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Popular TV Personalities Suzanne Boyd and Eric Roby Return to CBS12 with New Local Talk Show

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Quadriplegic Veteran, Paralympic Athlete Earns Engineering Degree

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PBC Commissioners Declare Jan. 12 as Palm Beach State College Day

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Denise Bober Elected Palm Health Board Chair

Denise Bober, senior vice president of human resources at The Breakers Palm Beach, has been elected chairwoman of the board of trustees at Palm Health Foundation, Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health. Bober joined the foundation board in 2013 and currently chairs the executive committee and serves on the governance/nominating committee. She has been instrumental to leadership through her expertise in human resources and benefits management and strong commitment to health, wellness and social responsibility. As a senior executive with over thirty years of experience at The Breakers Palm Beach, one of America’s most successful hotel companies and Palm Beach County’s largest private employer, Bober is well poised to lead the foundation. Her extraordinary commitment to health and wellness was recognized in 2018 when she was awarded “Leader in Workplace Wellness” at the 2018 Global Wellness Summit, held in Cesena, Italy. Story on Page 4

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• The Boca Raton City Council has approved a long-term land lease with Brightline, soon to be Virgin Trains, for the construction of a train station and parking garage near the City’s Downtown Library. By the end of 2020, Boca Raton is expected to be the third new station in the company’s south corridor, joining Aventura and PortMiami in connecting the privately-operated, intercity rail system. Current stations and stops include West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. • This past Sunday, under the leadership of the Rotary Club Boca Raton West and their president, Douglas Heizer, all six Rotary Clubs of the Boca Raton area came together for the 13th Annual Boca Raton Toy Drive. The event, which was first put together by Douglas Heizer and David Wilson in 2006 and since then Heizer grew the event from just one Rotary Club to include all local Rotary Clubs in Boca Raton to collect toys for the unprivileged children in our area. • Palm Beach State College will begin offering the courses for its Business Specialist College Credit Certificate at the Riviera Beach Public Works Center in January as part of a new initiative to enhance access to short-term educational training for the city’s residents. • Lynn University placed among the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. The annual report profiled the top 413 institutions with commitments to green practices and programs. Schools were chosen based on a 2018–19 survey that analyzed academic offerings, campus policies and practices, and green • While the clot-busting drug, tPA, has been the gold standard to treat stroke for decades, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s (BRRH) Marcus Neuroscience Institute are taking treatment options to the next level. Jang-Yen (John) Wu, Ph.D., distinguished professor of biomedical science in FAU’s

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COMMUNITY Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have A Smoother College Commute Transportation costs and limited transit accessibility restrict students’ capabilities to access college campuses, which can hinder their progress and the likelihood of successfully graduating. Florida Atlantic University is leading a first-time transportation collaboration with Broward College, Palm Beach State College, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA, which operates Tri-Rail), Palm Tran, and Broward County Transit to improve southeast Florida’s transit ecosystem for college students and ultimately student success and retention. FAU has received a $375,000 implementation and research grant from The Kresge Foundation – one of five grants awarded by the Kresge Education Program – to enable colleges and transit agencies to identify, address and evaluate transportation solutions for students. FAU and collaborators will plan, launch and evaluate transportation solutions for 6,000 participating college students in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Local students who use transit often face lengthy travel and wait times due to limited bus and train schedules, while many more students who buy vehicles spend their limited incomes on car payments, gas, insurance and vehicle maintenance in a highly congested region. Of the 140,000 students at the three participating institutions, more than 40 percent received Pell grants and more than 50 percent are students of color. With its partners, FAU will first engage a transit app firm to customize a mobile app that helps users overcome the fragmented public transit system by recommending trip plans that combine real-time data on all existing modes of transit (buses, trains, walking, biking and Uber/Lyft). A second phase will layer in new transit options, such as new shuttle schedules and electric scooters, to address identified gaps in the transportation ecosystem. FAU transportation researchers will examine the effects of the app and any new transit solutions on students’

