Students & Campus Life

Florida State freshmen, take note: Not having it all figured out just may well be the best approach to college. That was the message award-winning science writer Rebecca Skloot delivered to Florida State University’s Class of 2015 during New Student Convocation held on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center. The annual event […]

Florida State University student tutor Stefan Avey is used to guiding a "spectrum of students" as they work their way to higher GPAs. "There are people who come in regularly to go over chapters and ask me questions. And then there are those who come in the day of a test, wanting everything explained in […]

Two years ago, Florida State University senior Sandy Simmons went to a college housing conference and got a big idea: recycled bike rentals for students — on the cheap. "I thought this is really possible — why can’t it be done at FSU?" said Simmons, who grew up in West Palm Beach. "Tallahassee has the […]

Florida State University officially joins the ranks of some of the nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges after earning a "silver" rating in a new benchmarking program that encourages environmental sustainability in higher education. The program, the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), is the only ranking system of its kind that involves publicly […]

Florida State University may have an international reputation for the strength of its graduate programs, as well as for the academic accomplishments of the students in those programs. But by at least one measure, the university’s undergraduates are giving their graduate-level peers a run for their money. With assistance from FSU faculty and the Office […]

For her standout leadership on behalf of students with disabilities, the director of the Florida State University Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) has been honored at the national level with the highest award bestowed by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). Bea Awoniyi, who also serves as an assistant dean of students, is […]

Florida State University recognized its student veterans at the 2011 Annual Garnet & Gold Spring Football Game. Between the third and fourth quarters of the game, Florida State’s student veterans were joined on the field by President Eric J. Barron and FSU Athletic Director Randy Spetman, a retired Air Force colonel and graduate of the […]

A packed house of more than 250 proud Florida State University alumni, faculty and staff members were present to witness the unveiling and dedication of 16 commemorative stained-glass windows during a special sneak preview of the university’s new Heritage Museum on the evening of April 8 in Dodd Hall’s Werkmeister Humanities Reading Room. What’s more, […]

About 4000 parents, family members and students are participating in Parents’ Weekend October 15-16. For many, this is their first family reunion since the beginning of the semester. A jam-packed agenda includes activities ranging from a picnic on Union Green and football game against Boston College to academic sessions with topics like "Jane Austen on […]