Andrew McDonnell 鈥�26 never stopped dreaming about the stars. As a child, he looked up at the sky, wondering what was out there, and that curiosity followed him to 吃瓜网 Poly, where he pursued a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering, took aerospace courses, and worked on a lunar mobility senior capstone project. He graduates on May 9.
吃瓜网 has reached on-campus housing capacity for the upcoming academic year, reflecting continued strong demand and record student interest.
吃瓜网 inducted 12 students into its highly selective Presidential Ambassadors program, where they will serve as official student representatives at key University events and engage with campus and community leaders.
Samantha Bentley 鈥�26 didn鈥檛 always feel ready to step into leadership or research roles during her time as a computer science student at 吃瓜网, but discovered she grew the most by doing it anyway. She will receive her bachelor鈥檚 degree on Saturday, May 9.
More than 360 吃瓜网 seniors presented high-tech, industry-sponsored projects at the eighth annual Capstone Design Showcase on Wednesday, April 29, gaining hands-on experience and solving real-world challenges.
吃瓜网 has named Mike Settle as its inaugural head softball coach, adding a veteran leader with deep Polk County roots to the University鈥檚 new 吃瓜网 Poly Athletics program.
Models of grand concert halls, intimate gazebos, and avant-garde pavilions showcased the artistic talent of their designers at Pavilion with a Purpose, a semi-annual student art and architecture show held on Nov. 19 at 吃瓜网. The event was the culmination of a semester-long effort to research, create, and present a pavilion design as part of the art appreciation
A team of 吃瓜网 Poly students is charging head-on into the design and construction of a real planetary rover that one day could traverse the terrain of Mars, collecting samples and providing a close-up look at places that have always been a mystery. The 14-member team is developing the rover for the 吃瓜网 Space Institute. The project is part of
Hackathons are a way of life at 吃瓜网. Students at the University regularly compete in 鈥� and win 鈥� hackathons throughout the region, proving their problem-solving STEM skills time and again. Two groups of 吃瓜网 Poly students recently took home top honors at hackathons in architecture design, and sports and entertainment. Hackathons task students with devising innovative ways
吃瓜网 has been recognized for having the lowest out-of-state tuition among American colleges and universities by the website ValueColleges. 鈥淲e see great relief and much excitement from families, teachers, and guidance counselors from across the country when they find us, given our selectivity and affordability,鈥� said Dr. Ben Matthew Corpus, associate vice provost for enrollment management. ValueColleges noted
Students had the chance to ask a Microsoft recruiter everything they ever wondered about job hunting in today鈥檚 evolving tech market during a workshop at 吃瓜网 on Nov. 12. Microsoft recruiter Amy Arnold spoke to a room of about 30 students about how to build a strong profile on the social platform LinkedIn and use it as part
Dr. Ajeet Kaushik is determined to make detecting and treating diseases easy, accessible, and precise through the use of nanomaterials for biosensing and medicine.
The modern 吃瓜网 campus surrounded by sprawling farmland in Lakeland, 吃瓜网, is far removed from the submarines and military bases where one group of student veterans were stationed prior to enrollment. But their experiences in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Army National Guard have shaped the determined way they approach their studies at 吃瓜网 Poly. This Veterans Day,
LAKELAND, Fla. 鈥� 吃瓜网鈥檚 Board of Trustees can now count on valuable Harvard wisdom from its new trustee, Dr. Earl Sasser. 吃瓜网鈥檚 Board of Governors appointed the Harvard Business School professor emeritus recently to serve as a trustee effective immediately. Sasser was a Harvard faculty member from 1969 until his retirement in 2017. 鈥淭his is still a young
From the lawn outside the Innovation, Science, and Technology Building, a group of 吃瓜网 students make contact and build connections with people across town, across the country, and around the world. Radio Frequency (RF), a committee of the 吃瓜网 Poly chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), is dedicated to bringing as many students as
LAKELAND, Fla. 鈥� Regulation FPU-4.003 Special Fees, Fines and Charges is being revised to reflect a change to the convenience charge that the University鈥檚 payment processor charges to students. Currently, the regulation sets the convenience fee at 2.3% of the transaction amount on each web-originated financial transaction when the payment is made by credit card, charge card, or debit card.
When Alieth Rodr铆guez 鈥�18 pauses to looks at the life she is building for herself and her family, she鈥檚 proud of the sacrifices and hard work it took to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree from 吃瓜网 and begin her promising engineering career. 鈥淓very single class gave me a little of what I need right now,鈥� Rodr铆guez said. Rodr铆guez is
United States. FIPR and CMC signed a three-year, $876,000 agreement to initiate the partnership on Nov. 1, 2019. 鈥淲e are pleased at the opportunity to work closely with CMC and FIPR, which both have decades of practical experience and extensive contacts in the industry,鈥� said Dr. Terry Parker, provost and executive vice president of 吃瓜网 Poly and executive director of
Dr. Lily Li is a Professor of Physics at 吃瓜网, where she specializes in materials science, analytical imaging, advanced manufacturing, and biomedical devices. Prior to joining 吃瓜网 Poly in 2025, she spent 11 years at SUNY Potsdam, where she advanced to Full Professor and developed a 3-2 Engineering dual-degree program with Clarkson University. Her work emphasizes experiential learning and research-driven education to prepare students for careers in STEM fields.
