PARENT’S NEWSLETTER

March 2008

Room Selection Information

Students must bring a $200 security deposit and a completed contract with them to their sign up location.  Contracts can be found at www.fau.edu/housing.  Room changes will be granted, space permitting, from April 7-11 in the Housing Office.

Classification Location                                                      Date                Time    

Students Returning to the Same Room (Squatters):       March 11-13     8:30 am – 4:30 pm         Housing Office

Squatters Return to Bring in Roommates                      March 14          8:30 am – 4:30 pm         Housing Office

Seniors and Graduate Students                                   March 17          8:30 am – 11:00 am       HPT Multipurpose Room

Juniors and Sophomores                                             March 17          1:00 pm – 4:30 pm         HPT Multipurpose Room

All Freshmen                                                             March 18          8:30 am – 4:30 pm         HPT Multipurpose Room

Make Up Day                                                             March 19          8:30 am – 4:30 pm         Housing Office

Current Commuter Students                                         March 21          8:30 am – 4:30 pm         Housing Office

Professor earns national recognition for her work to empower communities in Guatemala

When it comes to passion and commitment to her life’s work, FAU social work professor Dr. Cecilia Campoverde takes top honors. Her lifelong dedication to social justice by helping to empower the under-served has garnered national attention. “Her work to empower and sustain impoverished communities is a testament to her dedication to social justice,” says Elizabeth Clark, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), which named Campoverde the 2007 National Social Worker of the Year.

Campoverde is founder and voluntary director of the Guatemalan Project, Inc. The non-profit, tax-exempt public foundation was established in 1992 after Hurricane Mitch devastated the small Guatemalan town of El Triunfo, leaving most of the villagers homeless and without resources to rebuild.

By helping the village women establish sustainable micro-enterprises, Campoverde has seen El Triunfo develop into a viable community that boasts new homes, wells for potable water, schools for the children, a medical clinic facility, and a vocational and technical school where adults can learn employable skills. The population has grown from 120 to 232 families.

“Dr. Campoverde has brought hope to thousands of people who thought they could never get ahead in life by giving them an opportunity to provide a home and income for their families,” says Jannette Porta-Avalos, dean of academic affairs at Keiser University.

The Guatemalan Project has Campoverde traveling to Guatemala frequently to organize and direct various projects. Many of her students have traveled with her to employ their social work skills and provide assistance to the villagers.  “I hold the belief that all students can learn and that my job is to motivate and inspire them to seek knowledge and to share it,” says Campoverde, who is an associate professor of social work in FAU's College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs.

In addition to her award-winning work in Guatemala, Campoverde is active in several other community organizations in New York and Florida that help to improve the living and working conditions of Latin American immigrants. She is co-founder of the Latin American Immigrant and Refugee Organization Inc. and the Guatemalan Maya Quetzal Organization Inc., and currently serves those organizations as a consultant.

Calendar of Events

Spring Break: March 3 - 9

Boca Raton Campus

• The Story and Poetry of Hilda Stern Cohen
  An internationally acclaimed professional storyteller, Gail Rosen, performs the work of a highly talented deceased German Holocaust survivor. Not a lecture, this is an artistic performance that inspires, educates and entertains at the same time.
  Sunday March 2: 4pm
  Location: PA 101
  Sponsored by: School Communication & Multimedia Studies
  
  
• Libby Larsen in Residence
  Date: Monday March 10 - Sunday March 16
  Location: FAU University Theatre
  Sponsored by the Department of Music
  
  
• Nutrition & Eating Healthy at FAU
  Get tips and facts on planning your balanced diet
  Date: Tuesday March 18
  Time: 4-5 pm
  Location: Today & Beyond Wellness (SS-222)
  
  
• Choosing a Major
  Workshop to help students decide a major
  Time: Thursday March 20
  Time: 3:30-4:30pm
  Location: SU 222
  Sponsored by the Career and Development Center
  
  
• The Melancholy of History: Second Generation Memories of the Holcaust in Elida Shogt's The Walnut Teet (2000)
  Dr. Sandrine Sanos will be speaking on "The Melancholy of History: Second Generation Memories of the Holocaust in Elida Shogt's The Walnut Tree (2000). This event is co-Sponsored by:  The Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair in Holocaust Studies, Center for the Study of Values and Violence after Auschwitz and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  Date: Sunday March 23
  Time: 4pm
  Location: Performing Arts Building Room 101
  Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair in Holocaust Studies
  
  
• Carnival of Majors Fair
  Students will have the opportunity to talk to representatives from different colleges to help them with their majors and careers.
  Date: Wednesday March 26
  Time: 12-2pm
  Location: Student Union Senate Chambers

Sponsored by the Career and Development Center

For more events and happenings on all FAU campuses, please visit www.fau.edu/success/CampusCalendars. You will find all sorts of activities like Football games, Resume/Writing Workshops, Symphonies, Jazz Band presentations and so forth.

Alpha Phi Omega

National Co-Ed Service Fraternity

VISION
To be recognized as the premier service-based leadership development organization.

MISSION
Prepare campus and community leaders through service.

VALUES
Develop leadership, promote friendship, and provide service.

OBJECTIVES
Share    Grow    Improve    Invest

Alpha Phi Omega recruits students looking to serve FAU and the community every Fall and Spring semester.  They have service projects every week.  They range from habitat to humanity to the American Heart Walk, helping elderly people, and serve food to homeless.  They live by their motto “be a leader, be a friend, be of service”.

Moreover, the hours the members of this organization give; they can record them as volunteer hours and have them show up on their transcripts.  Being involved with the community will help students appreciate what they have and the rewards of giving back. 

The Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter has received the Presidential Service Award directly from the President of the United States.  The chapter has also received the most active organization at Florida Atlantic University. 

“Being in Alpha Phi Omega has been a great experience.  I’ve met people that have the same values and drive to help the community and give back”, Desiree Williams.

President: Stargell Fajardo

Contact e-mail: alphaphiomega_adl@yahoo.com

Office of the Month

Student Health Services

Their Florida licensed staff provides medical, women’s and health services, and pharmaceutical services for students.  In addition, they provide health education programming for students, faculty, and staff, and provide oversight for campus public health issues, such as Avian Influenza, TB, etc.

Key Issues to Know about Student Health

• They approve all FAU Immunization Forms prior to registration and clear IM Holds.
• Each registered student pays a Student Health Fee, part of his/her tuition.
• Reduced fees are charged for office visits and ancillary items such as medications, laboratory tests, treatments and physical exams.
• Confidentiality of records: All medical records are strictly confidential and may not be released without the student’s written consent.
• Eligibility: Services are provided for currently enrolled students.  “Off-semester” students who meet specific requirements may pay a Visitor fee.
• FAU sponsors an injury/sickness insurance plan for students, their spouses and dependent children.  Call 1-800-356-1235 for further information.
• Student Health does NOT provide excuses for missed classes.
• Pharmacy located on bldg. SS-8, Room 223 (561-297-0072) www.shs.fau.edu/pharmacy

Student Health Services’ Website: www.shs.fau.edu

The average time for a student to be seen in SHS, from check-in to check-out, is about 45 minutes.

For further information, please contact:

• Cathie Wallace, Director
• Phone: 561-297-3516
• Email: cwallace@fau.edu
• Location: Boca Campus, Bldg. SS-8, Room 240
  Upstairs above the Breezeway Food Court and Starbucks

Other important numbers:

• Appointment Scheduler:             561-297-2276
• Clinic Front Desk:                      561-297-3512
• Immunization Office:                   561-297-0048
• Office Manager:                         561-297-3515

Health Services for other campuses please call: 561-297-3515 for information.