commuting behavior and on their success in higher education. “We are excited to join forces with our college and transit partners to deliver transformative results for 6,000 participating students in Broward and Palm Beach counties. This grant will enable us to develop innovative ways to reduce students’ transportation costs – both in time and money – as well as increase credit accumulation and year-toyear student retention,” said John Renne, Ph.D., principal investigator, an associate professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, and director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) within FAU’s College for Design and Social Inquiry. “At the field level, our research will add to the body of knowledge on transportation solutions in higher education literature and on student success in transportation literature.” As one of two implementation and research grants awarded by the Kresge Foundation, FAU was selected because of its ambitious scale in terms of the number of students it serves and the multi-city, multi-agencies collaboration and innovative transit solutions. In addition, if proven effective, the project’s partners plan to sustain and scale the transit solutions through a mix of institutional support and public dollars, and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions and public transit agencies. Furthermore, because the FAU project leaders are transportation experts and not higher education experts, their publications will introduce to the transportation field the idea that transportation planning solutions have the potential to affect student success. Kresge’s Education Program is committed to aligning and strengthening urban higher education ecosystems, which consist of interconnected sectors that, together, impact student outcomes. These include colleges, government agencies, nonprofit social providers and transit agencies.

Popular TV Personalities Suzanne Boyd and Eric Roby Return to CBS12 with New Local Talk Show Veteran newscasters turned talk show hosts, Eric Roby and Suzanne Boyd, return to CBS12 with a new show that the popular team will produce and host for the West Palm Beach, Fla CBS affiliate. The duo spent nearly two decades as an anchor team and left the CBS12 anchor desk about a year ago to produce Rise+Live with Roby and Suze. The halfhour show will be seen every Friday at 9:30 AM on CBS12 and its sister station CW34. The morning talk show focuses on what makes South Florida a great place to live, work and vacation. For the past six months, the talk show has been seen live on Facebook, YouTubeand www.riseand.livewith a steadily growing fan base. Impressively, the show already garners an audience comparable to local newscasts. With the catchphrase, “Making Mornings Fun Again”, Rise+Live with Robyand Suzeincludes a live studio audience, DJ and open bar that features local bartenders and restaurants. “We are thrilled to be back on CBS12,” said Suzanne Boyd. “Our goal

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was always to have Rise+Livedistributed by a TV station, but to have it happen this quickly is a bit of a surprise.” Eric Roby continued, “Our success with an online audience has been tremendous and beat our expectations. We will continue to broadcast on our digital channels, but expanding to a traditional TV platform will help us grow even faster.” The show’s expansion does not mean drastic changes to the format that has made it an instant success. Rise+Livewill continue to broadcast live from its home studio inside the Heart of Delray Gallery in Delray Beach, Fla and live on location for special events. “The show will have the same feel and fun segments, except Suze will just have to watch her mouth. On the internet you can curse, but on TV, the FCC frowns upon it!” laughed Roby. “It takes an entire team of professionals to make this show work. Many of them are friends we met over the years while working at CBS12. To be able to produce and host a show that will air on the station where it all started makes this even sweeter,” said Boyd.

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Quadriplegic Veteran, Paralympic Athlete Earns Engineering Degree

For Carlos Leon, life has been filled with the unexpected. From serving for the military in Iraq to a traumatic accident that left him quadriplegic, he has faced adversity time after time and powered through these major challenges only to meet success. That drive carried him across the stage on Dec. 12, when he received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. Leon, 35, signed up for the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating from Coconut Creek High School. A parachute rigger in the third radio battalion, he was responsible for packing and maintaining personal parachutes and jumping out of military planes. His service brought him to Iraq in 2004, where he served for one year in the radio reconnaissance platoon. After returning home in May 2005, his journey took him to his next station in Hawaii. It was then the unthinkable happened. On June 18, 2005, a traumatic swimming accident in the ocean left Leon paralyzed from the neck down. Diagnosed with quadriplegia, doctors told him he would never walk again. This life altering incident did not hinder Leon’s motivation. Just one year after his accident, Leon attended a sports summit in 2006 hosted by the U.S. Department of Defense in San Diego, where he decided he wanted to compete in the Paralympic Games one day. He immediately started training relentlessly, rebuilding his strength and working to regain movement in his arms in order to compete. His dedication paid off, even enabling him the ability to walk short distances. “If something is easy, I don’t want to do it,” said Leon. “I want to do

