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Ruby Diamond Auditorium reopens!

Ruby Diamond Auditorium reopens!

Blues legend B.B. King gives the inaugural concert in the newly renovated Ruby Diamond Auditorium in Florida State University's Westcott building.

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FSU professor's napkin sketches receive national recognition

FSU Interior Design professor Jim Dawkins has earned an Entry of Merit nod in the 2010 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, sponsored by Architectural Record magazine. Dawkins discusses the award, the art, and demonstrates his sketching skills.

Incubator opens for Business

Incubator opens for Business

Administrators cut the ribbon on the Student Business Incubator in the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at the FSU College of Business. The incubator provides office space for students developing new business ideas.

Florida State Choreography Center Nationally Recognized

Florida State Choreography Center Nationally Recognized

The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) at Florida State University has been tapping and twirling its way to the top. Now, it has received one of the top awards given to such a center.

Barron on Tuition

Barron on Tuition

President Eric J. Barron reports analysis reveals higher tuition rates won't affect financially needy students. (Sept. 14, 2010)

Partnership launches look into commercial space flight

Partnership launches look into commercial space flight

The Florida State University and its Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion will play a key role in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiative that joins academia, industry and government to address the potential of commercial space transportation.

FSU goes green for gameday

FSU goes green for gameday

Volunteers come out to the stadium to wrap, tape, and distribute over 300 new recycling bins for football gamedays.

2010 Job Fair

2010 Job Fair

More than 1200 eager students filled the union ballroom to find job opportunities from local and regional employers.

Backyard BBQ welcomes students

Backyard BBQ welcomes students

New Florida State University students enjoy a visit to the President's House on the eve of the fall semester. President Eric Barron says the idea is to give newcomers a warm welcome and make them feel more at home.

Florida State welcomes class of 2014

Florida State welcomes class of 2014

A procession of new students filed into the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center for New Student Convocation. The service included an address by university president Eric Barron and the torch ceremony.