CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
CATEGORY: Lecture
EVENT:
Florida Atlantic University presents a
lecture: "Bringing Islam
Into the Post-Holocaust Christian/Jewish Dialogue"
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CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
CATEGORY: Lecture
EVENT:
Florida Atlantic University presents a
lecture: "Sholom Aleichem and Isaac Bashevis Singer: Who Really
Represents the Shtetl?"
Presented by Curt Leviant of Rutgers University
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CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
CATEGORY: Lecture
EVENT: Florida Atlantic University presents a
lecture: "Why Read Jewish Books?" by Barry Holtz of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America
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CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
CATEGORY: Lecture
EVENT: Florida Atlantic University presents a
lecture: "The Future of the Past"
by Jack Fischel of Millersville University
WHEN: Sunday, January 11, 2004
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Regional Experts to Discuss Prospects for Peace in
the Middle East, Europe and Latin America
BOCA RATON, FL (December 30, 2003) -- Florida
Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Society and the Peace
Studies Program of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and
Letters presents "Bringing Peace to Troubled Regions," a one-day
conference hosting regional experts to discuss prospects for peace
in the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. The conference will
be held Thursday, January 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the Lifelong Learning
Society Auditorium.
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Two FAU Faculty Members Receive Fulbright Scholar
Awards
BOCA RATON, FL (December 29, 2003) – Two
Florida Atlantic University professors have been awarded a
Fulbright Scholar grant, according to the United States Department
of the State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
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FAU Environmental MBA Program Presented The
Council
for Sustainable Florida Award
BOCA RATON, FL (December 23, 2003) – At the
Business Environment Learning Leadership (BELL) Conference held at
the Florida Atlantic University downtown Fort Lauderdale campus,
President Frank Brogan presented a 2003 Council for Sustainable
Florida Award to the College of Business for the development and
implementation of its innovative Environmental MBA program. Dr.
Mantha Mehallis, director of the program, accepted the award on
behalf of the college.
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FAU's Lifelong Learning Society Presents a
"Presidential Symposia"
BOCA RATON, FL (December 22, 2003) - As the United
States prepares to elect a new leader, focus will shift to the
presidential debates and the role of the presidency. Shedding light
on this timely topic, the Florida Atlantic University Lifelong
Learning Society will present a "Presidential Symposia" to
highlight the American presidency and national security. The
eight-week lecture series begins Thursday, January 15 at 3:45 p.m.
in FAU's Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road,
Boca Raton and will be held every Thursday through March 4 from
3:45 - 5:30 p.m
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FAU's Lifelong Learning Society Presents a
"Presidential Symposia"
JUPITER, FL (December 22, 2003) - As the United
States prepares to elect a new leader, focus will shift to the
presidential debates and the role of the presidency. Shedding light
on this timely topic, the Florida Atlantic University Lifelong
Learning Society will present a "Presidential Symposia" to
highlight the American presidency and national security. The
eight-week lecture series begins January 16 at the Abacoa Crown
Theater, 4688 Main Street, Jupiter and will be held every Friday
through March 5 (with the exception of a February 19 date) from
12:15 - 2 p.m
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Hillel To Break Ground On A New Life Center At
FAU
BOCA RATON, FL (December 22, 2003) – Florida
Atlantic University and Hillel will break ground this summer on the
Mildred and Abner Levine and Ruth and Saul Weinberger Jewish Life
Center on the Boca Raton campus
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FAU's Lifelong Learning Society to Presents
Performing Arts Week in Jupiter
JUPITER, FL (December 17, 2003) - Florida Atlantic
University's Lifelong Learning Society in Jupiter will present its
3rd annual "Performing Arts Week" onfrom January 5 through- 9,
2004, at the FAU MacArthur Campus Auditorium, 5353 Parkside Drive,
Jupiter
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Two FAU Professors Elected American Psychological
Association Fellows
BOCA RATON, FL (December 17, 2003) – Two
Florida Atlantic University professors, Dr. Brett Laursen and Dr.
