NSU will celebrate its 60th anniversary on Dec. 4.
The Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center is hosting an exhibit to celebrate NSU’s 60th anniversary in the Adolfo and Marisela Cotilla Gallery. It opened on Nov. 11 and will run until Jan. 26. It’s free and open to the public.
George L. Hanbury II, NSU president and CEO, said he’s proud of how the Alvin Sherman Library has grown since it first opened in 2001. At the time, it was Florida’s largest library. “We are the only university or college that has its library open to the public in the entire state,” Hanbury said.
Gena Meroth, university archivist, said the exhibit of the 60th anniversary displays historic moments and note the achievements of past NSU presidents.
“It is our celebration of 60 years of the university,” Meroth said. Bernadette Bruce, editor of MAKO Magazine, designed the exhbit.
“As we celebrate our 60th anniversary and welcome NSU’s seventh president, former Chairman Ron Assaf’s words resonate: ‘Nova’s evolution is revolutionary.’ Take a moment to explore the dreams, deals and defining moments that have shaped NSU’s journey,” Bruce wrote in an email to The Current.
The NSU Archives used the content from its archival collection, reproducing it to display in the Cotilla Gallery. The exhibition displays the documentation in archives, key dates and achievements of past NSU presidents during their time of service.
It also uses information from NSU’s 50th anniversary book, “The Making of Nova Southeastern University: A Tradition of Innovation, 1964-2014” by Julian M. Pleasants.
“The 50th anniversary book helped frame the research because the first 50 years of work had already been documented at that point,” Meroth said. “We focused heavily on what happened between years 1950 to 1960.”
Additionally, the exhibit includes the last 10 years of NSU achievements. The NSU Archives used sources outside of the university to add to the exhibit, including content about NSU from the Michigan State Archives and clippings from national newspapers. The exhibit shows a timeline of NSU, from the signing of the charter which created the university on Dec. 4, 1964, to the present day of Dec. 4, 2024.
“I think my favorite part is just the story it tells,” Meroth said. “To have something so impactful to the community, to the students, to the donors, researchers and everyone who worked at the university to see that it started just as an idea.”
For more information:
Email Gena Meroth, university
archivist, at gmeroth@nova.edu.
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