Horizons Fall 2013

2000s 2003 The Carl DeSantis Building, housing the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, opens. The Huizenga Business School provides degree and certificate programs in a variety of business fields including accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management, and public adminis- tration. It is named in honor of businessman and entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga, a member of NSU’s Board of Trustees for 13 years, who is now a trustee emeritus. 2012 The Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research opens at the Oceano- graphic Center near Port Everglades. It is the largest facility in the United States dedicated to studying coral reef ecosystems throughout the world. NSU received the largest grant in its history to build the center—a $15-million grant from the U.S. Department of Com- merce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. NSU contributed an additional $35 million to build and furnish the center. The Center of Excellence also houses NSU’s National Coral Reef Institute, Guy Harvey Research Institute, and Save Our Seas Shark Centre. 2008 On July 1, 2008, the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale becomes a part of the expanded creative campus of NSU when the two institutions agree to merge. In addition to its world-class permanent collections and traveling exhibitions, the museum has become a destination for members of the community with its classes offered to chil- dren and adults, lecture series, and book events held in its on-site bookstore. 2006 The state-of-the-art, 366,000-square- foot University Center opens. Renamed in honor of businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Don Taft, the facility features three NCAA competition courts in the main arena, as well as two intramural courts, group fitness and instruction rooms, cardio and weight training areas, squash courts, a rock climbing wall, and The Flight Deck. 2010 George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., is named sixth president and COO. In 2011, he is named president and CEO. During his investiture, Hanbury introduces his Vision 2020, which has become a cornerstone for progress as NSU moves forward into the 21st century. 2013 The College of Osteopathic Medicine opens the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, the only one of its kind in the nation. The institute treats patients with conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, and Gulf War Illness, as well as conducting basic clinical research. The institute is directed by Nancy Klimas, chair of Clinical Immunology at NSU and an interna- tionally recognized figure in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome and other neuro-immune disorders. 2014 The Health Professions Division’s Center for Collab- orative Research, a $70-million training research facility with full-service laboratories, is scheduled for groundbreaking.