Internal Updates: October 2025

A Message from President Hasner...

🏈To Florida Atlantic’s Faculty and Staff,  

Our university community is a force of more than 3,500 faculty and staff who continue to drive our mission forward. Without you, our meteoric rise on the national stage would not be possible. From becoming a top-tier R1 university last spring to moving into U.S. News and World Report’s list of the nation’s top 100 public universities, we are achieving bold progress because of you.

As a small token of my appreciation, I’m offering you the opportunity to claim up to four complimentary tickets to any remaining Florida Atlantic Football game at Flagler Credit Union Stadium. Home football games bring our community together with excitement and pride, and I look forward to cheering on our Hometown Team with you soon! 

To claim your tickets, click the link below. The complimentary discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

Florida Atlantic Faculty/Staff Appreciation

Owls Up!

Adam Hasner

President

Sending on Behalf of Lacey Taylor...

As the holiday season is upon us, we are excited to get into the spirit!   

We invite you and a guest to join us for

❄️Dean Gropper’s Annual College of Business Holiday Party! 

• Location: Owl’s Nest in the Schmidt Family Complex (FAU Boca Raton campus) 
• Date: Monday, December 15^th 
• Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• RSVP:  Click here to RSVP by Monday, December 8^th

Department Chairs and Directors- Please forward this invitation to any adjunct professors, student workers, or OPS team members within your department who might not be on this mailing list.

🎁 Participate in the Christmas Feast Toy Drive!

This year we are again partnering with Boca Helping Hands & Town Center Mall at Boca Raton for their 10^th Annual Christmas Feast Toy Drive! This annual event provides a holiday meal, entertainment and a gift to over 500 underserved families in our South Florida community. The event is made possible by the Town Center Mall, Boca Helping Hands, several local businesses, and of course donations from community members like you. We encourage you to participate by donating a toy to a child in need!  

Toy donation guidelines:

• Geared towards children ages 5-16 years old
• Unwrapped gifts
• No gift cards
• Gift Ideas: Sports balls, games, books, clothes, make-up, costume jewelry, stuffed animals, art supplies, toys, musical instruments, Legos, Play-Doh, dolls, etc.
• There is no monetary value set per gift, but you can use $15- $25 per gift as a guideline

Last year the College of Business donated an impressive 179 gifts! Can we beat it this year?!

Bring your donated gift to the College of Business Dean’s Office front desk and place it under the tree. When you drop it off, please fill out your name on the raffle ticket and place it in the bowl (will be on the table next to the tree).

Each toy donation = 1 raffle entry, so feel free to donate as many gifts as you would like. The raffle drawing will take place at the Holiday Party on Monday, December 15. 

Gift donations can be dropped off to the Dean’s Office 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM between Monday, November 10 and Friday, December 12.

Let’s Get Festive!

We can’t wait to see all your creative workstation decorations this season. The Holiday Cheer Committee will be making their way around the college the week prior to the party from December 8 – December 12 to check out your decor. The Holiday Cheer Committee will decide on who has the most impressive decor and the winner will be announced at the Holiday Party. Email Lacey Taylor if you plan on decorating to ensure they stop by your workstation - Good Luck!

If you have any questions, please contact Lacey Taylor. Happy Holidays!

Welcoming Guests & Celebrating Programs in November!

November is packed with activity and special guests across the COB and SFC!

Please continue extending your exceptional hospitality to all visitors. Your welcome powerfully reflects the pride we take in our students and programs, and it ensures our guests know their support is essential to our mission and deeply appreciated.

November Events:

• Nov 3: Guests from Napster for Business Communications (OD-101).
• Nov 5: AMA CEO Bennie Johnson joins Dean Gropper for a podcast and a Fireside Chat (Theatre/SFC-107).
• Nov 5: SMIF Portfolio presentations.
• Nov 6: Economist Romina Boccia for a Fireside Chat and Guest Lecture (Owl's Perch/BU-120).
• Nov 7: Hosting a JM Family Case Study Competition (SFC-109).
• Nov 7: E-Commerce Bootcamp with Alumni Arielle Baril and Dean Gropper kicks off the GoDaddy-powered website competition (SFC-111 & 112).
• Nov 12: SMIF Guest Speaker Jeffery Kobernick (OD101).
• Nov 13 & 14: Boca Finance and Real Estate Conference (SFC).
• Nov 20: Supply Chain Management Speaker Series sponsored by Tropical Shipping (SFC-107).
• Wednesday Guest Speakers: Joseph Patton's Management class welcomes Stuart Benson (Nov 5), Bruce Sherman (Nov 12), and Leon Copperman (Nov 19) in OD-101.

Peer-Reviewed Research

Chandra Mishra, Professor, Management Programs, has had his article, "Governing CEOs Amid Disruption," published in the Ivey Business Journal.

Len Trevino, Professor & Program Director, International Business, Management Programs, have had their paper, "Impact of Organizational Culture on Employee Psychological Safety Perception: The Pivotal Role of Trust in Top Management Across 18 Societies," accepted for publication in International Business Review.

Public Scholarship Research

Steven Carnovale, Associate Professor, ITOM - Logistics Managers' Index

Bryan Cutsinger, Assistant Professor, Economics - Tri-County Business Tracker, and Tri-County Labor Market Tracker 

Monica Escaleras, Professor and Chair, Economics - Hispanic Index of Consumer Sentiment, The American Dream: Still Alive But Doubts Are Rising, and The Florida American Dream: Sun, Growth and Strain. 

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