Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Terry Gearing
561-799-8026,
gearing@fau.edu
Florida Atlantic University National
Alumni Association to Host Networking Event in Washington,
D.C.
BOCA RATON, FL (February 26, 2010) – The Florida Atlantic University National Alumni Association (FAUNAA) will host a networking event at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, 901 F Street NW, Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event is open to all FAU alumni that live in and around the Washington, D.C. area.
The FAUNAA also will honor alumnus of distinction Dr. C. Mark Eakin ’80, ’84, who recently received the Silver Medal for Scientific/Engineering Achievement from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Eakin currently directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Complimentary appetizers will be served. To RSVP by Tuesday, March 16 or for more information, call 1-888-FAU-ALUM (328-2586) or e-mail alumni.affairs@fau.edu.
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About Florida Atlantic
University:
Florida Atlantic University opened
its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida.
Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and
graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its
rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class
faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture,
Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts
& Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical
Science, the College of Business, the College of Education,
the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information,
visit
www.fau.edu
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