Palm Beach Atlantic University is ranked 46th among the best universities in the South according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2016 edition released today, rising from 51st place last year. The publication includes rankings of more than 1,800 schools nationwide. To learn more about the U.S. News College Compass, which provides access to the most complete rankings and data, visit the online U.S. News Store. Two statistics point to Palm Beach Atlantic’s favorable ranking – improvement in retention (up 3 percent) and graduation rate (up 7 percent). The 2016 ranking places Palm Beach Atlantic tied with Freed-Hardeman […]

Legislation was passed to create a 10-day sales tax holiday that will begin at 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 7 and end at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, August 16. During this period, no Florida sales tax or local option tax will be collected on sales of clothing, footwear, certain accessories selling for $100 or less per item, on certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item and on the first $750 of the sales price for computers and certain computer-related accessories when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use. According to the law, “school supplies” means anything necessary to school […]

A team of 15 from Creation Studies Institute (CSI) composed of Executive Director Tom DeRosa and participants of all ages from all over the United States participated in the 2015 Dino Dig, July 15-19 in Montana. The goal was to unearth the remains of dinosaurs that once roamed the earth while making the vital connection to God’s Word. Since 2005 CSI has brought many together to meet at the heart of the Badlands in Glendive, Montana. Dinosaurs like the famous Tyrannosaurs along with Triceratops, Pachycephalasaurs, Hadrosaurids (duck bills) and many others roamed this area, which is identified as the Hell […]

For USMC Lance Corporal Nick Ellis, July 17’s Building Homes for Heroes Welcome Home ceremony was both heartwarming and bittersweet. Ellis, a South Florida Marine Corps veteran, who was gifted a mortgage-free home in Oakland Park, Florida, just learned the news a few hours prior about his fellow Marine and friend, Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, being killed in a tragic shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee the day before. On the verge of tears, Ellis said, “I believe, and I’m accepting this home on behalf of Thomas as well because he’s a good man.” Sullivan helped Ellis in 2005 during the Battle of […]

“We’re encouraging our partners to start serving meals to kids who may struggle over the summer,” said Paco Velez, president and CEO of Feeding South Florida. As Summer BreakSpot sponsors, Feeding South Florida handles the administrative and financial oversight of the USDA program, which passes through a reimbursement for breakfasts, lunches and snacks that have all the components of nutritious meals at approved locations. Each lunch must include a serving of milk, two servings of fruits or vegetables, one grain and one protein. At Summer BreakSpots children receive meals in a safe and supervised setting, which may include faith-based organizations, […]