The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering news for faculty and staff
Happening
Lunchtime Food Trucks will be at the Shaw Building's picnic area on the corner of East Paul Dirac Drive and Pottsdamer Street starting at 11:00 am. Lunch truck tentative schedule here.
COE Cafe: Closed Aug. 2 through Aug. 24. | Fall 2025 Hours - Mon - Fri, 7:30am - 3:00pm | Menu
2025 New Faculty Start, August 11, 2025
RSVP Now: Health Tech Webinar with Industry Leaders Maha Sallam and Lawrence, August 14, 2025, 10:00am, VIRTUAL (IGNITE)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Annual Meeting, August 18, 2025, 8:00am-5:30pm, Parkview at Cascades ballroom, 414 East Bloxham Street.
RSO Orientation, August 12, 2025, 4:00pm-5:00pm, Virtual (Amwake)
Grad Student Orientation, August 21, 2025, 8:00am-5:00pm, B135, (Evans)
New Faculty Orientation, August 22, 2025, 12:00pm - 3:30pm, A-115 at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Confirm your attendance by emailing Duo Liu.
Fall Semester Begins, August 25, 2025
Q&A Welcome Week, August 25-29, 2025, 8:00am – 4:00pm, B Atrium, (Amwake)
Assistant Dean for Administration Search Committee Meeting, August 27, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am, B202 for Zoom viewing (Brown)
IGNITE Event: Access to Capital for Startups, featuring Chris Edwards, Regional President of MidSouth Bank, August 28, 2025, 10:30am-11:30am, at IGNITE Tallahassee 1729 W Paul Dirac Dr. Innovation Park.
Labor Day Holiday, September 1, 2025, College closed
EDGE Involvement Fair, September 17, 2025, 4:00-6:00pm; A & B atriums, (Amwake)
STEM Resume Cafe, September 25, 2025, 10:00am - 2:00pm, A Atrium (Lazar)
Engineering Ambassador Network (EAN) SE Workshop, September 26-28
STEM Career & Internship Fair, September 30, 2025, 9:00am-3:00pm, All common areas. (Lazar)
FSU Seminole Futures, October 1, 2025, all majors career fair
FAMU Homecoming, October 18, 2025
ORNL Student Workshops, October 15, 2025, 8:00am-5:00pm, IRCB (Keller)
FSU Discovery Days, October 20-23, 2025, TBD (Shearer)
Engineering Ambassador Network (EAN) SE Workshop, October 24-26, 2025, TBD (Keller)
FSU Homecoming, November 1, 2025
Veteran's Day Holiday, November 11, 2025, College closed
Joint Management Council Meeting, November 18, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Location B202 (Brown)
Thanksgiving Day Holiday—No Classes, November 26-28, 2025 (Wednesday-Friday)
Last Day of Classes, December 5, 2025
Final Exams, December 8-12, 2025
Fall Semester Ends, December 12, 2025
Bookmark college events webpage.
Assistant Dean for Administration Search Committee Meeting
The search committee for the Assistant Dean for Administration is meeting:
B202 for Zoom broadcast viewing
All search committee meetings and the initial round of candidate interviews will be conducted virtually. The public can view and participate by attending the room assigned for each meeting. We anticipate inviting selected candidates to campus for second and potentially third-round interviews. We will publish the date and time of each meeting on this page as scheduled.
Please contact Monica Brown for reasonable accommodations, questions and more information.
Call for UROP Project Proposals for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Are you interested in mentoring a talented undergraduate research student?
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) is recruiting project proposals for the 2025-2026 academic year from faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and campus partners from all academic disciplines for our Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) students. UROP is a year-long undergraduate research experience where students work with a research mentor, receive additional support through a peer-led colloquium, and present their work as part of the campus-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium in the spring.
Learn more about how to become a UROP research mentor and help FSU students get experience in their field by looking over our website or joining the final hybrid UROP research mentor information session.
Thursday, August 14, 10:30–11:30 AM
Zoom Registration In-person Registration
If you cannot attend an info session, a recording will be available on the UROP website.
Research mentor benefits
UROP mentors are highly valued members of the FSU community and central to our mission as a Research I institution helping to empower the next generation.
As UROP research mentors, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students are eligible to apply for UROP materials grant funding and may be nominated for an Undergraduate Research Mentor Award.
Details
UROP Project Proposal deadline: August 18, 2025
UROP Project Portal
You will have the chance to meet with students during the Research Mentor Roundtable event in early fall, as well as interview any potential students at your convenience over the first month of the fall semester, before compacts are signed with students by Oct. 7th.
By posting a project to the portal, there is no obligation to accept a UROP student if you do not find a good match.
Typically, UROP students work 5-10 hours per week as a Research Assistant, though the specific schedule, tasks, and expectations will be confirmed when signing the compact.
Don't Miss Out - RSVP Now for Upcoming Health Tech Webinar with Industry Leaders Maha Sallam and Lawrence Binder
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM (EST)
Location: Virtual
Are you interested in launching or scaling a health tech startup?
