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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a private
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in Florida with its main campus in
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- Davie,
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, United States. The university consists of 14 colleges, offering over 150 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs. The university offers professional degrees in the social sciences, law, business,
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(DO),
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(MD), health sciences,
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,
dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the Human tooth, teeth, gums, and Human mouth, mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, dis ...
,
optometry Optometry is the healthcare practice concerned with examining the eyes for visual defects, prescribing corrective lenses, and detecting eye abnormalities. In the United States and Canada, optometrists are those that hold a post-baccalaureate f ...
,
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,
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,
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, and
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. As of 2024, more than 20,000 students were enrolled at Nova Southeastern University, and the university had more than 216,000 alumni. With a main campus located on in Davie, Florida, NSU operates additional campuses in Dania Beach and
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- Clearwater, and other locations throughout the state of
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, as well as in
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and
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. The university was founded in 1964 as the Nova University of Advanced Technology on a former naval outlying landing field built during
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and first offered graduate degrees in the physical and social sciences. In 1994, the university merged with the Southeastern University of the Health Sciences and assumed its current name.


Associations and Classifications

The university is accredited by the
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and also has numerous additional specialized accreditations for its colleges and programs. The Center for Psychological Studies is accredited by the
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and recognized by the
Florida Department of Education The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) is the state education agency of Florida. It governs public education and manages funding and testing for local educational agencies (school boards). It is headquartered in the Turlington Building ( ...
. The NSU University School is accredited by AdvancED and recognized by the Florida Kindergarten Council and the Florida Council of Independent Schools. The College of Allopathic Medicine received Preliminary Accreditation by the
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(LCME) on October 10, 2017, becoming the eighth M.D. degree granting medical school in Florida, with full accreditation on February 22, 2023. The business school is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education and the
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. NSU is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High research activity" and as a "community engaged" university by the
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.


Academics

Through its 14 colleges, the university awards associate,
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,
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,
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, and professional degrees. The university offers 37 degrees at the doctoral level, and master's degrees are offered in 58 subjects. About 264 programs of study are offered, with more than 250 undergraduate majors. Several degrees are offered online (
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). The university also houses NSU University School, a fully accredited, independent, college preparatory school that serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.


Health Professions Division

NSU maintains a Health Professions Division, currently composed of seven colleges, including two accredited medical schools. The College of Osteopathic Medicine operates the Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, which is one of six training centers in the US funded by the
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. Through the respective colleges, residency training is offered in medicine, dentistry and optometry. NSU is one of three U.S. universities offering both M.D. and D. O. medical programs. NSU produces more health care providers with terminal degrees than any other university in the U.S. (counting all D.O.s, M.D.s, D.M.D.s, O.D.s, PharmDs). NSU is the top provider of physicians in Florida (counting D.O.s, M.D.s only; more than double that of University of Miami, which is second in Florida). NSU is among the top 5 U.S. universities graduating the most physicians (counting D.O.s, M.D.s only).


Institutes and Centers

In addition to its colleges, NSU houses the following research, service, and clinical centers and institutes. * Alan B. Levan , NSU Broward Center of Innovation (Levan Center) * Center for Collaborative Research * Guy Harvey Research Institute * Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness * Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine * Jim & Jan Moran Family Center Village * Lifelong Learning Institute * Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies (programs for families on
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,
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, and
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) * National Coral Reef Institute


History


1960s

The university, originally named Nova University of Advanced Technology, was chartered by the state of Florida on December 4, 1964. The name comes from the site where the Nova Education Experiment was conducted, a project funded in part by the
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and the federal government with the goal of creating a series of schools spanning elementary to university-level education. With an inaugural class of 17 students, the university opened as a graduate school for the social and physical sciences. The university was originally located on a campus in downtown
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but later moved to its current campus in Davie, Florida. A portion of the site of this campus was once a naval training airfield during
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, called the "Naval Outlying Landing Field Forman". The remnants of the taxiway surrounding the airfield are still present in the form of roads used on the campus. After World War II, the federal government made a commitment to the Forman family, from whom the land was purchased, that the land would only be used for educational purposes. This led the land to be used for the creation of the South Florida Education Center, which includes Nova Southeastern University, as well as Broward College, McFatter Technical College, and satellite campuses of
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and the
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.


