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JM Family Graduate Michael Peskin

Never Too Late: A Graduate’s Three-Decade Journey Back to the Classroom

By | 12/12/2025

For Michael “Mike” Peskin, the road to graduation has never been a straight line. It has been a 37-year journey that included professional wrestling, personal setbacks and a refusal to tap out, even when life pulled him miles away from the classroom.

Kevin Cox

Adams Center Director wins Academy of Management award for Entrepreneur Boot Camp

By | 07/29/2025

The Academy of Management awarded Kevin Cox, Ph.D., director of the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship, the distinguished 2025 Entrepreneurship Practice Award for his efforts in fostering entrepreneurs in the South Florida region through the Entrepreneur Boot Camp.

NIL Contracts

FAU Expert: Student Athletes Face New Challenges with NIL Policies

By | 07/24/2025

The uncertainty and lack of clear guidelines surrounding contracts with student-athletes under Name, Image, and Likeness policies in high school and college sports underscores the urgent need for financial literacy and business education, according to a sports management expert at Florida Atlantic University.

Eric Shaw

FAU’s College of Business Hosts Official Unveiling of Marketing Office Suite Honoring Emeritus Professor Eric Shaw

By | 03/20/2025

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official naming of the marketing department office in honor of emeritus professor Eric Shaw, Ph.D., commemorating his unwavering dedication and significant impact on the university.

Max Sherman

Seventh College of Business Alumnus Honored by Forbes 30 Under 30

By | 01/23/2025

Forbes 30 Under 30 North America 2025 honored a seventh College of Business alumnus for their golf ball recovery e-commerce company.

CrocTank

Tech Runway Entrepreneur Wins Funding from ‘Sharks’ at FAU’s CrocTank

By | 12/06/2024

An entrepreneur from Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway was offered $250,000 during CrocTank, a first-of-its-kind live business pitch event recently hosted with the judges from ABC’s show “Shark Tank” at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, Boca Raton campus.

 


 
 

 

 

 

 
 
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