Devin Stephenson wants the funds used for student scholarships.
Tag: Florida Polytechnic University
Posted inCity Hall, Transportation
State Road 33 Reconstruction Starts Next Month
A two-lane stretch will be widened north of Old Combee Road past Bridgewater and toward Florida Poly and warehouses.
Posted inSchools
Florida Poly’s New President Aims To Double Enrollment and Boost Economic Impact
Devin Stephenson wants to add science and medicine programs to the university’s offerings.
Posted inSchools
Florida Polytechnic Names New President
G. Devin Stephenson, 71, president of Northwest Florida State College, was the top pick out of five finalists.
Posted inSchools
Florida Poly Names Five Candidates to Be its Next President
Interviews are being scheduled for the five men, who all hold Ph.Ds.
Posted inPolitics, Schools
DeSantis Appoints Four Conservative Trustees to Florida Poly’s Board
At least two of the Lakeland-based university’s new board members are outspoken critics of campus diversity programs.
Posted inSchools
Florida Poly’s President to Step Down After a Decade at the Helm
Randy Avent plans to leave at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, but then return as a faculty member after a ‘brief sabbatical.’
Posted inSchools
Florida Poly Teams Up With Fortune 500 Company
Florida Polytechnic University is joining forces with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. to open a Citrus Innovation Center on campus.
Posted inSchools
New Florida Poly Building Doubles University’s Research Space
Florida Polytechnic University today debuted its $47 million Applied Research Center, a modern, 90,000-square-foot structure that more than doubles the lab and research space at the northeast Lakeland campus.
Posted inBusiness, City Hall
City Ponders Impact Fee Discounts in Innovation District Near Florida Poly
The Lakeland City Commission will be asked Monday to amend the city’s impact fee structure to allow 100% discounts for high-wage “target” businesses that move into a proposed 4,484-acre “innovation district” in the northeast reaches of the city near Florida Polytechnic University. FOLLOWUP: The proposal was approved 6-0. Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley was absent from […]