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things that challenge me. All decisions in life come down to a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question. People become paralyzed by that question and their current situation. For me, I said ‘yes, I want to try.’” Leon achieved his goal in the summer of 2007, competing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in track and field at the Parapan American Games where he won a silver medal in discus and a bronze medal in shot put. He went on to compete in his first Paralympics in 2008 in Beijing, China, in shot put and also competed in the 2011 Parapan American Games in Mexico. Leon received the highest honor when he was asked to attend the 2012 Paralympics in London as the USA athlete ambassador. He met dignitaries from all over the world – an experience he says he will never forget. After retiring from a successful athletic career, Leon set his sights on a major educational goal. He found his next challenge at FAU in spring 2017 after earning an associate degree at Palm Beach State College, where he also fulfilled the role of president of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. “When I first came to FAU I was intimidated. I never wanted to be treated differently because I was in a wheelchair or had a physical disability,” said Leon. “From the moment I stepped on campus no one ever treated me differently. If anything my professors pushed me further and helped me achieve more. They fully accepted me for who I am.” Following graduation, Leon’s dream is to work for Disney World as an engineer with the ultimate goal of making people happy.

Boca Raton Public Library Launches Its 2020 Signature Initiative, Civic Engagement

To mark the 2020 elections, the 2020 Census, and the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the Boca Raton Public Library has announced its Signature Initiative for 2020: Civic Engagement. Throughout the year, numerous classes, programs, and displays will be presented at the Downtown and Spanish River Libraries to encourage citizens to become involved in their communities and promote a greater awareness of their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Adults will enjoy political and social documentaries and discussions, a presidential biographies book club, and storytellers celebrating American experiences. The libraries will offer free classes and speakers focused on the election process, the Census, privacy, citizenship,

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and other civic engagement themes, plus offer free computer access to fill out the online Census form. Children will vote in a special “mock election” featuring literary characters to learn about the political process. Both libraries will feature rotating displays of civic-themed books, films, and music. “The Boca Raton Public Library is launching a yearlong signature initiative on Civic Engagement to help local residents participate effectively in the democratic process,” says Manager of Library Services, Ellen Randolph. “Providing unbiased and nonpartisan information has always been one of the roles of a public library. Library programs in civic education support an active and informed community.”

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Denise Bober Elected Palm Health Foundation Board Chair Denise Bober, senior vice president of human resources at The Breakers Palm Beach, has been elected chairwoman of the board of trustees at Palm Health Foundation, Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health. Bober joined the foundation board in 2013 and currently chairs the executive committee and serves on the governance/nominating committee. She has been instrumental to leadership through her expertise in human resources and benefits management and strong commitment to health, wellness and social responsibility. As a senior executive with over thirty years of experience at The Breakers Palm Beach, one of America’s most successful hotel companies and Palm Beach County’s largest private employer, Bober is well poised to lead the foundation. Her extraordinary commitment to health and wellness was recognized in 2018 when she was awarded “Leader in Workplace Wellness” at the 2018 Global Wellness Summit, held in Cesena, Italy. Bober also brings her dedication to brain health to her board chair role, a priority of the foundation’s that will be the focus of its Better Brain Health Luncheon on January 16, 2020 at the Kravis Center, Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach. At the luncheon, Bober will serve as host and one of six dynamic speakers to share her perspective on innovations in brain health. “We are very fortunate to have a

global leader in health and wellness leading our foundation,” said Patrick McNamara, president and CEO of Palm Health Foundation. “Denise’s strong belief and experience in total body wellness—physical as well as brain health—is perfectly aligned with the core of our work at the foundation.” Bober inspired The Breakers’ focus on workplace wellness, proving that a “return on wellness” is a real measurement of success. As Palm Health Foundation board chair, she believes the same returns are possible in communities. “Just as The Breakers is working to change lives and create a high performing, happy team, Palm Health Foundation is striving to do the same in our most vulnerable communities—improving lives so residents can enjoy a productive quality of life,” said Bober. “I am proud to lead the foundation and serve alongside my fellow trustees who are dedicated to creating transformational health solutions for Palm Beach County.” Bober adds Palm Health Foundation board chair to her servant leadership resume, which includes the Global Wellness Institute Social Impact Committee, Executive Women’s Association of the Palm Beaches and her former positions as president of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the advisory committee for Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Rinker School of Business.

