NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

20 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 Center Village, a model for early education programs across the country, and the Carl DeSantis Building, the 261,000-square- foot home of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the Huizenga Sales Institute, and the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. Students of the College of Health Care Science and the College of Nursing are housed in the Health Professions Division complex, located on 21 acres and encompassing more than one million square feet of buildings. The division also comprises the colleges of osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, optometry, medical sciences, and dental medicine. The university library system composed of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center; Health Professions Division Library; Law Library; the William S. Richardson Ocean Sciences Library; and four school libraries, also facilitate NSU’s strong academic research environment. The five-story, high-tech Alvin Sherman Library and the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, a 500-seat performing arts center housed within the facility, serve both the university academic community and the residents of Broward County. In 2006, the university opened the Don Taft University Center, a 366,000-square-foot recreation, athletic, and arts complex in the center of main campus. The Don Taft University Center is home to a highly flexible 4,500-seat arena, multipurpose studios, the Flight Deck (our popular student lounge), state-of-the-art workout facilities, food court, and a Performing and Visual Arts Wing with an intimate Black Box Theatre, art gallery, Performance Theatre, and additional facilities that support the development of theatre, music, art, dance, and other creative activities. In addition, seven residence halls on the main campus serve undergraduate and graduate student living needs, including the Commons, a new ultra-modern 501-bed residence hall. For a full overview of NSU’s campuses and facilities, refer to the Fact Book at www.nova.edu/ie/factbook/forms/factbook2013.pdf .