollment. It currently offers a variety of internship, residency, and fellowship programs that provide postgraduate training positions. The Florida School of Professional Psychology merges into Nova University, and the Psy.D. degree in clinical psychology is offered.