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NSU IQ Scholarship Quiz Questions

According to the History page of the NSU website, approximately how many undergraduate, graduate and professional students attend NSU?
As of 2009, approximately how many people can call themselves NSU alumni?
Prior to the merger of Nova and Southeastern in 1994, what type of college was Southeastern?
In 2009, who is the President and CEO of Nova Southeastern University?

Research

NSU researchers are at the leading edge of scientific breakthroughs on many fronts. How much outside funding do our researchers receive?
More than 150 research projects are currently underway at NSU including __________.
Part of NSU’s plan for growth includes the Center for Collaborative Research (CCR). The CCR will be home to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) offices that will conduct the largest public works program in U.S. history. What is this project?
In addition to being home to the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI), NSU’s Oceanographic Center is home to a research institute whose namesake is a famous artist. Who is this artist?
NSU’s Center for Collaborative Research (CCR) will be home to the Rumbaugh‐Goodwin Institute. What type of cutting edge research is taking place at the Rumbaugh‐Goodwin
Institute?

Campus

In addition to our 300‐acre main campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU has off‐campus Student Educational Centers in eight cities including __________.
At the heart of the Nova Southeastern University’s Fort Lauderdale, Florida main campus is a five story, 325,000‐square‐foot __________; the largest in all of Florida.
NSU is home to a private pre‐k through grade 12 college preparatory school which is named __________.
When driving on the NSU main campus in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida you will see a huge, two‐acre inflatable bubble. What purpose does this bubble serve?
In which division do the NSU Sharks athletic teams participate?
For what quality has Forbes magazine recognized NSU as one of the Top 20 Universities?
The Fischler School of Education and Human Services, one of the nation’s largest graduate schools of education, is not located on the main Fort Lauderdale campus. Where is it located?

Libraries

Besides the 27 private study rooms, an exhibition gallery, a one‐of‐a‐kind creation by famed glass artist Dale Chihuly, and a friendly cafe, the 325,000‐square‐foot Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center has a 500 seat __________.
The Nova Southeastern University library’s online catalog, the record of the books, journals, and other library materials at all of the libraries at NSU, is named _________.

Don Taft University Center

While on campus, you plan to visit the Don Taft University Center. For which of the following reasons are you most likely to go to this building?
Inside the Performing and Visual Arts Wing of the Don Taft University Center you will find the intimate __________.
According to the NSU Web site, you can celebrate your down time in the _________, the popular student lounge located in the Don Taft University Center.
Beyond the 4,500‐seat arena, two‐story rock climbing wall, 200 pieces of exercise equipment, saunas, and Performing and Visual Arts Wing, possibly the most spectacular thing inside the Don Taft University Center is __________.

Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the __________, the highest accrediting body for higher education institutions in the Southeast, to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees.
Nova Southeastern University has been accredited by SACS since 1971 when the university’s name was __________.

In addition to a powerful student government and socially active fraternities and sororities, approximately how many on‐campus clubs and organizations does NSU have?

Life in South Florida

Between the undergraduate and graduate programs, NSU offers more than __________ different degrees.

NSU Athletics Quick Facts (Page 2)

In the forty‐four plus years of Nova Southeastern University’s history, the athletic program has developed through state and regional affiliations and now is part of which of the following?
For more than 20 years, NSU athletic teams were known as the Knights. In 2005, our nickname was changed because another university in our new athletic division was already called the Knights. The nickname now used by NSU is the __________.
The official NSU colors are __________.
The name of NSU’s mascot is __________.
NSU athletics belongs to which regional conference?

In addition to following NSU athletics on Facebook and Twitter, students can receive game recaps, game previews, and information on upcoming special events and promotions by subscribing to what weekly e‐mail newsletter?