| Florida Atlantic University
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Florida Atlantic University Seal
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| Motto
| Where Tomorrow Begins
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| Established
| 1961
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| School type
| Public
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| President
| Frank T. Brogan
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| Location
| Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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| Campus
| Urban 1000+ acres (3.5 km²)
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| Enrollment
| 26,000 undergraduate,
and graduate students
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| Faculty
| Unknown
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| Mascot
| Burrowing Owl
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| Athletics
| 63 sports teams
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| Homepage
| www.fau.edu
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Florida Atlantic University is a public state university, founded in 1961 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Their first four-year undergraduate program began in 1964, with 867 students. By 2004, enrollment had grown to over 26,000 students. FAU is currently the fastest growing school in Florida and in 2004 received prestigious Division 1 status in virtually all of its athletic programs.
Departments
Departments at the Boca campus include the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, The Dorothy F. Schmidt, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, College of Arts & Letters, College of Engineering, College of Education, College of Business, and College Of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs. The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College opened at the John D. MacArthur Campus in 1999. FAU also runs the Seatech Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering in Port St. Lucie.
In 2004, The College of Science opened a medical school in conjunction with the University of Miami. Medical students spend the first two years of their education at the Boca Raton campus, transferring down the Miami for rotations and receiving their degree from UM. Boca Raton Community Hospital is considering a move to the campus as of 2004. Other degrees offered at the Graduate level include M.B.A, M.S., M.A., M. Ed., Ph.D. and others.
FAU also runs continuing education programs, including audit options for seniors over 65 years of age.
Campuses
In addition to the original Boca Raton campus, there are campuses in the south Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Port St. Lucie.
FAU's current president is former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan.
Miscellaneous
FAU is the costliest of all the state colleges in Florida, more than higher profile colleges such as Florida State University or the University of Florida. However, the cost of all colleges in Florida is relatively low.
The FAU campus was designated a burrowing owl sanctuary in 1971 by the Audubon Society. The owl prefers the campus because there are not many predators, other than cats, near an airport. The feisty bird, traditionally associated with wisdom and determination, serves as the Universitys mascot.
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