NSU Horizons Spring 2012

37 HORIZONS Business Leaders Offer a Pathway to Success The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entre- preneurship added six new M.B.A. concentrations and graduate certi cates to its already robust portfolio, all of which began enrollment in January 2012. With the addition of these six programs, the Huizenga Business School now offers 16 graduate certi cate programs, 14 of which are also concen- trations in its M.B.A. program. The new concentrations include business intelligence/ analytics, con ict resolution (taught in conjunction with the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences), information security management (taught in conjunction with the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences and certi ed by the U.S. National Security Agency), logistics, process improvement (including Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt tracks), and supply chain management. With rapidly changing workplaces, the Huizenga Business School is keeping up with employer demand by creating new programs to meet current needs. These new programs were developed based on feedback given from top companies, businesses, and industry leaders. A comprehensive list of M.B.A. and certi cate programs can be viewed online at www.huizenga.nova.edu/about . Six New M.B.A. Options at the Huizenga Business School Students’ dreams of becoming business leaders and entrepre- neurs may become closer to reality thanks to the generosity of South Florida business leaders and innovative thinking at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Major gifts from AutoNation and Marti and Wayne Huizenga have helped launch a scholarship program to help disadvantaged students attend Nova Southeastern University. The new Pathway Scholars program will be funded by a portion of more than $1 million in donations. AutoNation made a $60,000 gift to sponsor one stu- dent through four years at NSU. The Huizenga gift and other corporate sponsorships will be used to assist approximately 15 to 20 students each year. It is expected that other South Florida businesses will do the same. “This is the kind of educational pro- gram that AutoNation looks to support, and the fact that it’s going to be installed at the Huizenga Business School has success written all over it,” said Mike Jackson, chairman and CEO of AutoNation. Scholarship recipients will be chosen by the Huizenga Business School, working with Take Stock in Children of Broward County, which helps prepare low-income middle and high school students to achieve academic success. To be considered for a scholarship, students will have to demonstrate leadership and show academic promise with a high school grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The Huizenga Business School’s Board of Governors Selection Committee will make the nal selection. The rst Pathway Scholars are expected to begin their NSU education during the summer of 2012. The students will live in a residence hall with tutors and mentors to introduce them to college life and will work with the same corporate sponsors for four years. In addition to nancial and academic support, the scholarship provides internship and mentorship opportunities with business leaders, a community network of peers, and other resources to ensure the students’ academic and social success while pursuing their degrees at NSU. “This is a fresh way to look at supporting the educational goals of some of South Florida’s most disadvantaged high school students. We are taking a more holistic approach here,” said J. Preston Jones, D.B.A., interim dean of the Huizenga Business School. “Everyone is served well by this program, from the students, to the school, and all the way to the businesses that will eventually hire these bright, young students and the community as a whole.” For more information on the Pathway Scholars program, visit www.huizenga.nova.edu/pathway-scholars . BY BRANDON HENSLER