NSU Biology Department

NSU Biology - where opportunity and preparation meet.

Biology will strive to develop each student’s ability to discover, evaluate and communicate knowledge, making informed ethical decisions while nurturing an understanding of interdependencies with the environment.

Biology faculty will advance knowledge and encourage creative activity that can lead to the discovery of new solutions to significant global and humanitarian problems. New knowledge through research will be integrated into the educational experiences of its students. NSU Biology will provide leadership and partnerships resulting in public outreach and community development.

Vision Statement

Embracing a tradition of a liberal arts education in the School of Science and Technology, the Department of Biology is committed to becoming the primer academic and research unit and helping the University achieve its overall goal of a Science and Technology Powerhouse.

 Departmental excellence in biotechnology, pre-professional training and environmental science will provide strength for enhanced education and research programs in biology and will lead to programs with reputable stature at state, national and international levels.

Biology faculty will teach NSU students to appreciate life and its beauty as well as understand more about themselves as human beings. NSU Biology faculty will be recognized as effective agents of change to the campus and contributors to outreach and service in the Hampton Roads Area and the state of Virginia.

Biology graduates will have an increased awareness and understanding of their interdependencies with the environment as well as success in health or science-related careers, and they will develop a lifetime attitude toward learning.