Faculty News
This is news about the achievements and activities of the Palm Beach Atlantic University faculty.
PBA Establishes The LeMieux Center for Public Policy
Date:
December 7, 2012
Palm Beach Atlantic University President William M. B. Fleming, Jr. today announced the establishment of The LeMieux Center for Public Policy, named for former U.S. Senator George LeMieux. The LeMieux Center will provide students with opportunities to engage with state and national officials, journalists, authors, academics and other notable thought leaders on issues important to Florida, the United States and the world.
Students Create 'Open Doors' to Art Around Campus
Date:
December 6, 2012
James Craft, associate professor of art at Palm Beach Atlantic University, assigned the artists in his Sculpture I class to create an interactive, collaborative temporary installation called, “Passages.”
German Community Teams with Music Students for Liederabend
Date:
November 17, 2012
Palm Beach Atlantic University's School of Music and Fine Arts will present an Evening of German Songs (Liederabend) on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. in the Helen K. Persson Recital Hall in Vera Lea Rinker Hall. Admission is free and a reception with authentic German pastries will follow. The event is directed by Dr. Suzanne Galer-Wert, associate professor of voice at Palm Beach Atlantic.
Bugs Still Scurrying for Good Cause After 30 Years
Date:
November 15, 2012
Wednesday marked the 30th year of The Great American Bug Race at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The event, which takes place during Homecoming weekend, benefits the University's Science Club and is PBA's longest-running tradition.
Veteran Among Physical Education Students Chosen for Awards
Date:
November 10, 2012
Two Palm Beach Atlantic University physical education students, Audrey Chausse and Michael Fritz, were recognized during the recent Florida Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport annual fall conference in Orlando. Fritz, an Army veteran, was named Student of the Year, while Chausse received the Katherine W. Montgomery Scholarship.
Students Get Science, Math Lessons through Flying Pumpkins
Date:
October 30, 2012
The Flying Pumpkins activity was part of an ongoing collaboration between Palm Beach Atlantic University, the Palm Beach County School District and the City of West Palm Beach called the Parker Avenue Consortium. Established as a means to assemble resources to benefit students and their families living in the vicinity of the University's Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus, the consortium is developing partnerships with other private and public partners. One such partner is the Quantum Foundation, which recently awarded Palm Beach Atlantic a three-year grant to develop an innovative approach to science education for middle-school students.
To prepare for Flying Pumpkins event, students have been testing their theories in the classroom. Then on Tuesday, the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade classes fired pumpkin after pumpkin using a giant slingshot specially constructed for the event by students in the after-school program.
$10,000 Stake to be Awarded to Top Business Plan in Competition
Date:
October 29, 2012
Business leaders J.J. Prendamano, general manager, and Ray Titus, CEO, both of United Franchise Group (UFG) will share details about the business plan competition at an open meeting in MacArthur Hall Room 1291 and 1292. All currently enrolled Palm Beach Atlantic University undergraduate day, evening and graduate students are eligible to enter. A screening committee, made up of local business owners and PBA staff members, will select the top two business plans in March. One business plan team will be awarded $10,000 and a second will receive $5,000 to launch their business ventures. Jared Stresen-Reuter was the first recipient of the top prize in the 2012 J.J.’s Entrepreneurs business plan competition. Stresen-Reuter’s winning idea was for a social media website, Toodol, which allows its users to post local events telling, explaining and even showing details about that event in their area. Toodol launched in September 2012.
Scholar: Christian Themes Take Stage in Shakespeare Plays
Date:
October 22, 2012
Playwright William Shakespeare never wrote essays or testimonies expressing his personal views on religion, but many of his plays, particularly his comedies, explore Christian values, one of the world's foremost Shakespeare scholars said at Palm Beach Atlantic University on Monday.
Warren Library Hosts Rare Collection of Historic Bibles
Date:
October 22, 2012
Some people may take for granted the easy access we have to the Bible. However, said Dr. Harold Rawlings, many men and women gave their lives so we could hold in our hands today the Bible in the English language. That is why, for the past several years, Dr. Rawlings has traveled the world with his unique collection of historical texts – most of which date back to the 14th and 15th centuries – sharing the evolution of the English-language Bible. He brought his collection to the Palm Beach Atlantic University Warren Library last week, sharing his knowledge – and his books – with students, faculty, staff, and prospective students and their families.
Fleming Formally Installed as PBA's Eighth President
Date:
October 21, 2012
William M.B. Fleming Jr. was formally installed Sunday (10/21/12) as the eighth president of Palm Beach Atlantic University in a ceremony that focused on PBA’s future and the spiritual nature of University’s mission.
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