STATE OF THE STUDENT SUMMIT

1st ANNUAL STATE OF THE STUDENT SUMMIT AT FLORIDA A&M IS SET TO BE A HISTORIC EVENT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sunday, March 28th, 2010, the 1st Annual State of The Student Summit is set to make history in Tallahassee. This groundbreaking event will be hosted on the campus of Florida A&M University in Gaither Gymnasium. The Summit is bringing together an ethnically diverse compilation of the top leaders in business, academia, media, politics, and education from around the nation to attack major issues effecting America’s students domestically and globally.

The event is going to be kicked off with an invitation-only pre-reception hosted by Florida A&M’s School of Journalism at 4:00 PM in their auditorium. The keynote speaker is Susan Taylor. Susan is the CEO & founder of Essence magazine, and her speech and video display will be geared towards bringing awareness to the serious need for mentoring in our nation. The main event will begin at 6:00 PM in Gaither Gymnasium.

The main event is a panel discussion with crowd interaction. Each panelist will make opening remarks, and this will be followed by questions from the moderator. The event will be finished by questions from students and parents. The panel will feature:

1. Dr. Cornell West- World re-known academic race professor, and author
2. Ralph Nader- Famous consumer advocate, and 3 time presidential candidate
3. Frank Brogan- Chancellor State University System of Florida
4. Susan Taylor- CEO of Essence Magazine, and famous Philanthropist
5. Hezekiah Griggs- 21 year-old entrepreneur, and multi-millionaire
6. Robert Biko Baker- Bi-racial national leader of The League of Young Voters
7. Dr. Atira Charles- One of the world’s youngest experts in race relations in the corporate and academic setting (FSU Professor of Management)

Florida A&M’s Student Government Association is throwing the event in conjunction with the FAMU chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council on Sunday, March 28th in Gaither Gymnasium. The event is open to all students in the Tallahassee area. The admission fee is $5 dollars for the general public, and free to FAMU, FSU, and TCC students with valid student ID cards.

Capital City Student Dialogue Hosted by Mayor John Marks, Tuesday Feb. 16th 5pm

Capital City Student Dialogue Hosted by Mayor John Marks
-Meet and greet/networking opportunity from 5-6pm at City Hall, Mezzanine Lobby. Students will have the opportunity to listen to and engage members of their local government. Students can also speak with various city and elected officials. Students from FSU, FAMU, and TCC will be in attendance
-Light refreshments will be served
-Dialogue from 6pm-7:30 at City Hall in the City Commission Chambers

There will be representatives from the following:
-City Managers Office
-Police Department
-Fire Department
-Star Metro
-Utilities and Solid Waste
-Parks and Recreations
-Environmental Policy
-Gaines Street Project

SGA brings eating disorder authority Lori Hanson! Feb. 22nd, 2010 at Miller Hall (University Center C) 7:00pm

Guest Speaker Lori Hanson is a leading authority on eating disorders. She battled with bulimia and her self-image for 34 years. She has expertise on the subject that can only be gained by experience. After watching many victims go in and out of treatment repeatedly, Lori decided there had to be an alternative to traditional treatment. She followed a holistic approach (employing mind, body and spirit) and by learning that we are designed to self-heal, she found the connection to her personal power which led to her healing.

Come enjoy this passionate speaker on February 22, 2010 at 7pm in Miller Hall.

::::::::First 50 guests receive a FREE autographed copy of her book “It Started with Pop-tarts.”::::::::

Lori Hanson is also offering FREE 15minute consultations. For more information, contact Nesha Drummond at nvd07@fsu.edu or Anushi Patel at ap08e@fsu.edu

Hope to see you there!!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=291854757300&ref=mf

FSU Announces New Off Campus Housing Website!

FSU Announces New Off-Campus Housing Website

Service Educates Students, Makes It Easier to Find Off-Campus Housing in the FSU Vicinity

TALLAHASSEE, FL — February 1, 2010 — Today the Florida State University Student Government Association (FSU SGA) launched the Florida State University Off-Campus Housing Service (http://offcampushousing.fsu.edu). Each year the university receives requests from students, parents, and faculty/staff for information and assistance finding off-campus housing. This new web-based service provides students with a user-friendly searchable database to find off-campus housing in the FSU area, and provides area owners/managers with a tool to market their properties to the Florida State community directly on the Florida State website. The service will also include educational components designed to help students become good citizens of the Tallahassee Community.

