Centers and Institutes - Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern Centers and Institutes

Florida Southern College provides access to many centers and institutes providing exciting academic opportunities to both students and the Lakeland community alike.

Institute of Accounting Excellence

The Institute of Accounting Excellence provides a best-in-class, student-focused accounting education for baccalaureate and graduate-level learners.

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Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center

The Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center serves as a place where records, documents, and collections of enduring administrative or historical value for the College are preserved.

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Carol Jenkins Barnett Center for Early Childhood Learning and Health

Bringing together the resources of the School of Education and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences for a unique interdisciplinary program to positively impact the academic experience of young children.

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Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History

The Center for Florida History seeks to preserve and educate the public on the richness of Florida history through engaging scholarly activities.

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Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

The Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship is an initiative to help students understand and appreciate the important role free enterprise plays within the American economy.

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Justice Teaching Center for Civic Learning

Justice Teaching is designed to bring the constitutional doctrines of our government into vivid focus for the next generations. This program partners judges and lawyers with local schools to serve as classroom resources in civic and law-related education.

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Center for Polling and Policy Research

The Center for Polling and Policy Research provides a platform to educate our students on the proper and ethical design of research studies, methodologies, and research plans, and the analysis and interpretation of results.

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Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy

The Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy, funded through a generous gift from Marjorie and Hal Roberts of Lakeland, provides specialized instruction in the fields of dyslexia, sensory integration disorders and related difficulties.

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