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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 ...


News - 10/13/2022

Barney Barnett School of Business to Host Polk Real Estate and Economic Development Update

The Barney Barnett School of Business & Free Enterprise at Florida Southern College is set to host the 8th Polk Real Estate and Economic Update on Oct. 28, in the George W. Jenkins Field House.Gold sponsors for the event are SouthState Bank and SVN| Saunders Ralston Dantzl...


News - 10/13/2022

Romero’s Canvas Seeped in Personal Experience

Sam Romero was faced with a dilemma.The Florida Southern College Associate Professor of Art had managed to stump his students with an assignment he thought was pretty much second-nature.“I want them to explore their identity in their designs,” said Romero, who at 4...


News - 10/12/2022

Alumnus John K. Adams ’92 Speaks as Part of Truist Cybersecurity & Entrepreneurship Symposium

“You have a great opportunity to learn and to create something.”This message was central in a special guest lecture on Oct. 5, as John K. Adams ’92 returned to campus to discuss with students “Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Business.” The prese...


News - 10/11/2022

Mylena Ferman: Importance of Community in South American Culture

Hispanic and Latinx Student Coalition (HLSC) president Mylena Ferman ’22 appreciates the sense of community in the Latin culture, with family members from South America on both sides.“I feel like in America people are too invested on individuality, and don't ca...


News - 10/11/2022

Office Space: Cindy Hardin, JD

Cindy A. Hardin, JD, Professor of Business Administration, and Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise Department of Business Administration Chair is proof that someone can be scholarly and fun-loving at the same time.Her Florida Southern College office, on the t...


News - 10/10/2022

FSC Sophomore Nursing Students Receive White Coats at Ceremony

The next step for 92 Florida Southern College sophomore nursing students was taken on Friday night  Oct. 7, during the 2022 Nursing White Coat Ceremony.The event took place at 5 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium as the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences ...