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Titus Center for Franchising Graduate Buys Second Franchise

Hogan McFadden, a 2022 Palm Beach Atlantic and Titus Center for Franchising alumnus, has bought his second franchise, a mental health care clinic. McFadden is now a franchisee ...

Building a Healthy, Vibrant Campus Community

Mind, body and spirit—all in one location in the heart of campus. That dream will become reality later this year when the 20,000-square-foot Snyder Center for ...

Palm Beach State College Earns Reaccreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed Palm Beach State College’s accreditation for an additional 10 years. The SACSCOC Board of ...

PBSC receives federal grants to continue Upward Bound program and expand to the Glades

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel announced that $3 million in grant funding has been awarded to Palm Beach State College by the U.S. Department of Education to ...

Sindee Kerker Selected 2022 Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Sindee Kerker said she was \"pleasantly surprised and honored\" to be presented with the Award for Excellence in Teaching and Dedication to Students, given the number of ...

FY2022 FSA Scores Show Academic Gains Over FY2021

On June 28, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released scores for the Spring 2022 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA) for students in grades 4-10, ...

FAU Recognized as Military Spouse Friendly School

Florida Atlantic University has earned the 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly® Schools designation status award for the efforts by FAU’s Military and Veterans Student Success Center in creating sustainable and ...

State Allocates $25 Million for Lox Groves Campus Building

Lawmakers have allocated an additional $25 million in the state budget recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis toward construction of a Dental & Medical Services Technology ...

FAU Receives 2022 Innovation Award from Encoura Eduventures Research

Florida Atlantic University has received the 2022 Innovation Award from Encoura Eduventures of Research. The Innovation Awards program was created to recognize and showcase the achievements ...

FAU Tech Runway Reveals its 10th Venture Class

FAU Tech Runway® recently hosted its annual Launch Competition, revealing its 10th class, “Venture Class 10.” The Launch Competition provides the most promising startups and talented entrepreneurs ...

New NextGen Summer Bridge Program Launches

The Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler Equity Institute at Palm Beach State College partnered with the Student Support Services TRIO program and two existing intensive academic boot camps ...

FAU Announces Formation of FAU Health Network

Three South Florida counties that collectively are home to the largest metropolitan population in the state will soon be served by an academic health network that ...

PBSC Alum Now a Milwaukee Brewers Major League Player

Palm Beach State College baseball alumnus Peter Strzelecki is now a Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball player. Strzelecki pitched for PBSC during the 2014 and 2015 seasons ...

District Exceeds State Average in Third Grade ELA Proficiency, Improves in Florida Ranking

For the first time in 18 years, third grade students at District-operated schools outpaced the state average in the English Language Arts Florida Standards Assessments (FSA). ...

PBSC Alum Now a Baltimore Orioles Major League Player

Palm Beach State College baseball alumnus Nicholas “Nick” Vespi is now a Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball player. Vespi, who pitched for PBSC during the 2015 season, ...

\’Beam Me Up:\’ Nation\’s First Quantum Drone Provides Unrivaled Security

Hacked bank and Twitter accounts, malicious power outages and attempts to tamper with medical records threaten the security of the nation’s health, money, energy, society and ...

Partnerships Yield First Graduating Class of Palm Beach Lakes High School Fire Academy

The first class to graduate from the Palm Beach Lakes Community High School Fire Academy was celebrated in a ceremony May 17 at Palm Beach State ...

Three Cane Institute SECME Teams Place First at Nationals

The Cane Institute for Advanced Technologies at A.D. Henderson University School (ADHUS) and FAU High School SECME teams recently took home top awards in the online 2022 SECME National Competition. The ADHUS ...

Outstanding Commitment to Music Education

For the sixth consecutive year, the School District of Palm Beach County has been honored with the prestigious Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National ...

FAU Receives $28 Million Scholarship Gift to Support Medical Education

Florida Atlantic University received an estate pledge of $28 million from John and Ann Wood to support scholarships for students enrolled in the Charles E. Schmidt College of ...