Student Government Association

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 […]

‘I found my purpose’: FSU student using her voice as Miss World to advocate for women and girls

Published: February 3, 2020 | 8:44 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Toni-Ann Singh, who won the Miss Jamaica pageant last summer, was crowned Miss World on Dec. 14, 2019, in London. (Credit: Miss World)

When Florida State University undergraduate Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned Miss World on Dec. 14, 2019, in London, it marked the first time that black women have simultaneously held the titles of five of the world’s top beauty pageants. Before Singh made beauty pageant history, the 23-year-old was a Florida State student pursuing bachelor’s […]

Meet Stacey Pierre, FSU’s new student body president

Published: April 5, 2018 | 12:07 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Stacey Pierre, the 2018-2019 SGA president, speaks at the Student Government Association inauguration March 29. (FSU Photography Services)

Stacey Pierre has been developing her voice and refining her leadership from the day she set foot on Florida State University’s campus. A first-generation student from Miramar, Florida, Pierre now stands at the helm of FSU’s Student Government Association, serving as the chief student advocate. Pierre, a junior majoring in biology and former student body […]

FSU panel to review campus policies on names and recognitions

Published: September 5, 2017 | 11:41 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the creation of a panel of university students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni to examine and make recommendations on current university policies concerning campus names and markers, including statues and other recognitions. The creation of the panel follows Thrasher’s condemnation of last month’s hateful and violent acts by […]

FSU breaks ground on new Black Student Union building

Published: January 27, 2017 | 5:45 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Hundreds of Florida State University community members, alumni and government officials gathered together on an idyllic January afternoon Friday to break ground on a much-anticipated new facility for the Black Student Union. Established in 1968, the Black Student Union is a student government agency that offers black students a form of identity, a social life […]

Students show off research talents at President’s Showcase

Published: September 28, 2016 | 1:23 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

More than 50 undergraduate students presented their research at the President’s Showcase.

Students, faculty and staff convened on Sept. 27 in FSU’s Augustus B. Turnbull III Conference Center to celebrate the research accomplishments of some of Florida State University’s most exemplary undergraduates. The President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence provides undergraduate students the opportunity to formally present their research in a professionalized symposium environment. In his address […]