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News - 10/27/2022

Office Space: Jonathan Cazalas, Ph.D.

Students who visit Dr. Jonathan Cazalas (pronounced KAH-za-las) in the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Computer Sciences Center will be treated to a tranquil view of moss-covered oak trees and beautiful Lake Hollingsworth directly outside the window behind his desk. He jokes that ...


News - 10/25/2022

E.J. Dambreville Has Grown Into Leadership Role on Men's Basketball Team

E.J. Dambreville has come full circle.As the lone senior on the Florida Southern College men’s basketball team, E.J. will be looked to not only for his scoring touch from the point guard position, but also for leadership.It is a role the fifth-year senior, who will be ge...


News - 10/24/2022

Florida Southern College Community Sends Relief Support to Hurricane Ian Victims

Hope.The Florida Southern College community has come together to help deliver hope to thousands of Floridians that are dealing with the devastating after effects of Hurricane Ian.Under the direction of Tim Wright, Chaplain at FSC, the College partnered with the United Methodis...


News - 10/21/2022

Professors Present at the Fall 2022 Faculty Colloquium

The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College hosted the second Ideas in Progress FSC Faculty Colloquium on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, showcasing new and developing work happening across campus.The event was designed to offer faculty and staff a relaxed, community-driven ...


News - 10/20/2022

5 Things to Do On Campus During Southern Select

We are so excited to welcome all of our accepted Mocs to campus for Southern Select this year. In the midst of the pandemic, our faculty and students have worked together to create a fun and safe itinerary for this year’s scholars. Florida Southern’s campus is full...


News - 10/19/2022

Biology Learning Community: An Introduction to Engaged Learning

The Florida Southern College Biology Department oversees a learning community that includes all students who major in Biology, Biotechnology, Environmental Studies, Integrative Biology, Marine Biology, and Medical Laboratory Science.Dr. Morvillo (Professor of Biology, Departme...


News - 10/17/2022

Former Men’s Golf Head Coach Doug Gordin Inducted Into SSC Hall of Fame

Former Florida Southern College men’s golf head coach Doug Gordin was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall on Fame of Wed., Oct. 12, in a ceremony held in Fort Lauderdale.The SSC Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 to honor those who have made outstanding c...


News - 10/17/2022

American Chemical Society is a Catalyst for Curiosity at First Fridays

The Florida Southern College chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has been generating interest in science at First Friday events in downtown Lakeland for more than five years.From 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, the city of Lakeland prohibits m...


News - 10/14/2022

Jean-Paul Torres: What Being Puerto Rican Means to Him

One might ask themselves why National Hispanic Heritage Month begins in the middle of September? The answer is historic.Established in 1968, National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15 and ends on Oct. 15 because of the independence anniversary for the Latin American c...


News - 10/14/2022

Professor Justin Heacock Named to Business Observer’s Exclusive 40 Under 40 List

Florida Southern College Entrepreneur-In-Residence Justin Heacock, the College’s Director of the Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, has been named to Business Observer’s exclusive 40 Under 40 List. Heacock was the only academic to be honored by the ...