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PRESIDENT'S BLOG

Welcome Back, FAU Baseball!
Baseball is back, and the Owls open their 2019 season at home against Cincinnati. The team ended the 2018 season with its most victories since 2004, finished as the runner-up during Conference USA's postseason championship, and made its 13^th NCAA tournament appearance. Relief pitcher Zach Schneider received a number of preseason accolades, following a successful 2018 season with the Owls. He was named to the Preseason Watch List for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Award and the publication's Preseason Third Team All-American, as well as the Preseason All-Conference USA team. The Owls received a preseason ranking of No. 33 nationally by the NCBWA. Head Coach John McCormack is back for his 12^th season leading the team, and his 29^th season overall as part of the FAU coaching staff. He will be inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame in March, a very well-deserved honor. Fan support is crucial to the baseball team's success, so I hope you will join me at the ballpark this spring to cheer the Owls on to another winning season. Click here to see the team's schedule and to purchase tickets. Go Owls!
Softball Kicks Off 2019 Season
The FAU softball season is underway, and the Owls begin the defense of their Conference USA regular season title with a home opener against Georgia. Last year, the Owls won their second Conference USA regular season title in three years, and their 12^th in program history. The team received their championship rings during halftime of the FAU-FIU basketball game on January 23. FAU returns five starters from last year's team, including pitcher Mia Olson and outfielder Madisyn Palmer, who were named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Also returning is the 2018 C-USA Coach of the Year Joan Joyce, who is celebrating her 25^th season coaching the Owls. Coach Joyce is the only head coach FAU softball has had in its 25-season history. The team was picked by league coaches to finish second in the conference this year, but I believe with their fans' support, they can repeat as champions. Please join me at the ballpark this season to cheer the softball team to victory! For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or click here. Go Owls!
Happy Black History Month!
Last week, our nation kicked off Black History Month, the annual celebration of African-American history and culture. From STEM subjects to the arts, athletics to education, African Americans have had a tremendous impact on our country. One month out of the year hardly seems like enough to honor pioneers like Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who helped NASA launch John Glenn into space; military heroes like the Tuskegee Airmen, who helped the U.S. win World War II; inspirational writers like Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes and Toni Morrison; educators like Marietta Cochran Mischia and Vera Legrier Wilson, the first two African-American students to graduate from FAU in 1965; and innovators like alumnus Mark Dean, chief engineer of the team that designed the original IBM PC. FAU has a number of Black History Month events taking place across our campuses, including discussions, musical performances, trivia, the Eighth Annual Hair and Fashion Show, the Black History Cookout, and more. Click here to view the full schedule of events. I encourage everyone to take part in the #BlackHistoryMonth festivities and celebrate African Americans' many contributions to our nation and the world.
Congrats to Alumna Fabiola Brumley, FAU's Business Leader of the Year
Today, FAU's College of Business recognized two-time FAU Alumna Fabiola Brumley as Business Leader of the Year. Since 1991, this special event has recognized the work of outstanding contributors to South Florida's business climate while raising funds for College of Business student scholarships. Fab, as she is known by everyone, is Bank of America's market president in Palm Beach County, and leads the company's corporate social responsibility work in the region. She is known almost as much for her civic and community service as she is for her business acumen and leadership excellence, and has been recognized with the Palm Beach County Business Development Board's Economic Development Leadership Award, South Florida Business Journal's Palm Beach County and South Florida's Ultimate CEO and Top 100 Power Leaders, Sun-Sentinel's Excalibur Award, and United Way Leadership Award. Over the years, Fab also has helped support her alma mater by facilitating a number of gifts from Bank of America to FAU, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. The Business Leader of the Year breakfast was the first event I attended as president five years ago, and I continue to look forward to this event each year, to meet and catch up with the dynamic men and women who drive South Florida's economy. Kudos to College of Business Dean Dan Gropper and his staff for presenting another world-class event this year.
FAU Online Programs Among the Best in the Country
Congratulations to the College of Business, College of Education and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, for being listed among the "Best Online Graduate Programs" in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 national rankings. FAU's College of Business is ranked No. 51 for the "Best Online MBA Programs" and No. 43 for the "Best Online Business Programs - Non MBA." The College of Education is ranked No. 77 nationwide for the "Best Online Education Programs." It was previously ranked No. 83 in 2018 and No. 193 in 2017. The Lynn College of Nursing is ranked No. 23 nationwide for the "2019 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs," and is the top-ranked program in the state of Florida. Last year the program was ranked No. 39. I am very proud of these programs and the dedicated faculty, staff and students who contribute to their success. Go Owls!

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