FAU Reaches $50 Million Mark In Research
Expenditures
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 26, 2003) -- Florida Atlantic
University announced today that for the first time in history, its
annual research expenditures have surpassed $50 million...
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FAU Narrows Presidential Candidates To Three
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 24, 2003) -- The pool of candidates
for Florida Atlantic University's presidency was narrowed down
today from five to three after two days of interviews by the
presidential search committee.
"The candidates were exceptional," said Dr. George C. Zoley,
FAU Board of Trustees chairman and chairman of the presidential
search committee. "No matter who is selected next week, FAU will be
in good hands."
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FAU Selects Top Five Presidential Candidates
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 21, 2003) -- The pool of candidates for
Florida Atlantic University's presidency was pared down today from
17 to five during a meeting of the presidential search committee.
"We have been very lucky," said Dr. George C. Zoley, FAU
Board of Trustees chairman and chairman of the presidential search
committee. "Many qualified individuals wanted the opportunity to
lead a top Florida university. It was difficult narrowing the pool
to the top five."
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FAU Dedicates Hibel Fine Arts Complex
JUPITER, FL (Jan. 17, 2003) - Florida Atlantic University
celebrated the dedication of the Hibel Fine Arts Complex on the
John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter today. The complex, which
includes the Hibel Museum of Art and Edna Hibel Fine Arts Building,
is the result of a collaborative partnership between
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FAU and Stand Among Friends To Create The Center
For The Study Of Neurological Disabilities
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 16, 2003) -- Florida Atlantic
University announced today a $500,000 gift to establish The Center
for the Study of Neurological Disabilities, a new state-of-the-art
resource center on FAU's Boca Raton campus.
Shawn Friedkin, president of Stand Among Friends, an
organization dedicated to support research, education, and advocacy
of neurological related disabilities, presented the gift to FAU
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George C. Zoley Named Chairman Of The FAU Board
Of Trustees
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 16, 2003) -- The Florida Atlantic
University Board of Trustees met on Wednesday for the first time
after a constitutional amendment called for reorganization.
During the first meeting, Dr. George C. Zoley, an FAU
alumnus, was elected chairman, and Sherry Plymale was elected to
the vice chair position. Zoley is chairman and CEO of Wackenhut
Corrections Corporation and a member of FAU's Foundation Board of
Directors. Zoley is also the chair of FAU's Presidential Search
Committee. Plymale is past chair of the State Board of Community
Colleges and former chief of staff of the Florida Education
Commissioner.
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FAU Eminent Scholar Receives National Award
Boca Raton, FL (Jan. 15, 2003) - Dr. Larry Decker,
Florida Atlantic University's Charles Stewart Mott Professor and
Eminent Scholar in Community Education, and Virginia Decker are the
2002 joint recipients of the National Community Education
Association's (NCEA) Distinguished Service Award. The Deckers, key
figures in the field of community education, are the first married
couple
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Scholarship Fund Created To Benefit FAU Nursing
Students
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 15, 2003) - The Christine E. Lynn
College of Nursing is pleased to announce that the Mathew Forbes
Romer Foundation, Inc. has created a scholarship fund for
undergraduate nursing students committed to the nursing of children
with genetic disorders upon their graduation
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Dead Sea Scrolls Expert to Speak at FAU
Library
Dr. Adolfo Roitman, an expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls,
will speak at the S. E. Wimberly Library on Florida Atlantic
University's Boca Raton Campus on Thursday, February 13, at 7:30
p.m. His lecture is titled "The Library of Qumran and Its
Significance for the Understanding of Ancient Judaism."
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FAU Students win Advertising Competition Real
World Competition Proves Invaluable
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 13, 2003) - In an effort to give its
students the real-world experience necessary to excel in today's
business world, Florida Atlantic University's College of Business
and flatfeerealty.us, a web-based real estate company, organized an
advertising competition for advertising students
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