MEDIA CONTACT: Polly Burks
561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu
BOCA RATON, FL (September 5, 2006) – Florida Atlantic University recently announced that Andrea Alzate received the BarCharts®-Joanne Jackson Memorial Fellowship at FAU. The fellowship, sponsored by BarCharts®, awards a $12,500 fellowship/internship to a FAU student in communications, graphic arts or a related area. The fellowship was named in memory of Joanne Jackson, who was an employee at BarCharts®, and whose husband Mark Jackson, who is an FAU chemistry professor has consulted with BarCharts® .
BarCharts® is the world’s leading publisher of laminated quick reference guides. Their products cover more than 350 topics and are sold in over 18,000 retail location across North America. The overall goal of BarCharts® is to help individuals learn large sums of information in a quick, easy and innovative format.
The fellowship, established to support an FAU student who is interested in commercial writing, publishing and/or graphic design, assists the student in completing his/her degree. It also provides the student with practical job experience in the field through a a one-year, four-credit internship at BarCharts®.
“We are thrilled that BarCharts® will be supporting Andrea and giving her the opportunity to further explore the field of graphic design and publishing,” said Angela DiCosola, chair of the department of visual arts and art history in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. “We welcome the opportunity to work more closely with businesses in the community.”
BarCharts® plans on implementing a second fellowship/internship next year. For further information about providing internships in conjunction with FAU, please contact Laurie Carney, director of development, at 561-297-3606.
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Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses strategically located along 150 miles of Florida's southeastern coastline. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts nine colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering & Computer Science, and Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs.
