THE BIG STORY

NEWS & MORE FROM YOUR TOP 20 UNIVERSITY

•  SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 •

This is the reason FSU’s graduation rates continue to soar

Florida State University’s strategic investments in student success continue to pay dividends as the latest cohort of students posted the best six-year graduation rate in university history at 85 percent, according to data that will be part of the State University System’s 2023 Accountability Plan. Read more ...

How two world-renowned professors will help bolster 'unprecedented growth' at the College of Nursing

As part of its expansion of health care and clinical research, Florida State University is adding two esteemed digital health experts to its ranks. Lisa Hightow-Weidman  and Kathryn Muessig co-founded and directed the Behavior and Technology Lab (BATLab) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and together they've garnered $100 million in NIH funding. Read more ...

An inside look at the official opening of the 'transformative' new Student Union

About 200 faculty, staff and administrators, including Florida State University President Richard McCullough and members of the Board of Trustees, gathered in the atrium of the newly constructed Student Union for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the 300,000-square-foot facility, a project four years in the making. 
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FSU's Leonard Hamilton talks to New York Times about his Joe Lapchick Character Award

Florida State men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton received the Joe Lapchick Character Award presented by the Joe Lapchick Foundation during a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club. The award celebrates the life and career of Joe Lapchick, a Hall of Fame coach known for his compassion and integrity off the court, and is given to coaches who exhibit honorable character and who have impacted the game of basketball as did Lapchick. Hamilton spoke to The New York Times about the award, his career and what's next. Read more ...

Meet Alisa Duke, the 2022 Max Carraway Employee of the Year

Alisa Duke, assistant director of career services at the Florida State University College of Law, is the 2022 winner of the Max Carraway Employee of the Year Award. Duke won the appreciation of colleagues and the attention of FSU President Richard McCullough, who selected her for the honor, for her service to students and contribution to the college’s reputation as a top-tier law school. Read more ...

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