Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

FSU Global Scholars Program helps students build their own international experience

Published: November 5, 2020 | 5:02 pm | Posted in: News, University News

As Florida State University celebrates International Education Month this November, FSU Global Scholars is recruiting students to participate in a program that teaches them how to deal with critical questions about social impact, social justice, and social change. FSU Global Scholars, developed by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement and currently in its 10th year, assists participants […]

Nicole Heim

Published: September 1, 2020 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Florida State University senior Nicole Heim remembers watching the 2013 National Championship game from her couch in Cranford, New Jersey, when she was a freshman in high school. After FSU won the championship, she told her family that’s where she was going to go for college. No one took the comment seriously until Heim and […]

Amber Hedquist

Published: September 1, 2020 | 11:22 am | Posted in: Student Stars

Senior Amber Hedquist has discovered her enthusiasm for research and a fascination with rhetoric through an abundance of experiential learning opportunities at Florida State University. “Florida State has provided me an education inspired by the textbook and lived in experience,” she said. “It is an honor to contribute to the research community at FSU and […]

Leah Singleton

Published: May 5, 2020 | 2:16 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Leah Singleton, a graduating senior at Florida State University, found an unexpected world of opportunities at FSU as she began a career in public service. In high school, Singleton discovered the broad scope of human trafficking issues when she lent a hand at a local nonprofit in her hometown of Winter Springs, Florida. As a result, […]

FSU sends more than 50 students to the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference

Published: March 2, 2020 | 3:51 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Fifty-five FSU students presented at this year's Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. Six students gave oral presentations.

Fifty-five Florida State University students presented their research at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) held Feb. 21-22 at Florida Gulf Coast University. FURC, one of the nation’s largest multidisciplinary undergraduate research conferences, gives undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their research and further develop their presentation skills. Students also gain valuable networking experience, attend […]

Cara Steinberg

Published: March 2, 2020 | 12:29 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Senior Cara Steinberg has tailored her Florida State University experiences to support her end goal of becoming an occupational therapist for those with special needs. Steinberg said Florida State has always been the right place for her because of the campus organizations that aligned with her values and interests. At first, she wasn’t sure where […]

Sebastian Mejía

Published: March 2, 2020 | 12:29 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Sebastian Mejía found his passion for Latin American & Caribbean Studies at Florida State University while embracing his identity as a member of the Latinx community through involvement and research. Mejía, from Naples, Florida, originally chose to attend FSU because of his fascination with law and politics. However, after taking several classes and exploring his […]

FSU undergraduates present research at Florida Capitol

Published: February 20, 2020 | 4:26 pm | Posted in: News

Four Florida State University undergraduate students had the chance to present their research among legislative members at the Florida State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 10. The inaugural Undergraduate Research Posters at the Capitol was put on by the Florida Undergraduate Research Association (FURA) to provide a way for undergraduate students to engage directly in the […]

Jennifer Magi

Published: February 3, 2020 | 12:41 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Senior Jennifer Magi arrived at Florida State University not knowing the impact she would have on and off campus by the time she graduated. “I chose to attend FSU for the community and the ability to do undergraduate research,” Magi said. “The knowledge that I could participate in research early on because of FSU’s Undergraduate […]

Celina Meyer

Published: January 2, 2020 | 5:03 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Florida State University is giving junior Celina Meyer the educational background to pursue her goal of preventing the psychological effects of childhood adversity. Meyer is from Orlando, where her family lived in poverty for most of her life. Growing up, she also endured severe abuse and neglect stemming from her family’s unstable circumstances. She knew […]

Roderick Meyer

Published: January 2, 2020 | 4:13 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Senior Roderick Meyer’s experiences at Florida State University have shaped the budding scientist into a motivated, young leader ready to make the world a better place. Meyer, who was born in Venezuela, moved to the United States with his parents at nine years old, settling in Fleming Island, a small town south of Jacksonville. During […]

Zoë White

Published: January 2, 2020 | 3:37 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Nursing student Zoë White has made the most out of her undergraduate career at Florida State University through research, service and leadership opportunities. White, a New Port Richie native, fell in love with the FSU campus and culture during a tour in her junior year of high school. “I chose to become a part of […]

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