President John Thrasher

FSU summer graduates learn lessons on hard work, success and family

Published: August 4, 2018 | 11:56 am | Posted in: News

Florida State University held two summer ceremonies for the first time in school history. (FSU Photography Services)

Hundreds of Florida State University students stepped across the stage Friday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4, to accept hard-earned degrees during two jubilant summer commencement ceremonies that paved the way to new adventures for each graduate. President John Thrasher presided over both ceremonies — the first time in school history FSU has held two summer […]

FSU Advisory Panel on University Namings and Recognitions forwards recommendations concerning Eppes and Roberts

Published: July 13, 2018 | 10:14 am | Posted in: News, University News

Florida State University President John Thrasher today received recommendations and findings concerning the names of Francis Eppes and B.K. Roberts from the President’s Advisory Panel on University Namings and Recognitions. “I want to thank the members of the panel for their time and efforts on these matters,” Thrasher said. “Their work is important to the […]

Archaeologists investigate history of Mission San Luis

Published: July 12, 2018 | 9:35 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Back in a corner of the grounds of a 17th century Spanish mission, FSU students and their professor have been spending a lot of time digging in the dirt. The site is Mission San Luis and the students and their professor are working on the first archaeological dig in 10 years at the living history museum […]

FSU to receive $98.7 million in performance funding

Published: June 27, 2018 | 4:31 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University has improved in every performance metric outlined by the Florida Board of Governors and will receive $98.7 million in performance funding this year in recognition of its continuing excellence. The funds will allow Florida State to continue making investments in targeted areas as it strives toward its goal of becoming a U.S. […]

FSU boasts best four-year graduation rate in Florida

Published: June 26, 2018 | 4:24 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University now has the best four-year graduation rate of any public university in Florida, according to the latest data reported in the State University System’s 2018 Accountability Plan. The university’s four-year graduation rate is 68.4 percent, nearly three points higher than the previous year’s cohort, placing FSU first among all State University System […]

Health and Wellness Center named for longtime administrator Mary B. Coburn

Published: June 11, 2018 | 4:36 pm | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Health and Wellness Center has a new name after the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name the facility after former Vice President for Student Affairs Mary B. Coburn. FSU President John Thrasher presented the recommendation to the board at its meeting Friday, June 8. “Mary was one of the rocks […]

New graduates express gratitude, savor success at spring commencement

Published: May 5, 2018 | 4:46 pm | Posted in: University News

FSU Spring Commencement 2018 Friday night ceremony. (FSU Photography Services)

Photo Gallery Florida State University made history this weekend by hosting four spring commencement ceremonies for the first time, offering graduates a chance to celebrate years of hard work and savor a sweet moment of success. More than 6,400 students graduated this spring with over 5,400 graduates participating in the ceremonies held Friday, May 4, […]

Power of WE: An unlikely friendship forges positive change on campus

Published: May 3, 2018 | 4:21 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Power of WE founding director Inam Sakinah and President John Thrasher.

Florida State University President John Thrasher and graduating senior Inam Sakinah are not a pair one would typically expect to be working together to catalyze change on campus. But since meeting in 2014 during the president’s visit to one of FSU’s neurology labs, the two have formed a strong bond despite their differences in age, […]

Gratitude and inspiration soar at FSU’s new Jim Moran Building

Published: May 1, 2018 | 5:05 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

President John Thrasher prepares to cut the ribbon celebrating FSU's new entrepreneurship-focused Jim Moran Building.

The optimistic, enthusiastic spirit of entrepreneur and philanthropist Jim Moran was alive and well at a ribbon cutting for Florida State University’s new entrepreneurship-focused Jim Moran Building, and so were his words. Moran famously once said, “The future belongs to those who prepare for it.” FSU is preparing an exciting new entrepreneurial future for students […]

Florida State adds fourth ceremony for spring commencement

Published: April 25, 2018 | 4:06 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University will hold four spring commencement ceremonies for the first time in its history in an effort to accommodate increasing participation by graduates and their families in recent years. The two ceremonies on Friday, May 4, will feature Florida State alumni Julie Dunn Eichenberg, an executive at Turner Content Distribution, and John Rivers, […]

FSU College of Social Work celebrates 100 years of scholarship and service

Published: April 12, 2018 | 4:47 pm | Posted in: University News

“100 years!!” That continuous refrain echoed through the Champions Club Ballroom as Florida State University social work faculty member Pam MacDill outlined highlights of the 100-year history of the College of Social Work’s celebratory gala on April 7. “100 years,” the crowd shouted. “Of innovation,” MacDill continued. “We started the first online MSW program in […]

Pioneering business administration professor named 2018-2019 Robert O. Lawton distinguished professor

Published: April 5, 2018 | 7:00 am | Posted in: News, University News

Professor Pam Perrewé is the 2018-2019 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor. "Because of my love for Florida State, this is like the Nobel Prize to me."

Pamela L. Perrewé, professor of business administration in the Department of Management, has been named Florida State University’s 2018-2019 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor. It’s the highest honor given by FSU faculty members to one of their own. “I am so proud and excited because this award is very meaningful personally,” said Perrewé, the Haywood […]