Florida A&M faced a host of crippling administrative issues before President James Ammons took over in 2007. From bad financial audits to probation, the university seemed to receive only bad news. Since then Ammons said he has focused on taking care of the administrative issues then looking toward the future […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the Florida A&M Department of Public Safety received a report that a student had been struck by a vehicle. When officers arrived on the scene, Icy-Mon’e Eley, a transfer Pre-Pharmacy student from Jacksonville, was lying on the ground in pain after her foot was run over. Many […]

On June 30, the Florida A&M Board of Trustees announced a new leader at the Developmental Research School. Patricia Hodge, former principal and director of the A.D. Henderson University School at Florida Atlantic University, assumed the DRS superintendent post on July 1. With her experience in educational leadership, Hodge believes […]

At approximately 8:48 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Keith Simmonds , Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was watching Bryant Gumbel on “the Today Show.” Suddenly, Gumbel’s background turned into footage of a plane flying into a building, and then the video took over the entire screen. […]

On Tuesday, Ava Parker, chair of the Florida Board of Governors announced Richard Beard as chair of the Facilities Committee at the Florida Board of Governors.  “Dick Beard has an enormous depth of experience in real estate and related industries that will provide a great expertise and value to the […]

Florida A&M has entered a partnership with Ricoh Americas Corp. allowing a private company to run the on-campus post office. Ricoh offers a wide range in document management including the storage, preservation and delivery content throughout an organization. They offer comprehensive solutions to solve general business issues and industry specific […]

Overlooking Florida A&M University quad, students lined up to celebrate their academic achievements with the first annual ice cream social hosted by the Florida Lottery. The ice cream social provided refreshments, free t-shirts and live music from DJ Loose Kid. The celebration began at 11 a.m. with the Student Government […]

Fall 2011 unveiled numerous construction projects on campus to improve campus aesthetics. The start of the new semester marked the opening of two renovated men dormitories: Sampson and Young Halls. For the science students and science-based classes, Jones Hall was also re-opened for student and faculty access. The Florida A&M […]

Florida A&M’s enrollment reached a record 13,200 last year as the university progressed toward its goal to push its headcount to 15,000 students. This year, however, enrollment slightly decreased, particularly in the freshmen class, as a result of the university’s stricter admission practices. “As opposed to looking at overall scores, […]

SGA President Breyon Love and Vice President Troy Harris took their official oath into office Friday in Lee Hall. Vice President of Student Affairs William Hudson said the event specifically targeted the student body to help them develop visuals of their elected officials. The annual inauguration took place in front […]