| 9/08 |
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The Wright Splash
Times of the Islands
The work of one of our country's most celebrated architects is making waves at Florida Southern College. (Click
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| 9/08 |
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On the Wright Track
Times of the Islands
Four times a day, the Water Dome at Florida Southern College comes to life, shooting arcs of water up toward the sunny sky. While some students may continue on their way, immune to the frequent displays, most visitors to the Lakeland campus tend to stop and admire this feat of architecture.
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| 6/1/08 |
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Top 10 Greatest Athletes in FSC History
The
Ledger
Twenty-six NCAA Division II team national championships. Twelve individual national champions. More than 200 post-season appearances. Eleven national players of the year and more than 400 All-Americans. Those numbers make Florida Southern College one of the premier NCAA Division II programs in the country. (Click
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| 6/08 |
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"Child of the Sun"
Florida Travel and Life
A pillar of American architecture, Frank Lloyd
Wright left an unparalleled legacy. But few know
of his connection — and contribution — to Florida.
At Florida Southern College in Lakeland, a short drive from
several of the state’s gateways, the largest single-site collection
of his work draws visitors from around the globe. (Click
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| 4/7/08 |
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"Experiencing Frank" (Lloyd Wright) at Florida Southern College
Herald-Tribune
Because “Loving Frank” is a novel based on the ill-fated romance between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney in the early 1900s, a visit to the Wright-designed Florida Southern College campus in Lakeland seemed in order, as a way of preparation. (Click
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| 1/24/08 |
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Architectural Conservation Comes to College Campuses
Wall Street Journal
The most interesting recipient in the modernist category is Florida Southern College in Lakeland, whose west campus consists of a dozen structures, including a covered pedestrian circulation network 1.5 miles long, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This complex was erected over a two-decade period starting in 1939. (Click
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| 10/8/07 |
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Restoring
a
Campus-Full
of
Frank
Lloyd
Wright
National
Public
Radio
Among
Florida's
many
distinctions,
here's
one
you
probably
didn't
know:
It's
home
to
the
largest
collection
of
buildings
designed
by
acclaimed
architect
Frank
Lloyd
Wright
on a
single
site.
But
time
and
the
Florida
elements
have
not
been
kind
to
the
12
Wright
buildings,
located
on
the
campus
of
Florida
Southern
College.
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| 10/1/07 |
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Wright's
Stuff
Florida
Trend
Anne
Kerr
is
trying
to
restore
the
biggest
collection
of
Frank
Lloyd
Wright
buildings
in
the
world
--
keeping
them
as
working
parts
of a
college
and
not
museum
pieces.
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| 9/19/07 |
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FSC
Plans
to
Turn
Big
Fountain
On
and
Celebrate
in
October
The
Ledger
LAKELAND
|
There's
an
old
story
that
the
Frank
Lloyd
Wright-designed
fountain
built
in
1948
at
Florida
Southern
College
was
cut
off
because
it
doused
everyone
near
it.
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| 9/18/07 |
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CFDC Honors Local Colleges
The Ledger
LAKELAND
|
Florida Southern College and Polk Community College received top honors at the Central Florida Development Council's annual banquet Monday evening.
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| 8/18/07 |
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Florida
Southern
Claims
High
Perch
in
Rankings
LAKELAND
|
U.S.
News
&
World
Report
released
its
annual
best-college
rankings
Friday
and
despite
a
number
of
schools'
refusal
to
take
part
in
the
survey,
local
colleges
continue
to
participate
-
and
are
climbing
in
the
ranks.
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| 8/17/07 |
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Florida
Southern
ranked
among
top
five
Best
Baccalaureate
Colleges
in
the
South
by
U.S.
News
&
World
Report,
August
17,
2007
Florida
Southern
College
jumped
to
5th-place
position
among
the
nation's
Best
Baccalaureate
Colleges
in
the
South
in
the
college
rankings
published
today
by
U.S.
News
&
World
Report.
This
is
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
the
rankings
that
Florida
Southern
has
ranked
in
the
top
five.
The
College
also
moved
up
to
4th
place
in
the
magazine's
"Best
Value"
category.
