Family Handbook 2018-2019

5 Nova Southeastern University NSU Vision 2020 By 2020, through excellence and innovations in teaching, research, service, and learning, Nova Southeastern University will be recognized by accrediting agencies, the academic community, and the general public as a premier, private, not-for-profit university of quality and distinction that engages all students and produces alumni who serve with integrity in their lives, fields of study, and resulting careers. NSU Mission The Mission of Nova Southeastern University, a private, not-for-profit institution, is to offer a diverse array of innovative academic programs that complement on-campus educational opportunities and resources with accessible distance learning programs to foster academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, leadership, research, and commitment to community through engagement of students and faculty members in a dynamic, life-long learning environment Mailman Segal Center for Human Development Mission Statement The mission of the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development is to enhance the quality of life for children and families through multidisciplinary research, academics, professional development, and community service for a diverse and inclusive community of learners with a focus on innovative, evidence-based clinical services and educational programs in early childhood, autism, and family science . Vision Statement Nova Southeastern University’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development will be recognized as a premier center for cutting-edge research, expanded academic collaborations, innovative clinical services, and remarkable educational programs in the fields of early childhood, autism, and family science and professional development for university-students as leaders committed to service and advocacy. History of Nova Southeastern University and the Mailman Segal Center Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a not-for-profit, independent university that is classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and is one of only 37 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification. NSU has approximately 27,000students, 162,000 alumni, a sprawling, 314-acre Fort Lauderdale-Davie campus and a presence throughout Florida, the U.S. and nine countries around the world. Through five decades of explosive growth, our reputation for academic excellence and innovation continues to flourish. The Mailman Segal Center is one of eighteen schools, centers, and colleges comprising NSU, the center draws on the collective knowledge and expertise of a major university and works to support researchers, teachers, and students interested in pursuing child development, applied behavior analysis and autism based educational opportunities.