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Elevated FAU’s academic standards, resulting in
stricter admissions criteria, higher retention rates
and improved time-to-degree
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Enhanced academic resources to promote student
success
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Launched Phase One of Innovation Village, a
housing-recreation-retail complex on the Boca Raton
campus
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Established four-year medical education program, an
outgrowth of FAU’s partnership with the
University Miami Miller School of
Medicine
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Increased focus on research, with the result that FAU
was granted “High Research Activity”
status by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching
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Established the Center for Ocean Energy Technology,
which has the mission of harnessing the power of
Florida’s strong offshore currents to generate
electricity for land use without harming the
environment
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Established the Center of Excellence in Biomedical
and Marine Biotechnology, which has the mission of
discovering valuable new pharmaceutical agents in the
ocean
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Took a leadership role in securing more than $80
million to fully acquire the Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute as a unit of FAU
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Opened the Scripps Research Institute’s Florida
facility on the Jupiter campus to foster development
of the bio-tech research sector in South
Florida
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Partnered with the Max Planck Society to establish
its first U.S. research center on the Jupiter
campus
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Helped raise more than $120 million through
donations, pledges and matching grants
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Negotiated a contract with Clearwire Corporation to
fund a comprehensive strategic academic enhancement
initiative aimed at helping students achieve success,
updating technology, supporting faculty research and
providing additional rewards to faculty. The
Clearwire lease is expected to bring up to $173
million to FAU over the next 30 years.
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Presided over the largest expansion of facilities in
FAU history, with more than $250 million in
construction projects university-wide
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Signed the American College and University
Presidents’ Climate Commitment and
established "Mission Green," a campaign to
promote sustainability through education, operations
and community engagement
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Presided over the creation of FAU’s first
comprehensive strategic plan, which will guide the
growth of the university through 2013