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| 6/21/07 |
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Present
Meets
Past
at
FSC,
Orlando
Sentinel,
June
21,
2007
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article)
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| 6/15/07 |
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An
Unrivaled
Collection
of
Wright
Buildings
Proves
to
Be a
Joy
and
a
Challenge,
Chronicle
of
Higher
Education,
June
15,
2007
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here to view article)
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| 6/14/07 |
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Wright
Rescue
Takes
Place,
Orlando
Sentinel,
June
14,
2007
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here to view article)
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| 6/08/07 |
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Frank Lloyd Wright campus at
Florida Southern College included on
World Monument Fund's 2008 World Watch
List
LAKELAND, Fla. (June 8, 2007) - The Frank
Lloyd Wright-designed buildings on the
Florida Southern College campus have been
included on the World Monument Fund's list
of 100 most endangered sites in the world.
The College has the world's largest
single-site collection of Wright's buildings
and is the only college campus designed by
the master architect.
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| 3/05/07 |
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Florida Southern College Chosen
for Inclusion in The Princeton Review
College Guide, "The Best 366 Colleges: 2008
Edition"
LAKELAND, Fla. (March 5, 2007)
- Florida Southern College is one of the
nation's best institutions for undergraduate
education, according to The Princeton
Review. The New York-based company known for
its test-prep courses, books and other
education services, has selected Florida
Southern for inclusion in the forthcoming
edition of its popular annual "best
colleges" guidebook. Titled "The Best 366
Colleges: 2008 Edition" (Random House /
Princeton Review Books, $21.95 paperback),
the guide will be available in bookstores in
late August 2007. (Click
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| 10/26/06 |
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FSC trustee Dr. Sarah McKay provides lead gift to fund
library archive - $1 million gift will name Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay,
Jr. Archive Wing
LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2006) - Anne Kerr, president of
Florida Southern College, announced today a gift of $1 million
from trustee and long-time supporter Dr. Sarah D. McKay to name
the Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archive Wing. This addition
to Florida Southern's Roux Library will house archival materials
of The Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. Bishop
Timothy W. Whitaker, Bishop for The Florida Conference of the
United Methodist Church, was among the college trustees and
other dignitaries in attendance at today's press announcement of
the gift. (Click
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| 10/23/06 |
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Premier architectural magazine features
Florida Southern in October 2006 issue
Architectural Record Magazine, published in New York,
features Florida Southern College in its October issue. The
article, titled, "Florida Southern College begins large-scale
restoration of Wright campus," discusses the College's
initiatives to restore its Frank Lloyd Wright structures and
build additional structures designed by Wright scholar and world
renowned architect Robert A. M. Stern.
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| 09/29/06 |
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Local Family Establishes Learning and
Literacy Center at Florida Southern College
LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2006) - Florida Southern College
President Anne Kerr has announced the establishment of the
Roberts Learning and Literacy Center, made possible through a
gift from Hal and Marjorie Roberts of Lakeland. The Roberts
Center will provide specialized instruction and seminars in the
early diagnosis and intervention for students with dyslexia and
other learning and literacy challenges.
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| 09/08/06 |
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Florida Southern College president announces
$2.5 million gift
LAKELAND, Fla. - Anne Kerr, president of Florida Southern
College, announced Friday a gift to the College of $2.5 million from
Lakeland resident and philanthropist Alberta Blanton. The gift will
enable the College to build the Joe K. and Alberta Blanton Nursing
Building, a state-of-the-art facility that will enhance nursing
education while allowing the College to address the critical nursing
shortage in the county, state and nation.
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| 08/29/06 |
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FSC in top ten of U.S. News college
rankings
LAKELAND, Fla. - Florida Southern College placed in the top ten
in the U.S. News and World Report 2007 college rankings recently
published in U.S. News and World Report's annual issue,
America's Best Colleges. FSC ranked 8th among "Comprehensive
Colleges - Bachelor's" in the southern region, up from 9th place
in 2006. The college also ranked 6th in "Best Value" in the
"Comprehensive Colleges - Bachelor's" category. (Click
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| 07/26/06 |
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Getty Foundation funds grant for historical
preservation of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture at FSC
LAKELAND, Fla. (July 26, 2006) - Florida Southern College has
received a Campus Heritage Grant of $195,000 from the Getty
Foundation, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles,
to develop a Historic Preservation Master Plan for the
buildings, structures and landscapes designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright and built on campus between 1939 and 1958. Florida
Southern is home to the largest single-site collection of Frank
Lloyd Wright structures in the world. (Click
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