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FAU Grad Making Waves with New Iguana Trapping Company
A Florida Atlantic University graduate from the College of Business is making headlines after launching an iguana trapping business based on his patented iguana trap design.

FAU Professor Awarded Top Honors from Management Journal
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., an associate dean in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business, was awarded top honors for a paper published in a leading management policy journal.

FAU Names New Director of the Adams Center
Florida Atlantic University names Kevin Cox, Ph.D., senior lecturer at FAU’s College of Business, the new director of the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.

Bottling an 'Island State of Mind': FAU Business Alumni and Co-founders of Islamorada Beverages
A shared love of sun, sand, fishing and good beer led a trio of FAU College of Business alumni to brew up the idea for Islamorada Beverages. The Islamorada Beer Company, its original name, was born during weekend fishing trips to the Keys in the mid-2000s. Conversations about needing a lighter craft beer to complement their tropical “fun-in-the-sun” lifestyle turned FAU college friends Tyrone Bradley ’08, ’13, Chris Trentine ’05 and Whitney Trentine ’07, along with their friend, Nik Schroth, into business partners.

Dr. Siri Terjesen Awarded Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prize from the Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation recognized Dr. Siri Terjesen, Associate Dean, Research & External Relations at the Florida Atlantic University College of Business as one of the inaugural 12 Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prize recipients.

Florida SBDC at FAU Receives International Program Excellence Award
The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Florida Atlantic University recently received the prestigious “NASBITE International 2023 Program Excellence Award” for helping to develop and promote international trade. The purpose of this award is to recognize innovation and excellence in international trade instruction, curriculum development, research, program development, and/or advocacy of international business issues.