Don Taft University Center
It’s no coincidence that the Don Taft University Center, which includes our new student recreation complex, is just steps away from the library. It serves as both a symbolic and literal balance between work and play.
The Don Taft University Center houses a highly flexible, 4,500-seat arena designed to host everything from our NCAA Division II NSU Sharks athletics to concerts, guest lectures, and formal banquets. There are two basketball courts; a volleyball court; a two-story rock climbing wall; and three multipurpose studios for group exercise, dance classes, martial arts, yoga, pilates, and just about anything else you can imagine. There’s a Performing and Visual Arts Wing with an intimate Black Box Theater, dressing rooms, costume and scenery shops, and a gallery. An innovative, second performance theater with adjustable seating areas will be opening soon. There are men’s and ladies’ saunas; a spectacular, outdoor pool area where you can worship the Florida sun; and the Flight Deck, our popular student lounge, where you can celebrate your down time. You’ll also find one of the best workout facilities in Florida, with state-of-the-art strength- and cardio-training equipment and personal trainers.
Despite the many flat-panel TVs and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the campus, there is one view that’s even more impressive: that of the three-story-tall, undersea mural, hand painted by marine artist Guy Harvey, spanning the length of a football field along the center’s central atrium.
