Optometry Student Handbook 2024-2025

68 Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook Office of Student Disability Services The Office of Student Disability Services provides information and individualized accommodations to ensure equal and comprehensive access to university programs, services, and campus facilities. Information about requirements for requesting academic or facility accommodations, by any student enrolled at the university, is available online through the office website. Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement provides NSU students with the opportunity to become involved in a variety of leadership development programs, as well as civic engagement and service learning activities in the community, in the state of Florida, nationally, and internationally. The student-led Active Sharks Council creates opportunities for civic engagement on a variety of topics. Signature programs include service days, alternative breaks, LEAD Week, the Annual Leadership Conference, the Emerging Leaders Experience, the Tool Kit Series for leadership development, and the facilitation of Experiential Education and Learning Units in leadership development and community engagement. The office also houses NSU’s premier leadership program, Hochberg-Miniaci Razor’s Edge Leadership, a dynamic leadership development program for high-performing student leaders who participate in a four-year curriculum that includes curricular and cocurricular elements. Students in the program graduate with a minor in Experiential Leadership. President’s 64, an elite body of student leaders whose purpose is to strengthen the relationship between NSU and its community, is also housed in this office. Office of Student Success The Office of Student Success oversees various programs supporting undergraduate students and undergraduate academic programs, including all aspects of the Dual Admission Program, Presidential Scholars, Razor’s Edge Scholars, Student Success Scholars, and Pre-Health and Pre-Professional Advising Services. In collaboration with key partners in NSU’s graduate and professional programs, academic support services, and undergraduate academic leadership, the office provides programming and support for all NSU undergraduate students in achieving their educational goals. Office of Undergraduate Admissions The Office of Undergraduate Admissions guides and supports students and families through all of the processes related to enrolling in undergraduate programs at NSU. The office works closely with all of the university’s colleges that house undergraduate academic programs, Financial Aid and Academic Records, and other campus departments and offices that are relevant to undergraduate recruitment and admissions. The office also participates in numerous college admission fairs, hosts school counselors on campus, provides campus tours through student ambassadors, and maintains an active national and international student recruitment schedule. Student Activity Fee Accounts Office The Student Activity Fee Accounts Office is responsible for providing effective financial accounts management for NSU student clubs, organizations, and Shark Cage Businesses. Account services include reimbursements to students, faculty members, and staff affiliated with a club or organization, payment to vendors, account deposits, fundraising, credit card terminal rentals, management of student government (SGA) allocations, and fund reconciliation.

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