Both Tallahassee Police Department and FAMU PD issued an ALL-CLEAR Tuesday after reports of shots being fired in or around Palmetto South. An anonymous caller phoned TPD about 4:00pm, claiming to hear gunshots in the area. TPD dispatched FAMU PD ahead of their officers arrival. The officers found no unusual […]
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When Should Seniors Start the Job Hunt?
How soon should graduation-bound college seniors apply for jobs? Opinions from recent college graduates are mixed. With thousands of students leaving university’s across the country every few months, the job market is being inundated with varying levels of skilled, eager young men and women. More than 1,850 students graduated from […]
For College Seniors: How Soon to Start the Job Hunt?
How soon should graduation-bound college seniors apply for jobs? Opinions from recent college graduates are mixed. With thousands of students leaving university’s across the country every few months, the job market is being inundated with varying levels of skilled, eager young men and women. More than 1,850 students graduated from […]
NASA Astronauts Talk about Space Life
A pair of NASA astronauts fielded questions last weekend from children and adults about a space vehicle that was displayed in Tallahassee. Astronaut Jeff Williams talked about NASA’s Orion spacecraft to visitors at Challenger Learning Center Friday and Saturday. “There are many challenges the whole team has to face such as […]
ACLU, Workers Question State Drug-Testing Mandate
One civil liberty group questions the constitutionality of Florida’s new drug-testing mandate for state employees and plans to challenge Gov. Rick Scott’s Executive Order 11-58 in court. Opponents call mandatory pre-employment and unannounced, quarterly drug-testing a costly invasion of privacy in a state that has faced sweeping budget cuts since […]
In Restructuring: FAMU Cuts Jobs throughout Campus
Florida A&M cut 48 staffers in its bid to restructure the university. Another 109, stimulus-dollars-paid workers will lose their jobs in the coming weeks as FAMU responds to sweeping budget cuts throughout the state and the loss of federal stimulus money. The 48 workers, which included 24 University Support Personnel […]
J-School Loses 13 as Restructuring Begins
Florida A&M this week started cutting jobs throughout the university as part of the impending restructuring process. FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communications lost 13 staff members – from office assistants to managers. The university issued termination notices to 48 workers Tuesday, placing them on “administrative leave with pay” […]
City: Plans to Expand FAMU Way on Schedule
City officials say the plan to expand FAMU way is on schedule. Assistant to the City Manager Michelle Bono called it a “very aggressive plan” to add sidewalks, bike and multi-use lanes, innovative parking design and linear parks. Estimates for sidewalk construction alone were five years in 2004. Projections show […]
FAMU Presents Honorary Doctorates to T’Keyah Kemah and Lisa Jackson
Florida A&M University presented a celebrated graduate and a senior Obama administration official with honorary doctorates at Saturday’s Spring Commencement ceremony. President James Ammons granted the title of “Doctor of Humane Letters” to FAMU graduate, actress and writer T’Keyah Crystal Kemah and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, celebrating […]
Hundreds Graduate from Florida A&M
Hundreds of Florida A&M students graduated from the university Saturday to cheers and shouts from friends and family in two sessions of Spring Commencement. Keynote speaker Atlanta Mayor M. Kasim Reed praised the more than 600 students who graduated in the morning session of commencement for the legacy that they […]