Join serial entrepreneurs Maha Sallam (VuEssence) and Lawrence Binder (VSURGIC) for valuable insights on what it takes to build and exit a successful health tech startup. With firsthand experience leading companies through acquisition and IPO, they’ll share how the industry has evolved, strategies to develop a successful health tech company, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Whether you're launching your first venture or scaling your next, this session offers actionable insights from founders who’ve done it before—and are doing it again.
Have a notepad and pen ready to write down their success tips, ask your burning questions, and prepare to take on the world of health tech startups!
Check out VuEssence and VSURGIC to learn more about both companies and their leaders.
Federal Research Updates
Federal Research UpdatesOffice of Research | Information for Researchers HerE
Fall 2025 FSU Department Part-Time Job Fair
The Career Center is excited to announce our Fall 2025 FSU Department Part-Time Job Fair - the perfect opportunity for FSU departments, institutes, labs, offices, units, colleges, schools, etc. to recruit students seeking paid, on-campus opportunities!
Reserved for on-campus, paid part-time employment opportunities only, this fair will take place on Wednesday, September 3rd at the Dunlap Success Center (100 South Woodward Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32306) from 1:30 – 4:30PM.
While the fair is free of charge for our campus partners, it will be capped at 60 registrations due to space limitations, Registration and details HERE.
REMINDER: New Mental Health Training Replacing Kognito
This new training was built in-house by FSU experts and campus partners to better reflect the realities of our community. It promotes mental health awareness, teaches suicide prevention strategies, and introduces participants to the C.A.R.E. steps—FSU’s structured approach to recognizing and responding to individuals in distress. The course equips employees with tools to engage in meaningful conversations that encourage help-seeking behaviors and contribute to a safer campus.
Please review the instructions for completing this important training requirement.
HOW TO REGISTER
For employees who previously completed Kognito: All current employees are highly encouraged to complete the new Mental Health Awareness training by the end of the Fall 2025 semester and may revisit the course content annually.
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Register via OMNI HR
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Course Name: Mental Health Awareness Online
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Course Number: COKOG2
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For assistance, refer to the Training Registration Guide or contact training@fsu.edu.
For new hires: Mental Health Awareness training remains part of New Employee Orientation (NEO).
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Register via OMNI HR
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Course Number: CONEO1 – Faculty/Staff
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Course Number: CONEO2 – OPS Employees
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Note: Completion of NEO automatically grants credit for both NEO and Mental Health Awareness.
To monitor completion reports by department: Department Representatives can run the query FSU_HR_TRN_BOG_MH to return employees by Department ID who have and have not completed the required training.
Refer to the Monitoring Mental Health Awareness Training Completion guide for additional information.
Questions? Contact Training & Organizational Development at training@fsu.edu or (850) 644-8724.
Find FSU Resources at response.fsu.edu
We hope you are having a fantastic summer and are finding ways to beat the heat. Whether new to FSU or returning to campus, we want you to know that your FSU community is always here for you. The resources listed below are available to help support your well-being, and we encourage you to reach out as you see fit. Thank you for showing kindness and support of one another.
To access important resources and updates, visit: RESPONSE.FSU.EDU
FSU Counseling & Psychological Services
FSU Employee Assistance Program
FSU University Health Services
Need to Know
Engineering Our Future
We identified five strategic priorities to focus on for the next five years. For each of these priorities, we set goals with identified metrics for our college:
Opportunities for Faculty and Staff
ORNL Opportunities Newsletter August 2025
Please find here the August edition of the ORNL Opportunities newsletter, produced for our Core Universities.
All internship-related questions can be addressed to education@ornl.gov, and graduate-related ones can addressed directly to William Jenks. Download the newsletter PDF here.
FAMU HR Upcoming Trainings Calendar
Click here for the latest Upcoming Trainings calendar.
Dissertation and Thesis Defenses
Dissertation Defenses - TBA
THESIS DEFENSES - TBA
For full defense announcement info click here.
Good to Know
Local Achieve Academy Needs Donations of School Supplies
Achieve Academy serves students from age six through 8th grade for the 2025-26 school year. The school features a unique multi-grade classroom structure designed to teach based on each student’s learning level rather than age alone.
The mission at Achieve Academy is to empower students with language-based learning differences by providing a personalized, research-driven education in a supportive and inclusive environment. Through innovative instruction, individualized support, and a commitment to nurturing each student's strengths, we strive to foster confidence, academic success, and a lifelong love of learning.
We need donations to support our students. They will go toward purchasing items for our classrooms, library and technical resources, and supplies for after-school programs and more.
Your donation will help us create a learning environment where our students can thrive and reach their full potential. We understand the commitment this donation requires. However, every donation is an investment in the future of our school's students and education, and they are fully tax-deductible. Donations can be dropped off in the Dean's Office, B202 through September 30, 2025.
- Pencils, Pens, Erasers, Highlighters, Dry Eraser Markers, etc.
- Crayons, Colored Pencils, etc.
