Education & Society

FSU launches Journal of Postsecondary Student Success

Published: September 15, 2021 | 10:22 am | Posted in: Education & Society, News

At Florida State University, student success means success for all — including achieving equity for students of different backgrounds. Now, as part of the university’s ongoing commitment to student success, Florida State has launched the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success (JPSS), a quarterly, open-access, interdisciplinary journal that publishes peer-reviewed research, editorials and practitioner reports related […]

Equipping the workforce: Triumph Gulf Coast Board approves $11.5M grant for FSU PC’s ASCENT project

Published: September 13, 2021 | 4:15 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, News

On Sept. 13, the board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., approved an $11.5 million grant for Florida State University Panama City’s ASCENT project designed to meet Northwest Florida’s workforce needs.

Today, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., approved an $11.5 million grant to provide partial funding to Florida State University Panama City’s Advancing Science and Career Education in New Technologies (ASCENT) project during a meeting in Crestview. “We are excited to partner with Triumph Gulf Coast to develop our regional workforce,” said Randy Hanna, […]

FSU selected as Special Olympics National Banner School

Published: August 24, 2021 | 12:47 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, News

Special Olympics at FSU promotes inclusion both at Florida State and in the community through sports training, competitions and campaigns for people with and without intellectual disabilities.

Florida State University has been selected as a National Banner School for 2021-2022 by the Special Olympics, the first university in Florida to achieve this recognition. Founded in the fall of 2019, the Special Olympics at FSU club promotes inclusion both at Florida State and in the community through sports training, competitions and campaigns for […]

Back to school: Florida State University center provides resources for families to help young learners

Published: August 5, 2021 | 10:50 am | Posted in: Education & Society

As children across the country prepare to go back to the classroom — some for the first time since the COVID-19 global pandemic began — the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University has launched a resource section specifically for families navigating those crucial early years of learning. The “For Families” section […]

FSU special education program partners with Leon County Schools on workforce development initiatives

Published: July 29, 2021 | 4:24 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, News

Through a partnership between FSU's College of Education and Leon County Schools, students in the special education program and autism spectrum disorder master’s and certificate programs worked with attendees of the Adult Community Education (ACE) Summer Institute. (FSU College of Education/Jennie Kroeger)

Florida State University’s special education program within the College of Education has formed a partnership with Leon County Schools to address the challenges students with intellectual disabilities face after finishing school and help these individuals find meaningful employment. Through the partnership, FSU students in the special education program and autism spectrum disorder master’s and certificate […]

FSU research associate working as sport psychologist with USA Track & Field team at Tokyo Olympics

Published: July 20, 2021 | 12:44 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

As a research associate at Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research, Christopher Stanley is focused on human development and performance — how people learn, manage mistakes and make improvements in educational domains. For the next several weeks, the human performances he will be focused on are those of the athletes on the USA […]

FSU researchers receive $1.5M grant to study corequisite developmental education models

Published: July 8, 2021 | 11:40 am | Posted in: Education & Society, News

Toby Park-Gaghan, associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and associate director of FSU’s Center for Postsecondary Success, is the principal investigator for the project. (FSU College of Education)

Florida State University researchers have received a $1.5M grant from the Institute of Education Sciences — the independent, nonpartisan statistics, research and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education — to study corequisite developmental education courses and their effect on students’ postsecondary outcomes. This project responds to Texas House Bill (HB) 2223, which requires […]

FSU’S Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching to partner with American Volleyball Coaches Association

Published: June 23, 2021 | 2:20 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, News

Florida State University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching, known as FSU COACH, has formed a new partnership with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). As part of the partnership, FSU COACH will be the official coach education provider for the AVCA. “Continuing education is a critical component of successful coaching,” said Kathy DeBoer, executive director of the AVCA. “FSU COACH will provide a connection […]

New report by FSU Center for Postsecondary Success highlights progress of Florida’s developmental education reform

Published: June 22, 2021 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

A new report by Florida State University’s Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) highlights the evolution in the implementation of the Florida developmental education reform. Stipulated by Senate Bill 1720, Florida’s developmental education reform was implemented in the fall of 2014 and required institutions in the Florida College System (FCS) to redesign the delivery of their […]

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