FAU Jupiter News
FAU Jupiter Librarian Receives I Love My Librarian Award
Leah Plocharczyk, interim director of Florida Atlantic University’s John D. MacArthur Library, in Jupiter, Florida, is a winner of this year's I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized for her leadership in her community and commitment to transforming lives, she is one of only ten librarians in the...
Wilkes Honors College Interfaith Panel on Violence
The Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University hosted a panel discussion between representatives of different faith backgrounds on the issue of gun violence, specifically the problem of mass shootings. The College hosted this event in an effort to understand this problem better and explore...
Mellon Foundation Fellow Participates in the Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence
Carmen Cañete Quesada, Ph.D., an associate professor of Spanish in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU recently participated in the Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program. Dr. Cañete Quesada conducted archival research regarding the involvement of African Americans of the Abraham...
Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
Christopher Strain, Ph.D., a professor of History & American Studies in FAU’s Wilkes Honors College has contributed a chapter to a new book on the civil rights movement. Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2019) brings together two dozen...
FAU PARTNERS WITH ST. LUCIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Florida Atlantic University and St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) recently collaborated to develop the Social, Wellness, and Emotional Learning Leaders (S.W.E.L.L.) program designed to increase the number of school counselors in SLPS high needs schools. A grant from the U.S. Department of Education...
COE Faculty Releases ADHD Empowerment Guide
James W Forgan, Ph.D., an associate professor in Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education on the FAU Jupiter campus, recently released The ADHD Empowerment Guide. The book helps parents identify their child's strengths to develop a specific plan to unlock their child's potential. Parents...
WHC Associate Professor Releases Volume on the Religious Uses of Mobile Apps
Jacqueline H. Fewkes, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College recently edited, Anthropological Perspectives on the Religious Uses of Mobile Apps. The edited volume deploys digital ethnography in varied contexts to explore the cultural roles of mobile...
COE Jupiter Faculty Publication: Parent Involvement for Motivated Learners
Alyssa R. Gonzalez-DeHass, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University’s Jupiter campus recently published Parent Involvement for Motivated Learners: Encouraging Self-Directed and Resilient Students. Parent Involvement for Motivated Learners...
Executive Director for FAU Jupiter Academic Operations Selected
After a national search, FAU selected Bethany Stanhope, Ph.D., as the Executive Director for Academic Operations of the Jupiter campus effective October 19, 2019. Dr. Stanhope received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Alex Keene, Ph.D.,...
FAU BRAIN INSTITUTE AWARDED $2,500 HEALTHIER JUPITER GRANT
Healthier Jupiter, a community initiative founded to address health and quality of life issues, awarded Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute's Ascend Program $2,500. The grant will be used to fund "Brain Blitz Jupiter - Exercise Your Mind," an educational program for children and adults....