Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science recently hosted a "Green Affair" fundraiser at FAU's Boca Raton campus. Monies raised will be used for an engineering and computer science scholarship endowment in honor of Karl K. Stevens, Ph.D., dean of the College.
"Scholarships are a valuable resource for students, giving them that all-important chance to succeed," said Stevens. "It can be the difference maker for achievement of their academic goals."
Dining in the College's Faculty and Staff Club, guests enjoyed cocktails and dinner. Among the attendees were FAU President Mary Jane Saunders; Bruce Allen, FAU Foundation Board treasurer; and Marleen Forkas, FAU Foundation board member.
The event took place in the College’s new innovative, 97,000-square-foot, living-learning laboratory building, the first newly constructed academic building in southeast Florida to be designed and built to U.S. Green Building Council LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum level standards – the highest level in the Green Building Rating System™. An appropriation of $43 million from the state’s Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) program funded the facility. In addition, a $50,000 planning grant for sustainable design was received from The Kresge Foundation Green Building Initiative. Leo A. Daly was the architect for the project, and construction was handled by James A. Cummings, Inc., a Perini Corporation.
For more information, contact Marc Kozlin at 561-297-1399 or mkozlin1@fau.edu.
April 4, 2011