Dr. Grisselle Centeno, a Florida Polytechnic University professor of data science and business analytics, says she hopes her participation in a prestigious STEM leadership program will help her become an even better role model for young faculty and women students. Source: Bay News 9
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Alice Hunt Will Lead Florida Poly Foundation Board
Lakeland resident Alice Hunt, who co-founded Hunt Construction with her husband Chuck, was elected chair of the Florida Polytechnic University Foundation Board of Directors. Jack Harrell III, senior vice president at Harrell’s LLC in Lakeland, replaces her as vice chair. Source: Florida Politics
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Driverless Car Test Track Moving Into Next Phase
With construction of its Florida Poly-area oval track to test autonomous vehicles nearly complete, Florida Turnpike Enterprise is looking at next steps: hire a contractor to operate SunTrax by summer, start building the infield in August, and attract major companies to test driverless vehicles there by 2021. Source: Business Observer
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Florida Poly Junior Wins $35k in Madden NFL Tournament
Christian Lomenzo, 22, beat out thousands of players around the world. His secret power? Lots of practice: “If I am into the game and just grinding it, I am just playing until I am wiped out, tired.” Source: Fox 13 News
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Florida Poly Extends Fulbright Agreement to Australia
A new partnership will allow Florida Polytechnic University to accept Fulbright scholars from Australia. It already has Fulbright agreements with Canada, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Source: Florida Politics
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Video Illustrates Avent’s Vision for Florida Poly
A video combining drone footage and animation illustrates the vision for growth of Florida Polytechnic University and an adjacent research park contained in the school’s 2018-2023 strategic plan. Four-thousand undeveloped acres by the university “will be where private companies and academic researchers come together to commercialize innovation,” Poly President Randy Avent said. The video was […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper, Poly Edition
LAWSUIT: Christine Drake (LinkedIn | Poly bio) filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Polytechnic; she alleges her free speech rights were violated when her contract as an assistant professor of engineering was not renewed after she publicly criticized the university. A Poly spokeswoman declined to comment but noted reporters were notified of the lawsuit before […]
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Rally Reveals Rift Between Poly Leadership, Faculty Union
About two dozen Florida Poly students and faculty members attended a rally on campus before a Board of Trustees meeting today to highlight issues, including the recent termination of three union leaders. The university president expressed disappointment that the union is veering into topics other than collective bargaining negotiations and going public with its grievances […]
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Tampa Bay Times: Was Florida Poly Suicide Preventable?
The Tampa Bay Times takes a look at mental health services for students at Florida Polytechnic University and questions whether a suicide on campus last week might have been preventable. Students no longer have a full-time counselor to visit since the recent dismissal of Casey Fox, the school’s sole mental health counselor. The move came […]
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Author: Why I Love Florida Poly’s IST Building
Architect Santiago Calatrava’s structure, visible from I-4, plays with the sun, both gleaming under its rays and using louvered wings to tame it, writes Harold Bubil, real estate editor emeritus for the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Despite Calatrava’s reputation for cost overruns and delays, Florida Poly’s singular structure came in on time and on budget, he […]