1970s

On June 23, 1970, the board of trustees voted to enter into a federation with the
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(NYIT). The president of NYIT, Alexander Schure, PhD, became
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of Nova University, and Abraham S. Fischler became the president of the university. The university charter was amended and "of Advanced Technology" was dropped from its corporate name. In 1971, Nova University received accreditation from the
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(SACS). In 1972, the university introduced its first off-campus course of study in education. In 1974, NSU opened a
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, with an inaugural class of 175 students. The law school was named after one of the university's founders, Shepard Broad. The same year, the university began offering evening courses on campus for undergraduates, and changed its name to Nova University. The following year, in 1975, the law school received approval from the
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.


1980s

In the early 1980s, the university received a $16 million gift from the Leo Goodwin Sr. Trust. In 1985, NSU ended its collaboration with NYIT and began offering its first online classes. In 1989, enrollment reached 8,000 students, with nearly 25,000 alumni. In 1981, outside of Nova University, a group of osteopathic physicians, wanting to enhance medical education in the region, established the Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in North Miami Beach. This was the first osteopathic medical school established in the
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. Rapid expansion over the course of the decade also resulted in the addition of several new programs at Southeastern College. Pharmacy and optometry, amongst other programs, were added to the school. The school then renamed itself into the Southeastern University of the Health Sciences.


1990s

During the 1990s, both Nova University and Southeastern University expanded, adding a dentistry program and increasing distance education programs. In 1994, Nova University merged with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences to form Nova Southeastern University (NSU), adding the colleges of
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,
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,
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and allied health to the university. Following the merger, many of the health programs relocated to their current location on the Davie campus. In 1993, the
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opened a training center on campus.


2000s

The William and Norma Horvitz Administration Building, a two-story
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structure, was built at a cost of $3 million, which houses the office of the president and numerous other administration departments. In 2001, the Alvin Sherman Library for Research and Information Technology Center was completed and also serves as the largest public library facility in the state of Florida. In 2004, the Carl DeSantis Building opened, housing the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. The building is a , five-story facility, and cost about $33 million. In 2006, the University Center opened, which includes a 5,400-seat arena, a fitness center, a performance theater, art gallery, a food court, and a student lounge. Five residence halls on the main campus serve undergraduate, graduate, health professions, and law students, with a capacity for housing 720 students in approximately of living space. In 2007, a 501-bed residence hall called "The Commons" opened. The university attracted negative attention in 2006 when it ended a contract with subcontractor UNICCO after more than 350 of its employees, almost all of them minorities, opted to unionize with SEIU; the university's action contrasted with the reactions of the administrations of other south Florida universities to the organization of their janitorial staff. In 2008, NSU, in partnership with the National Coral Reef Institute and the International Coral Reef Symposium, held the largest coral reef symposium in the world, which included representation from 75 countries in attendance. In 2008, the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale joined the university. Originally founded in 1986 and located in Fort Lauderdale, the museum focuses on contemporary art work, particularly of the cultures of South Florida and Latin America. The NSU Art Museum is based in a 83,000 square-foot building, with a 256-seat auditorium and permanent collection of more than 7,000 works.


