LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2006) — Florida Southern College will present photographs taken by FSC students and professors during the May 2006 Study Trip to Italy, Sept. 8 through Oct. 2 in the Melvin Art Gallery on campus. The artists will discuss their work at the opening reception Sept. 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

During the month of May 2006, 23 students and six faculty members went on an extensive tour of Italy, including Rome, Sicily, Naples, Tuscany, Ravenna and Venice. This show was selected from more than 4,500 images taken on that trip and subsequently edited, manipulated and printed.

The Melvin Art Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and during intermissions of many performances of the FSC Fine Arts Series.  For more information please contact the gallery at (863) 680-4743.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.