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Mission Statement:

The mission of Nova Southeastern University, a private, not-for-profit institution, is to offer a diversearray of innovative academic programs that complement on -campus educational opportunities andresources with accessible, distance-learning programs to foster academic excellence, intellectualinquiry, leadership, research, and commitment to community through engagement of students andfaculty members in a dynamic, lifelong learning environment.

Message from the Presidents Office:

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is the eighth largest private not-for-profit university in the nationwith more than 28,000 students and 145,000 alumni in all 50 states and countries around the world.

NSU is a fully accredited, coeducational, Carnegie-classified high research activity university, well

known for innovation and quality in both traditional and distance education.

President & CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., oversees the direction and management of the univer-sity. He strives to foster academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, leadership, research, and commit-ment to community through the engagement of students and faculty members in a dynamic, life -longlearning environment to produce alumni who serve with integrity in their lives, fields of study andresulting careers.

The president is fostering this environment by laying out the universitys new mission and vision state-ment, and focusing students, faculty and employees on eight core values to guide the university into2020 and beyond. President Hanbury aims to elevate the universitys standing to one of national prom-

inence in academics and research.

NSU awards associates, bachelors, masters, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in awide range of fields at its main campus in Davie, Florida, as well as at locations throughout Florida,across the nation, and in several countries around the world.

Our College Family: Student Enrollment: 28,457 Student - Faculty Ratio: 16:1

Academics:Associates Degree - 53 Bachelor of Arts/Science Degrees - 59 Graduate Degrees

8 Professional Degrees

Student Life:

Extracurricular Activities: Student Events and Activities (SEA) Board-

More than 70 registered Stu-dent Organizations - 11 Greek Fraternity & Sorority groups - Undergraduate Student GovernmentAssociation and Homecoming Committee - Flight Deck (Student Lounge) - Don Taft University Centerand Rosenthal Student Center- RecPlex (Student Recreation and Fitness Center)

Student Media opportunities: The Current newspaper - Radio X, and the Sharks United (SUTV)television station

Career Development: Provides career consulting and job search assistance to undergraduatestudents, graduate students, and alumni.

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Student Leadership and Civic Engagement: provides NSU students with leadership programs andvolunteer activities. The office also houses NSUs premier leadership program Razors Edge, adynamic and intense leadership development opportunity for high performing student leaders.

Residential Life and Housing: provides students with five on-campus residence halls that consist oftraditional rooms with private bath facilities for undergraduate students as well as apartment housingfor upper-class undergraduate students.

Campus Recreation: provides intramural sports, group fitness, personal training, fitness assessment,

and operates the RecPlex with more than 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor recreation andfitness space including strength and cardiovascular equipment, two indoor basketball courts, threeracquetball courts, a rock-climbing wall, a heated outdoor swimming pool, three multipurpose rooms,and mens and womens locker rooms, showers, and saunas.

Sports Programs: NSUs intercollegiate athletic program is in its ninth year of active NCAA Division IImembership and seventh year of membership in the Sunshine State Conference.

M/Ws Basketball - M/Ws Cross Country - M/Ws Golf- M/Ws Soccer- M/Ws Swimming and DivingM/Ws Track & Field

Mens sports: Baseball Division II Champions in Mens Golf- 2012

Womens sports: Rowing - Softball - Tennis - Volleyball

Division II NCAA National Champions in Womens Golf- 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012

Diversity Information: NSU is an Hispanic-serving institution, which awards more post-graduate andfirst professional degrees to Hispanic students than any other university in the nation. NSU is alsoranked third in the number of masters degrees awarded to Hispanics.

Additionally, NSU ranks second in the number of doctoral degrees to African -Americans than anyother university in the nation a distinction the university has been proud of for many years. NSUalso ranks in the top ten in the number of masters degrees awarded to African-Americans.

Financial Assistance: Grants - Loans - Scholarships - Student Employment

Financial aid provides assistance through federal, state, institutional, and private programs to studentswho require funding to meet the cost of attending college. For more information, please contact theOffice of Student Financial Assistance via phone at (954) 262-3380 or (800) 806-3680, via email atfinaid@nova.edu, or in person at the One-Stop Shop, located in the Horvitz and Terry AdministrationBuildings on the main campus or your local Student Education Center.

Campus Visit:

Undergraduate Student Tours: Undergraduate students and their families can visit campus Mondaythrough Saturday from 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Campus visits will consist of meeting with an admis-sions counselor to answer any questions you may have and a campus tour given by one ofNSU'sStudent Ambassadors. Prepare to be on campus for about two hours to see everything! To

schedule a

campus visit, please go to the Office of Undergraduate Admissionswebsite and reserveyour spot on a tour of our campus or call us at (954) 262 -8000 or tollfree at (800) 338-4723.

Graduate Students: For a tour of the NSU main university campus, please contact the college/schoolyou are interested in.

Accreditation: Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033 -4097: Tele-phone number (404) 679-4501) to award associates, bachelors, masters, specialist, and doctoraldegrees. Nova Southeastern University was first accredited by the Southern Association of Collegesand Schools (SACS) as Nova University in 1971.

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