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Florida Atlantic University was founded in 1961, in Boca Raton on an 850-acre site located near the Atlantic Ocean. The campus is conveniently located halfway between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale and offers a broad range of academic programs, activities, and services. The Boca Raton campus provides an exciting and supportive learning environment for students. The Student Union hosts student activities and meetings. In addition, its 2,500-seat Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium enables students to enjoy performances ranging from rock bands to the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. The campus supports two cafeterias and has an attractive array of accommodations for its residential students. The Boca Raton campus is also home to FAU's Division I Intercollegiate Athletics program and facilities. Its recreation complex includes an aquatic center, gymnasium, tennis courts, wellness center, track, and a variety of fields for club and intramural sports competition. The five-story S.E. Wimberly Library houses a large collection of monographs, serials, and other academic resources. Computer labs, study lounges, a media center, and tutoring services also provide valuable academic support for students. The Boca Raton campus hosts art exhibits, theatre productions, and concerts in its two galleries and theatre. Visiting performers and speakers add to the artistic and intellectual vibrancy of the campus.
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Peter Ricci, Ed.D.
Clinical Professor and Director
Peter Ricci is an expert in food service, lodging, incentive travel, and destination marketing.
Casinos & Gaming Travel and Tourism Hotel Guest Services Hospitality Marketing Destination Marketing Lodging Food Service Incentive Travel Hospitality Management Employee Performance Tourism Restaurant Management Tipping
Kelly Shannon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Executive Director, Center for Peace, Justice, & Human Rights (PJHR)
Kelly Shannon, Ph.D., specializes in the history of U.S. foreign relations with the Islamic world and women's human rights.
Diplomatic History Women's Rights Modern Islamic World 20th Century U.S. U.S. Foreign Relations Human Rights Modern Iran Transnational Feminism
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Jim Sullivan is an expert in biological and physical mechanisms controlling the spatial-temporal dynamics of plankton populations.
Sampling Instrumentation Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics Spatial-temporal Dynamics of Plankton Bioluminescence in the Ocean
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D.
Professor & Associate Dean for Research and External Relations at FAU Business
Siri Terjesen is an expert in entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and strategy.
Philanthropy Corporate Governance Strategic Management Entrepreneurship Higher Education
Eric Vandernoot, M.S.
Astronomy & Physics Lab Coordinator
Eric Vandernoot operates FAU's Astronomical Observatory and teaches courses on Planetary Mechanics and Astronomy.
Telescopes Planetary Mechanics Astronomy Light Pollution Physics
Kevin Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Kevin Wagner's research and teaching interests include judicial politics, political behavior and legislative behavior
Florida Politics Politics in Film and Fiction Research Methods Public Opinion and American Politics Political Party and Interest Groups Media in Politics Judicial Politics
Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.
Professor
Jeanette Wyneken is an expert in vertebrate morphology, physiological ecology, behavioral ecology, and marine conservation biology.
Marine Conservation Biology Physiological Ecology Vertebrate Morphology Behavioral Ecology
Steven Carnovale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Steven Carnovale is a supply chain strategist specializing in interfirm networks, risk management and global sourcing/production networks.
Supply Chain Risk Management Supply Chain Risk Propagation Network Theory Global Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Analytics Graph Theory Supplier Selection Global Production Networks Panel and Time Series Data Methods Discrete Choice Modeling Event Data Analysis
Carol Bishop Mills, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Carol Bishop Mills' research covers the lifespan from teasing and bullying in childhood through workplace bullying and sexual harassment.
Relational and Interpersonal Communication Health Communication
Joshua Voss, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Joshua Voss's areas of interest include coral reef ecology, coral health and disease, molecular ecology, marine conservation and management.
Coral Health and Disease Coral Reef Ecosystems Marine Conservation Molecular Ecology Coral Reef Ecology