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Helen Babione is Still as Caring, Gentle as she was 60 Years ago Mention the name Helen Babione to anyone who has been in South Palm Beach County for more than 30 years and they will say she successfully ran a funeral home in Boca Raton for many years. More importantly, they will describe her as a soft spoken woman with a generous spirit, a tireless community servant and the architect behind several civic organizations in the area. Sixty years ago, Ms. Babione pledged to give her greatest effort to promote and defend the joy of achievement and the dignity of service in her community. Today as she turns 91 in March, she continues to embody the essence of the women of Soroptimist, which is perhaps best interpreted as ‘the best for women’: effective and dedicated to helping those in need. Just recently, the sisters of the Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach Chapter of Soroptimist International honored

her with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Babione was a charter member in 1960. For more than 30 years, I referred to her as the gentle giant. She is a true life-changer who spent much of her time working, volunteering and dedicating herself to programs and causes that benefit women and children. In addition, she gave birth to several civic organizations that have improved the lives of thousands of people in our community. In fact, it would be difficult to find a civic group in South Palm Beach County that has been around for the last 40 years that Ms. Babione did not have a hand in its formation. Among her list of accolades are the Boca Raton Woman’s Club, the Kiwanis Club of Boca Raton and both Horses and the Handicapped and the Society for the Disabled. She is a life member of the Debbie Rand Memorial Service League and member of the Caridad Center.

Ms. Babione also started the Honor Your Doctor Luncheon of the Downtown Rotary Club to recognize physician leadership and excellence in healthcare as well as to raise scholarship monies for nursing and medical students at Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University and Palm Beach State College. My first introduction to Ms. Babione was in the late 1980s when she was in her prime. The area was not as saturated with nonprofits, and the handful that were doing something, stood out. She was a newsmaker not only because she and her late husband of 55 years, Robert, operated the funeral home but she was a “mover and shaker”. She was passionate about causes she believed in and she was convincing. I once listened as she spoke eloquently and passionately from the

podium to a roomful of women at the old Country Club. Like a respected gospel evangelist, she made an appeal and those women, without hesitation began writing checks and making pledges for her cause. Over the years, I was blown away repeatedly by her continuous generosity and support for those less fortunate, especially the disabled. I admired her gentle spirit humility and wanted to emulate her. I soon learned that she celebrates her birthday six days before me so we share the same zodiac sign. Our community is much better place because of Ms. Babione, and I am grateful to have her as an inspiration. C. Ron Allen can be reached at crallen@Delraybeachtribune.com or 561665-0151.

POSITIVE LIVING By Robert J. Tamasy

One Thing We All Could Use In The New Year All around the world, clocks and calendars are counting down. By this time next week, we will have entered another year, either bidding a fond farewell to the year just passed or simply saying, “Good riddance!” Each new year represents an opportunity for a fresh start. If the past year was a successful one, it is a chance to build on that success. If not, we can resolve to fix what was broken. Since we only get one shot at each new year, we typically seek to maximize the “newness” by reflecting on the past, taking a deep breath, and then plunging into whatever the next year has to offer. With that in mind, if you were to identify the most important things you hope to achieve during the coming year, what would they be? Greater profits? A long-awaited promotion? A job change? One thing many of us might not

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include on such a list is peace. Not world peace, since that is something we have little if any control over. Living in a world filled with turmoil and chaos, it seems unlikely that will change anytime soon. But amid the continual upheaval that surrounds us, is it possible to attain inner peace that external circumstances cannot touch? In search of this, some turn to spiritual alternatives, such as meditation or mysticism. Blocking out the external, physical world to cultivate our internal, spiritual selves. There are many books, websites and workshops for those who choose such options. These may be helpful, to one degree or another. However, there is one time-tested, enduring source of peace that countless millions of people through the centuries have found for connecting both the spiritual and the physical worlds in which they

live. Here are some of the many peacegiving promises we find in the Bible: Peace through Jesus Christ. The Scriptures called Jesus the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Nearing the conclusion of His earthly ministry, Jesus promised to give them a kind of peace unlike anything they had ever experienced. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). Peace beyond all human comprehension. Sometimes the challenges and hardships of everyday living seem without solution. How can we experience peace when enduring such difficult times? The apostle Paul, no stranger to adversity, offered this assurance for followers of Jesus: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with

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thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7). Peace in the midst of trials. We often regain a sense of peace when difficulties subside, but Jesus promised His followers they could enjoy peace in the midst of them. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Peace: a promise, and a command. Those of who profess faith in Christ are instructed not only to believe assurances of peace, but also to act on those promises. “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace” (Colossians 3:15).

