UNIVERSITY NEWS - OCTOBER 2003

MEDIA CONTACT: Terry Gearing
561-799-8026 or gearing@fau.edu

FAU's Honors College Receives $10,000 Scholarship Grant from Wachovia

JUPITER, FL (August 22, 2003) - Florida Atlantic University received a $10,000 grant from Wachovia Bank to establish a general scholarship fund for the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.

"Wachovia is committed to strengthening our partnership with our community," said Harry W. Weede, Jr., Palm Beach County Regional President for Wachovia Bank, N.A. "By supporting the Wilkes Honors College at FAU, Wachovia can help the college achieve its mission to foster the intellectual growth and leadership development of Florida's academically gifted students."

The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, located on FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus, is a small four-year residential liberal arts & science college with highly selective admissions criteria. Founded on the belief that a liberal arts education prepares students for full and productive participation in a changing world, the Honors College offers a pioneering interdisciplinary curriculum that includes international and environmental studies. By providing broad intellectual training in the arts and sciences, plus specialized study in an area of concentration, the Honors College prepares students for graduate and professional schools such as law and medicine, as well as careers in business, science and government.

For more information on scholarship support for the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, call Dianne Reeves at 561-799-8665.

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Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $364 billion and stockholders' equity of $32 billion.