FSU Student Body President Robert Jakubik is pleased to introduce this new program to the FSU community, “SGA is extremely excited to partner with Off Campus Partners, a company with a proven track record of linking university renters/buyers and properties together, as our partner to implement this new program in offering this new service. I believe that the service will help provide equal access for large and small landlords to advertise their properties to the FSU student market. This new service will also provide students and landlords with useful tools and information to assist with their renting experience.” Off Campus Partners (www.offcampuspartners.com) provides software and services to simplify the off-campus housing search process.
Curtis Morgan, OCP Account Executive for the FSU Off-Campus Housing Service, feels that the new service offers a number of benefits to the Florida State Community and area owners/managers: “The user-friendly site will include a fully searchable database that FSU renters and buyers will use to find off-campus housing.” This includes photographs and floor plans, maps with proximity to the FSU Campus, direct links to a property’s email, application/lease, and website, as well as unlimited text descriptions and list of amenities.
FSU Off-Campus Housing Service Availability

The FSU Off-Campus Housing Website is live as of February 1, 2010 and is available to students, parents, and faculty/staff to login and view. Area property owners/managers are encouraged to list their properties on the website soon for the best results. They may contact Curtis Morgan at 704-421-3065 or Curtis@offcampuspartners.com to join.
For more information, press only:
Robert J. Jakubik, FSU Student Body President, sgapres@admin.fsu.edu
Curtis Morgan, Account Executive, FSU Off-Campus Housing Service,
Curtis@offcampuspartners.com

For more information on the Florida State Off- Campus Housing Website:
http://offcampushousing.fsu.edu

For more information on Off Campus Partners:
http://www.offcampuspartners.com

YOU ARE INVITED: HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATION 2010 “PASSING THE TORCHES”

You are cordially invited to:

The Florida State University’s 2010 Heritage Day Celebration

Passing the Torches:

As the torch of leadership is passed from

Outgoing President T.K. Wetherell (Alumnus, Florida State University)

to

Incoming President Eric Barron (Alumnus, Florida State University)

2:00pm, February 17th, 2010, Westcott Plaza

Featuring student performances, music, free food and refreshments!

SGA launches new Facebook Fan Page!

SGA has recently launched a new interactive facebook fan page! Join the new SGA fan page to stay informed of SGA events, campus updates, giveaways, and more! Invite your friends to join!

http://www.facebook.com/fsusga

Looking for housing next year? Come to the FSView/SGA Spring Housing Fair! Tuesday Feb. 16th, 10am-2pm on Union Green!

Torchbearers and Student Judicial Board information

Announcements:

1) The nomination process for the 2010 Seminole Torchbearers Induction is now open. The Seminole Torchbearers is an organization comprised of Florida State University students and alumni who are exceptional leaders. To nominate students please click on the following link to complete the online nomination form: http://torchbearers.fsu.edu/nominations.html. Nominations must be submitted by February 26, 2010. If you are having difficulties viewing the online form or have any questions, please email Ricky Bailey @ rbailey@fsu.edu.

The following criteria should be considered when nominating students:
• Students should be graduating seniors in April, August, or December 2010 or 2011
• Students should have demonstrated a commitment to enhancing student life both on campus and in the surrounding community.
• Students should have a desire to continue their service and support of FSU as alumni. Members are encouraged to renew their membership annually by making a nominal dues payment each year.

2) The Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities is proud to announce that applications for the 2010-2011 Student Judicial Board are now available! Please share this information with your respective student populations.

Students can receive applications in one of three ways:

1) Online: Applications are available online on the Student Rights & Responsibilities website, http://srr.fsu.edu/sjbapps.html.

2) Electronic: Interested applicants can download .pdf versions of the New Justice application from the Student Rights & Responsibilities website at http://srr.fsu.edu/sjbapps.html. If this version is needed via email, please contact Rod Kelley at rkkelley@admin.fsu.edu for the alternative version of the application.