2010s

George L. Hanbury II was the sixth president of Nova Southeastern University, assuming the position of president in January 2010. In 2014, NSU opened a new campus in
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, with master and doctoral programs. In April 2015, NSU announced a significant restructuring of its schools and colleges, adopting an all-college framework, to take effect the following July. Two new colleges were established: the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine and the Farquhar Honors College. The inaugural class of the medical school consisted of 53 students, with courses commencing on July 30, 2018. The college became
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's fourth traditional (allopathic) medical school. In January 2019, the university opened the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center in the Alvin Sherman Library on the main campus in Davie. The center offers writing and communication assistance to all NSU students as part of the university's Quality Enhancement Plan, which is part of reaccreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Following a $50 million donation from the Kiran C Patel Foundation, NSU's Tampa Bay campus was relocated to Clearwater. It now houses the second DO degree program, which accepted its first class in fall 2019, along with several additional allied health programs.


2020s

The Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation opened in July 2021. The $20 million center occupies on the fifth floor of NSU's Alvin Sherman Library. In March 2020, NSU received criticism for hosting 150 visitors on campus during the
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, despite known cases of confirmed COVID-19 on campus at the time. Two weeks prior, six cases were identified in individuals who traveled to
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as part of a school-affiliated trip. In July 2020, the
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Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found more than 80 women were subject to pay disparities compared with male colleagues; the university agreed to pay $900,000 in back pay. Harry Moon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd, became the seventh president of the university in January 2025. On February 13, 2025, NSU was designated by th
Carnegie Foundation as an R1 research institution


Campuses

Nova Southeastern University has a main campus located in Davie, Florida, with several branch campuses throughout the state, and one in Puerto Rico.


Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus

The main campus consists of and is located in Davie, Florida. The main campus includes administrative offices, classroom facilities, library facilities (including the Alvin Sherman Library), health clinics, mental health clinics, Don Taft University Center, residence halls, cafeterias, computer labs, the bookstore, athletic facilities, and parking facilities. The Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center was opened to the public in December 2001, and offers workshops on a variety of topics each semester online and at NSU campuses. Th
Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
operates at both the main campus and an additional campus at the entrance to Port Everglades. The campus is home to both the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which confers the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become li ...
(D.O.) degree, and the College of Allopathic Medicine, which confers the
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(M.D.) degree. This makes Nova Southeastern University the first institution in the Southeast to grant both M.D. and D.O. medical degrees. In 2016, the Collaborative Research opened in a facility. In 2018, construction began on a 500-600 unit undergraduate residence with an additional parkade structure on campus. The College of Psychology and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are based in the Maltz building on the Davie campus. In 2021, HCA Florida University Hospital, along with a new medical office building and a new parking structure, opened adjacent to the main campus.


NSU University School

The main campus hosts NSU University School. University School is a fully accredited, independent, college preparatory school that serves grades pre-kindergarten through grade 12, and is located on the Davie campus. This school, often referred to as just "University School", is organized into three academic sections: Lower, Middle, and Upper schools. These represent, respectively, elementary, middle and high school divisions within the school.


Dania Beach Oceanographic campus

The Dania Beach campus is located on in the Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park and houses the NSU Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center. The Dania Beach campus includes the Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research. Completed in 2012 at a cost of US$50 million, the center is the largest research facility dedicated to studying
coral reefs A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. ...
in the United States.


North Miami Beach campus

The North Miami Beach campus, also known as the Southern campus, is located on and serves as the main location for the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education. The College of Education is named after Abraham S. Fischler, who served as the second president of Nova University (prior to merging with Southeastern University). The Special Needs Dentistry Clinic moved to the North Miami Beach campus in 2013.


Tampa Bay regional campus

The Tampa Bay regional campus is a newly constructed , campus located in
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. Construction began in March 2018 and was completed in August 2019. The Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel Family Foundation committed to a $200 million donation to support the development of the campus. The former Tampa Bay regional campus was previously located in Brandon, Florida. Approximately 1,200 students will be registered for classes during the Fall 2019 semester. The university expressed plans to offer additional programs at the Tampa Bay campus, including osteopathic medicine, anesthesiologist assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nursing.


