Fall 2019 Commencement Ceremonies
Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 2,600 degrees on Thursday, Dec. 12 and Friday, Dec. 13 during four commencement ceremonies held in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
The ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. These students will join more than 175,100 alumni who have graduated from FAU since the University opened its doors in 1964.
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The lab of Carmen Varela, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of Phycology in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science recently received a competitive and prestigious Whitehall Foundation three year grant for $225,000. The grant will support research that aims to determine the cellular underpinnings of the influence of sleep on learning and memory...
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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 country to receive this national honor.
Read more about the recognition
here.
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Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine has launched a Genomics and Predictive Health Certificate for master's and Ph.D. students focused on understanding and improving human health. This new certificate is one of only two such programs offered within Florida’s State University System, which will commence in the spring semester in 2020. Biomedical science master’s students and other graduate students will have opportunities to train in this emerging field through completion of an integrated set of genetics, genomics and predictive health courses...
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Remembering René Friedman, founder of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Rene' Sue Friedman (nee Ruben) lost her seven year, valiant fight with lung cancer on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Robert Friedman for almost fifty years, loving mother to Robin Friedman (Danny Sims) and Ronald Friedman (Allysa) and devoted grandmother to Cal, Myles and Cici Friedman and Camille and Isabel Sims. Rene' leaves behind a large loving family. Born and raised in Chicago, Rene' graduated from
University of Illinois where she met and married her husband Bob. After graduation, Rene' and Bob moved to Tampa, Florida where they raised their family and Rene' founded and ran The Clay Factory, a regional supplier of pottery materials for institutions and a school for potters and artists. During that time Rene' volunteered with burn patients working with clay and creating their art. Later in life, Rene' and Bob relocated to Jupiter, Florida, where Rene' founded the Lifelong Learning Society at Florida Atlantic University. Over the following nineteen years, Rene' grew the program into the largest Lifelong Learning Society in the United States. The program boasts the nation's most diverse subject matter, serving over 10,000 students every year. Rene' said of her students, at any age, they can wake up and say, "I'm going to school today!". Rene' was known for her vision, perseverance, graciousness, warmth, incredible talent to make friends with strangers, and her extraordinary smile and laugh. Memorial Services will be private. Memorial Contributions may be made in Rene's memory to The Susan F. Lasky Foundation (
www.laskyfoundation.org). Arrangements handled by Cremation Society of Illinois, 773-281-5058 or
www.cremation-society.com.
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Friday, December 20: Jupiter Community Pep Rally
Abacoa Amphitheater – Jupiter: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
- Join the school band, cheer and dance squads and mascot to rally up the
- Mid-American Conference team with a fun filled pep rally. All while enjoying their Friday night at Downtown Abacoa where there are endless opportunities to eat and drink. Admission is free; food, beverages (including beer and cocktails) and vendor purchases are not included. Attendees are welcome to bring a chair or blanket to sit and enjoy the show. More information coming soon!
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter
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Kevin Wagner, Ph.D.
Monday, Jan. 6 at 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30/members; $35/non-member
Dr. Wagner will examine the process in the United States Congress and how impeachment is shaping the nature of our nation and the upcoming election.
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Dana Weiss, Israel’s Channel 2 Anchor and Political Analyst
Thursday, Jan. 23 at 12 p.m.
Tickets: $40/member $55/non-member
Weiss will explore the challenges of modern journalism from fake news to the appropriate role of the media in this special one-time lecture.
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Prospective and current students are welcome to attend this free event on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. There will be light refreshments, music and a drawing! Please
RSVP by Monday, January 20, 2020.
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The John D. MacArthur Campus presently enrolls more than 1,500 students and offers groundbreaking programs in research and education. Two of the world’s leading research organizations, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Scripps Research Institute are located on the campus and offer high school, undergraduate and graduate students transformational experiences not found anywhere else in the world. The campus is home to the nationally-ranked Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College which provides 440 students with a live-in, all-honors educational experience and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the largest membership program of its kind in the nation. Recognized as a center of scientific activity, the campus also serves as the headquarters for two of FAU’s primary research organizations, the Brain Institute and the Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH).
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