NSU SHSS Catalog 2014-2015 - page 10

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NSU VISION 2020 STATEMENT
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 STATEMENT
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.
NSU CORE VALUES
Academic excellence is the provision of the highest quality educational and learning
experience made possible by academically and professionally qualified and skilled
instructional faculty and staff, opportunities for contextual learning, state-of-the-art
facilities, beautiful surroundings, and effective resources necessary to support learning at
the highest level. Additionally, academic excellence reflects the successful relationship
between engaged learners and outstanding instructional faculty and staff. Academic
excellence is the provision of the highest quality educational and learning experiences made
possible by academically and professionally qualified and skilled instructional faculty and
staff, opportunities for contextual learning, state-of-the-art facilities, beautiful surroundings,
and effective resources necessary to support learning at the highest level. Additionally,
academic excellence reflects the successful relationship between engaged learners and
outstanding instructional faculty and staff.
Academic Excellence
Student Centered
Integrity
Innovation
Opportunity
Scholarship/Research
Diversity
Community