PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

elcome to Florida Atlantic magazine! It is my pleasure to introduce the spring 2023 issue.

I became interim president of Florida Atlantic in January, and I am living proof of this great university’s ability to propel students toward scholastic and career success.

As a proud first-generation college graduate and a three-time alumna, I was given the confidence to achieve whatever I put my mind to because of Florida Atlantic.

My ties to Florida Atlantic run deep. My family moved to South Florida from Poughkeepsie, New York, when I was 9 years old. As a child, I would frequent FAU’s Wimberly Library; and like many members of our community, I learned to drive on the Boca Raton campus parking lots as a teenager. I joined Florida Atlantic’s business services staff in 1991 and climbed the ranks to chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs.

It is my great honor to lead our talented faculty, staff and students through this period of transition — and share their many awards, accolades, discoveries and other successes with you in the following pages. Owls are leading the way in research and innovation, creativity, economic development, and service to our local and global communities, and I hope you enjoy learning more about them in this issue of Florida Atlantic magazine.

Go Owls!

Stacy Volnick, Ph.D. President

Writers and Editors

Bethany Augliere, Amy Butler, Cammi Clark, Alyse Cooke, Anne Fennimore, Gisele Galoustian, Denise Gravatt, Amy Haycock, Katrina McCormack, Lisa Metcalf, Joe Murray, Paul Owers, Scott Silversten

Photographers

Chad Beattie, Jewel Beneby, Chelsea Bennice, Ph.D., Stephanie Bihr, Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Brian Burkard, Katarzyna Bytnar, Delray Medical Center, Alex Dolce, Michael Gil, Ph.D., Clark Morgan, Ralph Notaro, Matt Pearce, Dana Pearl, Joe Pye, JC Ridley, Roy, Paige Russo, Eduardo Schneider, H. Forrest Thomas, Timothy Steigenga, Jeffrey Tholl, Rick Yeatts iStock.com: AaronAmat, Benjavisa, Borislav, Khanisorn Chaokla, Joaquin Corbalan, Divepic, Valerii Evlakhov, everythingpossible, ipopba, Koldunov, ktsimage, Mihajlo Maricic, monsitj, Sylverarts, szeyuen, Phoebe-Yu

Design and Graphics

Crystal Bacchus, Craig Korn, Irina Weiner