New Downtown Waterfront

Just in case you are unaware, the city of West Palm Beach is located directly upon the intercoastal waterway which is locally referred to as Lake Worth Lagoon. Across the lagoon is Palm Beach island. Palm Beach Atlantic University is located in the southern section of downtown WPB also adjacent to the intercoastal. Water is a huge part of the life of a PBA student and citizens of Palm Beach County. Many changes have been occurring in downtown to make WPB a world-class city. Recently the old library was shutdown and a new, and beautiful library and city government complex was created that would rival that found in any major city. With the relocation, the old library property became vacant. This property is located in the core of downtown on Lake Worth. It is prime real estate that could have been sold the the highest bidder. This did not happen, the land was modified and fixed to create a beautiful city park complete with brand new landscaping, walkways and three city docks that extend into the intercoastal.

This past Saturday night was the grand opening celebration for the new waterfront downtown. The event began at 4:00pm and continued until 11:00. PBA students and faculty participated in the performances and entertainment and also attended the event as spectators. The new downtown waterfront is located within a few minutes walk from campus right near all of the downtown restaurants. The evening culminated with a fireworks extravaganza over Lake Worth. It was an excellent event, and fun was had by all. There are very few colleges that can boast as having such entertaining events and amazing public facilities, right in their backyard, as PBAU. It is truly great to be a Fish!


Here is the promo video for the event from youtube. A video of the fireworks show was, sadly, not available.

Fourty Days Until Easter

Today is Ash Wednesday and many PBA students are using today to reflect and prepare for the Lenten season. Lent is a great reminder to refocus one’s life upon the eternal and truly meaningful aspects of life found within Jesus and his message. Many students on campus are choosing to give up some aspect of life, maybe chocolate or facebook for example, so that they can focus upon their faith and relationship with God much easier. The Newman Club, which is composed of a group of the catholic students and faculty on campus, will be hosting its annual Ash Wednesday chapel at 3:00 this afternoon. This is always a very meaningful and moving chapel, helping students and faculty to focus their attention on the Jesus of Good Friday, and that of Easter morning. The Newman Club is a very active club on campus. Ash Wednesday also serves as a reminder to the student body that the middle of the semester is approaching and it is most definitely time to buckle down and complete all necessary tasks before Midterms and Spring Break arrives. The coursework and study in college should be used as an act of worship to God because he is our Creator and Sustainer.

I hope that you are able to take a moment today, either corporately or in private to reflect upon your own Faith and work to improve your own relationship with God.

Implosion of a Downtown WPB Building

This Valentine's Day morning at 9:00am a 30-story abandoned condo building was imploded just two blocks from campus. Most of the student body, and surrounding community was in attendance to see the 3rd largest building in United States history implode. This is just another amazing aspect of the urban environment of Palm Beach Atlantic University that I am glad to be able to take advantage of. The video does not do it justice, but it is still pretty cool. This video was taken from Palm Beach Island and you can see the southern section of campus at the far right side of the video.

Sailfish Baseball Set to Open Season at Roger Dean Stadium

JUPITER, Fla.- With the 2010 baseball season just around the corner, the Palm Beach Atlantic University squad is gearing up for what they hope to be a successful year under new head coach and Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter. The Sailfish will have the special opportunity to host the defending NCAA Division II National Champions of Lynn University at Roger Dean Stadium for their first game on Tuesday, February 2nd at 6 p.m.

As a part of the season opening festivities, admission to the game will be free to all visitors as will be the team’s second home game which will take place a week later against Florida Tech, also to be played at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday, February 9th at 6 p.m.

One of the finest minor league complexes in all of baseball, Roger Dean Stadium plays host to both the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals during Spring Training each year while also acting as the home facility for the Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins Single-A affiliate) and the Palm Beach Cardinals (Cardinal Single-A affiliate).

With a seating capacity of over 7,000, the Sailfish and Fighting Knights won’t be expecting to fill the stadium to reach its max however it does provide both teams with the unique opportunity to play at a state-of-the-art facility while fans on hand will get to watch and experience a first-class stadium atmosphere.

Fans entering the stadium are required to enter through GATE B where there will also be opportunities for them to get information on Palm Beach Atlantic University, buy Sailfish merchandise, and also visit the concessions stand.

Those fans and parents that cannot make it out the game will be able to tune in live and listen to the game via the Sailfish Sports Network.