Treading on the roadways of Tallahassee is headed toward a drastic change with the new additions to FAMU Way. According to Carrie Poole, a representative of the Department of Communications for the city of Tallahassee, the design of the FAMU Way road expansion plan has been finalized and bids for construction are currently […]

The division of enterprise information technology announced the implementation of Phase I of FAMU Secure last week. Florida A&M students were prompted to log into a new wireless network that took effect Thursday. In addition to the established “FAMU Wireless Net” hotspot, EIT gave students another option to get connected: FAMU Secure. The new connection is said to […]

Metz Culinary Management will begin servicing Florida A&M students under a five-year contract starting Jan. 2. When the Sodexo contract ends in December, Magic Johnson Sub Connection, WOW Café & Wingery, and Jazzman’s Café will no longer remain on campus. However, Tropical Smoothie and Pizza Hut will remain.  Although plans are still being made, Starbucks, Wingstop and Chik-fil-A may replace Sodexo’s dining venues. […]

The FAMU Connection will perform at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando for the university’s scholarship and recruitment fair Friday. Scholarships will be awarded to eligible high school students in an effort to recruit some of the best and brightest. Admissions officials will be on site to work with interested […]

International students at institutions of higher education in the United States increased by 7.2 percent to a record number in the 2012-13 academic year, according to an international exchange report. The report, supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, also showed that the […]

Florida A&M hosted its inaugural Innovation Showcase, or iShow, Friday at the FAMU Foundation Building. The Tallahassee community and investors throughout the state were able to witness a diverse showcase of FAMU’s faculty, staff and student inventors. More than 20 inventors were featured at the showcase. Each inventor was given […]

According to its national website, AKM is a general scholarship honor society open to junior, senior and graduate students in all academic areas. Joseph Etienne, a graduating nursing student from Miami and chapter president, said being a member has given him the ability to see who he can become. “The […]

Student organizations could soon have a greater voice of representation in Florida A&M’s Student Government Association. Student Body President Anthony Siders is prepared to present legislation that will create a new body of legislators – the student house of representatives. “This new body of student leaders will give a voice […]

Florida A&M is planning to display how its faculty, staff and students are “innovating today for a better tomorrow” at its innovation showcase Friday from 4-7 p.m. The “iShow” will highlight researchers’ high and low-tech developments in agriculture, human resources and the natural, health, environmental and social sciences. One high-tech […]

Florida A&M will be making changes to iRattler after a recent computer hacking scheme. According to FAMU Police Chief Terence Calloway, the university is taking a more secure approach to its IT infrastructure. Michael James, interim vice president of information technology and chief information officer, said FAMU is making changes […]