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  • Q&A: Tenacious grad ready to power the future of energy

    May 2, 2025

    The Florida Polytechnic University experience has been transformative for Prisca Chavannes '25. She arrived as a quiet freshman from Lehigh Acres, Florida, and has grown into a confident and driven campus leader.

  • Florida Poly brothers set to graduate, build future success

    May 2, 2025

    Among the more than 330 Phoenixes who will celebrate their high-demand STEM degrees during Florida Polytechnic University's commencement on Sunday, May 4, are brothers Dimitri and Taki Tsetsekas, campus leaders and business partners from Palm Harbor, Florida.

  • Q&A: Data science grad fueled by family, empowered by data

    May 1, 2025

    Maria Valencia '25 will be proud to represent her family when she receives her bachelor's degree in data science from Florida Polytechnic University on Sunday, May 4. She said she is honored to show what she has done with the opportunities her mother, an immigrant from Colombia, worked so hard for.

  • Grad student's pitch wins $2K for pioneering asthma monitoring device

    Apr 29, 2025

    Florida Polytechnic University graduate student Carson Eelman's entrepreneurial pitch for a high-tech asthma monitoring device earned him second place at the 2025 Florida Blue Healthcare Pitch Competition.

  • Rising leaders celebrated as 2025-2026 Presidential Ambassadors

    Apr 28, 2025

    Florida Polytechnic University's newest crop of Presidential Ambassadors is ready to make an impact. The nine students selected for the prestigious 2025-2026 cohort were officially inducted during a special ceremony on Friday, April 25, marking the beginning of their leadership journey at the University.

  • Seniors wow industry sponsors at Florida Poly's largest Capstone Showcase

    Apr 24, 2025

    With models, displays and polished presentations at the ready, 45 interdisciplinary teams of Florida Polytechnic University students showed off their high-tech industry-sponsored projects at the University's seventh annual Capstone Design Showcase on Wednesday, April 23.

  • Seniors pledge integrity and excellence at Order of the Engineer induction

    Apr 23, 2025

    With a pledge to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession, nearly 100 Florida Polytechnic University students were inducted into the Order of the Engineer on Wednesday, April 23.

  • Inaugural Research Day showcases student innovation

    Apr 22, 2025

    High-quality student research took center stage at the inaugural Florida Polytechnic University Research Day on Monday, April 21.

  • Q&A: Grad ready to power the future at Duke Energy

    Apr 21, 2025

    When Lang Towl '25 graduates with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering on Sunday, May 4, he will launch his career as a distribution engineer with Duke Energy in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Students dive into logistics at Port Tampa Bay

    Apr 15, 2025

    Florida Polytechnic University students pursuing careers in logistics and supply chain management often secure vital positions improving warehouse, distribution, transportation and inventory processes for companies of all sizes around the world.