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John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter
2024 APRIL Florida Atlantic University Sponsored report

Photo courtesy of Roger Dean
Chevrolet Stadium Forum Club
Students from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
participated in a recent Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
luncheon. They were able to ask questions and share
experiences about their educational journey to the group.
They also heard from guest speaker Mark McKinnon
who is an influential political advisor, reform advocate,
columnist and television producer. The program was
moderated by WPTV news anchor Hollani Davis.

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nd
22 Annual Scholarly and
FAU DAY AT ROGER DEAN STADIUM
Creative Research Symposium
On March 1, Florida Atlantic University partnered with
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College’s annual research
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium for the annual FAU Day symposium will be held Friday, April 12 at the John D.
during Major League Baseball Spring Training. Florida MacArthur Campus. The event begins at 9 a.m. with
students’ oral presentations, followed by a keynote
Atlantic’s Alumni Association represented the University,
address by Julio Ramirez, Ph.D., R. Stuart Dickson
and Justine Avila, chair of the association, threw out the Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Program at
first pitch before the St. Louis Cardinals faced off against Davidson College. The day will conclude with student art
and poster sessions.
the New York Mets.

This year, the festivities
expanded beyond
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the stadium onto the
John D. MacArthur
Campus, where
baseball fans who Exploring Florida’s

parked on campus were Aquaculture Workshops
greeted with music, Dive into all things aquaculture with FAU Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute during the monthly Exploring
dancing, popcorn and
Florida’s Aquaculture Public Workshop series. The next
giveaways. workshop is Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Harbor Branch campus, 5600 N US Highway 1 in Fort
Pierce. It will focus on “Shrimp, Clams and Oysters” with
HONORS COLLEGE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS special presentations by Florida Atlantic researchers and
aquaculture farmers from across the state. Advanced
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of registration is required.
Florida Atlantic University is celebrating
25 years of academic excellence on
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the John D. MacArthur Campus. Save
the date for the special Anniversary
In-vehicle Sensors Study
Celebration event set for Nov. 14 at the
Nursing, engineering and neuropsychology researchers at
Pelican Club in Jupiter. Florida Atlantic are testing and evaluating an unobtrusive
in-vehicle sensing system they have developed to detect
early warnings of cognitive change in older drivers. The
study is currently recruiting 460 study participants from
Broward and Palm Beach counties to participate.
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