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In lieu of, or in addition to, disciplinary action, NSU also reserves the right to impose fines, take legalaction, rescind housing privileges, revoke study abroad privileges, withhold student records, revokeother privileges, and impose other penalties as may be deemed appropriate. Students should also beaware that disciplinary action may impact eligibility for scholarships or other institutional financial aid.Furthermore, admission of a student to Nova Southeastern University for any semester does not implyor guarantee that such student will be reenrolled in any succeeding academic semester. Students mayalso be subject to disciplinary proceedings for acts committed before their admission and/or enrollmentat Nova Southeastern University.Reservation of PowerThe NSU Student Handbook is not intended to be a contract or part of a contractual agreement betweenNSU and the student. From time to time, it may be advisable for the university to alter or amendits procedures or policies. Reasonable notice may be furnished to the university community of anysubstantive changes, but is not required.Whenever specific titles are used in these procedures, they shall include the appropriate designeeof the person bearing these titles. Whenever references to the singular appear in this handbook, theplural is also intended; whenever the plural is used, the singular is also intended. Wherever a referenceis made to the masculine gender, the feminine gender is included.Failure to read this handbook does not excuse students from the rules, policies, and procedures containedwithin the student handbook. The rights and responsibilities that follow take effect immediately uponpublication of this document.Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook3

University Vision Statement,Mission Statement, and Core ValuesVision 2025 StatementBy 2025, NSU will be recognized as a preeminent, professional-dominant, doctoral-research universitythat provides competitive career advantages to its students and produces alumni who serve and leadwith integrity.Mission StatementThe mission of NSU—a selective, doctoral-research university—is to deliver innovative academic programsin a dynamic, lifelong learning and research environment fostering integrity, academic excellence,leadership, and community service through engaged students, faculty, and staff.NSU Core ValuesINTEGRITY Integrity involves honesty and fairness, consistency in instruction, ethics of scholarship,freedom of inquiry, and open and truthful engagement with the community through effectivecommunication, policies and practices.ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Academic excellence is the provision of the highest quality educationaland learning experiences made possible by academically and professionally qualified and skilledinstructional faculty and staff, opportunities for contextual learning, state-of-the-art facilities, beautifulsurroundings, and effective resources necessary to support learning at the highest level. Additionally,academic excellence reflects the successful relationship between engaged learners and outstandinginstructional faculty and staff.COMMUNITY NSU is a community of faculty and staff members, students, and alumni who share acommon identity and purpose. Our community extends into professional, intellectual, and geographicaldomains that both support and are the focus of our educational mission.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 inviews, interpretations, and reactions derived from diversity are important. Diversity enriches a learningenvironment focused on preparing individuals to live and work in a global society.4Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook

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 avalue added to the community.OPPORTUNITY Opportunity fosters the possibility for anyone associated with NSU to acquire aneducation or an educational experience through creative, yet sound, pedagogical programs.SCHOLARSHIP/RESEARCH Research and scholarship products are disseminated and evaluated throughintellectual discourse, application, assessment, and other mechanisms of the relevant peer community.STUDENT CENTERED Students are the focus of institutional priorities, resource decisions, andplanning. We are stewards of student needs and advocates for student academic success andprofessional development.(The Vision 2025 Statement, Mission Statement, and Core Values were adopted by the NSU Board ofTrustees on March 29, 2021.)Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook5

