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With 42,000 students hitting campus for the fall semester, and 6,400 of those students being freshmen, Florida State University has amped its methods of improving the quality of collegiate life.
While these methods range from increases in faculty to projects from independent campus organizations, they all have the common objective to advance the education and characteristics of FSU.
Certain online programs are required for all incoming students to ensure they receive proper health education. Semesterly updates make certain these lessons cover everything from establishing study habits to properly managing alcohol.
The newly mandatory Student Resilience Project was developed in the FSU College of Social Work and launched this fall to provide students with coping skills for stress and trauma.
The FSU Police Department released “Run. Hide. Fight.” to detail the response and prevention of an active shooter on campus.
Aside from health and safety developments, FSU has also raised its education standings with the hiring of 240 new faculty members.
By providing further opportunities for research and mentorship positions, the faculty add to FSU’s ranking as one of Carnegie Classifications’ Doctoral University of Highest Research Activity.
Three of the hires are specific to the Honors Program at FSU, and will focus on developing a core curriculum that emphasizes specialized courses and small class sizes in order to raise the status and intensity of the program.
Engage 100 is another academic focal point beginning on campus, with a purpose to ensure 100 percent of students are exposed to intense educational opportunities like Living Learning Communities (LLC) or undergraduate research.
Housed in Deviney Hall, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation LLC is launching for the first time this semester with 36 freshmen in its inaugural class. The students will live and take classes together as they explore the world of business.
Renovations at Suwannee Room have finished in time for the fall semester, but construction on the new Oglesby Union continues with a projected finishing date of fall 2020.
In the meantime, FSU is still continuing traditions like Seminole Sensation Week and Homecoming with alternative locations and events. The ever-popular Club Downunder already has several shows for the upcoming semester planned for venues like The Wilbury and Gaines Street Pies.
Facts on the freshmen:
51,098 applications were submitted for the summer and fall 2018 semesters. This record is a 17 percent increase from last year's applicati
on record, and contributes to the growing competition to receive an acceptance letter from FSU.
61.4 percent of incoming students are female. FSU typically maintains a heavily female demographic since its 40-year period as the Florida State College for Women.
43 different states, 21 different countries and Puerto Rico are represented by the fall class. Most in-state students originate from the Miami area, and roughly 6 percent of all students at FSU are of international origin.
4.2 is the average high school GPA for the class of 2022. Their composite SAT scores average to 1340, and the ACT average is 29.
FSU had 51,098 applicants seeking admission to its summer and fall semesters, a 17 percent increase from last year. Women make up 61.4 percent of the new freshman class.
And the top five majors?
Biological science, business, engineering, psychology and pre-health professions, FSU said.
Also this fall, 240 new faculty members are coming on board, including 125 new positions FSU created with preeminence money from the Legislature.
“We’re thrilled to welcome an exceptional freshman class and a new group of top-notch faculty members as we start another academic year,” FSU President John Thrasher said. “Florida State University is on the rise, and I know these students and faculty will help keep the momentum going.”
FSU has 20 residence halls on campus with 6,700 beds.
“We’re full,” said Shannon Staten, executive director for university housing. “We have been able to take care of anyone who has contracted with us.”
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