FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter is where groundbreaking programs in research and education create unmatched opportunities for the best and brightest students. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Jupiter Campus and the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, we hosted a series of special events, including a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new FAU Neuroscience building and a new residence hall. These two new structures build on FAU’s aggressive moves to ramp up its research footprint and academic offerings at the Jupiter campus.
We launched the Campus Innovation Fund to propel scientific research and student success and accomplished the following:
- Attracted 35 new sponsor partners
- Raised more than $445,000 in gift and sponsorship revenue
- Hosted 500 friends and supporters at campus events
While the 20th anniversary has fallen under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, our students, faculty and staff have proven resilient and determined to keep the momentum of the campus going.
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Florida Atlantic University faculty, staff and students came together with local officials and community partners on Thursday, Nov. 21 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new FAU Neuroscience Building and a new residence hall.
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“Our Jupiter campus is the only place on earth where Scripps and Max Planck sit next to each other, and FAU is working to ensure this incredible synergy is leveraged to create a unique learning laboratory where exemplary students can shine,” said
FAU President John Kelly
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The university will construct the 58,000-square-foot FAU Neuroscience Building to enhance collaborative research with Scripps Research and
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
(MPFI). The $35 million transformative research space represents a significant investment by the state of Florida, FAU and its research partners...
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Construction of the third residence hall on FAU's Jupiter Campus is underway.
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will provide a total of 435 beds for the Jupiter campus that is currently at max capacity. Completion set for summer 2021
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Nearly 200 people attended the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors 20th Anniversary Benefactors Dinner on February 20 at the Pelican Club. The event featured Florida Atlantic University’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year Jeffrey S. Morton, Ph.D., as the keynote speaker, FAU President John Kelly and Interim Dean Tim Steigenga, Ph.D. Attendees learned first-hand how the college provides unmatched opportunities for some of the best and brightest in the nation. Beacon Pharmaceutical served as the title sponsor of the John D. MacArthur Campus 20th Anniversary. Thank you to all of those who provided additional support.
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The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is rising to the challenge to raise $400,000 for community engagement student scholarships during the 20th Anniversary. If the goal can be reached by September 2021, the College will receive an additional $100,000. To date, the College raised $227,000.
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Three Turn siblings who graduated from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College in '20, '15' and '13 discuss their experience at the college, what they're doing now, and share advice for prospective students.
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The Harriet. L Wilkes Honors College hosted a virtual Medallion Ceremony for 56 students in the 2020 graduating class. Program speakers included Interim Dean, Tim Steigenga, Ph.D., Christopher Strain, Ph.D., chair of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020 Class Speaker Kenzie Waldkoetter, and Dr. Michael Metzner, the Wilkes Honors College 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner.
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Christy LaFlamme actively participated in undergraduate research with FAU’s partners at Scripps Florida. Next, Christy will pursue a Ph.D. at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Abigail Chavez pursued a double degree and conducting research at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Abigail plans to spend a year as a Seton Teaching Fellow in the Bronx, New York, where she will work with underserved intercity children. After that, she plans to attend medical school.
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Abigail Nwiloh was active on campus and community activities while pursuing a degree in Biological and Physical Sciences. Following graduation, Abigail plans to attend Meharry Medical School in Nashville, TN.
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Anita Nwiloh studied courtship behaviors in flies and engaged in school organizations while pursuing a degree in Biological and Physical Sciences. Following graduation, Anita will attend Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, with her twin sister Abigail.
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Nineteen-year-old Alaina Tillman conducted groundbreaking research through the Max Planck Honors Program and the FAU Brain Institute, on the relationship between neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression or anxiety, and immune system dysfunction. . Alaina plans to continue working in the Blakely Lab at the FAU Brain Institute and then attend graduate school.
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Florida Atlantic University's Academy for Community Inclusion (ACI) recently received a three year, $900 thousand grant for the Academy for Community Inclusion Enhancement: Expanding Florida Atlantic University's Comprehensive Transition Program, from the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities (FCSUA)...
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One in five Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year. Paula Gajewski-Kurdziel, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in FAU's Brain Institute received a three-year, $65.5 thousand grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) to study the connection between psychiatric disorders and the immune system...
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CRISPR Lab Virtual Symposium
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Harriet L. Wilkes Honors students enrolled in Honors Electronics and Electronic Objects for Art this spring created electronic projects that are poetic and innovative in. Students had to improvise when classes moved online. While some students’ projects reflected the new circumstances of being confined at home in material choices, others created objects that directly respond to how the virus has changed daily life. The class was partially supported by a grant from the Robin Smith Innovation Fund...
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Undergraduate Researcher of the Year (UROY) Vineet Reddy, a Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College student provided the 2020 Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) Symposium keynote address. "Failure drives inquiry, and it's fun getting lost in the process," said Reddy.
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The FAU Brain Institute Summer Neuroscience Scholars (SUNS) program is an 8-week program that is currently providing students with direct, remote learning, under the direction of a faculty mentor, in preparation for research in the laboratory...
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FAU's Brain Institute ASCEND Program just released, "How Does My Brain Work? Episode 3: Model Systems." In this virtual lesson, Neuroscientists use model systems to study the brain.
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OLLI Jupiter faculty found novel ways to reproduce the benefits of face-to-face instruction and on-campus experiences for their members during this pandemic. While it is a work in progress, they are continuously striving to bring you the online experience you deserve. Please continue to support not only OLLI programs but also the faculty, by signing up for new lectures and courses as they become available...
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Palm Beach Post humorist Frank Cerabino explains why Florida is an interesting place to live — maybe a little too interesting — in this illustrated lecture.
$30/member; $35/non-member
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Professor Jeffrey Morton, Foreign Policy Association Fellow, compares and contrasts U.S. Secretaries of State since World War II in this new one-time lecture. Professor Morton grades each Secretary of State based upon her/his foreign policy record and influence over the foreign policy process. Assign your own grades and compare notes with Professor Morton.
$30/member; $35/non-member
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