Parents and Family Communication
The Future of Your Family Is the Future of Ours
Whether your student has just begun exploring Norfolk State University or you’re already a proud Spartan parent, we welcome you to the NSU community.
Message to our Parents and Families
NSU is dedicated to keeping parents and families informed throughout their student’s journey. This page serves as a central hub for NSU Emergency Alerts, Campus Announcements, and other key university updates.
Emergency Notifications
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 5:25 PM
Campus Safety Update
There was no shooting at Norfolk State University overnight. The initial correspondence sent reporting shots fired on campus was not confirmed and was sent out of an abundance of caution. However, authorities did respond to an incident where they discovered an unresponsive person in a campus parking lot. The details of the incident are below, per the City of Norfolk Police Department:
Emergency Notifications Archive
Academic Calendar
The academic calendar contains schedules of all events that occur during an academic year. This calendar includes examination dates, spring breaks, and dates/deadlines for canceling, withdrawing, and other drop deadlines.
Office of the Registrar
Events Calendar
The Norfolk State University Events Calendar is a comprehensive schedule showcasing the wide array of academic and extracurricular activities hosted by the institution.
NSU Events calendar
Campus Police Contact/NSU Safe app
NSU's Police Department is committed to the safety of our students, faculty, and staff. As an additional resource to promote safety in our campus community, NSUPD has deployed NSU Safe, the University's custom mobile safety app. NSU Safe is available for download on both the Apple Store and Google Play
NSU Safe Download
COVID-19 Updates
Norfolk State University remains committed to the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the coronavirus website for information and updates.
Find important COVID-19 information and updates