Division of Undergraduate Studies

Alumnus gifts $10 million to support FSU women studying STEM

Published: | 1:00 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University alumnus and former health care consultant has left an estate gift to support women majoring in STEM fields at FSU. Marc Julius, who graduated FSU Magna Cum Laude in 1963 with a double major in chemistry and microbiology, has gifted an estimated $10 million to endow scholarships and program support for […]

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‘Enriched in many ways’: FSU celebrates its transfer students, prepares a new class

Published: | 12:16 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Although many Florida State University students become Noles straight out of high school, a good number start their college education elsewhere before transferring to FSU. That currently accounts for more than 8,000 students — about a quarter of the undergraduate student body — and FSU celebrated them last month for their achievements and contributions to […]

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FSU Collaborative Lab to promote nationwide student success and equity

Published: | 3:45 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Students & Campus Life, University News

Florida State University is working to enhance its record of student success and equity well beyond its campuses. The Collaborative Lab for the Advancement of Student Success, or CLASS, represents a joint effort of the College of Education and the Division of Undergraduate Studies that answers a national call to strategically improve undergraduate education so […]

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

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

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 […]

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Participants in FSU’s Upward Bound Program achieve academic excellence during pandemic

Published: | 1:52 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted K-12 schools nationwide and brought conversations about the “digital divide,” learning loss and low college enrollment rates for vulnerable student populations to the forefront of pressing issues in education, several local high school students didn’t miss a beat thanks to one Florida State University program. Students participating in FSU’s Upward […]

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FSU launches new Living Learning Community for first-generation students

Published: | 2:43 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Enhancing student success is one of Florida State University’s top strategic goals. In Fall 2022, the university will take its commitment to student success one step further by offering a home for first-generation students with the opening of a new living-learning community (LLC). The FGEN Noles LLC is designed to provide an environment that promotes […]

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FSU awards 77 Honors Medallions to fall graduates

Published: | 4:30 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University awarded honors medallions to 77 high-achieving graduates during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 10. The FSU Honors Program supports the efforts and talents of the university’s most intellectually curious students who have the potential, dedication and drive for creating change. The virtual ceremony included remarks by Provost Sally McRorie; Dean of Undergraduate Studies and […]

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FSU’s record first-year student retention rate places among Top 15 nationally

Published: | 10:48 am | Posted in: University News

Innovative campus-wide efforts nearly eliminate retention disparities among undergraduates Florida State University is retaining first-year students at a record rate, according to the most recent data reported to the Florida Board of Governors. Ninety-five percent of FSU’s first-time-in-college students who enrolled in Summer/Fall 2019 stayed for their sophomore year — a record for the university. […]

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‘Florida State Anywhere’ connects campus to students from wherever they are

Published: | 12:46 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Engaging with students has always been a top priority at Florida State University and, as the university community continues to navigate through a global pandemic this fall, that won’t change.  New undergraduate first-year and transfer students who are living away from Tallahassee and taking classes remotely will still be able to take advantage of programs and services that will connect them to the […]

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New FSU students connect through new Nole2Nole Peer Mentor Program

Published: | 12:52 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Florida State University has rolled out a new mentoring program for incoming freshmen who are beginning their collegiate careers a bit differently than in past summers. Last month, about 2,200 incoming freshmen started taking their first-ever college classes during FSU’s Summer C session, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all classes are being taught remotely […]

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FSU Assistant Provost expands role as Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Published: | 12:00 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Sally McRorie has appointed Assistant Provost Joe O’Shea as the new dean of the Division of Undergraduate Studies, effective May 20. O’Shea succeeds Dean Karen Laughlin, who passed away earlier this month. An FSU alumnus, O’Shea has served as assistant provost since 2016, where […]

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FSU mourns Dean Karen Laughlin

Published: | 8:56 am | Posted in: University News

Members of the FSU family pay tribute to Dean Laughlin on social media Florida State University is mourning the loss of Dean of Undergraduate Studies Karen Laughlin — an influential, tireless and dedicated educator who, for almost four decades, helped define the very nature of an undergraduate education earned by countless FSU students. “I was so […]

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