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Honoring our Military Event at Mae Volen Center

I attended the honor our military event at Mae Volen Center. It was so delightful to see so many veterans in attendance. They enjoyed a delicious lunch and a great DJ who was one of the Four Aces group. This group may be older, but boy you should have seen them jitterbug on the dance floor. So much fun!

The Ever-Changing Tools Of The Trade The “tools” I was given for my first job in public accounting included an adding machine, pencils, and a pad of green columnar paper. The only computer I recall was a $1 million albatross located at a client’s office that no one could figure out how to use. How the times have changed since then! Today, my laptop computer is about the size of my former adding machine, capable of putting that $1 million dinosaur of a computer to shame. My laptop has eliminated the need for an adding machine, I rarely use a pencil for anything, and the green accounting paper has been replaced by software with a capacity for doing work we could not have imagined during the first years of my career. What is most interesting about this is how along with not being able to anticipate today’s advancements in decades past, we know that technology continues to present us with new tools and resources that we cannot envision right now. Just when we start thinking we have “arrived” in terms of technological breakthroughs, we learn about some new innovation. This is true not only for the workplace, but also for every aspect of our personal lives. If it has been a few years since purchasing a new car, we find ourselves amazed at new additions that make driving safer and more comfortable. Advances in communications move so quickly, it is almost impossible to keep pace with them. All of this newness continues to amaze us, but the Scriptures tell us we can eagerly look forward to discovering new things in the spiritual realm as well. In Isaiah 42:9, God said, “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” If we look at the “book of begin-

nings,” the Old Testament book of Genesis, we read about God’s work of creation, how He started with nothing and created an entire universe and proceeded to create the world we know, along with everything in it – foremost of all, humankind. Finally, Genesis 2:1-2 tells us, “Then the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing, so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” However, this did not mean God forever ceased from His plan to create and oversee the wonders that we experience every day. As Jesus Christ told His followers, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working” (John 5:17). Best of all, this work is not limited to a broad, general sense. God’s work of “newness” takes place in the lives of each of His people every day. He can and desires to perform an act of recreation in us as well. As the apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” As the seasons change, we see a continual march of new replacing the old. And as the Spirit of God works in our hearts, we can experience new life – new desires, new motives, new values and new strength – moving in to replace our old lives that brought us so much failure and frustration. The future tools of our trades, the resources we utilize for performing our daily jobs, are usually announced in a very rudimentary form. However, if we pay attention and are receptive, we can be prepared for the new things God has declared that He will do in us and through us, for His glory, whether it is where we work or where we live. Heizer Media Group

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Craft Beer and Wine Bar Now Open at Town Center Shopping isn’t the only thing to do when you visit Town Center at Boca Raton. Although it is known as one of South Florida’s top luxury shopping destinations, Town Center is quickly becoming known for its culinary and creative offerings as well. One of the newest experiences to set up shop is craft beer and wine bar, Prosperity Town Center, serving up six to eight draft beer selections exclusively from Prosperity Brewers in Boca Raton, as well as cider and kombucha, and a full list of domestic and imported wines available by the glass or bottle. The free standing bar is located inside the mall, under the atrium, near stores such as The Container Store, GameStop and Footlocker. Prosperity Town Center has teamed up with local artist, Salvatore Principe and his latest venture The Gallery Lounge, to bring something very different to Boca Raton’s epicenter. The two businesses hope to deliver an enriched experience to their guests, providing an interactive approach to supporting local craft, beer, wine and art. The Gallery Lounge is the latest in Principe’s collection of galleries in Boca Raton and Delray Beach throughout the past 25 years, expected to open next week. With foot traffic at all hours

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of the day, ample parking, and people coming from all over the world to shop, Town Center at Boca Raton is the perfect location for this unique concept, which brings together the innovative minds of local brewers and artists together in one space, allowing shoppers to unwind after a long day of shopping with a drink and an inside look at local artwork at The Gallery Lounge. The bar at Prosperity Town Center is approximately 2,000 squarefeet, with 35 seats but enough space to hold well over 100 people comfortably. Together, Prosperity Town Center and the Gallery Lounge can fit about 300 people in their shared space. Prosperity Town Center’s hours are Monday through Saturday from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m., and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The bar and gallery are both available for private events that can extend after hours when booked. Prosperity Town Center can be best accessed through the mall’s main entrance. Town Center at Boca Raton is located at 6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431. For all updates, follow @prosperity_tc on Instagram.

