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Staff ReportsSeptember 26, 2016

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Who knows: Florida Polytechnic University could be where one of the self-driving cars of the future is tested. The school and the Florida Department of Transportation on Monday agreed to partner on the creation of a new “transportation technology testing facility” to be called SunTrax. SunTrax will include a 2.25 mile oval track on a 400-acre site […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 14, 2016

Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees Chair Frank Martin has been inducted in the 2016 American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Hall of Fame. The APTA Awards Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring individuals who have long and distinguished careers in the transportation industry and have made extraordinary contributions to public transportation over the years. The awards also […]

Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2016

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Florida Polytechnic University’s main building that looks a louvered flying saucer at rest “now ranks as one of the 16 “most breathtaking” buildings in the world, the school said in a Monday press release. “Business Insider’s ‘Tech Insider’ magazine surveyed 16 prominent architects, asking each to pick just one structure they fondly think of as […]

Jim RosicaJuly 25, 2016

Terry Parker has been named the new provost of Florida Polytechnic University, effective Sept. 1. President Randy K. Avent announced the appointment Monday. Parker, an engineering researcher, most recently served as provost and executive vice president of the Colorado School of Mines, according to a press release. “As provost at Florida Poly, Parker will oversee all aspects […]

Keith MorelliJuly 7, 2016

Two years after first opening its doors and with a current student enrollment blossoming to over 1,200, Florida Polytechnic University is about to embark on its most ambitious year since it began under political turmoil nearly a half-decade ago. The Lakeland facility that focuses on engineering and technology with a goal of having 20 percent […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

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Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s newest institution of higher education, is on its way to full accreditation. The school announced Monday it was granted official “candidacy” status to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC. It’s the “regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in […]

Guest AuthorMay 19, 2016

I hate crowds. So I don’t show up for opening night of the latest Tinseltown talkie. But, eventually, I’m gonna see “Captain America: Civil War.” Why? It finally introduces a character from my tweenage fanboy days: The Black Panther. Growing up black in the ’70s, it was hard for a guy who read encyclopedias for […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 18, 2016

Senate President-Designate Joe Negron is heading back to college. Negron kicks off a four-day listening tour of Florida’s State University System on Monday. The Stuart Republican is expected to visit all 12 of the state universities during the listening tour. “Over the last several years, I have had the opportunity to discuss with fellow senators […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 29, 2016

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Florida Polytechnic University is taking another step toward becoming fully accredited, President Randy Avent told students, faculty and staff in an email Monday night. But that still means a handful of students may have to graduate this year from what is now an unaccredited school. One downside: Some employers hesitate or even decline to interview job candidates whose degrees are […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 3, 2016

The faculty of Florida Polytechnic University, founded by conservative former state Sen. JD Alexander, is petitioning the state to unionize, according to a Wednesday press release. The United Faculty of Florida said it will deliver signed cards from more than 60 percent of faculty members to the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC). Under state law, the commission […]

Tag: Florida Polytechnic University

Florida Poly and FDOT team up on SunTrax testing facility

Florida Poly board of trustees chair joins Transportation Association Hall of Fame

Florida Poly ‘spaceship’ building is now ‘breathtaking’

Personnel Note: Terry Parker named provost of Florida Poly

Florida Polytechnic University gears up for accreditation push

Florida Poly one more step closer to accreditation

Darryl E. Owens: ‘Civil War’s’ Black Panther should prod battle to boost Black STEM presence

Joe Negron kicks off State University listening tour

Florida Poly accreditation will be too late for some grads

Florida Polytechnic University faculty asking to unionize