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Statement on Student Rightsand ResponsibilitiesAs a community, Nova Southeastern University is committed to furthering scholarship, academicpursuits, and service to our society. All students have an equal opportunity to fulfill their intellectualpotential through pursuit of the highest standards of academic excellence.Nova Southeastern University students enjoy the right to learn in an environment that is free fromdiscrimination based on the University Equal Opportunity/Nondiscrimination Policy included below.It is important that rights of NSU students be embraced by the university community and observedin the spirit of the university’s mission. Certain rights and obligations flow from membership in anyacademic community committed to such goals, including respect for the equal rights and dignity of others to be treated equally in academic and social settings to live and/or attend classes in a physically safe campus environment the expectation of a positive living/learning environment t he ability to initiate a complaint relating to the Code of Student Conduct andAcademic Responsibility personal and intellectual freedom, which are fundamental to the idea of a university dedication to the scholarly and educational purposes of the university participation in promoting and ensuring the academic quality and credibility of the institution to provide service to our community and beyond to engage in service opportunities that enhance learning outcomes, both on and off campus to associate with student organizations of one’s own choosingStudents are responsible for obtaining, learning, and observing the established university and academiccenter policies as listed in all official publications. All members of the NSU community should inform theappropriate university official of any violation of the Code of Student Conduct and/or Academic Responsibility.University Equal Opportunity/Nondiscrimination PolicyConsistent with all federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and/or local ordinances (e.g., Title VII, TitleVI, Title III, Title II, Rehab Act, ADA, Title IX, and the Florida Civil Rights Act), it is the policy of NovaSoutheastern University not to engage in any discrimination or harassment against any individualsbecause of race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy status, national or ethnic origin, nondisqualifyingdisability, age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, military service,veteran status, or political beliefs or affiliations, and to comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination,equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders, and regulations. Any such acts are unacceptableand strictly prohibited by the university.Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook9

In addition, the law prohibits retaliation against an individual for opposing any practices forbidden underthis policy, for bringing a complaint of discrimination or harassment, for assisting someone with such acomplaint, for attempting to stop such discrimination or harassment, or for participating in any manner inany investigation or resolution of a complaint of discrimination or harassment. This nondiscrimination policyapplies to NSU’s education activities and programs, including admissions; enrollment; scholarships; loanprograms; athletics; employment; and access to, participation in, and treatment in all university centers,programs, and activities. NSU admits students of any race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy status,national or ethnic origin, nondisqualifying disability, age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation,gender, gender identity, military service, veteran status, or political beliefs or affiliations, to all the rights,privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at NSU, and doesnot discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship andloan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding perceiveddiscrimination and NSU nondiscrimination policies:For inquiries or complaints regarding perceived discrimination based on gender or sex, please contactLaura BennettTitle IX Coordinator(954) 262-7858 laura.bennett@nova.edu or titleix@nova.eduWebsite and online reporting form: nova.edu/title-ixOffice location:Office of Human Resources3100 SW 9th Ave., #248Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be directed to the Title IX coordinator, the assistantsecretary of education of the United States, or both.All other inquiries or complaints regarding perceived discrimination should be directed toBenjamin Johnson, Ed.D.Assistant Dean for Student Development(954) 262-7281 bj379@nova.eduFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) affords students and alumni certainrights with respect to their education records. These rights include: T he right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day theuniversity receives a request for access. A student should submit to the Office of the UniversityRegistrar a written request that identifies the record(s) the student wishes to inspect. The Officeof the University Registrar will arrange for access and notify the student of the time and placewhere the records may be inspected.10Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook

T he right to request the amendment of the student’s education record that the student believesis inaccurate or misleading. A student who believes that his or her education records containinformation that is inaccurate or misleading, or is otherwise in violation of the student’s privacyor other rights, may discuss his or her concerns informally with the Office of the UniversityRegistrar. If the decision is in agreement with the student’s requests, the appropriate recordswill be amended. If not, the student will be notified within a reasonable period that the recordswill not be amended and will be informed by the Office of the University Registrar of his or herright to a formal hearing. T he right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’seducation records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. Oneexception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimateeducational interests. A school official is a person employed by the university in an administrative,supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unitpersonnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the university has contracted(such as an attorney, auditor, collection agent, loan servicing agent, or the National StudentClearinghouse); a person serving on the board of trustees; or a student serving on an officialcommittee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school officialin performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate education interest if the schoolofficial needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.Upon request, the university may disclose educational records, without consent, to officials ofanother school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll or is already enrolled, so long as thedisclosure is for purposes related to the student’s enrollment and transfer. T he right to file a complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department ofEducation, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C., 20202-4605, concerning alleged failuresby Nova Southeastern University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. T he right to be notified of students’ rights under FERPA annually. The Office of the UniversityRegistrar sends a FERPA notification via email to all students each fall.Nova Southeastern University hereby designates the following student information

possible. This student handbook supersedes all previous handbooks, documents, and directives where they may be in conflict. The student handbook is the governing document for all program-related inform