- Loose Leaf, Construction and Copy paper
- Kleenex Tissues, Paper towels
- Glue and Glue Sticks
- Clorox/Lysol Multi Purpose wipes
- 3 Ring Binders 1.5
- 3 Prong Folders with pockets and Subject Dividers
- Post It Notes, Index Cards
Or you can donate via PayPal <The Achieve Academy> or mail a check payable to The Achieve Academy at the address listed below.
Thank you for being part of our team here at The Achieve Academy at 2529 Hartsfield Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303 | 850-765-0022
Dr. Adriane Peters, Ed.D
MATLAB License Renewal Update
This is a follow-up to the recent message from College Computing Services regarding the MATLAB renewal.
Thank you to everyone who shared information about the importance of MATLAB to the college. Your responses were compiled and sent to FSU Information Technology Services (ITS) for discussion with FSU Procurement.
Please know that ITS is fully supportive and is actively collaborating with Procurement. FSU Chief Information Officer Jonathan Fozard met with Rosey Murton, Chief Procurement Officer, earlier this week to discuss the importance of the MATLAB renewal and explore solutions for FSU. Rosey is also fully supportive and understands the value MATLAB provides for academic instruction. The Provost, Faculty Senate, and IT Governance Council have also been informed of the progress, so be assured this is receiving significant attention across FSU.
The MATLAB renewal date is later this calendar year, and there is no expected risk to any Fall 2025 courses. We anticipate the renewal will be completed during the Fall 2025 term without any disruption.
We will continue to keep you updated on the status of the MATLAB renewal. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Gary Eggebraaten, IT Director for the College of Engineering, or Jonathan Fozard, Chief Information Officer for FSU.
New FSU ID Cards for COE Joint Faculty
FSU is issuing new ID cards for our FAMU faculty in the College of Engineering. These new cards are designated "COE Joint Faculty" rather than "Courtesy" at FSU. This change reflects our efforts to better recognize and integrate our faculty within the college community, as outlined in Article 4 of the Memorandum of Agreement between FAMU and FSU and the One College goal of the COE Strategic Plan.
To obtain your new ID card, drop by the FSU card office.
FAMU-FSU Engineering Career Services Liaisons
Sean Collins - sean.collins@famu.edu
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Sr. Career Specialist, Career Services Liaison at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering | https://cpdcenter.famu.edu/
FSU - TBD Career Liaison for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Drop-in Career Advising at the Career Center (No Appointment Necessary):
- Monday (VIRTUAL): 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click HERE
- Tuesday - Thursday (IN-PERSON): 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday (VIRTUAL): 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click HERE
Pre-Scheduled Career Advising Appointments with a Career Advisor (located at The Career Center):
- Login to NoleNetwork
- Click appointments on the menu bar options
- Click request a new appointment
- Select Virtual Career Advising
- Click search at the bottom
- Select your preferred appointment time to complete the booking process by following any additional prompts
- You will get a confirmation email and can always log back into your NoleNetwork account to update, change, or cancel your virtual career advising booking
Career Docs (Virtual Document Review):
- Students can submit their resumes, cover letters, and other career-related documents for online review and feedback via Career Docs - https://canvas.fsu.edu/enroll/3LWPX7
Things to Do
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee
Hollywood Movies at the IMAX | Call (850) 645-7796 to Buy Tickets
Faculty and Staff tickets are $11. Check out all the new movies now playing, here.
Resources
Engineering Career Services
Virtual and F2F advising hours here.
FAMU Academics
Undergraduate Links to academic info, student services, student life and more.
Grad Links to academic info, grad student services and more.
FSU Student Academic Resources
Undergraduate Links to academic info, official university announcements and public health information.
Grad Links to graduate student academic info, official university announcements and public health information.
Online Scholarship Search
FAMU Scholarships
FSU Scholarships
In Case of Emergencies
Call 9-1-1. If you have concerns about your safety while on the engineering campus, call FSU Police 850-644-1234.
The Engineering Library Circulation Desk
Hours are: Monday - Friday – 8am to 5pm | (850) 410-6328 | A225 & A248
College Lost and Found
Student Services in B111 is the college lost and found location. If you've found something, drop it off here and if you've lost something, check here first!
Need a Mental Health Break?
Welcome to the Breakroom, B226-H, which is available for one person at a time, from 9:00 am - 4:50 pm on normal business days. Reserve a 50-minute slot using this link.
FAMU Counseling Services and Support
Check online here for more information about individual or group counseling services.
To schedule an appointment, you can walk in or contact the office by phone at 850-599-3145.
If you are experiencing a crisis and need to speak with a counselor when our office is closed, call BetterMynd for FREE at (844) 287-6963.
FSU Employee Mental Health & Wellbeing Support
If you are struggling, please visit the Employee Mental Health & Wellbeing Support page for a list of on-campus and community resources.
If you are in crisis or need immediate intervention, contact FSU PD at (850) 644-1234. To reach the 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988.
Questions? Contact the Employee Assistance Program at (850) 644-2288.
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