Students & Campus Life

Florida State University is putting out the welcome mat as students’ parents and other relatives prepare to visit campus for FSU’s annual Parents’ Weekend. From the Flying High Circus on Friday to the football game on Saturday, there is a little something for everyone. “Parents’ Weekend is an opportunity for our students to show off […]

Hazing prevention isn’t just for students anymore. During Florida State University’s 2012 Hazing Prevention Week, which continues through Saturday, Sept. 22, the Office of the Dean of Students and the university’s Hazing Prevention Team are asking faculty and staff to join students in signing a Hazing-Free Community Pledge and report suspected incidents of hazing whenever […]

The Rev. David C. Killeen began his first day of seminary in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. As that terrible day unfolded and in the days immediately after, Killeen saw the best in humanity exemplified after the worst in humanity did its work. Killeen, now rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, spent the […]

Florida State University football fans once again have a great opportunity to keep Doak Campbell stadium “green” on Saturday by recycling used beverage containers and reducing the amount of unsightly litter. Kicking off the season’s first home football game against Murray State University, student volunteers participating in Florida State’s “Garnet and Gold Goes Green” campaign […]

This fall, Florida State University’s annual Faculty Luncheon Series will examine the state of scholarly publishing and the perception that the academic publishing industry is on the verge of major evolution. The scholarly publishing cycle, including the production and dissemination of research, functions in tension with traditional journal publishing, tenure and promotion requirements, and increasing […]

The dining hall dinner chimes of the Florida State College for Women have come home. In the possession of Robert Sanford since the 1950s, the chimes — a set of five metal plates mounted to a simple wooden box, along with a small mallet — were received during an Aug. 23 ceremony by Florida State […]

Florida State University will welcome incoming first-year students during the New Student Convocation and the President’s Backyard Barbecue on Sunday, Aug. 26. New Student Convocation is intended to welcome the Class of 2016 into the university’s community of scholars by teaching them about its traditions and values. It begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Tallahassee-Leon […]

The signs and slogans adorning the walls of Cecile Reynaud’s office at Florida State University’s Tully Gym offer assurance and strength to all who enter: “When you want what you’ve never had, you must do what you’ve never done.” “Something inside me is very strong because I am confident.” Reynaud, a celebrated volleyball coach, author […]

Before Florida State University’s fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 27, students can participate in Seminole Sensation Week from Wednesday, Aug. 22, to Sunday, Aug. 26 — five days of dozens of fun activities designed to help them learn about the many ways to get involved on campus and meet other students who share their interests. […]

Florida State University is participating in the inaugural Pledge Your Allegiance for College Colors Day spirit competition and is asking for fan support to help win the College Colors Day Spirit Cup and $10,000 toward the general scholarship fund. Seminole fans can register to pledge their allegiance to Florida State as the school with the […]

This month, the nonprofit organization Kidz1stFund celebrates its first anniversary as it looks back on a year marked by impressive fundraising, increased public awareness and legislative goals reached in the fight against the genetic disease Fanconi anemia (FA). Florida State University’s head football coach, Jimbo Fisher, and his wife, Candi Fisher, created Kidz1stFund after their […]