CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook 5 DIVERSITY Diversity includes, but is not limited to, race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy status, national or ethnic origin, nondisqualifying disability, age, ancestry, martial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, military service, veteran status, or political beliefs or affiliations. Differences in views, interpretations, and reactions derived from diversity are important. Diversity enriches a learning environment focused on preparing individuals to live and work in a global society. OPPORTUNITY Opportunity fosters the possibility for anyone associated with NSU to acquire an education or an educational experience through creative, yet sound, pedagogical programs. INNOVATION Innovation is the creative and deliberate application of teaching, research, scholarship, and service for effective education, and the development of useful products or processes providing a value added to the community. COMMUNITY NSU is a community of faculty and staff members, students, and alumni who share a common identity and purpose. Our community extends into professional, intellectual, and geographical domains that both support and are the focus of our educational mission. (The NSU Mission Statement, Vision 2020 Statement, and Core Values were adopted by the NSU Board of Trustees on March 28, 2011.)