At the last city commission meeting, elected officials voted 5-0 to authorize the Tallahassee city manager to negotiate and execute a contract with FSU on a 10-year Seminole Express and U-Pass agreement and for staff to initiate the procurement of 15 buses compatible with the City’s electric bus system. The contract will provide an estimated $53.2 […]
With total athletics revenue of $144.7 million, Florida State University was the highest-grossing college sports programs in Florida in 2016, followed by University of Florida ($142.5 million) and University of Miami ($89.1 million), according to a Watchdog.org analysis of U.S. Department of Education data. The agency’s office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions […]
As John Thrasher begins his fourth year as president of Florida State University, he said he has changed. In his annual “state of the university” address to the Faculty Senate on Wednesday, Thrasher likened his transformation to the students who were freshmen when he assumed the presidency in fall 2014 and who will graduate as seniors […]
In the 2018 Best Colleges Rankings released by U.S. News and World Report, Florida State came in 33rd tied with Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, the University of California-Santa Cruz and the University of Delaware for best public university in the United States. FSU has moved up ten spots in the coveted rankings […]
The NCAA recently released the Academic Progress Rate’s (APR) for the 2015-2016 year. The data shows that 13 of the 18 FSU sports teams scored a perfect 1000 in 2016. Also, the data shows that three FSU sports teams received Public Recognition Awards. These teams are Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Golf, and Women’s Tennis. The […]
The NFL combine, which begins February 28th, is one of the biggest events on the yearly football calendar. Over three hundred former collegiate football players will gather in Indianapolis, Indiana this week for the opportunity to showcase their talents for NFL executives and scouts. One program that has continually had players invited to this prestigious […]
On Tuesday the Leon County Commission will consider spending $50,000 in Tourist Development Tax monies to support a November 12, 2016 concert at Doak Campbell Stadium. The concert, the first held at Doak Campbell in 25 years, will feature Tyler Farr and Dominion, plus Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots. The concert would follow FSU’s Friday […]
Rarely does a government entity decide to become smaller so that it can become more effective. But that is exactly what Innovation Park did. Innovation Park is the areas university-based research park that is overseen by the Leon County Research and Development Authority (the Authority).Among the partnerships highly valued by the Authority are those with […]