3) Paper: Students can retrieve a print copy of the New Justice application from the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities. The office is located in University Center A, 4th floor, Room 4117 in the Dean of Students department. Office hours are 8 AM – 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Visit our webpage on the Student Judicial Board (http://srr.fsu.edu/student_judicial.html) to learn more about what it means to be a justice!

Applications for New Justices are due Friday, February 5, 2010, at 5 PM.

New Men and Women Basketball Ticket Policy effective January 2010

In summary beginning with ACC games for Men and Women’s Basketball (1/7/09):

Options for students to obtain complimentary tickets
(a) Go on-line and print at home ($1 surcharge)
(b) Go to the Civic Center on game day, one hour before tip-off and receive ticket
(c) Go to Dick Howser Ticket office on 1/6-1/7 and 1/11-1/12 to receive ticket for WBB vs. UVA and/or MBB vs. NC State. After those two home games we will no longer offer this pick-up option since it has not been utilized by the students to the degree which justifies staffing.

For high demand games we will limit the number of available print at home tickets so that an appropriate amount of tickets are still available at the Civic Center on game day for those students who do not wish to pay the $1 surcharge.

New FSU President Selected!

The Florida State University Board of Trustees has selected alumnus Eric J. Barron, director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, to serve as the university’s 14th president.

Barron, 58, succeeds T.K. Wetherell, who became president in 2003 and guided Florida State to record heights before announcing in June his intention to retire.
VIDEO: Meet the Barrons

“I am extremely gratified and honored to return to my alma mater and serve as its next president,” Barron said. “This is an outstanding university that is poised to become one of the finest in the world, and I look forward to helping it reach that goal.”

Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Smith reported to the trustees overwhelmingly positive comments in support of Barron from the 19-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee, which he chaired. That group had interviewed three finalists out of 26 applicants before forwarding the results of its review to the trustees.

“Under Dr. Wetherell’s leadership, Florida State University advanced as one of the nation’s top public graduate research universities,” Smith said. “Now, it is well-positioned to vault to the next level, and the Board of Trustees is extremely pleased to be able to select Dr. Barron as the leader who will take us there.

“His national prominence in his field, his extensive fundraising experience and his superlative administrative skills are an excellent fit for Florida State.”

Barron earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from FSU as an honors student in 1973. He holds master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Miami, both in oceanography.

He has been director of the highly prominent national laboratory, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., since 2008.
In his first year there, he developed a strategic plan to address budget challenges that was praised by the National Science Foundation for its transparency and commitment to the future. This year, the center had its greatest annual budget increase in nearly a decade.

Prior to taking the position at NCAR, Barron was dean of the newly formed Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. That school currently is executing a strategic plan developed while he was dean that expanded the faculty, transformed student recruitment and services, developed a lifelong connection to alumni and created a stronger sense of community.

From 1986 to 2006, Barron was at Pennsylvania State University, where he was professor of geosciences, director of the Earth System Science Center, director of the EMS Environment Institute, and finally dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. While he was dean, his college led all other colleges at Penn State in research expenditures per faculty member, it excelled at teaching and it emerged as an innovative leader on campus in a renewed focus on students and student services.

Barron is a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society and the Geological Society of America. He has received many national awards as a scholar, researcher and distinguished lecturer, has published extensively and has been editor or a member of the editorial boards of a dozen academic journals. He has testified before Congress and has chaired numerous committees in service to the federal government, such as the NASA Senior Review for the Earth Sciences in 2005. He has chaired committees and panels of the National Research Council since 1987 and currently chairs “An Ocean Infrastructure for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030.”

A highly visible scientist, Barron stressed his commitment to the full spectrum of academic disciplines, saying he is “an ardent supporter and advocate for the full spectrum of excellence in the arts and humanities, sciences, law, business and medicine.”

A native of Lafayette, Ind., Barron has two grown children. He said he and his wife, Molly, are “a partnership” and that she will be an active participant in supporting Florida State University while he is president.

-Courtesy of Browning Brooks, FSU News & Communications