have found success in winning titles and championships in the C-USA (FAU's previous athletic conference) and garnering attention on the national scale. On October 21, 2021, Florida Atlantic accepted the invitation to join the AAC and became a full-member on July 1, 2023.
== History ==
=== Establishment ===
On July 15, 1961, to meet the burgeoning educational demands of South Florida, the state legislature passed an act authorizing the establishment of a new university in the city of Boca Raton. Thomas F. Fleming Jr, founder of Boca Raton's First Bank and Trust Company negotiated with the federal government to secure the title to the air base lands and also established the Endowment Corporation to raise money for planning. Florida Atlantic University was built on Boca Raton Army Airfield, a 1940s-era army airbase. During World War II, the airfield served as the Army Air Corps' sole radar training facility. The base was built on the existing Boca Raton Airport and on 5,860 acres (23.7 km2) of adjacent land. …
