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Southern Showcase

Spend a Saturday finding out what it feels like to be a Moc.

FSC's Popular Open House Event

Southern Showcase is our open house for high school students, transfer students, and their families. You'll sit in on a session in your academic area, tour campus, enjoy lunch, and leave with a much clearer sense of whether this is your place.

  • Tour FSC's lakeside campus and see the residence halls where you'd live
  • Choose academic showcase sessions in the fields you're considering and meet the faculty who teach them
  • Get answers to all you questions about scholarships, financial aid, and what a Florida Southern education will cost your family
  • Talk with current students about the parts of college life nobody puts in a brochure

You'll also head home with an FSC T-shirt and some Moc gear.

Choose Your Saturday

Registration is free and includes lunch for you and your family.

Why Attend Southern Showcase?

Joining FSC's Admissions team at Southern Showcase allows you to step into the future you're imagining-experience firsthand how our hands-on academic programs and vibrant campus life will shape your journey and set you on the path to success.

Time Activity Location

8:15 AM

9:00 AM

Arrival and Check-in (Choose one of the following)

Optional Early Bird Tour

Check-in and Student Life Expo

Honeyman Pavilion

9:30 AM

FSC Welcome and Overview

Arden Mitchell, Assistant Vice President and Director of Admissions

Joe Madigan, Director of Recruitment Outreach

Branscomb Auditorium

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Breakout Session 1 (Choose one of the following)

Sessions in bold are offered during both breakout sessions.

  • Art History and Museum Studies
  • Architecture
  • Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Sports Business Management
  • Biology, Medical Laboratory Science, and Biotechnology
  • Elementary Education
  • Environmental Science, Marine Biology, and Integrative Biology
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences (Criminology, Sociology, Psychology)
  • Nursing
  • Math
  • Political Science
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Theatre and Musical Theatre
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Applications, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
  • Campus Life / Ask a Student

Various Locations

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Breakout Session 2 (Choose one of the following)

Sessions in bold are offered during both breakout sessions.

  • BMB and Chemistry
  • Visual Arts and Design
  • Nursing
  • Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Sports Business Management
  • Biology, Medical Laboratory Science, and Biotechnology
  • Environmental Science, Marine Biology, and Integrative Biology
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences (Criminology, Sociology, Psychology)
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Elementary Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Exercise Science
  • History
  • Applications, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
  • Campus Life / Ask a Student

Various Locations

 

Optional Afternoon Sessions

  • Enjoy lunch in Lakeland or at FSC's Wynee's Bistro at 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Guided campus tours starting at 12:30 PM - Annie Pfeiffer Chapel Lawn
  • Meet the Admissions Staff - Honeyman Pavilion
  • Stop by the Snakepit to relax or catch an Esports game - Rogers Building
  • Take in the sun from our pool deck - Wellness Center at 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Try the rock climbing wall - Wellness Center at 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Stop by the FSC Campus Store to pick up your FSC swag at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
  • Visit the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
  • Cheer on the Men’s Ice Hockey vs. University of North Florida – Polk Athletic Complex (3395 W Memorial Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33815) at 7:00 PM
  • Cheer on Esports vs. Embry-Riddle at SnakePit in Rogers Student Life Building at 2:00 PM 
  • Cheer on Women’s Soccer vs. Rollins at 7:00 PM - Barnett Athletic Complex 
  • Show your Southern Showcase name badge and enter for free at athletic events! 
  • See A Doll’s House at Buckner Theatre at 7:30 PM.Southern Showcase attendees can use the code #SouthernShowcase at check out to get 100% off their tickets to the 10/2 and 10/3 performances of A Doll’s House. You can have tickets sent to your phone as an e-ticket without having to make time to go to the box office or wait in line at will call.
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Get in Touch

Are you coming from out of town and need help making arrangements? Our admissions team can assist you and your family with recommendations for getting to Lakeland and where to stay.

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Office of Admissions

Office of Admissions

Kelly Thomas

Kelly Thomas

Associate Director of Admissions