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When students at FSC check their phones, they now may see a reminder from Career Services, a clear sign of how the department is meeting students where they are at. From text reminders to classroom visits, FSC’s Office of Career Services is more dedicated than ever to working with students and connecting with them earlier and more often. Their goal is  to shift student perception that career prep is something to think about only during senior year.

FSC students returned to campus this fall to find some big changes in the dining services on campus. Mostly centered around Wynee’s Bistro, the changes include an allergy-friendly station, an expanded salad bar and a new and improved international menu rotation designed to bring flavors from around the world to campus.

Lakeland just got a little more sweeter by adding the Dirty Dawg Pop Shop that just opened on Aug. 1. They are located inside the Lakeland Ice Cream Company. Dirty Soda and Dirty Popcorn are all under the brand Dirty Dawg Pop Shop. The address is located off of 2972 Lakeland Highlands Rd. The name of the shop comes after their dogs’ names which they have special dirty sodas named after.

The study of dentistry is a uniquely combined science of service and artistry. It requires a deep understanding of medical knowledge, a commitment to helping others, and the creative skill to restore both function and confidence through a smile. The Pre-Dental Society serves as a community for students interested in dentistry, offering opportunities to learn, network, and get involved. 

Enactus is an entrepreneurial organization that focuses on environmental and sustainability needs on and off of campus. They had been present at FSC for 13 years but had some set-backs because of Covid-19. This year Mikaela Rizzi, a senior International Business Administration major, is leading as president and will be sharing what Enactus’s goal is for the school year, what people will get out of it and all the exciting things they have in store for the FSC community. 

There is a series of new shuttle routes on Florida Southern College’s campus that are serving students every Sunday morning. The Sunday Worship Shuttle provides convenient transportation for students seeking to attend weekly church services from an array of churches in the Lakeland community. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a decision that is rapidly changing the course of scientific history. On Aug. 27 2025, Pfizer and BioNTech — two major vaccine distributors — announced that the FDA approved a new round of COVID-19 vaccines

Sept. 10 kicked off a new initiative by FSC President Dr. Jeremy P. Martin. Rather than just once a semester, Dr. Martin will be going back to FSC’s roots by hosting Convocation on the second Wednesday of every month. The hope is that more frequent Convocations will allow the student body to gather the FSC community to talk about values important to the school. 

This fall, Florida Southern College welcomes the new School of Architecture. Dr. Andrew Phillip Payne. was appointed as the program’s founding Dean and Professor.  The decision to have an architecture program at FSC was one that is welcomed by students, staff, and the Lakeland community.

On April 8, 2024, junior Alex McManus and sophomore Brian von Suskil planned on driving to Starbucks early in the morning to grab breakfast while they applied for classes. Thinking the coffee house would be crowded, they decided to go to McDonalds instead. This change would alter 71-year-old Terry Dennis’ life forever. “Two older guys that came in, which ended up being Terry and then his friend Fred,” McManus said. “They had sat behind us and I didn’t think anything of it. And then I just, like, my back faced them and I heard something smack the ground. I turned around and then Terry had fallen out like, coffee everywhere, he just fell out of his chair. He was lying on the ground.”