News

  • New SGA president ignites passion for student advocacy

    Sep 11, 2024

    As the newest student body president at Florida Polytechnic University, Taki Tsetsekas is embracing his leadership role and diving headfirst into advocating for student progress.

  • SGA president sets ambitious goals for second term

    Sep 5, 2023

    Florida Polytechnic University senior Melia Rodriguez is spending her second term as Student Government Association (SGA) president laying the groundwork for the organization's efficient and sustainable future. She said she is focusing on optimizing resources and SGA's operations.

  • Florida Poly students visit State Capitol to advocate for the University

    Jan 26, 2023

    Nearly a dozen Student Government Association members from Florida Polytechnic University traveled to the State Capitol in Tallahassee this week to meet with legislators and discuss their priorities for both their University and the other universities in the State University System.

  • Club Row drives student connections and involvement

    Aug 26, 2022

    The Nest was transformed into a club-recruiting mecca on Thursday, Aug. 25 at Club Row, a large, student-run event that provides a platform for student organizations to share what they do and recruit new members at the start of each semester.

  • Focused on student involvement, new SGA president is ready to lead

    Aug 30, 2021

    With an agenda that includes strengthening student organizations, increasing student resources, and helping the University community move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Samantha Ashby has hit the ground running in her new position as Student Government Association president at Florida Polytechnic University.

  • New SGA leadership gears up for active 2021-22 academic year

    May 14, 2021

    After an academic year stymied by COVID-19 restrictions and limits on in-person events, the Florida Polytechnic University Student Government Association (SGA) is ready to go big in the coming academic year.

  • Student body president gears up for busy and unusual academic year

    Aug 19, 2020

    As students return to campus for the start of the 2020-2021 academic year, Connor Coddington is getting ready to tackle far more than a busy course schedule.

  • New SGA leadership working to support students through COVID-19 and beyond

    May 27, 2020

    The Florida Polytechnic University Student Government Association boasts a large number of first-time members and leaders as it heads into the fall 2020 semester. The new leadership is spending the summer months planning and working to improve student representation, support, and engagement.

  • Florida Poly SGA emergency fund helps struggling students amid COVID-19

    Apr 6, 2020

    The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has added stress and unexpected expenses to many students' lives. The Florida Polytechnic University Student Government Association (SGA) has created Phund-a-Phoenix, an emergency fund to help students during this time of uncertainty and financial burden.

  • Florida Poly Foundation Board brings student and alumni to the table

    Dec 11, 2019

    LAKELAND, Fla. - For the first time, students and alumni will have representation on the Florida Polytechnic University Foundation Board of Directors. Travis Hills '19 and senior Ryan Perez are the new members of the Foundation Board after the University's Board of Trustees confirmed the appointments on Wednesday, Dec. 11.