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FSC student accepted for
summer research project at USF

LAKELAND, Fla. (April 10, 2003) - Florida Southern College student Joseph Capetillo has been accepted into the Integrated Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Research Experience for Undergraduates Program at the University of South Florida. The 10-week program, supported by the National Science Foundation, begins June 1. 

Capetillo, a sophomore biology student, will join other undergraduates gaining exposure to state-of-the-art materials of science/nanotechnology research. Capetillo is the son of Fernando and Norma Capetillo of Brandon, Fla.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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