Vision

An Independent Institution
Because the University has maintained its independent status, not under the jurisdiction of the State University System, faculty, administration, and staff continue to provide students, the professions, and society an independent option for higher education. The benefit of this independence is a wider array of educational opportunities tailored to the needs of students. It is the clear intent of the Board of Trustees to maintain this independence.

The Learning Environment
The University will continue to focus on the student, educating competent and ethical professionals in a variety of fields and, at the same time, provide students with quality educational opportunities wherever they are located. Our commitment to the idea that education should not be time bound or place bound holds a high priority as the University enhances traditionally effective delivery of educational services through use of information technology and telecommunications. The University's continuing use of emerging technologies, educational resources, alternative sites, clusters, cohorts, and other means of delivery, will continue to demonstrate that higher education can provide effective quality learning opportunities regardless of students' locations, time constraints, or learning styles. The University facilities are attractive physically and provide a stimulating atmosphere for teaching and learning.

New Solutions to New Problems
The University will continue to pursue multi-disciplinary approaches to teaching and the acquisition of knowledge. Increased integration of academic programs from undergraduate to graduate levels, as well as horizontally among centers, will be pursued to ensure synergistic solutions for both societal problems and professionals. At Nova Southeastern University, ideas are exchanged freely, and programs are created that respond to the needs of society enabling tomorrow's professionals to acquire not only traditional attributes - expertise, ethical sensibilities, and commitment to furthering professional and societal values - but also to deal with contemporary technology and the concomitant rapid rate of change, to apply and appreciate relevant findings and approaches of other disciplines, and to operate in a culturally diverse milieu.

Research and Development
The University will continue to support the vital relationship between theory and practice. Through research and community service, the University will continue to develop effective quality educational delivery systems, impact the workplace, integrate and transcend traditional content, and create exciting educational structures. Community responsibility and service are important components of an educational program that prepare students to become active and contributing members of society.

An Open Learning Community
As the 21st century opens, Nova Southeastern University will continue to provide educational access, opportunity, and challenge to our increasingly diverse student body. With minority enrollment now at 37 percent of total enrollment and projected to reach 40 percent within the next five years, Nova Southeastern University will be among those independent institutions with a highly diverse student population.