Webisodes
07/23/10 (Now Playing)
Dr. Mary Jane Saunders talks about some of the
experiences she's had during her first few weeks as the
president of FAU, including taking part in giving a wild
dolphin a check-up at Harbor Branch. She invites everyone
in the FAU community to attend the 2010 State of the
University Address on Sept. 1.
Past Webisodes
June
2010
| On her first day on the job
as FAU's new president, Dr. Mary Jane Saunders offers
greetings and expresses pride and excitement at taking
the helm of a University that stands on the cusp of
greatness.
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Welcome!
I'm glad that you've decided to visit Inside
FAU, where you'll find a variety of informative
videos about the University. Webisodes are posted
on this site periodically, with a view toward
informing the FAU community about interesting new
programs, special accomplishments by faculty and
students, and other notable developments.
Our University is growing very rapidly in
many ways. The State of Florida has just approved
the establishment of an independent medical
education program at FAU, and that represents a
truly exciting advance. Our program will have a
significantly broader focus than others, because
FAU is partnering with the Scripps Institute's
Kellogg School of Medicine and Technology to offer
the Ph.D. in biomedical science as well as the M.D.
degree. This is a rare opportunity that places
Florida at the forefront of education in biomedical
research as well as state-of-the-art clinical
medicine. It will make FAU a major supplier of the
next generation of scientists who will work with
such international research giants as Scripps, the
Max Planck Society and the Torrey Pines Institute
for Molecular Studies, all of which have partner
relationships with FAU.
Other exciting developments are taking place
throughout the University, as faculty members and
students in all 10 colleges work to cross new
frontiers in their fields of study. At the same
time, FAU's public profile has never been higher,
thanks to events such as the recent visit to the
Boca Raton campus of His Holiness the 14th Dalai
Lama of Tibet. Our University is quite literally
taking its place on the national stage, and we are
privileged to be playing a role in its growth at
this historic moment.
I hope you will return to the Inside FAU
site frequently throughout the year to get an
insider's look at some of the wonderful things that
are happening at FAU. We have good reason to be
proud!
Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D.
President
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