UNIVERSITY NEWS - DECEMBER 2003

MEDIA CONTACT: Cara Carlton
772-873-3339, ccarlton@fau.edu

FAU and Harbor Branch Partner to
Offer Semester By the Sea Program in Spring 2004

FORT PIERCE, FL (December 1, 2003)- College students can sign up now for Semester by the Sea, a semester-long immersion into a unique variety of hands-on marine science courses offered through FAU and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. All courses are accredited by FAU and take advantage of Harbor Branch's unique resources and staff.

The Fort Pierce Harbor Branch site borders the Indian River Lagoon that facilitates activities such as seining, sieving, snorkeling and boat trips. Students also gain exposure to a variety of local and coastal habitats, including sea grass meadows, mangrove forests, salt marshes, inter-tidal mudflats, sandy shores, beach communities and near-shore reefs.

Harbor Branch's on-site teaching facility, the Johnson Education Center, is equipped with classrooms, teaching labs, a computer lab and a 350-seat auditorium with sophisticated audio-visual capabilities.

Semester by the Sea courses are for advanced undergraduate students who have completed certain pre-requisites. For information on admission to FAU and registering for Semester by the Sea, call 772-873-3301. For information on the Semester by the Sea program or Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, visit http://www.hbeducation.org or call the Harbor Branch Marine Education Office at 772-465-2400, extension 506.
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