2019 News Archive

News - 9/9/2019

U.S. News & World Report Ranks FSC in Top 10 Regional Universities in the South

U.S. News & World Report, in the latest edition of its prestigious annual college guide, has ranked Florida Southern College among the top 10 regional universities in the South, reflecting the College’s long and continuing commitment to academic excellence. The magaz...


News - 9/6/2019

Script by FSC Grad is Turned into Short Film "¡Come!"

Class project by FSC alumna Pam Rodriguez explored the balance of cultures between home and school in terms of food, as experienced by a young girl from a Puerto Rican family.Spectrum Bay News 9 video clip HERE.  


News - 9/6/2019

FSC Dance and Theatre Students Perform at International Festival Jacob's Pillow

Although the new academic year has only just started, dance students from the Department of Theatre and Dance have already been working hard.At the end of August, these dancers performed at Jacob’s Pillow, the oldest internationally acclaimed dance festival in the United...


News - 9/5/2019

Polk Museum at FSC Enchanting Education

In the two years since the Polk Museum of Art (PMOA) and Florida Southern College joined forces many students, artists, and tourists have been positively impacted. Through this affiliation, students have more opportunities than ever before to interact with artists one-on-one, ...


News - 8/30/2019

Research Study Identifies Largest Mitogenome

Dr. Jason Macrander, assistant professor of marine biology at Florida Southern College, is a collaborator and co-author of an ongoing research study that is helping scientists to gain important new insights about certain DNA molecules that are stored within individual cells.Th...


News - 8/28/2019

FSC’s School of Physical Therapy Embraces Innovations

New students in Florida Southern College’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program are quickly settling into classrooms, labs, and study lounges at the state-of-the-art facility on Lakeland’s South Florida Avenue, learning the essentials of their chosen field with the g...


News - 8/28/2019

Southern Spain: A Cultural Adventure

Our junior journey trip to Spain began with a long day of travel from Lakeland to Madrid. A combination of tiredness, excitement, and maybe a little anxiousness filled the bus when we left the Branscomb parking lot at 7:30 am Saturday morning. I am from Norway and have been fo...


News - 8/21/2019

Appreciating the Arts in Russia

Back in May, seven FSC students, including me, and our chaperones began the journey for St. Petersburg, Russia. The trip took about 24 hours, starting from FSC traveling to Tampa, then to Germany and then to Russia.Emily Carbo '20 in front of the Catherine Palace.The fligh...


News - 8/19/2019

FSC Welcomes Incoming Class of 2023

With Florida Southern's successful Move-In Day for freshmen on Aug. 17, 2019, the College continued its long history of academic excellence as it welcomed more than 800 new students, who will be joining some of the brightest young scholars in the nation. Eac...


News - 8/14/2019

Jane Austen’s England

Have you ever been so excited for a trip that you can’t sleep the night before? Well, that was me… and I’m assuming everyone else on the trip, as well. From October 13th to the 21st, I would be with 9 other people as we journeyed around Jane Austen&rsqu...