Student Education Centers

NSU operates student education centers and satellite campuses in Fort Myers,
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, Miramar,
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- Kendall
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, Palm Beach- Palm Beach Gardens,
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- Clearwater, and
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,
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. These centers provide computer labs,
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equipment, and other resources for distance students, who are not located near the main campus.


Rankings

In 2015, NSU was ranked by ''
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'' at 290 of 1,275 colleges based on income of graduate, compared to expected income. In 2015, NSU was ranked 9th for diversity by '' U.S. News & World Report''. In 2016, NSU was selected as one of 20 global universities by the ''Times Higher Education and World University'' that could challenge the elite and become a world renowned university by 2030. In 2019, NSU ranked 22nd in number of professional doctoral degrees awarded to minorities in the US. In 2000 and in 2014, Nova Southeastern University was ranked 3rd for highest total debt burden amongst its students.


Student life

In Fall 2024, 20,910 students were attending Nova Southeastern University, including
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,
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, and professional programs. About 71% of undergraduate students are female, and 29% are male. The average student age is 22 years, and 25% are from out-of-state, while the remaining 75% of students are from Florida. About 49% of students attend classes at the Davie Campus, whereas 30% attend class at other campuses and 21% take courses online. The North Miami Beach Campus accounts for about 5% of the student population. The university is a designated
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, a federal grant program for institutions whose student body is at least 25% Hispanic/Latino.


Student Organizations

There are a total of 20 student government associations that form PanSGA with the addition of the College of Allopathic Medicine. The Nova Southeastern University's Undergraduate Student Government Association is the primary organization for the government of the undergraduate student body. There are five fraternities and seven sororities on the campus.


Student-Run Media

NSU's student-run newspaper, ''The Current'', is published weekly. The school-sponsored, student-run radio station, "WNSU Radio X", broadcasts in the evenings and weekends on 88.5 FM WKPX, a station owned by Broward County Public Schools. Radio X was established in 1990 and began broadcasting over WKPX in 1998. Sharks United Television (SUTV) is a student-run media outlet at NSU. NSU University School host
WUTV
a live news broadcast channel produced by the school’s fifth-grade students and broadcast to the Lower School.


Student Housing

About 26% of students at NSU live in university owned or operated housing. Rolling Hills Apartments is a renovated residence hall that was originally the "Best Western Rolling Hills Resort." This residence hall is for graduate and doctoral students. The oldest dorms, Farquhar, Founders, and Vettel, each house 55 students and were named in 1975 for founders of Nova University. Opened in August 2019, Mako Hall holds apartment style living accommodations with individual kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom on campus.


Speakers Series

Several events have been established that allow students and, in some cases, community members to listen to speakers brought in from outside the campus. Th

offered by NSU’s Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship provides students, faculty, and interested members of the business community with the opportunity to get a glimpse into the minds of our distinguished lecturers. Past distinguished lecturers include Angelo Elia, Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Robert L. Johnson, Alan Potamkin, Ronald Bergeron, Stephen A. Ross, Ph.D., and H. Wayne Huizenga. The ''Life 101 series'' brings leaders from business, entertainment, politics and athletics to Nova Southeastern University to share their life accomplishments and "life lessons" learned. Past speakers have included
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, Wayne Huizenga, Vanessa L. Williams, Dan Abrams, Jason Taylor,
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, James Earl Jones, and
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. From 2003 to 2018, the Farquhar Honors College hosted the Distinguished Speakers Series, which brought experts and notable persons from diverse fields to the campus. Speakers included
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, Prime Minister
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,
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, Maziar Bahari,
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,
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,
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, Dr. Jack Kevorkian,
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, and Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama.


Athletics

The Nova Southeastern University athletic teams are called the
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. Before 2005, NSU's athletic teams had been known as the Knights. The university is a member of the
NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is the intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment ...
ranks, primarily competing in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) since the 2002–03 academic year. The Sharks previously competed in the Florida Sun Conference (FSC; now currently known as the Sun Conference since the 2008–09 school year) of the
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(NAIA) from 1990–91 to 2001–02. NSU competes in 1
intercollegiate varsity sports
Men's sports include
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,
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, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country,
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
, rowing,
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,
softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
, swimming & diving,
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
, track & field and
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. Many athletic events take place at the NSU Don Taft University Center Arena.


Accomplishments

Since joining the
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in 2002, the NSU Sharks have produced several NCAA All-Region selections and NCAA All-Americans, and have been nationally ranked in numerous sports. Th
Sharks have won 14 NCAA national championships
including clinching the 2023 Men's Basketball NCAA Division II Championship. The NSU Sharks have won four straight championships in women's golf from 2009 to 2012. In 2016, for the first time in school history, the NSU baseball team won the Division II National Championship.


Notable alumni

NSU has produced over 216,000 alumni from all 50 US states and over 115 countries worldwide. Alumni work in various fields, including academia, government, research, and professional sports. Prominent alumni include
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player J.D. Martinez of the
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, Isabel Saint Malo, the former Vice President of Panama, Marilyn Mailman Segal, prominent child psychologist, Ivy Dumont, first female
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, Tyler Cymet,
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, Cathy Areu, author and journalist, Somy Ali, former
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actress and
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, Geisha Williams, former CEO of PG&E, Kristine Lefebvre, lawyer and contestant on '' The Apprentice'', Scott W. Rothstein, lawyer, Syra Madad,
epidemiologist Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population, and application of this knowledge to prevent diseases. It is a cornerstone ...
and infectious disease control expert, and Dr. Will Kirby, a
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and
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of
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Research

NSU is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High research activity" and as a "community engaged" university by the
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. As of January 2025, more than 250 research projects are underway at NSU. These include examining novel anti-cancer therapeutics, coral reef restoration techniques, how bilingualism powers the brain, novel therapies for prostate cancer, gaps in children’s vision care, local risk factors for breast cancer, genetic predispositions for cancer and early detection, and experimental treatments for veterans with PTSD. One notable area of NSU's research looks at the impact of sharks on the health of the ocean.


Ocean Research Institutes housed at NSU

* National Coral Reef Institute * Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program * Guy Harvey Research Institute * Institute for Natural and Ocean Sciences Research * Save Our Seas Shark Research Center USA


Health Care Institutes housed at NSU

* NSU Health David and Cathy Husman Neuroscience Institute, which includes the Cathy J. Husman ALS Center * AutoNation Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Care * Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine * NSU Cell Therapy Institute * Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research The Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine aims to advance the science of treatment for individuals with neuro-inflammatory diseases via integration of education, research, and patient care. The Institute’s multidisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians, specializing in endocrinology, neuroscience, nursing, nutrition, pharmacology, genomics, and computational modeling, collaborates to understand the complexities of chronic conditions such as Gulf War Illness (GWI), ME/CFS, and Long COVID. NSU's Center for Collaborative Research (CCR) is a 215,000-square-foot, six-story facility equipped with advanced wet and dry labs, high-performance computing environments, and access to Florida LambdaRail, designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in health care, bioinformatics, technology, cybersecurity, and business. The CCR houses multiple research institutes focusing on cancer research, cell therapy, neuro-immune medicine, and ocean sciences, connecting researchers, students, and industry partners to develop innovative solutions. Located within the CCR, NSU's Core Facilities offer cutting-edge resources for advanced research, including flow cytometry for cell analysis, next-generation sequencing for genome analysis, high-resolution imaging for detailed visualization, cell therapy core for experimental treatments, and a vivarium for animal studies. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-Army Research Lab, a team of NSU researchers is studying how to drive tech-savviness through targeted skill assessments and training. Collectively, NSU projects represent millions in funding support and collaboration with more than 100 agencies. NSU faculty are funded by extramural grants of over $107 million for various projects to advance research works, academics. Their projects include basic, applied and clinical research projects on drug discoveries, mental health disorders oceanic studies.


Research Statistics

* Research and Development Expenditures: $50,173,000 (FY23) * Research and Scholarship Doctorates: 422 (FY22-23) * Patent Applications: 77 * Worldwide Patents: 42 * High-Potential Technologies: 23


NSU Health

NSU Health
is a university-affiliated health care network that provide comprehensive, patient-centered care at the Fort Lauderdale-Davie campus and across Florida. NSU Health provides patient clinical care in the following areas: eye care; dental care; hearing, speech, and language services; medical care; pharmacy; psychology, counseling, and family therapy; and physical therapy and sports rehabilitation. NSU Health leverages the university’s cross-disciplinary research, translational approaches, and unique academic environment to offer integrated treatments to patients of all ages. With clinical trials conducted by physician-scientists and researchers, NSU Health connects patients with opportunities to participate in studies and receive novel therapies.


University Leadership


M.D., FACS, FRCSEd, is the seventh and current president and CEO of NSU. He had been NSU’s executive vice president and chief operating officer since 2018. He reorganized the graduate admissions and student service organizations and led building and acquisitions that totaled more than one million square feet. A plastic and reconstructive surgeon, he is the founder and president of Himmarshee Surgical Partners. Dr. Moon has been a clinical associate professor of surgery in NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine since 2008. He was appointed professor of anatomy in NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences in 2024. He was president and chairman of the board of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a member of the foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2003. Dr. Moon was CEO and chairman of the Board of Governors of Cleveland Clinic Florida from 1997 to 2001 and president of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Health Network from 1996 to 2001. He joined the Cleveland Clinic in 1984 and served in administrative and medical positions, including head of microvascular surgery; head of the microvascular surgical, teaching, and research laboratory; and chairman of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He was chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Health Plan from 1992 to 2001. Dr. Moon has served on the boards of numerous Florida-based organizations, including the Museum of Discovery and Science, Clearwater Historical Society, Economic Development Council of Collier County, Florida Gulf Coast University, Broward County Girl Scouts of America, Carquest and Blockbuster bowls, Broward County Library Foundation, YMe of Florida Breast Cancer, and Hospice 100 of Broward County. He has also served on the boards of Bank of Florida Southeast, Bank of Florida Corporation, Community Bank of Naples, and Nations Bank of Fort Lauderdale. He is currently on the statewide Board of Directors of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. He was elected in 2024 as a Fellow ad hominem of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd). Dr. Moon is a published researcher and speaker in the United States and abroad, appearing at the XXVI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons; the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; the International Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Budapest, Hungary; the Southern Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery; and the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia.


Gallery

File:Nova Library West.JPG, The Alvin Sherman Library File:NSU Physical Sciences Building.JPG, Parker Physical Sciences Building File:HPDatnsu.jpg, Terry Building - Administration for all of the Health Professions Division File:NSU Health Care Center.JPG, Sanford Ziff File:NSU College of Dental Medicine.JPG, College of Dental Medicine building File:NSU Student and Media Arts Center.jpg, Performing and Visual Arts in the Don Taft University Center File:NSU DeSantis Building.JPG, Carl DeSantis Building File:Nova Southeastern University Psychology Building.jpg, Maxwell Maltz Building File:Huizinga BSchool Back.JPG, The Dr. William Spears Atrium File:NSU Student Center.JPG, Rosenthal Student Center File:NSU Physical Plant.JPG, Physical plant facilities File:The Commons - NSU.jpg, The Commons undergraduate housing File:NSU Rolling Hills Graduate Housing.JPG, Rolling Hills - graduate housing File:Dolphins training camp.jpg, Former Miami Dolphins Training Facility on NSU's main campus. File:Miniaci.jpg, Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center File:Jimandjanmorancenter.jpg, Jim & Jan Moran Family Center.


See also

* Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida * Workers Unionization Strike & Controversy


References


External links

*
Athletics website
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