David Lewkowicz, have been elected by their peers as Fellows of the
American Psychological Association (APA) for 2004
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FAU Experts On Saddam Hussein, Iraq and
Terrorism
BOCA RATON, FL (December 15, 2003) - As the world
deals with the capture of Saddam Hussein, several Florida Atlantic
University faculty members are available to discuss pertinent
issues, including:
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FAU Presents Spring 2004 Concert and Lecture
Series
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (December 10, 2003) - Florida
Atlantic University's Treasure Coast Campus begins its Spring 2004
Concert and Lecture Series on January 8. The series is a program of
the Lifelong Learning Society, a department of FAU Continuing
Education and Open University, which is dedicated to serving the
community by providing academic courses, lectures and concerts for
enrichment and personal growth
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FAU To Help “Race For The Cure” Fight
Breast Cancer
BOCA RATON, FL (December 10, 2003) - Florida
Atlantic University President Frank T. Brogan and university
faculty and staff will join the South Florida Affiliate of the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in the annual Race for the
Cure
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FAU To Celebrate Fall Commencement
BOCA RATON, FL (December 9, 2003) – More than
2,100 students will receive their diplomas from Florida Atlantic
University during two fall commencement ceremonies on Friday,
December 12. The ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
These students will join more than 84,000 alumni who have graduated
from FAU
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Business Development: A New Year's Resolution for
Many
Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 8, 2003) - With the
beginning of a new year and the economy on the rebound, many
individuals are gearing up to become the next group of Florida
entrepreneurs. However, not many potential business owners
understand the process of starting or managing a small business.
Improper planning, resulting from a lack of experience and
knowledge, is one of the main reasons
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CALENDAR INFORMATION
EVENT: Florida Atlantic University's
First Bi-Annual Intellectual Properties (IP) Conference
"Battling for Ownership in the Arts:
Who Controls Music, Film, Publishing and Visual
Communications
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FAU Vice President Named To State Board By
Governor
BOCA RATON, FL (December 3, 2003) - Dr. Larry F.
Lemanski, vice president for Research and Graduate Studies at
Florida Atlantic University, has been appointed to the Board of
Directors of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition,
Inc. (IHMC) by Governor Jeb Bush. Dr. Lemanski will serve a
multi-year term which will end June 30, 2006.
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FAU Bachelor of Fine Arts Fall Art
Exhibition
CATEGORY: Art Exhibition
WHAT: Florida Atlantic University's
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Fall Art Exhibition
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CALENDAR INFORMATION
CATEGORY: Classical Music
EVENT: Florida Atlantic University presents Trio
Amadé with music from Manuel Ponce, Pablo de Sarasate and
Felix Mendelssohn.
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CALENDAR INFORMATION
CATEGORY:
Classical Music
EVENT: Florida Atlantic University presents
Chamber Soloist Leonid Treer with the Biava String Quartet
WHEN: Saturday, December 6, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Liberal Arts Auditorium
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Israeli Business Leader and Presidential Advisor
to Speak at Awards Luncheon
DAVIE, FL (November 24, 2003) - Florida Atlantic
University's Florida-Israel Institute will present Shlomo Nimrodi,
a leading Israeli business executive and advisor to the late
President Yitzhak Rabin, as the keynote speaker at the 2003 Israel
Business Appreciation Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
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FAU to Offer Unique 11-Month Degree Program in
Computer Science
BOCA RATON, FL (December 1, 2003) - As the cutting
edge field of computer science continues to grow, Florida Atlantic
University will help the industry create more leaders. Beginning in
January 2004, FAU will launch an 11-month Weekend Executive
Master's Degree Program in Computer Science
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FAU and Harbor Branch Partner to
Offer Semester By the Sea Program in Spring 2004
FORT PIERCE, FL (December 1, 2003)- College
students can sign up now for Semester by the Sea, a semester-long
immersion into a unique variety of hands-on marine science courses
offered through FAU and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
All courses are accredited by FAU and take advantage of Harbor
Branch's unique resources and staff
.
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FAU Potters' Guild Holiday Show and Sale
BOCA RATON, FL (December 3, 2003) - The Florida
Atlantic University Potters' Guild will hold its annual show and
sale December 10 - 13 at Patch Reef Community Center on Yamato
Road, ¼ mile west of Military Trail in Boca Raton. The show
hours are December 10, noon to 8 p.m, with an opening reception at
6 p.m.; December 11 and 12, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and December 13, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free
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FAU Educational Leadership Department Appoints New
Chair
BOCA RATON, FL (December 3, 2003) – The
Florida Atlantic University Department of Educational Leadership
within the College of Education has appointed Dr. Tony Townsend as
its chair. Dr. Townsend, who came from Monash University, was the
coordinator of its Faculty of Education and the associate dean of
development
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FAU Receives Gift from Hellenic Society Paideia
BOCA RATON, FL (December 3, 2003) - Florida
Atlantic University's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and
Letters will receive a pledge from the Hellenic Society Paideia of
$75,000 over three years to support a new professor in Classical
Studies in the Department of Languages and Linguistics. The first
installment of the pledge was made this year
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