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PBC Commissioners Declare Jan. 12 as Palm Beach State College Day The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has approved a proclamation declaring Jan. 12, 2020 as Palm Beach State College Day to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the institution’s latest name change and its impact as an educational pillar in the community. Commissioner Melissa McKinlay presented the proclamation during the commission meeting Jan. 7. On hand to accept it were a group of PBSC trustees, staff and Palmer, PBSC’s Panther mascot. McKinlay, who recently used her leftover campaign funds to create a scholarship for students, lauded Palm Beach State and the Florida College System for their work to provide quality and affordable education despite what she said is “a very challenging legislative environment” for them. “I look forward to working with our legislative affairs team and your legislative affairs team to make sure you get the funding that you need to continue to do what you do.” The proclamation highlights pivotal moments and achievements for the College, which changed its name from Palm Beach Community College on Jan. 12, 2010 to reflect its new degree program offerings. The College began offering its first baccalaureate degree, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management, in fall 2009. Five hundred students were accepted in the program, and 340 enrolled in courses that semester. Today, in addition to the BAS in Supervision and Management with concentrations in General Management, Health Management, Entrepreneurship and Project Management, the College also offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Applied Sci-

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The Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative, a 501(3) was created with the Mission to empower the South Florida Hispanic Entrepreneur community through Educational Programs, to increase their odds of sustainable business success in the U.S., and to optimize the quality and length of their learning cycle as business owners. In other words, we provide the tools for the development of capabilities for the Hispanic entrepreneurs and opportunities to access the Hispanic market to other corporations. We will have programs in English and Spanish. We strive to build a bridge between the Entrepreneurs and Corporations seeking to enter the U.S. and Hispanic Markets. We understand the need to support Hispanic Owned Businesses as they represent the largest minority in the US at 18. % and expected to grow to 28.6 % by 2020. These businesses contribute to $700 BN to the US economy yearly, however they also fail at a higher rate than Non Latino Owned Businesses. The Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative was Co Founded by Mary Sol González and Valentina Moretti. They have an extensive business and Non Profit background, and a global perspective. They founded the International Business Alliance, a program from the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, 5 years

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SPORTS Conference USA announces FAU’s 2020 football schedule

After almost three weeks since the Florida Atlantic University football team won their second Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl in the past three years on Dec. 21, Conference USA officially announced the Owls schedule for the 2020 football season on Wednesday, Jan. 8. This season will be the first for new Owls head coach Willie Taggart, who was hired on Dec. 12 when former FAU head coach Lane Kiffin decided to take the University of Mississippi job after three seasons with the team. While Taggart has been busy recruiting future players and managing his coaching staff, expectations will be high, especially when this will be the team’s 20th season operating. FAU will open the 2020 season at the University of Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 3, where the two teams will play each other for the fifth time in history. The Owls are 1-3 all time against the Golden Gophers and have not played against one another since 2008 when Minnesota won 37-3 in their home stadium. Following Minnesota, the Owls will return home for the tenth season playing in FAU Stadium, as they face Stony Brook University on Saturday, Sept. 12, before traveling to play Georgia Southern University on Sept. 19. The

non-conference opponent schedule will then end with a home game against the University of South Florida on Sept. 26, where Taggart formerly coached at from 2013 to 2016 and now where former defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer and former offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. both hold the same positions. From there, the Owls will begin playing C-USA opponents, as they take on the University of North CarolinaCharlotte at home on Oct. 3, and at the University of Southern Mississippi on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a bye-week to follow. The bye-week comes at the right time for FAU, as they will look to avenge their only loss from the 2019 season when they travel to take on Marshall University on Oct. 24. Then, the following Saturday is Halloween, where the Owls will start a back-to-back home game slate of the University of Texas-San Antonio and Western Kentucky University on Nov. 7. To close out the regular season, the 19th Shula Bowl at Florida International University will take place on Nov. 14, prior to the last home game against Old Dominion University on Nov. 21 and then the last game on Nov. 28 at Middle Tennessee State University.

