The College of Business is sponsoring a Palm Beach County Food Bank volunteer opportunity on March 29 in the Sean Stein Pavilion. The event is open to all students, faculty, staff, and surrounding community members.
Florida Atlantic’s “Pack to Give Back” Day
SPOT (Student Perception of Teaching) Spring 2025 Second 5 Weeks Term
SPOT is an anonymous and effective tool given at the end of each term to help evaluate the quality of instruction and improve the university’s education standards.
Open Date: March 13, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.
Close Date: March 20, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Learn more here.
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Owl Innovator Workshop: Commercializing Software Innovations
Review the options available for bringing a new software product to the market at noon on Tuesday, March 18.
Owl Innovator Workshop: Commercializing Software Innovations
Review the options available for bringing a new software product to the market on Wednesday, March 19 at noon. Register here.
I-SENSE Seminar Series: The Interceptor Principle (TIP) “MINE THE GAP”
Join guest speaker Michael Wardlaw on March 13 at 11 a.m. at Gangal Hall, Engineering East or on Zoom.
Learn more here.
Free Gentle Yoga at College of Nursing – Every Tuesday
Join a free Gentle Yoga Class every Tuesday at noon at the College of Nursing building, Room 115. Geared specifically for those new to yoga or interested in gentle practice, the classes incorporate simple flowing sequences to warm up the body, as well as slower-paced movements focusing on alignments, strength, and balance. Open to all Florida Atlantic students, faculty and staff.
Call for Student Artists for CAPS’ Healing Arts Exhibit
The Healing Arts Exhibit is an annual exhibition that features the artwork of FAU students with the intention of highlighting the healing power of art, increasing visibility of CAPS, reducing stigma of mental health services, and promoting connection.
FAU students are invited to submit art pieces in line with this year’s theme, “Glow Up.”
For more information, click here.
Submissions are due Sunday, March 16 by 11:59 pm.
The art exhibit will be held on April 10 from 3 – 5 p.m.
For any questions, email Dr. Copeland at lcopeland@health.fau.edu
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New Undergraduate Minor in Environment and Society
The Undergraduate Minor in Environment and Society introduces students to the intersecting fields of Environmental and Climate Science, Environmental Humanities (inclusive of Literature and the Visual Arts), Political Science, 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. The expanding academic discipline of Environmental Humanities, which recognizes that our environmental dilemmas are fundamentally problems of ethics and political power, demands fluency in this expanding field of study.
For more information, please contact Dr. Stacey Balkan (sbalkan@fau.edu)
New Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies
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.
For more information, please contact Dr. Stacey Balkan (sbalkan@fau.edu).
Drug Free Campus Announcement – Spring 2025
Florida Atlantic 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).
For students, services are available through Counseling and Psychological Services and can be reached by calling 561-297-CAPS (2277) or go to the Counseling and Psychological website to learn more.