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A Message from President Brogan:
When Florida Atlantic University went into
operation in 1964 on the site of a World War Two Army
Air Field, a whole new day dawned for higher
education in America. The "window of opportunity" for
students to attend college was suddenly expanded from
their immediate post-high-school years to anytime in
their lives, and, for those living in South Florida,
the need to travel to Gainesville or Tallahassee to
earn a four-year degree was completely eliminated.
As he delivered the keynote address at the new
university's dedication ceremony, United States
President Lyndon Johnson said that FAU was on the
leading edge of "a new revolution in education," an
era when Americans would work together to ensure that
"education is no longer only for the sons of the
rich, but for all who can qualify."
For the past 43 years,
Florida Atlantic University has worked diligently to
give those words meaning and substance, and, indeed,
tremendous progress has been made. Today's FAU is
serving 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students at
seven locations strategically arrayed throughout
South Florida's coastal communities. The University's
103,000 alumni are making their own unique
contributions to every conceivable field of endeavor,
including the arts, business, education, nursing,
medicine, engineering, architecture, computer science
and public affairs. As an institution, FAU currently
generates $1.2 billion in economic activity across
its large service area. But all of that is only the
beginning of the FAU story.
President Johnson was inspired to look to the
future of American higher education when he dedicated
FAU in 1964, and those of us who are privileged to be
leading this remarkable University today are building
upon that vision. The Board of Trustees, faculty and
administration of Florida Atlantic University have
developed a strategic plan that is designed to make
FAU more responsive to community needs than ever
before. I recently presented to the Board my 10-year
vision for our University, titled "FAU 2017 -- Crest
of the Wave." I invite you to view this presentation
now. I think you'll come away from it with a sense of
the optimism, energy and commitment to mission that
are fueling FAU's continued development. Thank you
for your interest in and support of Florida Atlantic
University.
Frank T. Brogan '81
President
Florida Atlantic
University
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