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  • Alum thrives in successful career with major supply chain company

    May 17, 2021

    Early in his college days at Florida Polytechnic University, Travis Hills '19 began an internship at Saddle Creek Logistics Services that changed the trajectory of his professional life.

  • 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.

  • Florida Poly scholars program receives $1.5 million gift

    May 12, 2021

    LAKELAND, Fla - A scholarship program, supporting talented students in achieving their technology-fueled goals at Florida Polytechnic University, received a significant boost from the family of one of the school's first and biggest advocates.

  • High-tech education drives Haitian student's dreams for his homeland

    May 11, 2021

    The computer engineering degree sophomore Widler Noel is pursuing at Florida Polytechnic University is a world away from the computer education he received as a young student in Haiti.

  • New class of Presidential Ambassadors prepared to lead

    May 6, 2021

    Dedicated, motivated students with a passion for supporting their University are ready to take on the job of advancing the success of Florida Polytechnic University as the 2021-2022 cohort of Presidential Ambassadors.

  • Engineering alumna puts skills to work in ARC construction

    May 5, 2021

    As a project engineer with Albireo Energy, Mehgan O'Connor '18 is getting to make her mark on Florida Polytechnic University in a way that is unrivaled by the rest of her graduating class.

  • Florida Poly celebrates classes of '20 and '21 commencement

    May 2, 2021

    LAKELAND, Fla. - Florida Polytechnic University celebrated the graduation of its classes of 2020 and 2021 on Sunday, May 2, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The long-awaited in-person commencement ceremony marked the culmination of four years of hard work for more than 325 graduates who earned high-demand STEM degrees.

  • Q&A: Grit, perseverance speed Jace Cooper to 3-year degree achievement

    Apr 30, 2021

    Jace Cooper '21 set his sights on an early college degree while he was still a student at Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida. With discipline, determination, and hard work, Cooper racked up college credits while still in high school and pressed forward with the same enthusiasm toward his mechanical engineering degree from Florida Polytechnic University, earning the bachelor's degree more quickly than his peers.

  • IEEE-HKN students get their hands dirty to beautify Lakeland

    Apr 29, 2021

    Just off Interstate 4 near the Florida Polytechnic University Campus, a group of students is working to ensure a long stretch of road remains clean and reflects the University's commitment to the community.

  • Industry projects impress at Florida Poly's largest Capstone Showcase

    Apr 28, 2021

    Dozens of Florida Polytechnic University seniors presented their impressive, high-tech projects at the annual Capstone Design Showcase on Friday, April 23. With more than 40 projects on display, the event was the largest in the University's history.