Nova Southeastern University’s transformative library space coming in July will be a centerpiece for business, entrepreneurship and cybersecurity training throughout South Florida.

Dr. George Hanbury II is helping build an “Academical Village” in South Florida on the campus of Nova Southeastern University. For a man who doesn’t mind sharing a historic anecdote or two, the reference is significant. Thomas Jefferson did the same back in 1825 on the campus of the University of Virginia.

A Virginia native who still possesses the same sweet Southern drawl, Hanbury understands vision and mission. As a former city manager in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Portsmouth, he came to Fort Lauderdale in 1989 to redefine and reimagine its metro area. When he was done, he took on a new challenge: higher education.

Since 1998 and now as NSU Florida’s president, Hanbury has been crafting the future for this dynamic 300-acre campus that serves 22,000 students off University Drive in Davie – just up the road from Hard Rock Stadium. In that time, NSU has become the state’s largest private research university and only one of three in the country to offer both MD and DO medical programs on campus. In two years, it expects to be the nation’s leader in educating physicians.

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