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NSU Hosts Last Commencement of the Season: College of Allied Health & Nursing
(Photo caption: Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos addresses NSU College of Allied Health and Nursing graduates.)
Mike Haridopolos, the 86th president of the Florida Senate, was the keynote speaker at a Nova Southeastern University (NSU) commencement ceremony on August 28. More than 600 students from NSU’s College of Health and Nursing programs received their degrees during a 2 p.m. ceremony at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. The college graduated students from the nursing, occupational therapy, anesthesiologist assistant, vascular sonography, audiology, physician assistant, health science, and cardiovascular sonography programs.
The college is the largest provider of entry-level physician assistant (PA) education and the second largest provider of entry-level doctor of audiology (Au.D.) education in the U.S. Its launched the first anesthesiologist assistant (AA) program in Florida and the 5th in the nation. The college is also the largest provider of entry-level AA education in the U.S.
The college, which has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students, is also one of the most significant providers of nursing education in the Southeast. The Nursing Department features an entry-level B.S.N.; R.N. to B.S.N.; R.N. to M.S.N, and an online M.S.N., interdisciplinary nursing Ph.D. program. It also boasts three high-tech simulation labs in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and Ft. Myers that use robotic patient simulators placed in hospital ward-like classrooms to mimic real patient conditions in a hospital setting.
Throughout his legislative career, Senate President Haridopolos has stood up for Floridians against more government, higher taxes, and unrestrained spending in Tallahassee. He is a co-founder of the Freedom Caucus that led the fight against tax increases in the Florida House and is currently working on legislation to ensure that government spending never grows faster than a family’s ability to pay for it.
NSU presented Haridopolos with an honorary degree citation during the commencement.