NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2017

4 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY In pursuit of defining the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) of tomorrow, George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and chief executive officer, collaborated with faculty and staff members, deans, alumni, student leaders, community members, and the NSU Board of Trustees to create a single, shared vision based on eight core values. NSU’s Core Values include academic excellence, student centered, integrity, innovation, opportunity, scholarship/research, diversity, and community. Kelly Duke, B.A., manager of employee services for the College of Optometry, created the Living the Values program as a result of the 2016 Employee Engagement Survey and to fulfill Hanbury’s vision. The purpose of the program, which began on July 1, 2016, and ends on October 31, 2017, is to recognize coworkers who are living NSU’s Core Values. The Living the Values program focuses on each value for two months, then switches to the next value. All NSUCO employees can nominate coworkers they see or have seen demonstrating the current focus value. All nominated employees receive recognition during the monthly staff meeting, which honors the value they were recognized as portraying. At an NSU town hall meeting held on January 25 at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, Duke received recognition from Hanbury for creating the program. Due to the program’s success, NSU executives are considering implementing it university-wide. c Living the Values Program Receives University-Wide Recognition BY MICHELLE M. MORGADO, M.B.A., MANAGER OF MARKETING SERVICES