The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hosted an event aimed to educate young women on entrepreneurship on Wednesday. More than 50 women attended “Sitting Pretty Wealthy: Minority Women & Business Ownership,” such as Keonna Welch. The junior business administration and public relations student from St. Petersburg […]

The FAMU police department held its first Campus Safety Walk on Wednesday. “The annual Campus Safety Walk is basically an assessment of our campus to ensure that we have the accurate lighting and protection here on campus,” said FAMU PD Officer Erica Herring, who facilitated the event. Around 50 attendees […]

Florida A&M will hold its first Smoke-Out FAMU Day to bring awareness to the dangers of cigarette smoking on the Set today at noon. The School of Allied Health Sciences is collaborating with the Big Bend Area Health Education Center, the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association to […]

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 […]