Using Our Site
The Nova Southeastern University Web site has recently undergone a complete redesign of its home page and top level pages. This new design will be implemented across the rest of the University site over the coming months.
The University's Web site provides a great deal of information for a very wide range of users. The new design allows for prospective audiences to obtain a quick snapshot of all that the University has to offer. While geared toward prospective audiences (i.e. students, alumni, faculty, staff, vendors), the site still provides categorized resource pages for current students, faculty, and staff. Information for these groups can be accessed through the "Resources For" drop down menu.
System Requirements
Browser: This site works best if you use:
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Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or better.
Flash: In order to view the photo and video galleries you will need Flash player version 9 or later. If you need to upgrade or don't have Flash Player you can get it here.
Javascript: All newly designed pages rely on javascript to enhance user experience (i.e. online forms, plug-ins (Flash Player), navigation menu effects, etc.).
Cookies: We use cookies on our site pages (new and old) to compile anonymous statistics that allow us to understand how users use our website. You will not be personally identified in any way. We also use cookies on our newly designed pages to serve specific content to new and returning visitors.
Validation Standards
All newly designed pages on this site use XHTML 1.0 Transitional mark-up, validated using the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) validation service. All newly designed pages are UTF-8 encoded.
All newly designed pages are using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS level 2.1) for presentation, validated using the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) validation service.
Global Navigation
All of NSU's newly designed pages contain a set of global navigation links below the NSU branding logo (logo can also be used to return to our main page).
The global navigation links are:
- Home - Returns you to the NSU main page (www.nova.edu).
- Discover NSU - Spotlights many areas of the University from it's history, mission, visitor's information, community outreach, academic and student life, athletics, and event and open house calendars.
- Academics - Provides access to all of the University's degree and program offerings, list of colleges and schools, institutes, online education, and catalogs/brochures.
- Admissions - Provides quick access to apply online to any of our programs, detailed undergraduate and graduate/professional information, certificate programs, continuing education offerings, and financial aid information.
- Resources For - categorized Web resource pages for current students, alumni, faculty and staff, media, NSU employment information, community, health care, and veteran information.
- Locations - Provides on-campus and off-campus locations and maps and directions.
- Contact Us - Provides a convenient online submittable form to easily contact the University, provide comments and feedback regarding the Web site and more. This section also provides a listing of NSU's administrative departments, colleges and schools, and additional contact resources.
Sub-Navigation
All of NSU's newly designed pages contain sub-navigation links, which are found below the global navigation on the left hand side of our pages. Sub-navigation links display all at one time or are categorized within javascript/css drop down menus. Sub-navigation links should always relate to the subject you initially visited.
Search Box
On all NSU pages, new and old design, contain either a search box or a "Search NSU" link on the top right, where you can search all of our domain pages. Nova Southeastern University currently utilizes an Enterprise Google Search Appliance. Our search allows for users to quickly search our local Web pages, as well as the Internet through Google.com utilizing your initial search on our Web site.
If your initial search results need to be narrowed, please click on the "Advanced Search" link on the right side of the search button. If you need assistance on how to use our search engine, click on the "Search Tips" link on the right side of the search button.
Quick Links Menu
On all newly designed Web pages you will find a "Quick Links" drop down menu on the top right in a gray/black container next to our search box. The "Quick Links" menu contains our most utilized resources such as WebCT, WebSTAR, WebMail, and NSU's SharkLink portal.
Breadcrumb Trail
All of our newly designed Web pages feature a linked map of where you are within our site's structure from our home page. The breadcrumb trail is found directly below the main image within the content area. The trail can be used for navigating back to our main home page or back to an important section that you are visiting.
NSU Phone Book (Site Map)
If you are having trouble locating a particular NSU Web site or finding particular information, please use our Phone Book. Our Phone Book is an A-Z listing in tabbed format of all our departments with a direct Web site link on the department name. It also includes main phone and fax numbers for the department. If you are a current student, faculty, staff, or alumni with an NSU account, you may also visit the phone/email directory to search for NSU individual faculty and staff information.
Web Site Feedback
We would appreciate your feedback regarding our Web site, please visit our Contact Us form and choose the subject, "NSU Web Site Comments".