I-SENSE Distinguished Seminar Series: The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Join Dr. Garfield Jones on Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. in EE-96, Room 303, Boca Raton Campus to learn about emerging cybersecurity technologies—such as quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies.

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New Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies 
Graduate Certificate
(Minimum of 12 credits required)
 
Program coordinator:
Stacey Balkan, Associate Professor, English & Environmental Humanities

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies introduces students to the intersecting fields of Environmental and Climate Science, Environmental Humanities (inclusive of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics) and Environmental Social Science (inclusive of Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, History, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies). Careers in Environmental Journalism, Environmental Consulting, Climate Change Mitigation, and Postsecondary Education in Environmental Humanities and Environmental Studies require interdisciplinary study across the Humanities, Geosciences, and Social Sciences; and the expanding academic disciplines of Environmental and Energy Humanities, which recognize that our environmental dilemmas are fundamentally problems of ethics and political power, demand fluency in these expanding fields of study.  
 
The graduate certificate in Environmental Studies provides an academic forum for understanding environmental issues in their historical and material contexts. Students may earn this certificate by completing 12 credits (four courses) in relevant disciplines. 
 
Admission to this certificate program is open to students currently enrolled in graduate programs at Florida Atlantic University as well as to non-degree seeking students. For degree-seeking students, credits earned for graduate degree programs may also count for the certificate if approved by advisors in both programs. Applications for the Graduate Certificate should be submitted to the Coordinator of the Environmental Studies Certificate Program upon successful completion of the required courses with a minimum grade of “B” in each course. 

Learn more here.

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Fall Research Poster Symposium

Thursday, Nov. 21; 2 – 4 p.m.; SR149, Jupiter Campus. Coffee and light refreshments. Featuring research from Morton Research Fellows and undergraduate and high school researchers on the Jupiter Campus. Hosted by Jupiter Office of Academic Affairs and Wilkes Honors College.

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Neuroscience Seminar Series with Carmen Vivar, Ph.D.


Join Carmen Vivar, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neuroscience, CINVESTAV, Mexico for a presentation on Running From Stress: The Role of Serotonin in the Hippocampus, Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 4 p.m. in MC-22, Room 101, Jupiter Campus. 

Register here.

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Come PlAI With Us at the Faculty PlAIground

COME PLAI WITH US AT THE FACULTY PLAIGROUND!
Friday, November 15th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Friday, December 6th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Join us twice a month for AI exploration in the PLAIGROUND at the Center for Online and Continuing Education. No expertise necessary.

For Nov. 15 register at https://techevents.fau.edu/event/12940601 for in person or online
For Dec. 6 register at https://techevents.fau.edu/event/12940630 for in person or online

Boca Raton Campus, come to Building IS-4, Room 208
Davie Campus, come to the Innovation Hub – LA 203

Visit FAU.EDU/AI to find resources, a calendar of events, AI tools and more 
https://www.fau.edu/elearning/_documents/faculty/coce-plaiground-flyer.pdf

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New Office Locations for DOS, CAPS and Owls Care

You can now find the Dean of Students Office, Counseling and Psychological Services and OWLS Care Health Promotion in one location above the Food Court on the Breezeway, in the Student Services Suite #8.  

We are excited to announce the completion of a major space renovation for the Division of Student Affairs. The Dean of Students, and Counseling and Psychological Services departments will return to the SS-8 building, above the food court on the Boca Raton Campus Breezeway. We are also excited to share the Owls Care Health Promotion Department will be joining them in this newly renovated location.  

The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) department provides students with timely and effective mental health services that allow them to improve and maintain their mental well-being.  This assists students to help meet their educational, personal, emotional, and psychological goals. The new office features a new relaxation room, a fully renovated welcome area and even massage chairs! So, please stop by and learn more about all we have to offer.

The Dean of Students Office (DOS) also returns to this location. Their office helps students as they matriculate the University’s degree programs. DOS includes Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution as well as Victim Services. The renovated area also now is home to the OWLS Care Health Promotion (OCHP), which empowers students to be healthy, responsible and successful.

For more information, please visit their websites here and follow @faustudents.

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2024-25 Technology Fee Proposals

The University Technology Fee Proposal website is now open. All Florida Atlantic constituents (i.e., students, student organizations, faculty, colleges, departments, partner campuses, administrative staff and departments, as well as the Office of Information Technology) may apply for revenues generated from the Technology Fee through the Request for Proposals process, which includes a comprehensive review of each submission by the Technology Fee Oversight Committee. Proposals should prioritize one-time expenditures, focus on impacting instruction, and innovative ideas are weighted favorably.

 Click here for specific guidelines and to submit a proposal.

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Drug Free Campus Notice

Florida Atlantic University is committed to providing a campus environment free from alcohol abuse and the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs. FAU has adopted and implemented programs that seek to prevent the illicit use of drugs and alcohol abuse by university community members.

FAU distributes a semesterly notification to all students, faculty and staff on policies related to alcohol, other drugs and weapons. It can be found here. This notification contains important and helpful information on the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol abuse, as well as contact information to get help.

For faculty and staff, confidential help or questions regarding this statement, please call the Employee Assistance Program at 1-800-865-3200 or visit the Employee Assistance Program website (login ID: Florida Atlantic University, password: EAP).

Psychological Services can be reached by calling 561-297-CAPS (2277) or by visiting the Counseling and Psychological website.

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Report Message Button

Use this button to report spam or phishing messages to Microsoft and the Security team. This method of reporting messages is preferred over simply forwarding the message to the Security team as it provides an easier way for the Security team to block messages if necessary. It also helps train the FAU mail system regarding junk or malicious messages to improve detection accuracy.

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Quarantined Messages Feature in Florida Atlantic Mail

Users now receive a notification listing messages the FAU mail system has quarantined because there is strong reason to believe are spam or phishing. Options are also provided for releasing or requesting the release of legitimate messages if you want to retain them. These messages originate from no-reply-quarantine@fau.edu. There has been no change to the policies regarding quarantining messages, but the quarantine notification emails now inform you when messages ae placed in the quarantine.

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