University News

For The Kids: Dance Marathon presents $915K to the FSU College of Medicine

Published: September 19, 2017 | 4:45 pm | Posted in: University News

Cheers filled the sunlit atrium of Florida State University’s John Thrasher Building Tuesday afternoon as Dance Marathon at FSU and the Children’s Miracle Network at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital presented a check for more than $915,000 to the FSU College of Medicine. The funds, which will be instrumental in providing needed aid to children […]

FSU opens new childcare facility to serve smallest Seminoles

Published: September 18, 2017 | 2:32 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University is making the lives of its faculty, staff and students who have children a little easier by expanding its childcare facilities and moving them closer to campus. The new Infant and Toddler Child Development Center, located on the corner of Copeland and St. Augustine streets, opened Monday, Aug. 28. The upgraded […]

FSU students, community send Hurricane Irma relief supplies to South Florida

Published: September 15, 2017 | 1:51 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

More than 250 FSU students and 100 staff volunteers assembled care packages for Hurricane Irma victims Friday, Sept. 15, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. (FSU Photography Services)

Photo gallery Florida State University and Leon County teamed up to send thousands of care packages to Hurricane Irma victims in South Florida, thanks to donations from local residents and businesses. On Friday morning, more than 250 FSU students and 100 staff volunteers assembled the donated items into care packages at the Donald L. Tucker […]

Hurricane Irma: A Message from President John Thrasher

Published: September 12, 2017 | 5:27 pm | Posted in: University News

Dear FSU Family, Now that the threat of Hurricane Irma is behind us, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the storm did not cause the kind of damage to our main campus that we had prepared for. Instead, we can reflect on our many blessings as we extend our support and sympathy […]

Florida State leaps another five spots in national rankings

Published: September 12, 2017 | 12:01 am | Posted in: University News

U.S. News & World Report Ranks FSU No. 33 Among Public Universities Florida State University has jumped to No. 33 among national public universities in the U.S. News & World Report rankings after moving up five places for the second consecutive year. The rankings appear in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2018” guidebook. In two years, FSU […]

FSU students enjoy post-Irma dinner at the Champions Club

Published: September 11, 2017 | 8:42 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Student-athletes helped serve game day fare of hamburgers and hot dogs to more than 6,000 students at the Dunlap Champions Club Monday evening.

As the worst of Hurricane Irma moved past Tallahassee Monday afternoon, some of the very best qualities of the Florida State University family were on display at a swiftly organized post-hurricane dinner at Doak Campbell Stadium. Even as the storm shut down campus this week, FSU organized a plan to open the 70,000-square-foot Dunlap Champions Club — the premier club-seating […]

UPDATE: Hurricane Irma

Published: September 7, 2017 | 10:04 pm | Posted in: University News

Visit alerts.fsu.edu for full list of updates. Updated 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 Based on the most recent forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Florida State University is extending its current closure through Friday, Sept. 15, for all campuses, due to concerns about the impact of the storm and possible long-term power outages in the Tallahassee area as […]

Retired dean Nancy Marcus receives stellar send off

Published: September 7, 2017 | 2:03 pm | Posted in: University News

It was a standing-room-only crowd at the Honors, Scholars and Fellows House Wednesday, Sept. 6, as students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the retirement of Nancy Marcus. Marcus is stepping down after 30 years at Florida State University, including the past 12 as dean of the Graduate School. She previously served as chair of […]

DACA: A Message from President John Thrasher

Published: September 6, 2017 | 4:09 pm | Posted in: University News

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Late last fall, I joined more than 600 higher education leaders across the nation in asking then-President-elect Trump to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA allows some undocumented immigrants who arrived in this country as children to be spared from deportation and makes them eligible for two-year renewable work […]

FSU panel to review campus policies on names and recognitions

Published: September 5, 2017 | 11:41 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the creation of a panel of university students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni to examine and make recommendations on current university policies concerning campus names and markers, including statues and other recognitions. The creation of the panel follows Thrasher’s condemnation of last month’s hateful and violent acts by […]

Faculty Luncheon Series announces fall lecture lineup

Published: August 31, 2017 | 9:49 am | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Faculty Luncheon Series for Fall 2017 features the following distinguished speakers who will reflect on their scholarly research and creative activities: Tuesday, Sept. 12 Anne Barrett, professor of sociology and director of The Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, will discuss “Doing Our Bit: Older Feminists’ Activism in London.” Tuesday, […]

Center for Global Engagement welcomes new international students

Published: August 30, 2017 | 4:06 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s Center for Global Engagement welcomed more than 440 new international students from 40 different countries to campus as classes began for the fall semester Aug. 28. FSU’s incoming international students include 169 undergraduate students and 272 graduate students. FSU has over 2,400 international students from more than 120 different countries. A Welcome […]