Students & Campus Life

New FSU students connect through new Nole2Nole Peer Mentor Program

Published: July 7, 2020 | 12:52 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

FSU’s new Nole2Nole Peer Mentor Program is a peer mentorship opportunity created to help new students feel like a part of the FSU community during this unprecedented period of remote learning. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University has rolled out a new mentoring program for incoming freshmen who are beginning their collegiate careers a bit differently than in past summers. Last month, about 2,200 incoming freshmen started taking their first-ever college classes during FSU’s Summer C session, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all classes are being taught remotely […]

FSU Libraries becomes a virtual hub for remote learning

Published: June 22, 2020 | 4:44 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Students & Campus Life

FSU Libraries continues to play a crucial role in the campus community by providing electronic resources, online instructional support, open education resources, online tutoring and other remote services. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Libraries provides a space where the university community gathers to study, access research materials and collaborate. Now, with classes being taught remotely through the end of the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that central hub has become a virtual focal point and resource. While its physical locations are currently closed, FSU […]

FSU Law School grad earns coveted two-year fellowship to work on immigration advocacy

Published: June 22, 2020 | 11:14 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Students & Campus Life

Immigration has been a part of Daniela Donoso’s life since she and her family left Quito, Ecuador, for Miami when she was six months old. Now, just months after graduating with her law degree from Florida State University’s College of Law, she’s going to put that passion and education to work with the backing of a two-year, $100,000 fellowship from the Equal Justice Works Foundation to focus on […]

FSU greets new students virtually with ‘Welcome FSU’

Published: June 15, 2020 | 12:06 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

FSU’s Division of Student Affairs will greet new students through a virtual version of Welcome FSU, a weeklong tradition of engaging events that promote student involvement and inclusion on-campus. (FSU Division of Student Affairs)

More than 2,000 freshmen will start their college careers at Florida State University during Summer Session C, which begins Monday, June 22. While they will not be together in the traditional sense, FSU’s Division of Student Affairs is aiming to foster a sense of community through a virtual version of Welcome FSU. Welcome FSU is […]

FSU medical fraternity takes home honors from national organization

Published: June 10, 2020 | 1:58 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

The Florida State University chapter of the Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity has won the Chapter Excellence Award for universities in the southeast. “This was an amazing feat by the undergraduate students,” said Professor of Exercise Science Chester Ray, the group’s adviser. “This group has only been in existence for less than two years.” The […]

Incoming FSU students begin virtual orientation

Published: June 8, 2020 | 1:19 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Orientation for the Summer C and Fall 2020 terms will be held virtually to maintain a safe and healthy environment for all during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week, thousands of incoming Florida State University students and their families will begin orientation as they prepare for collegiate life and the Summer C and Fall 2020 terms. There’s just one change — sessions are being held virtually to maintain a safe and healthy environment for all. “Orientation is an essential part to student […]

Nine FSU students earn U.S. Fulbright awards

Published: May 27, 2020 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Nine Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will partake in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Nine Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will conduct research or have the opportunity to teach English abroad during the 2020-2021 academic year as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Since 1945, the program has provided students and young scholars opportunities to develop research, study and teach all over the world. […]

FSU Career Center online program earns national recognition

Published: May 26, 2020 | 4:39 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life, University News

ProfessioNole Ready was awarded an honorable mention from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in the Technology Excellence category as part of its annual Excellence Awards competition. (The Career Center)

The Florida State University Career Center’s flagship online professional development series, ProfessioNole Ready, has received national recognition for excellence in the field of career services from one of the industry’s leading organizations. ProfessioNole Ready was awarded an honorable mention from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in the Technology Excellence category as part […]

FSU student receives prestigious Hollings Scholarship

Published: May 26, 2020 | 12:20 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Rising junior Jonathan Marcus is the latest Florida State University student to receive an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The nationally competitive scholarship includes up to $19,000 of academic assistance over two years and a 10-week, paid summer internship with NOAA. “It has been a dream of […]

Two FSU graduate students win state’s only P.E.O. scholarships

Published: May 21, 2020 | 12:20 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Brittany Mathes (L) and Jessi Thomsen (R) were the only two graduate students in the entire state of Florida awarded prestigious Scholar Awards from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.)

Only two graduate students in the entire state of Florida were awarded prestigious Scholar Awards from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), and they’re both enrolled in programs at Florida State University. Jessi Thomsen, a doctoral candidate in the English Department with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, and Brittany Mathes, a doctoral candidate in the […]

FSU graduate student wins trio of Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists college awards

Published: May 14, 2020 | 10:23 am | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life, University News

Alexandra Wendling, a graduate student in the College of Communication and Information, won first place in three categories at the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists’ 2019 Excellence in Broadcast News College Contest. (Alex Wendling)

A Florida State University student won big at the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists’ 2019 Excellence in Broadcast News College Contest. Alexandra Wendling, a graduate student in the College of Communication and Information, won first place in three categories of the contest. The winners were announced Saturday, May 9, during a virtual ceremony due to […]

Med students create way to show ‘kindness can be just as contagious’ as coronavirus

Published: May 11, 2020 | 2:01 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

FSU second-year College of Medicine students Gabby Cintron and Vinita Akula.

Like many others, second-year med students Vinita Akula and Gabby Cintron were overwhelmed and anxious in response to unrelenting and ever-changing news and headlines at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to offset the anger, sadness and stress felt across the globe, the duo created a website, “Kindness amid the Coronavirus,” to […]