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Take note: Moolaguides.com paying off for student entrepreneurs
Students at Florida State University are learning that taking precise notes during class pays off in more ways than just earning good grades. Three Florida State College of Business students have come up with a way to capitalize on their classmates’ note-taking skills and compensate them for their hard work through an entrepreneurial venture called Moolaguides.com.
From the Internet to your ears: Student entrepreneurs are hearing success with 'Wordio' smartphone app
If you haven’t heard of Wordio yet, give it a few months. That’s the hope of a group of nine Florida State University students who created a new smartphone application that will transform written content on the Web into audio form, allowing users to listen to their favorite articles while driving, exercising or simply relaxing.
Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction for new College Town development
As more than a dozen people wielding ceremonial shovels tossed clods of orange construction clay, ground was broken on Jan. 17 for College Town, a planned residential, dining, shopping and entertainment district to be located just south of the Florida State University campus.
Daughter of Malcolm X calls for continued action during MLK celebration
During Florida State University’s 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration on Jan. 12, guest speaker Attallah Shabazz cautioned the youth of today against being sloganeers, encouraging them instead to be problem solvers like those of the civil rights movement.
An evening of heartfelt dialogue about civil rights and social justice
Students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered in Florida State University’s Globe Auditorium on Wednesday evening to participate in a Dinner Dialogues event hosted by FSU’s Center for Multicultural Affairs and the Seminole Torchbearers.The unique event was one of several taking place as part of the university’s weeklong Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Talent sparkles at Florida State's MLK Night of the Arts
Florida State University students and members of the Tallahassee community took the stage of the Globe Auditorium on Tuesday for a Night of the Arts as part of the university’s 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Revisit mid-20th century at FSU's 'Classic Herman Miller' furniture exhibit
An award-winning exhibit of classic Herman Miller furniture on display at Florida State University through March 16 is revealing just how timeless good design can be.
FSU community donates a whopping $193,000+ during ‘Great Give’
The students, faculty, staff and alumni of Florida State University joined forces for 36 hours on Jan. 23 and 24 to raise $193.838.10 during The Great Give, the university’s first exclusively online fundraising effort. The university community surpassed the campaign’s $161,000 goal by $32,838.10.
Florida State University awarded $38 million to help spur public education improvements
Flexing its considerable research muscle, the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University has won a $38.6 million contract to help six Southeastern states and their schools put the test results, coursework information, graduation statistics and other education-related data they collect to more effective use in helping students find academic success.
Florida State University named a best-value school
Today, Florida State University was again named one of the best values in the nation by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in the publication’s annual ranking of public colleges, moving up two spots to 18.