August 2012
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Florida State University's law, medical schools... →
Florida State University’s colleges of law and medicine are among the 10 best in the nation for Hispanics, according to Hispanic Business magazine. “The success we have had in recruiting and retaining Hispanic students reflects the university’s commitment to excellence and our dedication to encouraging a diverse community where all of our students can thrive,” said Provost and Executive Vice...
Good luck to all the freshmen starting college...
farcryforleopard:
Especially to all the new baby Noles!!!! Study hard, play hard. :) <3
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Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts...
Only a tiny fraction of the 17,500 museums in the United States have earned the public recognition for excellence that comes with accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM). Now, Florida State University can boast that its Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) has not only earned that recognition but was recently reaccredited by the AAM for another 14 years.
Museum accreditation is a...
“Here’s a hymn to the garnet and the gold, ringing to the sky.
Here’s a song for...”
– “Hymn to the Garnet and Gold” (via go-racing-in-the-street)
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Long-lost dinner chimes returned to Florida State
The dining hall dinner chimes of the Florida State College for Women have come home.
In the possession of Robert Sanford since the 1950s, the chimes — a set of five metal plates mounted to a simple wooden box, along with a small mallet — were received during an Aug. 23 ceremony by Florida State first lady Molly Barron during a ceremony in the university’s Heritage Museum in Dodd Hall.
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Seminole Sensation Week Events
fsugamecommittee:
Looking for something to do this week after getting all moved in?
Well, then check this out.
August 22-25: Movies On The Green
August 23: Sunset At The Rez and a showing of The Blues Brothers
August 24: ASLC Open House / Lego Block Party
August 25: Fight Night at the ASLC
August 31: Final Friday Gaming Social
Game Committee will be hosting the last two events listed...
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Florida State on front lines of ceremonial signing...
Jill Elish 08/16/2012 5:23 pm
When Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed two bills that will help military veterans in their quest to earn college degrees, he invited one of the most veteran-friendly universities in the nation to witness the event: Florida State University.
Florida State President Eric J. Barron, Col. Billy Francis, director of the Florida State Veterans Center, and...
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University recognizes veterans with 'honor cords'...
Jill Elish
08/10/2012 9:24 am
Starting with its Summer 2012 commencement, Florida State University has begun saluting its graduating student-veterans by bestowing them with red, white and blue honor cords to wear at graduation ceremonies.
Florida State is among the first universities in the nation to recognize graduating veterans with honor cords and will introduce the cords at Saturday’s...
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Watch“You may now move your tassels from right to left!”
Congratulations to the Class of 2012!
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Tune in to FSU Headlines TV!
Join hosts Vanessa Nguyen and Dennis Schnittker this month for FSU Headlines, Florida State University’s monthly television news magazine. Watch the program at the following times:
7:30 p.m. Friday, August 10 - WFSU-TV
7:00 a.m. Saturday, August 11 – SUN SPORTS NETWORK
12:30 p.m. Sunday, August 12 - WFSU-TV
All times Eastern.
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Online polls now open: Voting begins for student...
Jeffery Seay
08/01/2012 4:44 pm
Two short films made by Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts students Sean Tien and John Wikstrom are competing against each other and four other student films in the national Sprite Films program this month. While students in nationally ranked film programs from all over the country submittedscreenplays, only six teams of young...
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Composer and beloved professor Tommie Wright t...
Elizabeth Bettendorf 08/05/2012 7:08 pm
He’s both a scholar and a school patriot; he wrote the “FSU Fight Song” and taught tens of thousands of students to appreciate the joys of music.
Wright has been sharing his love of music with students and audiences alike for more than six decades.
Professor Thomas G. “Tommie” Wright, who joined the Florida State University faculty in 1949 and...
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can anyone help me?
beautifulsache:
i was wondering if there was any way that anyone could tell me how i would be able to put myself as a double major? i just applied for next fall and i was just curious if anyone knew how to do it?
Hello,
I hope that this guide may answer some of your questions. You may double major, in accordance to the guide provided, just as long as you meet any requirements that the major...
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FSU Nole-ympian Correspondents Blog: Seeing is... →
noleympians:
I was fortunate enough to have a tour of the park as it was being built, thanks to my colleagues at the FSU London Study Centre, who arranged a group tour back in March 2011. You can see from the picture that it was hard to believe the adamant assertions that they were ahead of schedule with all…
dontbendascend asked: so do you know any information on summer applications?
Do You Have It? (Raymond Daly, 2:18 PM EST)
noleympians:
Hello All! Think I’ve finally beaten the jet lag from getting back from London, and I’m back to deliver some insight. I thought this time, I’d change the format a little bit and allow you to learn about one of our ‘Nole athletes via video. I found a cool YouTube video of Chilean decathlete and current ‘Nole Gonzalo Barroilhet that I think you’ll enjoy, take a look!
FSU Nole-ympian Correspondents Blog: Belgian... →
noleympians:
Anyone get a chance to watch the Borlee twins, Kevin and Jonathan on Saturday? The former ‘Noles put on a show in their qualifying heats for the 400m dash, with Jonathan setting the Belgian national record at 44.43 seconds, which happened to be previously held by Kevin.
Both Borlee’s were…
FSU Nole-ympian Correspondents Blog: Ready, Set,... →
noleympians:
It’s Friday! One more day till the weekend and the start of the Athletic events in London! Much like swimming, I think Track & Field is one of the sports people really enjoy watching during the Olympics, I know I do. That being said, why don’t we learn about a few of our ‘Noles who have competed…
