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The final installment of Florida State University’s Fall 2011 Faculty Luncheon Series, themed "Unity in Diversity — An Academic Community Reflects on the Three Cultures: The Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences," will feature four members of the Florida State faculty engaging in a panel discussion about the academic culture at FSU. Comprising the panel […]

To support the idea that publicly funded research should be broadly and widely disseminated and easily accessible to the general public, Florida State University has developed the “DigiNole Commons Virtual Repository for Electronic Scholarship,” an online venue for the university’s faculty to store and showcase its research. What’s more, the FSU Faculty Senate has approved […]

Florida State University President Eric J. Barron and the Florida State chapter of the Collegiate Veterans Association (CVA) today announced several new initiatives that will help the university in its efforts to become the most veteran-friendly public university in the nation. The initiatives are designed to provide support and services to assist veterans in their […]

The Florida State University Faculty Senate honored four individuals for their many years of dedicated service to the university during the 2011 Fall Meeting of the General Faculty on Oct. 5. Faculty Senate President Sandra Lewis presented Torch Awards to Maxwell Carraway Jr., Patrick W. "Pat" Hogan, John M. McKay and John E. Thrasher. The […]

Florida State University President Eric J. Barron will deliver his second State of the University Address at the Fall Meeting of the General Faculty. The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 3 P.M. ROOM 208 AUGUSTUS B. TURNBULL III FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE CENTER 555 W. PENSACOLA ST. TALLAHASSEE, […]

Florida State University President Eric J. Barron rededicated the newly renovated William Johnston Building to the “20th century students who first brought these halls to life” and the “21st century students who will open its doors to the future” during a ceremony held on the evening on Sept. 20. “Today’s William Johnston Building is a […]

The U.S. Army’s Cadet Command has named retired Army Capt. Bob Lovins, Florida State University’s Army ROTC recruiting operations officer, its 2010 Recruiting Operations Officer of the Year. The distinction signifies that under Lovins’ watch, FSU’s Army ROTC program, known as the Seminole Battalion, met its mission to transform Florida State and Tallahassee Community College […]

Florida State University remains one of the top 50 public universities and continues to offer some of the best undergraduate business programs in the nation, according to rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report for its 2012 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” Florida State is ranked 46th this year among public “national” universities, […]

The Florida State University Faculty Luncheon Series has a long tradition of enlightening attendees with the interesting and relevant insights of a diverse group of speakers. This fall’s lineup will continue and expand that tradition. The theme of the upcoming fall series, “Unity in Diversity — An Academic Community Reflects on the Three Cultures: The […]

For only the second time in Florida State University’s history, a faculty member has been awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, one of the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. David Whalley, the E.P. Miles Professor and chairman of the Department of Computer Science, was one of only about 40 people in the United […]

Tamika Royal-Thomas grew up in a rural and mountainous village in Jamaica in a family that believed in dreams: "My parents always told my brother and sister and me to work hard and achieve and get a good education." After Royal-Thomas and her husband, Omar Thomas, finished their master’s degrees — she earned hers from […]