Higher Education

2085 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 | (561) 471-6000

Keiser University Flagship Campus

2600 N. Military Trail | West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561) 478-5500 | www.keiseruniversity.edu

Keiser University is a regionally accredited private career university that provides educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels for a diverse student body in traditional, nontraditional, and online delivery formats. It was founded by Dr. Arthur Keiser and Evelyn Keiser in 1977, when they set out to create a university to better serve adult learners seeking a career-focused education. Over the past 45 years, Keiser University has become Florida’s largest private not-for-profit university, serving approximately 20,000 students, 3,800 employees and more than 66,000 alumni. Keiser University has a campus in 21 of Florida’s major and mid-sized metropolitan areas.

Keiser University’s two West Palm Beach campuses offer learning opportunities for both traditional students and adult learners. With more than 40 years of history and thousands of graduates on campus and online, Keiser’s 100-acre West Palm Beach residential Flagship campus offers an active campus life that includes the university’s College of Golf and its 24 athletic teams. Keiser’s West Palm Beach commuter campus, home to Keiser University’s College of Chiropractic Medicine, also offers adult learners opportunities to earn degrees in criminal justice, education, information technology, health care, law, and more

As the chancellor of Keiser University, Dr. Arthur Keiser oversees and manages all operations at the university’s 21 Florida campuses, its international locations, online division and graduate school. Under his four decades of leadership, Keiser University, has grown into Florida’s largest independent university and is Level VI regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS). Dr. Keiser earned his doctorate in Higher Education Administration at the Union Institute and University Graduate School where he wrote his dissertation, “Benchmarking in Private Career Schools: A Preliminary Empirical Investigation in the Establishment of Quantitative Strategic Indicators in this Specialized Postsecondary Education Sector.” As a tireless advocate for students, he has delivered numerous presentations and published many articles and reports on various subjects related to private career-focused schools and notfor-profit institutions.

3601 N. Military Trail | Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561) 237-7000 | www.lynn.edu

Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida, with nearly 3,500 students from more than 100 countries. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Lynn for its innovation, international students and value. Lynn’s NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 25 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences. The school’s Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world.

Dr. Kevin M. Ross was named the fifth president of Lynn University, taking office July 1, 2006. He succeeded his father, Dr. Donald E. Ross, who founded Wilmington College before serving as Lynn’s president for 35 years. Ross previously served Lynn as the associate dean of the College of International Communication, director of special projects, director of development, vice president of institutional advancement and chief operating officer.

During his tenure, the university completed a strategic plan, Lynn 2020, and recently launched a new plan, Lynn 2025. Under Ross’ leadership, the university implemented a redesigned core curriculum, the nationally recognized Dialogues; a first-year student experience titled The Citizenship Project; a three-year undergraduate degree program; and acquired Boca Raton-based Digital Media Arts College.

11501 N. Military Trail | Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (561) 805-2100 | www.nova.edu

For nearly 60 years, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has distinguished itself as an innovative, progressive, and groundbreaking institution of higher learning and research. With degree programs in business, education, nursing, pharmacy, and respiratory therapy, as well as online offerings in computer sciences, counseling and more, NSU’s Palm Beach branch will prepare you to dominate your career with a degree from a top National University as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. NSU’s economic impact in Florida reaches $4.1 billion, it still ranks among the top five schools in the U.S. for the number of minority graduate degree recipients, and it is nationally ranked by Forbes and OnlineColleges.com.

George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., is the sixth president of NSU and assumed the role of president and CEO in July 2011. One of his first accomplishments as president was to refocus the university’s mission and vision and lay out eight core values to guide the university into 2020 and beyond: Academic Excellence, Community, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Opportunity, Scholarship/Research, and Student Centered. Since then, Dr. Hanbury has envisioned a new goal of having NSU recognized as a preeminent institution by 2025. Dr. Hanbury has been honored by many organizations and most recently was recognized as a 2020 Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal. He has lectured throughout the country to various executive groups on topics such as leadership, public policy, the council/manager form of government, economic development, executive motivation, and public speaking.