UTSA Roadrunners VS Florida Atlantic: This Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 PM *First 50 fans get FREE popcorn!*
UTEP Miners VS Florida Atlantic: This Saturday, Jan. 21 at 4 PM *Early Bird Special*
Former First Lady Laura Bush at FAU
Former first lady Laura Bush and her daughter Barbara Pierce Bush will be in conversation with Presidential Historian Timothy Naftali on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 4 pm in the Kaye Auditorium.
Tickets are free for students. Register now at FAUEVENTS.COM
No-Cost Flu Vaccines
It’s not too late to vaccinate – Get your flu vaccine today! CDC recommends that flu vaccination efforts continue throughout the flu season (October-May). Some areas will not hit their peak flu season until February or March. FAU Student Health Services offers no-cost flu vaccines to FAU students.
To schedule an appointment, please call 561-297-3512, or use our on-line scheduling option at www.fau.edu/shs.
2023 Faculty & Staff Diversity Symposium
This annual day-long interactive symposium provides faculty and staff an opportunity for a robust dialogue and intuitive reflection around current topics focused on enhancing and sustaining a diverse and inclusive campus community. Participants are asked to register at: https://tinyurl.com/FAUDivSymposium2023. Registration is open to FAU faculty, staff, and graduate students. For more information, please email ideas@fau.edu.
Date: Monday, January 30, 2023
Location: Student Union, Boca Raton campus
Registration/Breakfast: 8 a.m.
Opening Remarks: 8:30 a.m.
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2023 Faculty & Staff Diversity Symposium
Jan. 30, 2023
This annual day-long interactive symposium provides faculty and staff an opportunity for a robust dialogue and intuitive reflection around current topics focused on enhancing and sustaining a diverse and inclusive campus community. Participants are asked to register at: https://tinyurl.com/FAUDivSymposium2023. Registration is open to FAU faculty, staff, and graduate students. For more information, please email ideas@fau.edu.
Registration/Breakfast: 8 a.m.
Opening Remarks: 8:30 a.m.
Posted in Faculty Announcements, Staff Announcements
Bezos Academy Boca Raton Will Open in 2023
The application is now open at the Bezos Academy on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Bezos is a tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschool serving children in income-eligible families starting at age 3. If you or you know of any families that might need access to early education services, please share the information in this email with them.
- This brochure includes all the information families need to apply today, or they can visit our website at Bezos Academy Eligibility. The 2022-23 school year lottery will be conducted on January 10, and we will notify families on January 12. If you apply after January 10, 2023, you will be added to the waitlist.
- Links to the information session sign-ups is available at Boca Raton, FL – Bezos Academy. An in-person Application Support Session will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, from 3 – 7 p.m., at the school site, 777 Glades Road, Building 45, Boca Raton, FL, 33431. Please continue to visit the website for further updates.
If families have questions or need help applying, they can email us at enroll@bezosacademy.org or bocaraton@bezosacademy.org.
FAU Career Expo
The FAU Career Expo is happening this week – in person on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, (in Campus Recreation at the Boca Raton campus), and then virtually on Thursday, November 3, 2022!
This all-majors career fair is open to all FAU students and alumni and provides an outstanding opportunity to connect and network with over 100 dynamic employers and learn about potential full-time/part-time jobs, as well as, internships in a variety of industries. Just a few of the companies who are attending, include Carnival Cruise Lines, Charles Schwab & Company, the FBI, Miami Heat, Next Era Energy Inc., The Hershey Company, and many more.
For more information about the event and for the full list of companies participating in our Career Expo, please register in Handshake before the event. Also, appropriate business attire is expected and the FAU Career Centers Professional Clothes Closet has many options to help you look your best!
Register (in-person fair): fau.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/32717
Register (virtual fair): fau.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/32741
Calling All Students – Sign-up to Collaborate on TeamSparX
The Division of Research announces an upgrade to TeamSparX, a Florida Atlantic research collaboration platform connecting faculty researchers with interested students.
Here’s a look at the new features:
· Redesign for the user profile and associated onboarding sequence
· Updated way to select skills and interests
· Project application page to help track progress of finding research opportunities on-campus
· Simplified navigation, search, notifications and support.
Create an account today and start collaborating.
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Posted in Faculty Announcements, Staff Announcements, Student Announcements
First & Proud Week: Call for Programming
Florida Atlantic University’s Office of First-Generation Student Success proudly brings you First & Proud Week 2022, kicking off on November 7th and running until November 10th. We celebrate National First-Generation Day (November 8th) with a full week of engaging programming that can only be made more robust with the contributions of our owl community. With a third of Florida Atlantic’s student population identifying as first-generation, we are encouraging departments/organizations throughout the university to celebrate our first-gen students and their success.
If your department/organization is providing any specific programming for First & Proud Week from 11/7 through 11/10, please provide the event details on the form below by October 27th, 2022 at 12 p.m. so it can be finalized:
If you have any questions about First & Proud Week, please feel free to reach out to Patricia Forshaw at pforshaw2018@fau.edu or call our office at 561-297-4941.
Money Moves: What is Your Money Personality?
Thursday, October 20, 2022
5 – 6 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom at linktr.ee/faubrowardcl
Join on your commute to learn the different ways to help close the financial literacy gap in this workshop series on homeownership, budget, credit, insurance, student loans, investing, and more. All are welcome, including BIPOC, First-Generation and International students.
Workshop via Zoom at linktr.ee/faubrowardcl. Sponsored by Broward Campus Life, Broward Student Government and the Office of Student Financial Aid.