Students & Campus Life

FSU kicks off summer semester with ‘Welcome FSU’

Published: June 15, 2021 | 1:46 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

Each semester, Florida State University presents “Welcome FSU,” a series of events and programs that serve as the official welcome for all Florida State students. This summer, Florida State will have a robust offering of in-person classes as well as hybrid, flex, and online classes. Similarly, Welcome FSU will return to in-person events while also […]

Participants in FSU’s Upward Bound Program achieve academic excellence during pandemic

Published: June 3, 2021 | 1:52 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life, University News

FSU Gadsden County Upward Bound 12th-graders Lakenya Brown, Danielle Baker, Tee’Anna Weston and Ja’Mia Brown will begin the Florida State University CARE program in June. (FSU Upward Bound Program)

While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted K-12 schools nationwide and brought conversations about the “digital divide,” learning loss and low college enrollment rates for vulnerable student populations to the forefront of pressing issues in education, several local high school students didn’t miss a beat thanks to one Florida State University program. Students participating in FSU’s Upward […]

FSU student earns esteemed Hollings Scholarship

Published: June 1, 2021 | 11:01 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Abril Hunter, a rising Florida State University junior from Belleville, Illinois. Hunter received an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (FSU Photography Services)

A love of science and policy and an awareness of environmental inequities inspired rising Florida State University junior Abril Hunter to pursue the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Hunter is the latest FSU student to receive the nationally competitive scholarship, which includes up to $19,000 of academic […]

FSU launches new Living Learning Community for first-generation students

Published: May 26, 2021 | 2:43 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Bryan Hall is where the FGEN Noles LLC will be co-located for its first year with the Academic Exploration and Discovery LLC. (FSU Photography Services)

Enhancing student success is one of Florida State University’s top strategic goals. In Fall 2022, the university will take its commitment to student success one step further by offering a home for first-generation students with the opening of a new living-learning community (LLC). The FGEN Noles LLC is designed to provide an environment that promotes […]

FSU undergraduate student research journal accepted into Directory of Open Access Journals

Published: April 23, 2021 | 1:31 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

The Florida State University peer-reviewed undergraduate student research journal, The Owl, was recently accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a collection of open access, high-quality professional scientific and scholarly journals. “This is a huge achievement for any student publication, making our published articles accessible on many professional databases, including Google Scholar,” said Trystan Loustau, editor-in-chief. […]

Garnet & Gold Scholar Society welcomes 236 new inductees in virtual ceremony

Published: April 22, 2021 | 2:55 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

Florida State University welcomed 236 new inductees into its prestigious Garnet & Gold Scholar Society this spring. Established in 2010, the Garnet & Gold Scholar Society facilitates student involvement and recognizes undergraduate students who excel within and beyond the classroom in at least three of five areas: international experience, internship, leadership, research and service. The […]

FSU students face off against other ACC student entrepreneurs for ACC Inventure prize

Published: April 20, 2021 | 2:41 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

A team of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering students who have designed a portable cold-storage unit for medication will compete against 12 other ACC schools for the ACC InVenture Prize in a shark-tank style entrepreneurial competition. The competition and award ceremony will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, on local PBS stations. The team representing FSU from the FAMU-FSU College […]

FSU Career Center recognizes student employees in annual ceremony

Published: April 16, 2021 | 12:14 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

The Florida State University Career Center hosted its seventh annual Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) award ceremony Friday, April 16, to recognize the positive impact student employees continue to have on the university community. “This ceremony aims to highlight the invaluable contributions of our student employees,” said Li Pon, SEOTY program manager and senior […]

FSU professor connects students through virtual reality

Published: April 14, 2021 | 2:27 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

Students in Professor Andy Opel's Immersive Media Production class were issued Oculus Quest 2 headsets this semester and used virtual reality (VR) to to simulate a classroom space. Using the EngageVR platform, students were able to create virtual avatars and travel to different VR environments, like the Oval Office. (Andy Opel)

While most students taking remote classes are meeting via Zoom, a professor in Florida State University’s School of Communication has been using virtual reality (VR) to simulate a classroom space. Professor Andy Opel developed the Immersive Media Production class four years ago, and the technology has advanced exponentially since then. When faced with having to […]

Virtual International Coffee Hour connected FSU’s global community through pandemic

Published: April 9, 2021 | 11:50 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

This past year, the Center for Global Engagement’s (CGE) Virtual International Coffee Hour has showcased more than 45 unique recipes from around the world with multicultural Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and international students, serving approximately 2,000 participants. CGE transitioned the program to a virtual space in March 2020 to provide the FSU community with an […]

FSU sets school record with three Goldwater Scholars

Published: April 8, 2021 | 9:32 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Trystan Loustau, Jessica Moser and Kylee Hillman are three of the 410 winners selected from a pool of about 5,000 applicants.

A school-record three Florida State University students have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious national award that annually recognizes the brightest mathematics, science and engineering college sophomores and juniors. Jessica Moser, a behavioral neuroscience major from St. Petersburg, Florida, Trystan Loustau, a psychology major from Jacksonville, Florida, and Kylee Hillman, a biological science major from Tallahassee, will receive up […]

Students, faculty and staff honored during 2021 Leadership Awards Night

Published: April 7, 2021 | 3:19 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

Florida State University students, employees and organizations were recognized during the university’s annual Leadership Awards Night Tuesday, April 6. The awards, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, honor the diverse collection of individuals and groups across campus who engage in leadership learning. The awards and their recipients are: President’s Award, given to an outstanding […]

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