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It is time we took notice of what is happening these days at Boca Raton’s own Florida Atlantic University. Once known as a commuter party school, things are quickly changing thanks to new president John Kelly. We have a great 2 for 1 blog on this and let’s begin with the article on the new partnership announced. FAU has entered into a program for undergraduates and graduate students with The Max Planck Florida Institute and the Scripps Research Institute. It will focus on the science, medical and engineering fields and will open in 2016. A joint curriculum will be developed, new faculty hired and a selective admissions process instituted. These are the leading research firms in the U.S. and will attract the best talent from across the state and beyond. It raises the school’s profile tremendously. This brings us to the 2ndarticle, which focuses on the new leader of FAU, John Kelly. I was fortunate enough to hear him speak recently and this guy is extremely impressive. His goal is to turn the university into a top 20 school and attract the best faculty and students in the country. This is a great step, but not his first. He has a vision of “building student quality and the overall quality of the institution.” So far he has raised graduation rates 5%, raised the admission standards, and created a program for at risk students so as to better prepare freshmen. They have also added more advisors and streamlined their admissions decisions. He plans on recruiting top faculty and increasing research funding. Expect to see great things from FAU going forward as long as John Kelly is there. I am confident that he will be successful in achieving his goals and will transform the school into one that we can all be proud of. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.
Kelly gets high marks for first year as FAU president
FAU launching unique program with Scripps, Max Planck
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