August
2009 ‘Florida Book Awards’ Competition Begins with Call for Entries
The fourth annual Florida Book Awards http://floridabookawards.lib.fsu.edu competition kicked off Aug. 3 with a call for entries in seven categories.
Speicher remembered at Florida State University
Marines in the western Iraqi province of Anbar have found remains that have been positively identified as those of Navy fighter pilot Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, a Florida State alumnus who was shot down in the opening hours of the first Persian Gulf war in 1991.
United Nations Adviser to Speak at Commencement
Special adviser to the United Nations and Florida State University alumnus William D. Clay Jr. will be the speaker at the university’s summer graduation ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.
Join Grand Tour Tallahassee Winners for Game Weekend
Florida State alumni Bob (BA '74, JD '77) and Kathy (BS '73, MS '77) Cole are the lucky winners of the Grand Tour Tallahassee grand prize for the weekend of September 11-13. The Coles' winning package includes two tickets to the Kenny Chesney concert on September 11, hotel accommodations at Residence Inn North, dinner for two at Carrabba's Italian Grill, passes to view the Jacksonville State game from the Osceola Grill, and a reserved parking space. As season football ticket holders, Bob and Kathy were automatically entered into the contest.
Ringling Museum Director Wetenhall: A Decade of Success
John Wetenhall, the director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art who is credited with leading the museum to new heights during the past decade, has decided to step down to pursue other opportunities.
Three Rhodes, Four Years: Across the Nation, FSU Record Hard to Beat
Since 2005, The Florida State University has produced three Rhodes Scholars. No other state university in the nation can make that claim.
Researcher: Narcissistic Bosses Destroy Morale, Drive Down Bottom Line
In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public considerable distress. Unquestionably, many of the documented lapses in judgment can be traced to selfishness and a failure to check one’s ego.
FSU Professor Wins $5M Grant to Train Next Generation of Education Researchers
A researcher at The Florida State University has been awarded a $5 million, five-year federal grant to train doctoral students to conduct advanced research on the best ways of teaching reading, math and science to the nation’s schoolchildren.
FSU Trains New Students for Service to Area Nonprofits
Tallahassee is a city of public servants, and students at The Florida State University are no exception.
Florida State to Welcome Class of 2013 at 'New Student Convocation'
The Florida State University will honor its incoming first-year students and welcome them officially into its community of scholars during New Student Convocation, an hour-long ceremony scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. (doors open at noon) on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.