Women of Distinction Honorees Champion Health Causes, Arts
Date:
February 22, 2012
Joyce Licht Sang, founder of The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation, and Sally Ross Soter, who has used her time and talents to encourage the arts and promote access to health care for women, received the Women of Distinction Award from Palm Beach Atlantic University during a scholarship luncheon at The Breakers on Wednesday.
Athletes Team with Conniston Middle School, Kettle Comfort
Date:
February 22, 2012
Palm Beach Atlantic University student-athletes will lend a helping hand during Conniston Community Middle School’s FCAT Family Night Extravaganza set for Thursday, Feb. 23, from 5-7:30 p.m.
A highlight of the evening is the free dinner being served compliments of the co-founder of Outback Steakhouse — who also has created the nonprofit organization Kettle Comfort. Tim Gannon, of Water Mill, New York and Palm Beach, has created Kettle Comfort: Cooking for America, a nonprofit organization committed to using kettle equipment and technology to feed 20-30,000 people per day. His intention: to feed America.
This collaboration is part of an ongoing partnership with Palm Beach Atlantic designed to enhance the academic achievement of students at the middle school. Conniston is a neighbor of PBA’s Rinker Athletic Campus, and both the middle school and the University are participants in the newly formed public-private partnership known as the Parker Avenue Consortium.
Taiwan Diplomat Visits PBA, Tells Students Why His Country Matters
Date:
February 22, 2012
Taiwan diplomat Ray Mou presented, “Why Taiwan Matters in the Global Village” at the Gregory School of Pharmacy’s monthly “Lunch and Learn” series on Feb. 15 at the invitation of Palm Beach Atlantic University professor Dr. Charles Lee.
Dad Tells Daughter’s Classmates Her Suffering Isn’t in Vain
Date:
February 22, 2012
Sherwood Graham, the father of Palm Beach Atlantic University student Lauren Graham, spoke in chapel this week about his daughter's ongoing recovery following a horrible automobile crash last summer.
Former Pentagon Insider Leads Dialogue at President’s Lyceum
Date:
February 21, 2012
Philip Odeen, a business executive who previously served in senior positions with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council staff, was the speaker during Palm Beach Atlantic University's first President's Lyceum last week.
Gary Carter Remembered at Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chapel
Date:
February 20, 2012
Friday during Palm Beach Atlantic University's Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapel service in the DeSantis Family Chapel Interim President William M.B. Fleming Jr. and other PBA staff shared with students what Gary Carter meant to them.
Theatre Student in Running for Miss Palm Beach County Title
Date:
February 17, 2012
Palm Beach Atlantic University sophomore Olivia Luckey, a theatre arts major, will be a contestant in the Miss Palm Beach County pageant on Saturday.
University Mourns Passing of Baseball Coach Gary Carter
Date:
February 16, 2012
After a nearly nine-month battle with brain cancer, Palm Beach Atlantic University baseball head coach Gary Carter passed away on Thursday at 4:10 p.m.
Students Take Message of Support for FRAG to Tallahassee
Date:
February 15, 2012
Palm Beach Atlantic University seniors Johann Lilly and Aris Rogers carried a message of support for the Florida Resident Access Grant to Tallahassee last week.
Theatergoers to Discover That ‘Something’s Afoot’ on Feb. 23
Date:
February 14, 2012
The Palm Beach Atlantic University Theatre Department will present the new murder mystery musical "Something's Afoot" Feb. 23-25 and Feb. 29-March 2 at the University's Fern Street Theatre.
