Annual Report 2022

INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NSU’s impact on economic and business development in Florida continues to expand, and a key element for that growth is the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, which opened in fiscal 2022. The cuttingedge Levan Center of Innovation occupies 54,000 square feet at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and is helping entrepreneurs grow innovative startups into businesses that support our economy locally, nationally, and globally. The Levan Center of Innovation is also home to a military-grade cybersecurity range and partners with the NSU College of Computing and Engineering. NSU has been designated by the National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. The Levan Center’s mission will be bolstered by a $742,000, three-year grant awarded to NSU as part of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s “Build to Scale” program that is designed to accelerate technology entrepreneurship. vi

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