Sailfish Downed by Bucs in Final Seconds

The Palm Beach Atlantic men's basketball team faced a tough test in the form of the Barry Bucs who entered the game on an eight-game winning streaking. The Sailfish had a strong showing in front of the Rubin Arena crowd, including a chance to win it at the buzzer; however, Darhius Nunn's 3-pointer fell short resulting in Barry (12-2, 6-1 SSC) coming away with the 91-89 victory. The home crowd was treated to a dramatic finish. With Barry leading 91-88 with six seconds left, Nunn was fouled on the inbounds pass which sent him to the line. The senior sank the first shot to cut the deficit to two, then missed the second shot on purpose to give PBA (10-4, 3-3 SSC) a chance. It seemed as if the ball glanced off a Barry defender and went out of bounds, but the referee made the tough decision to award the Bucs the ball. On the ensuing inbounds play, Nunn drew an offensive foul to give possession back to the Sailfish with three seconds remaining leading to the missed buzzerbeater. After shooting 9-of-16 from beyond the arc in the first half, PBA regressed to the mean going 2-of-14 from deep in the second half. The Sailfish also lost the rebounding battle to Barry 49-24, including 17 offense rebounds for the Bucs. Nunn led PBA in scoring with 23 points along with eight assists, four rebounds and two steals. Jules Jasmin was right behind him with 22 points and three rebounds. De'Ondre Jackson followed

with 21 points of his own with three 3-pointers. Dan Largey added 14 points including four 3-pointers. PBA had the hot hand from 3-point range to start the contest. The Sailfish converted on their first two possessions, hitting from downtown to take a quick 6-0 lead. An early 11-2 run with 3-pointers from Nunn and Largey gave PBA a 20-10 lead through a frantic first six minutes of play. Barry cut the deficit to two with a 12-6 run with six minutes remaining in the first period. PBA tried to keep its distance as the 'Fish ended the half on a 6-2 run to take a 48-41 lead going into halftime. The Bucs made their move midway through the second half as an 8-0 run gave Barry its first lead of the game with 10 minutes remaining. Nunn kept the Sailfish in the game with two 3-pointers that kept Barry from pulling away. The 'Fish regained the lead as an 8-3 run with four made free throws by Jasmin made it 83-82 PBA down the stretch. Ultimately, the game finished with five lead changes, most of them coming in the final minutes. PBA did win the turnover battle forcing 17 Buccaneer miscues resulting to 19 points off turnovers. The Sailfish also continued to perform well at the freethrow line shooting 22-of-29 from the charity stripe. The Sailfish end their homestand on Saturday against Rollins. The game at Rubin Arena will tip-off at 4 p.m.

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Baseball Lands Three on Preseason Awards Watch List The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper recently released a list of South Region Preseason All-Americans, players to watch and newcomers to watch. Among the honorees were Palm Beach Atlantic's own Brandon Seltzer, Derek Schwimer and Sebastian Salado. Seltzer, the 2019 Second Team NCBWA and ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region honoree, was one of only seven South Region players to be named as a preseason All-American by the paper. The senior led the Sailfish in a plethora of offensive categories last season, including hits (66), triples (3), home runs (10), RBIs (43), total bases (112), slugging percentage (0.569) and stolen bases (10). His 0.335 batting average ranked second on the team, as Seltzer collected All-Conference Second Team recognition after starting all 49 competitions for the 'Fish last season. Schwimer was included on the South Region Players to Watch list. A member of the 2019 ABCA Rawlings

Gold Glove team, Schwimer did not commit a single error last year, while registering a trio of outfield assists. The Port St. Lucie native led PBA with a 0.342 batting average after transferring in from Palm Beach State College. Schwimer contributed to the offense with 64 hits, 38 runs, 27 RBIs and a team-high 26 walks drawn. Salado notched recognition as the third baseman among the South Region Newcomers to Watch honorees. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native comes to Palm Beach Atlantic following a two-year stint at Hillsborough Community College. As a freshman with HCC, Salado batted an impressive 0.286, while recording 36 hits, scoring 22 runs and knocking in 16 RBIs through 40 contests. The baseball team will begin its season at home later this month when the squad hosts Tusculum on January 31st. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m.

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