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10 years of Unconquered Scholars: A story of perseverance, success and ‘family’

Published: April 28, 2022 | 1:45 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Brendan Gonzalez will graduate with his B.S. in hospitality management from Florida State University’s world-renowned Dedman College of Hospitality.

Brendan Gonzalez finds himself reflecting on how far he has come. He will graduate this week with a B.S. in hospitality management from Florida State University’s world-renowned Dedman College of Hospitality and will start work in July in a leadership-development program for Marriott International. “I never thought I’d make it this far,” he said. He […]

FSU Foundation receives $100,000 grant from Truist to expand programming for first-generation students

Published: October 27, 2021 | 2:19 pm | Posted in: University News

The funds of this grant will support FSU’s new Living Learning Community for First-Generation students as well as expand Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE) programming that builds community and equips students with tools to succeed.

The Florida State University Foundation has received a $100,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation through its Truist Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund at The Winston-Salem Foundation, to expand programming and improve retention and graduation rates for first-generation students and those disadvantaged by economic circumstances. The grant will be used to aid first-generation students, students with […]

FSU Alumni Association announces fully endowed First-Generation CARE Scholarship

Published: October 19, 2021 | 1:14 pm | Posted in: University News

Former Chair Dan Berger and the FSU Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Florida State University · New Scholarship receives endowment The Florida State University Alumni Association announced Tuesday full endowment of the First-Generation CARE Scholarship, which supports first-generation students in the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement. The First-Generation CARE Scholarship will aid FSU students who are the first in their family to attend college and who […]

FSU receives $1.3M Talent Search grant to improve college enrollment for students at Title I schools

Published: October 6, 2021 | 10:11 am | Posted in: University News

Inika Pierre Williams, director of pre-collegiate programs and the project’s director; David Henry, director of Enrollment and Student Success at FSU PC and co-director of the project

Florida State University received a $1.3 million federal grant to improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates for students at Title I schools in the Florida Panhandle. FSU’s Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE) and FSU Panama City will launch a pre-college program with funding from the five-year Talent Search grant, part of the Federal TRIO Programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. “This project is an exciting […]

Robel Mechal

Published: March 2, 2021 | 10:13 am | Posted in: Student Stars

With its beautiful campus, resources for students and incredible faculty and staff, Robel Mechal said making the decision to attend Florida State University was an easy choice. While at FSU, Mechal has taken advantage of all resources on campus, not only for himself but also to give back and help other students. “I had a […]

FSU scores top four-year graduation rate in state of Florida

Published: February 8, 2021 | 12:20 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University now has the best four-year graduation rate of any public university in Florida, according to data that will be part of the State University System’s 2021 Accountability Plan later this year. The university’s four-year graduation rate is 74 percent, placing FSU first in the State University System of Florida and in the […]

FSU CARE works to improve college access in North Florida

Published: December 17, 2020 | 2:11 pm | Posted in: University News

As part of FSU CARE's Back to School Drive, CARE staff dropped off backpacks and school supplies at R. Frank Nims Middle School in Leon County. The funding that CARE recently received will continue to support efforts like this. From left to right: CARE Program Assistant TJ Callan, Nims Principal Dr. Benny Bolden, CARE Assistant Director Inika Williams, Law Magnet Coordinator Altovise Mitchell, and Nims Assistant Principal Tyneal Haywood Sr. (CARE/Inika Williams)

Florida State University’s Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE) has received a $205,500 infusion of state and local funds to help improve college access for low-income and educationally disadvantaged students in grades 6-12. This funding includes a $145,500 award from the Florida Department of Education College Reach-Out Program (CROP) and $60,000 from the Community […]

FSU to celebrate first-generation college student success

Published: November 4, 2020 | 2:19 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University will recognize its first-generation students and their accomplishments during a week of events expanding upon the nationwide First-Generation College Celebration, which will take place Sunday, Nov. 8. Florida State’s Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE), which provides first-generation and underrepresented students the necessary resources and support network they need to flourish […]

Essence Duncan

Published: March 2, 2020 | 12:28 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

A first-generation student at Florida State University, Essence Duncan was raised without any expectations of going to college. Now a senior, she couldn’t imagine her life without the experience of higher education. Duncan had plans to follow in the footsteps of her parents and join the military immediately following high school. Then, she discovered Florida […]

Florida State’s student success practices a model for the nation

Published: December 10, 2019 | 9:31 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s student success initiatives are showcased as a national model for increasing completion rates and reducing inequities in a video released by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The video highlighting FSU is one of three videos focused on the national priorities set forth by the Academy’s Commission on the Future of […]

Leading the way to student success: How FSU’s data-driven approach is turning heads across the nation

Published: February 20, 2019 | 1:16 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State has eliminated disparities in graduation and retention rates among its diverse undergraduate population, which includes nearly a third who are Pell Grant recipients and first-generation college students.

More Florida State University students than ever are graduating in four years, but the university’s upward trajectory in student success hasn’t happened overnight. As a result of careful and strategic investments over the past two decades, Florida State’s four-year graduation rate is No. 1 in the state of Florida and one of the best in the nation. Of the freshmen who entered the […]

Engage 100: Connecting students beyond the classroom

Published: August 14, 2018 | 12:55 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Freshman Interest Groups (FIG) are a way for new students to connect with others who share similar interests.

College is a place for educational and personal growth, a place where students begin finding their place in the world. Florida State University is doing its part to help students during that process through its new initiative, Engage 100. The initiative is designed to enhance the student experience by connecting, engaging and challenging them from […]

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