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November 1, 2019

You are cordially invited to attend Florida Atlantic University’s John D. MacArthur at Jupiter Campus 20th Anniversary Celebration and Groundbreaking on Thursday, November 21, at 10 a.m. Join us as we celebrate 20 years of groundbreaking programs and unmatched opportunities with a series of special events... RSVP

A study finds that video prompting using an iPad produces immediate and lasting effects for teens with autism and that parents can be powerful delivery agents to increase independence in their children. Co-authors of the study are  Mary Louise Duffy, Ph.D., a retired professor;  Michael P. Brady, Ph.D., a professor and chair; and  Peggy Goldstein, Ed.D.; an associate professor, all within FAU’s Department of Exceptional Student Education; and  Kyle D. Bennett, Ed.D., associate professor, Department of Teaching and Learning,  Florida International University... Read more

To effectively manage and treat tremors in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, there is an urgent need for an approach that can continuously measure tremors accurately without the need for patients to perform specific tasks as they go about their daily activities. Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D., senior author, an assistant professor in FAU’s Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a fellow of FAU’s Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems (I-SENSE) and FAU’s Brain Institute (I-BRAIN) is working with collaborators to accomplish this job... Read more
FAU Day at the Capitol
 
Nearly 40 students, faculty, administrators, trustees – and even Owlsley joined FAU President John Kelly in Tallahassee for the annual FAU Day at the Capitol. FAU Day is always a wonderful opportunity to share FAU’s successes with our legislators and lobby on behalf of the university.

The FAU delegation met with leadership in both chambers, as well as legislators and professional staff. Highlights included hearing from FAU alumnus Rep. Toby Overdorf over breakfast and Marshall Criser, chancellor of the State University System of Florida, during lunch. FAU Day also marked the first meeting of the newly formed FAU Owl Caucus, which is a group of legislators who are committed to championing FAU within the state legislature. Additionally, FAU recognized Speaker pro tempore Rep. MaryLynn Magar as the 2019-20 Higher Education Legislative Champion for her longstanding support of FAU. She worked tirelessly to bring FAU and Max Planck together as partners and helped create a thriving scientific hub at our Jupiter campus.
Community

The Florida Commission on the Status of Women will host a Community Conversation focused on the needs of women and families on November 14, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU. The discussions will foster a process that engages women and community stakeholders in identifying the challenges women face and positive solutions to those challenges... More information

The Unicorn Children's Foundation Community Inclusion Awards selected FAU's Academy for Community Inclusion (ACI) as a finalist for the Post-Secondary Program of the Year Award! Now it is up to our FAU Jupiter community to vote in order for ACI to win the Community Choice Award. Voting is now open through Friday, Nov. 15... Read more
Community Mental Health Exchange 

FAU Thrive recently presented at the Community Mental Health Exchange "Level Up" event held at Palm Beach State College on Oct. 29. Laura Vernon, Ph.D., FAU Thrive founder, provost fellow & student affairs faculty fellow for student mental health and Karen Murray, director of Owls Care Health Promotion presented, "Thrive at the University" alongside several Thrive student leaders. Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., a research assistant professor & director of Community Engagement and Programming a the FAU Brain Institute shared information.
Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Danielle Riboul 

Danielle Riboul, an FAU Jupiter Integrated Biology doctoral student recently attended a training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. Riboul is leading a collaboration between the laboratories of Greg Macleod, Ph.D., an associate director of biology in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and David Hall, Ph.D., a professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Hall is the director of the world’s most extensive C. elegans electron microscopy database, the WormAtlas. This collaboration may reveal secrets regarding the transport of mitochondria within nerve cells, a process disrupted in many neurodegenerative diseases.
Faculty Spotlight

Florida Atlantic University and St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) recently collaborated to develop the Social, Wellness, and Emotional Learning Leaders (S.W.E.L.L.) program designed to increase the number of school counselors in SLPS high needs schools. Elizabeth Villares, Ph.D., will act as FAU program director and advisor to S.W.E.L.L. students. She currently serves as a professor of school counseling within the Department of Counselor Education in FAU's College of Education at Jupiter... Read more
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter

Don't forget! Winter registration opens on Monday, Nov. 4.


Kevin Wagner, Ph.D., a professor of political science at
FAU will give an in-depth look at how the presidential
race is developing during “Race for the White House” on
Tuesday, Nov. 5 at noon. On Thursday, Dec. 5 at 9:30
a.m., “The Politics of Primaries” will examine the nature
and history of the presidential selection process.... Read more

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.
Upcoming Events

The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU
invites prospective students and families to our
Open House taking place on our beautiful Jupiter
Campus on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8:30 a.m. Join us for a morning full of information and interactive sessions with
students, faculty and staff!... Register
Students vs. Jupiter Community Members Softball Game

Join Campus Recreation on Saturday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the
South Recreation field on FAU Jupiter campus for a community softball game.
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).