Provost Sally McRorie

Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship becomes FSU’s newest college

Published: November 1, 2019 | 10:50 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, University News

The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship moved into its Monroe Street location in 2018.

Florida State University’s newest school — the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship — will now become its newest college, the university announced Friday during its Board of Trustees meeting. With the board’s unanimous approval of the name change, the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship becomes the nation’s first stand-alone college of entrepreneurship. In addition to elevating the […]

FSU signs memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Kyonggi University

Published: October 9, 2019 | 4:01 pm | Posted in: University News

Kyonggi University President In Kyu Kim led Kyonggi and FSU Provost Sally McRorie during a campus visit Oct. 4, 2019. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University welcomed a delegation from Kyonggi University in South Korea for a campus visit Friday, Oct. 4. President In Kyu Kim led Kyonggi’s delegation. Kim is a long-time television news reporter and former head of the Korean Broadcasting System. During the visit, Kyonggi University representatives met with Provost Sally McRorie, faculty members, staff […]

FSU dedicates Chemical Sciences Laboratory auditorium in honor of Nobel Prize winner Kroto

Published: October 4, 2019 | 9:49 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Margaret and Stephen Kroto (center) join a crowd at the Chemical Sciences Laboratory to dedicate the auditorium in Sir Harold Kroto's honor.

Family, friends and former colleagues of the late Professor Sir Harold Kroto honored the Nobel Laureate’s memory by dedicating the auditorium of the FSU Chemical Sciences Laboratory in his honor Oct. 4. The auditorium dedication came at the end of the first day of a two-day symposium honoring Kroto’s work. “He was a gentleman, a […]

FSU takes part in 20th anniversary celebration of Tallahassee-St. Maarten Sister City agreement

Published: September 26, 2019 | 10:24 am | Posted in: University News

From left: (Front) Lililita Johnson-Forbes, Jessica Rogers, Calvin Mardembrough, Provost Sally McRorie and Cindy Green. (Back) Cherrianne Dangleben York, Betty Jensen, Assistant Provost Stephen McDowell, Kristen Hagen, Ashley Krutz and Jocelyn Vaughn.

Florida State University’s Office of the Provost welcomed guests from St. Maarten’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Wednesday, Sept. 25, as a part of the 20th anniversary of the Sister City agreement between St. Maarten and Tallahassee. The relationship was established in 1999 as the territories recognized the mutual benefit and potential partnership, particularly […]

Gov. DeSantis celebrates FSU’s historic rise to No. 18 in national rankings

Published: September 9, 2019 | 3:16 pm | Posted in: University News

President John Thrasher joined Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials, longtime faculty, key administrators and staff members, and high-achieving students at Florida State University’s historic Dodd Hall Sept. 9, 2019, to celebrate FSU’s ascent to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. (FSU Photography Services)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials joined President John Thrasher, longtime faculty, key administrators and staff members, and high-achieving students at Florida State University’s historic Dodd Hall Monday morning to celebrate FSU’s ascent to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. FSU vaulted eight spots in […]

Florida State University joins nation’s Top 20

Published: September 9, 2019 | 12:01 am | Posted in: University News

U.S. News & World Report Ranks FSU No. 18 Among Public Universities Florida State University soared eight spots to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, meeting and well exceeding its goal of joining the Top 25. It’s the greatest single-year improvement in university history. The rankings […]

Florida State lands Top 10 spot on Kiplinger’s best values list

Published: July 29, 2019 | 2:18 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University offers a high-quality education at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, one of the nation’s leading publications in personal finance and business forecasting. Florida State cracked the Top 10 of Kiplinger’s annual list of Best Values in Public Colleges, moving up five spots to No. 9 from the publication’s previous rankings. “We are […]

Graduates celebrate achievements, mark historic firsts during FSU spring commencement

Published: May 4, 2019 | 2:48 pm | Posted in: University News

More than 6,500 students received degrees during Florida State's 2019 spring commencement. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University graduates celebrated important milestones and reflected on moments of triumph and tragedy during four spring commencement ceremonies over the weekend. More than 6,500 students graduated this spring with over 5,500 graduates participating in the ceremonies held Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. FSU President […]

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 […]

Florida State Graduate School applications and enrollment reach historic levels

Published: November 27, 2018 | 4:04 pm | Posted in: University News

Applications for graduate education — and graduate student enrollment — at Florida State University are on the rise. Application numbers are up 11 percent over the Graduate School’s record high of 8,749 applications in 2012. The total number of applications — more than 9,700 — received in Fall 2018 also represents a 26 percent increase over those submitted […]

Florida State launches new Civil Rights Institute

Published: November 2, 2018 | 3:06 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University administrators, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters gathered for a powerful evening of reflection and inspiration at the Dunlap Champions Club Thursday, Nov. 1. The event launched a new institute dedicated to the study of civil rights in America and the promotion of social change. The new FSU Civil Rights Institute is the […]

FSU Panama City campus tentatively set to reopen Oct. 29

Published: October 22, 2018 | 4:51 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University tentatively plans to reopen its Panama City campus and resume face-to-face classes Monday, Oct. 29. “Reopening our campus is an important part of helping Panama City recover from Hurricane Michael,” said Randy Hanna, dean of FSU Panama City. “Great things were happening in Panama City before the storm, and Panama City will come back even […]

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