FAU Kicks off First Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign in More Than 20 Years
Florida Atlantic University recently kicked off the public phase of its first comprehensive campaign in more than 20 years.
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FAU Lab Schools Receives $2M Grant to Establish the Marcus Research and Innovation Center
Florida Atlantic University Laboratory Schools received a $2 million grant from The Marcus Foundation, established by Bernie Marcus, to launch the Marcus Research and Innovation Center at the A.D. Henderson University School and FAU High School campus in Boca Raton. This grant will enhance the pipeline of students at Henderson and FAU High as they strive to become talented researchers and innovators who can address the country’s most pressing challenges, while becoming part of a highly skilled workforce to meet the needs of the nation. It also will help to re-engineer education to train future school leaders and educators.
FAU Launches Madden Center For Value Creation
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business is establishing the Madden Center for Value Creation, thanks to a $3 million donation from the Bartley J. Madden Foundation.
FAU Marine Science Lab Receives $1.6M from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation
Florida Atlantic University has received $1.6 million from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation to extend its Marine SEA (Science, Education, and Arts) Scholars Program within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Marine Science Laboratory. Housed in the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex in Boca Raton, the program provides financial assistance to students who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to become ambassadors of community outreach focused on FAU Marine Science Lab studies, discoveries and activities.
FAU Names New Assistant Vice President of Alumni and Community Engagement
Dr. Katie Burke was named Florida Atlantic’s new Assistant Vice President of Alumni and Community Engagement, effective July 11, 2022.
FAU President’s Gala Benefits Scholarships and Student Success
Florida Atlantic University has raised more than $1.2 million in support of scholarships and student success at its recent 2024 President’s Gala. The signature event at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on FAU’s Boca Raton campus was at capacity, attended by more than 600 friends of the university.
FAU President’s Gala Celebrates FAU Health, Men’s Basketball Team
Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated its 2023 President’s Gala at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on the Boca Raton campus.
FAU Receives $1 Million from Rubin and Cindy Gruber
Florida Atlantic University officially announced a $1 million gift from Rubin and Cindy Gruber to establish The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox and to support student scholarships through their endowment.
FAU Receives $1.6M Gift from Bob Schattner for Student Entrepreneur Scholarships
Florida Atlantic University received a $1.6 million gift from long-time Boca Raton resident Bob Schattner, which will be used to continue providing scholarships that he established 15 years ago in perpetuity.
FAU Receives $10 Million Gift to Establish the Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean in Nursing
Florida Atlantic University received an estate pledge of $10 million from Holli Rockwell Trubinsky and her husband Joseph Trubinsky to establish the Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean in Nursing.
FAU Receives $11.5 Million Gift to Combat Life-threatening Illness, Amyloidosis
A monumental $11.5 million gift from Boca Raton philanthropists Ann and John Wood of the FairfaxWood Scholarship Foundation will enable the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine to combat amyloidosis using a collaborative, whole-body approach.
FAU Receives $2.6 Million to Expand Hillel on the Boca Raton Campus
Florida Atlantic University received a gift commitment of $2.6 million from Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach for the renovation and expansion of the Hillel space within the S.E. Wimberly Library on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Plans for the new space include a modernized area to study, learn, socialize, host events –including large Shabbat dinners – a secured main entrance, and an outdoor covered seating area to accommodate additional programming for the benefit of FAU students and alumni, as well as the community.
