Enhance your educational experience at FSC by working closely with a faculty member to pursue scholarly research and creative activities in your field of study. Our collaborative research program allows you the unique opportunity to delve into your passion and explore your field of study. Once selected, you will work with one of our distinguished faculty members to generate a project that will be researched throughout a summer session. 

As you work with your faculty, their encouragement, as well as your commitment to quality will produce publishable work. After performing the research or creative activity alongside a faculty member, you will present your findings at the campus conference, Fiat Lux. You may also have the incredible opportunity of presenting at regional and national meetings during the year.

These collaborations create exceptional research opportunities and build close working relationships with your faculty mentors.

In your collaborative research program, you will have access to the latest technology and excellent laboratory facilities both on and off campus. This academic opportunity allows you to link theory and application, grow your investigative and interpretive skills, increase your ability to communicate complex ideas and provides you with a more competitive portfolio for graduate or professional schools.

Performance is the key to success in FSC’s prestigious music and theatre programs.

From solo recitals to outstanding ensemble concerts; from specialized degree programs to participating just for fun; from one-on-one lessons to comprehensive classroom courses - the underlying focus is performance.

In contrast to most large universities where you would have to wait years in order to be cast as the lead in a production, our students have the opportunity to be involved early and stay involved throughout their college career!

As an aspiring performer, you will have opportunities to perform on stage to a packed house alongside world-renowned musicians, participate in our Festival of Fine Arts, act a part in one of our plays, or even sing in an opera.

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Service Learning teaches you social responsibility by integrating valuable community service projects into the curriculum you are learning in the classroom.

“I started working on community service projects right away, and I have made a difference in the community, gaining lifelong friends along the way. My time here has been better than I ever could have imagined.” Katherine Thousand, B.S. in Nursing 

This educational method will provide you with community-based experience in order to enhance your academic knowledge. You will use the practical applications of your classroom studies to actively contribute to the community and solve real-world problems.

The service experience is integrated into course readings, lectures, discussions, and writing assignments. Even though community service is integrated into the academic curriculum, students are evaluated in terms of regular academic standards and not for the services provided.

The Center for Service Learning at Florida Southern College matches students in all areas of discipline to needs within the community, granting each student valuable experience through benefitting others. Florida Southern College is committed to creating future community leaders, increasing community involvement and providing students with opportunities to actively enhance their education in the community in which they work, live, and learn.