Students & Campus Life

FSU’s CARE gets $1.4 million in funding for expanded Upward Bound reach

Published: October 21, 2022 | 10:45 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Florida State University’s Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement, or CARE, has been awarded $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Education to broaden a program that helps prepare high school students for college. CARE received the funding to start a new Upward Bound program in Suwannee and Hamilton counties, with a focus on math […]

Don’t dis-my-ability: Disabilities advocate featured in seventh annual disability conversation

Published: October 14, 2022 | 1:38 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

To celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month, Florida State University’s University of Choice organization will host disability advocate Shawn Smith during its seventh annual disability conversation. Smith, a New Brunswick Canadian, is a psychotherapist and autism and ADHD counselor. He’s also the founder and CEO of Don’t dis-my-ability® Consultation Services Inc. where he has helped hundreds […]

FSU students to host TOM Project inaugural event

Published: October 11, 2022 | 10:34 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

To educate people on the importance of heart screenings and how to help someone experiencing cardiac arrest, the Florida State University Congress of Graduate Students (COGS) is hosting the inaugural TOM Project health initiative. The TOM Project is a student-led initiative in honor of the late Toluwani “Tom” Idowu. Idowu was a creative writing major […]

Second Harvest, Publix help FSU fight food insecurity on campus

Published: October 5, 2022 | 10:52 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Hunger and food insecurity are realities everywhere – even on college campuses. According to Census data, U.S. students who don’t live on campus or with relatives are especially at risk of poverty. That includes students at FSU, and the university and its partners are doing what they can to help. The Department of Student Support […]

The plaid truth: You can pick FSU’s official pattern

Published: September 27, 2022 | 11:14 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Florida State University is about to get an official plaid pattern. Students in the Retail Technologies course at FSU’s Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship seek votes from the general public on the students’ best plaid. It’s part of their Plaid Project, in which students designed 26 unique FSU-themed patterns. The class voted on its 13 […]

FSU Honors, Scholars and Fellows House offers informational event for all students

Published: September 27, 2022 | 8:43 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

The Honors, Scholars and Fellows House on Tuesday, Oct. 4, will offer an informational event for Florida State undergraduate and graduate students who want to explore the building and learn about the many programs and offerings that operate there. The open house will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second, third and […]

Students honor the lives lost on 9/11

Published: September 9, 2022 | 5:09 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

As people around the world remembered the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, Florida State University students gathered on Landis Green to place 2,977 flags in honor of the lives lost 21 years ago. The flags, which are displayed in the shape of the digits 9-11, stand as a symbol of loss and remembrance. Organized by […]

FSU Career Center launches fall career fairs with two-day part-time job event

Published: August 31, 2022 | 11:14 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

FSU students gather in-person at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center for Seminole Futures, a career fair and an opportunity to network and speak with future employers from a variety of industries. (Photo courtesy of University Communications, Christian Pruitt)

The Florida State University Career Center is connecting students with nearly 350 organizations during five fall 2022 career fairs, including a part-time job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Thursday at the Student Services Building. The events aim to give students the opportunity to meet and network directly with hiring recruiters from […]

FSU names Paulette Curtis associate dean of Undergraduate Studies, director of Honors Program

Published: August 19, 2022 | 9:29 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Paulette G. Curtis, associate dean for Undergraduate Studies and Honors Program director

Paulette G. Curtis, an experienced Harvard University-educated scholar and administrator with a record of serving undergraduate students and building honors and other academic programs at top-tier universities, has been named associate dean of Undergraduate Studies and director of the Honors Program at Florida State University. Curtis, now a visiting scholar at Tulane University, will succeed […]

‘Extraordinary young man’: After tragedy, FSU summer grad seeks career in neuroscience

Published: August 16, 2022 | 5:02 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Will Cotter shakes hands with Sam Huckaba, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, during the summer 2022 commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. July 29. (FSU Photography Services)

In one indescribable moment four years ago, Will Cotter went from regularly playing soccer to losing the ability to walk. He went from routinely spearfishing in deep waters to learning adaptive ways to get back down to the bottom. And he went from knowing how to ride a bike using his feet to learning how […]

‘Welcome FSU’ greets students with two weeks of fun and informative events

Published: August 12, 2022 | 1:19 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Florida State University on Monday ushers in the 2022-2023 academic year with two weeks of events that spotlight Seminole taste, spirit, culture, community and well-being. “Welcome FSU” greets all Florida State students through a series of events and programs that take place Aug. 15-28 at various campus locations. The events aim to show students ways […]

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