Paint Your Heart Out

Friday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The Weppner Center for LEAD and Service-Learning will be pairing up with The Solid Waste Authority to help paint houses for those in need. This event will take place in Riviera Beach and students are responsible for their own transportation. The event will take place from 9 am to 1 pm and students will receive 4 service hours for attending this trip. Once students will sign up they will receive a confirmation email with final details and information about the address. If anyone has any questions they can contact Bailey Carmack at bcarmack2020@fau.edu.

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Healing Arts Exhibit

The Healing Arts Exhibit is an annual exhibition hosted by CAPS. The exhibit 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 increasing inclusivity across campus. We are super thrilled to invite the FAU community to our center for great food, good vibes, and even more Awesome Art. See you this Thursday, Feb 8th at 4PM. Don’t be late!

https://www.fau.edu/counseling/healing-arts/index.php

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Open Access With APC Discount

To assist faculty and staff with the Article Processing Charges (APC) associated with Open Access, Elsevier has extended a 15% discount on APC charges for Florida Atlantic authors and researchers who publish their articles in an Elsevier journal.

This is made possible through Florida Atlantic’s participation in the State University System Libraries’ ScienceDirect contract. When an author selects Open Access, the discounted price is presented automatically.

Authors are responsible for the remaining balance of the APC payment. The Elsevier APC discount has gone into effect this month (January 2024) and will remain in effect through December 2028.

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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.

A semesterly notification is distributed 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.

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Activate Free Grammarly Premium – Faculty, Staff and Students

Florida Atlantic University has partnered with Grammarly to provide its students, faculty, and staff with a premium subscription. 

Improve your communication in and out of the classroom with Grammarly’s full suite of offerings, including:

AI Writing: Generate new versions of your writing, customized for the clarity, conciseness, and tone that you need.


Tone Detection: Select and adjust the tone of your writing with one click.
Citation Formatting: Keep your citations accurate and consistent whether in APA, MLA, or Chicago styles.
Plagiarism Detection: Scan for potential sources of sentences and passages across more than 16 billion web pages and articles from ProQuest’s databases.
Grammar and Spell Check: Put typos and run-ons behind you—Grammarly will call out any errors as you write.

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Ocean Science Lecture Series

The Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for the community to learn about FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute’s most recent discoveries, directly from the scientists who made them! 

These free lectures are hosted on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and all members of our community are encouraged to attend in person at the Harbor Branch Johnson Marine Education Center Auditorium, or virtually via a livestream. Lectures are also recorded and posted in our online archive. 

Learn more here.

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Save the date for the 2024 President’s Gala!

Save the date for the 2024 President’s Gala! Join us on Saturday, April 13, for a special evening celebrating the University’s many achievements while supporting scholarships and student success.

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2023-2024 Technology Fee Proposals

The University Technology Fee Proposal Site opened for submissions on Sept. 25, 2023. All FAU 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 (RFP) process, which includes a comprehensive review of each submission by the Technology Fee Oversight Committee.  In general, proposals should be in support of instruction.  

Full guidance on what may qualify for an award can her found here.

Click here to begin the submission process.

Instructions on the proposal process can be found here. 

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Become Part of FAU’s Top 30 Entrepreneurship Community

Discover speakers, panels, mentorship programs, competitions and other fun events to attend all year long.

Sign up to join the new FAU Blackstone LaunchPad community here.

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Library Wayzgoose Festival at Jaffe Center for Book Arts

Join us for live music, doughnuts, print shop fun, a big Makers Marketplace, a vintage photo booth, and much more! Jaffe Center for Book Arts is hosting Sixth Annual Library Wayzgoose Festival on Sunday, August 27, from 12 to 6 p.m. The event is free, with registration strongly encouraged. Free parking is provided (Garage 1, top floor). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-wayzgoose-festival-at-jaffe-center-for-book-arts-tickets-675536025437

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