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Dr. Devin Stephenson, president of º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø, was named to the prestigious Florida 500 list for the third year years in a row.

President Stephenson earns third Florida 500 recognition

Dr. Devin Stephenson, president of º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø, has been named to Florida Trend magazine’s prestigious Florida 500 list for the third straight year, recognizing his leadership and growing influence in advancing STEM education and economic development.

From left, Bob Knight, Deedra Knight and Dr. Devin Stephenson, º£½Ç³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s president, pose with student-athletes in celebration of the Knight family's historic first gift to º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics.

º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics receives historic first gift from Knight family

º£½Ç³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s new athletics program has received its first philanthropic gift, a $60,000 contribution from longtime Lakeland residents Bob and Deedra Knight. The milestone donation marks an exciting step forward for º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics as the University builds its inaugural sports teams and gains support from the local community.

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Harvard professor emeritus joins º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø as new trustee

LAKELAND, Fla. – º£½Ç³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Board of Trustees can now count on valuable Harvard wisdom from its new trustee, Dr. Earl Sasser. Florida’s Board of Governors appointed the Harvard Business School professor emeritus recently to serve as a trustee effective immediately. Sasser was a Harvard faculty member from 1969 until his retirement in 2017. “This is still a young

º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø students make connections through radio

From the lawn outside the Innovation, Science, and Technology Building, a group of º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø students make contact and build connections with people across town, across the country, and around the world. Radio Frequency (RF), a committee of the º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), is dedicated to bringing as many students as

Changes to special fees fines and charges regulation

LAKELAND, Fla. – Regulation FPU-4.003 Special Fees, Fines and Charges is being revised to reflect a change to the convenience charge that the University’s payment processor charges to students. Currently, the regulation sets the convenience fee at 2.3% of the transaction amount on each web-originated financial transaction when the payment is made by credit card, charge card, or debit card.

Determination breeds success for º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø alumna

When Alieth Rodríguez ’18 pauses to looks at the life she is building for herself and her family, she’s proud of the sacrifices and hard work it took to earn a bachelor’s degree from º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø and begin her promising engineering career. “Every single class gave me a little of what I need right now,â€� Rodríguez said. Rodríguez is

Research at º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø’s FIPR Institute to produce new sources of critical elements in U.S.

United States. FIPR and CMC signed a three-year, $876,000 agreement to initiate the partnership on Nov. 1, 2019. “We are pleased at the opportunity to work closely with CMC and FIPR, which both have decades of practical experience and extensive contacts in the industry,â€� said Dr. Terry Parker, provost and executive vice president of º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø and executive director of

º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø student and movie buff shares best horror films for Halloween fright

This Halloween, º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø senior Robert White will be spending his night watching horror movies and hoping they scare the wits out of him. As something of a connoisseur of scary movies and movies in general, the films have a high bar to clear. “Ari Aster directed ‘Hereditary,’ which is supposed to be one of the best horror movies to

Professor focuses on the future with $100000 gift to º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø

Dr. Muhammad Rashid knows from experience what a difference education can mean in a person’s life. As a first-generation college graduate, he sees his own struggles and concerns reflected in many of the students he encounters at º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø, where he is professor and chair of the electrical and computer engineering department. That’s why he and his wife decided

º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø hosts spooky fun events this Halloween week

Students can find a break from classes and studying this week with multiple Halloween-themed events that will provide a fun and friendly atmosphere on campus. “We believe that by establishing a fun atmosphere we are preparing each student to be successful in their career choice as well as their personal lives,� said Jimmy Surin, student development assistant director at Florida

Green science and technology take center stage at international conference

A group of international scientists and scholars gathered at º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø on Oct. 24 for the third annual USA-India Roundtable Conference and Workshop on Green Chemistry, Engineering and Technologies (GCET) to share ideas on the next generation of green and sustainable technologies. The conference is a joint effort of º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø, Panjab University in Chandigarh, India, and Florida-based Molekule