
Friday, March 31, 2023
- 9:00 AM1hQ&A Sessions for Summer 23 New StudentsThese special virtual sessions are for newly admitted international students to assist new students in transitioning successfully to Florida Atlantic University. You will have a chance to get your questions and concerns answered during our Q&A sessions. Each session will be approximately 60 minutes. You are required to register to join the session.
- 9:00 AM7h21st Annual Undergraduate Research SymposiumThe 21st Annual Wilkes Honors College Scholarly and Creative Research Symposium is an event in which we celebrate the high-caliber, original scholarship and creativity of our students. You will have the opportunity to watch the students we have taught, advised, and mentored share their academic research and creative projects with a broad audience of community members and their peers. Their intellectual curiosity combined with many hours spent in laboratories, in field research sites, on data collection, on reviews of literature, and on writing and revising has produced over 100 publications by our students in peer-reviewed academic journals over the past 22 years.
- 9:30 AM1h 30mThe Huckshorn ArboretumIn this presentation, learn about the history of the Arboretum as well as its importance to FAU students, faculty, and staff; the local community; and the local environment. There will be plenty of time for Q&A plus an optional walk through the Arboretum immediately following the presentation.
- 12:00 PM30mFriday Meditation: Pause. Breathe. ReenergizeIn an increasingly fast-paced world, it becomes even more important for us to create space each week for personal reflection. To pause. To breathe.When it comes to cultivating a robust self-care practice, consistency is key! Use these 30-minute meditation sessions each week to reconnect, reenergize, and recommit to yourself as you wind down your work week and transition to the weekend!These sessions are open to students, staff, faculty, and community members, so please feel free to share this opportunity with friends and colleagues who might benefit.
- 12:30 PM13hSandbox Open Hours - Ask Questions About AI Across FAUCome learn about oppritunitys to engage with AI Across FAU!Email sandbox@fau.edu with the subject Open Hours if you have any questions
- 4:00 PM1hFrontiers in Science: with Jennifer JuradoJoin Chief Resilience Officer, Broward County, Jennifer Jurado, Ph.D., for "Ready and Resilient: A Plan for Broward County."Climate change presents diverse challenges for southeast Florida. From rising sea level to rainfall intensification, from increased storm intensity to extreme heat, climate impacts will necessitate new ways of planning, adapting community infrastructure, and reimagining the urban landscape as we strive for equity and a holistic resilience strategy that provides for all of Broward County. This presentation will review the challenges and strategies being pursued as part of local, county-wide and regional efforts with discussion of mitigation and adaptation goals and needs.About Frontiers in ScienceWelcome to the 2023 season of our public lecture series, Frontiers in Science, hosted by the Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. This season will be back in-person, with live talks and question and answer sessions. We invite you to explore the sciences with us. We have experts this season from a range of scientific disciplines that we've brought to you from across the country and from right here in our own community.We hope these lectures move you to deeper learning, explain your world, ignite your discussions, and bring the richness of the sciences to you.Learn more and see the full talk schedule: http://science.fau.edu/frontiers.
- 7:00 PM1hNeighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley - Directed by Ted deChateletIn a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game. The game setting? A subdivision with identical houses. The goal? Smash through an army of zombies to escape the neighborhood for good. But as the line blurs between virtual and reality, both parents and players realize that fear has a life of its own.Purchase tickets at fauevents.com or call 561-297-6124