The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering news for graduates
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: SU Hours thru August 1 - Open Mon-Thur, 9:00AM-2:00PM, Closed Fri.-Sun. | Menu
Independence Day Holiday, July 4, 2025, College closed
CLC Engineering Summer HS Camp, July 7 thru July 11, 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm, COE B118 (Amwake)
Harry Kroto Memorial Ice Bucket Challenge, July 16, 2025, 3pm-4:30pm, MRB (Allen)
Tally Robotics Youth Summer Camp, ends July 24, 2025, M-F, 9:00am-3:00pm, Location TBD (Shearer)
Brilliant Resilience Summer School, ends July 24, 2025, M-F, 8:00am-5:00pm, Location TBD (Ernst)
Brilliant Resilience Youth Summer School Showcase, July 25, 2025, 2:00-6:00P, B210 (Ernst)
TallyRobotics Summer Camp, July 28 thru August 1, 2025, 9:00am - 3:00pm, A226 (Shearer)
NASA + EN BP-AE REU, ends August 1, 2025, at AME (Moore)
Resilience REU, May ends August 1, 2025, at RIDER (Zhang)
Summer Term Ends, August 1, 2025
IME REU, ends August 2, 2025, at HPMI (Dickens)
Joint Management Council Meeting, August 05, 2025 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Event Location: Zoom (Brown)
Fall Semester Begins, August 25, 2025
Labor Day Holiday, September 1, 2025, College closed
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
FSU Discovery Days, October 20-23, 2025, TBD, TBD (Shearer)
Engineering Ambassador Network (EAN) SE Workshop, October 24-26, 2025, TBD, 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.
Harry Kroto Memorial Ice Bucket Challenge on Wednesday, July 16, at the Materials Research
Once again, we are conducting the Challenge in memory of Sir Harry Kroto, who passed away from ALS on April 30, 2016. Harry was a Nobel Laureate, FSU professor and a long-time friend of many others at FSU and throughout the world.
We have set the date for Wednesday, July 16. The tentative time is 3:30 at the Materials Research Building.
I will pledge to donate at least $5 for everyone who participates. I encourage you to participate in the challenge and donate directly to the ALS Association at our event website.
Also, please pass this along to anyone you think may be interested. Please contact me if you have any questions.
If you are willing to participate, please contact me so I can ensure we have a bucket for you.
Contact Frank Allen for the necessary waiver form or with any questions.
Upcoming Beyond platform events and negotiation workshops
August 18th - 22nd (12-1pm ET): Academic Job Market Bootcamp
Get ready for the academic job market by attending the Academic Job Market Boot Camp 2025. Designed to help you stand out as a candidate, these workshops will demystify the various documents that make up an application package. You’ll learn strategies you need to clearly and confidently communicate who you are as an educator and scholar to hiring committees.
These virtual workshops are designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all disciplines who want to strengthen their application package.
Can’t make it live? Replays will be available — register in advance to receive notification.
● Aug 18 - Cover Letters
● Aug 19 - Research statements
● Aug 20 - Teaching statements
● Aug 21 - Teaching portfolios
● Aug 22 - What if I’m not successful this year?
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InfinityCon Tallahassee 2025 - July 12-13, 2025
Dissertation and Thesis Defenses
Dissertation Defenses
Okunzuwa Ekuase, Tuesday, July 01, 2025 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Event Location: MRB 114
Farhad Farzaneh, Tuesday, July 01, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Event Location: B202
THESIS DEFENSES
Bismark Odum, Thursday, July 03, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Event Location: Zoom
Spencer Dyen, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Event Location: CAPS, BLDG A, Conference Room 147
For full defense announcement info click here.
Opportunities for Graduates
Job openings at VIKA Virginia, LLC
VIKA Virginia, LLC has several engineering positions open in our Jacksonville, Florida office.
Tammy Snell, SHRM-CP
Director of Human Resources and Administration/Associate
Direct: 703.761.2799
Main: 703.442.7800 Ext. 799
Cell: 703.655.8865
Invitation to Lockheed Martin’s 2025 “Discover LM” Sessions
You are invited to join us for our exciting Discover LM virtual series that will be held August 4th – August 7th. There will be team members from a variety of job functions (Engineering & Computer Science and Finance & Business Operations) sharing about their career journeys, insights, and work/life balance. You will also hear an overview of Lockheed Martin, as well as the hiring process for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. Our team looks forward to virtually meeting you and sharing our experiences and advice in navigating your job search!
While these sessions are geared towards students in the Engineering, Computer Science, and Finance & Business Operations related majors – all are welcome to attend! If you are interested in a career with Lockheed Martin and are unable to attend any of the events noted, you may still register using the RSVP link to ensure you are invited to future events.
Please see the attached flyer for more information regarding session topics, dates & times. Please RSVP: Click Here
You will receive additional information and reminders in the weeks leading up to the sessions.
We are excited to connect with you! For any questions, please reach out to me at: auriel.p.scott@lmco.com
ACE Learning Studio
FSU's ACE Learning Studio Workshop calendar.
Need to Know
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
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:
Good to Know
A Newsletter of Internships and Jobs for New Graduates at ORNL
One of ORE’s major missions is overseeing the internship programs at
ORNL, which bring over 1000 students per year to our laboratory. My position is relatively new, and I have been working with people at each of your universities to raise the visibility of ORNL for students and faculty who could visit and/or collaborate with the scientists at ORNL. We are trying to support STEM career development for the laboratory and the nation.
I am starting a monthly message that will have an attachment listing our current opportunities aimed at your students – for internships, postdocs, and permanent positions for new graduates, taken in snapshot form to know more about our programs and learn how to apply for the positions here. Positions for recent graduates can quickly go out of date, but I give instructions on how students can get weekly updates or register their CV with our human resources department.
July 2025 monthly newsletter pages below:
William Jenks, Office of Research Education, Oakridge NationalLaboratory
FAMU-FSU Engineering Career Services Liaisons
FAMU - Sean Collins - sean.collins@famu.edu
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Sr. Career Specialist, Career Services Liaison at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
Spring 2025 Student Advising Hours:
Pre-Scheduled Main Office Career Coaching Appointments (Scheduled via Handshake)
- Wednesdays: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In-Person, Virtually – COE #A143
- Walk-In Wednesday Career Coaching (No Appointment Necessary):
- Wednesdays: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. In-Person – COE #A143
Pre-Scheduled Main Office Career Coaching Appointments (Scheduled via Handshake):
- Mondays: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Thursdays: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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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
Student tickets are $11. Check out all the new movies now playing, here.
Resources
Engineering Career Services
Virtual and F2F advising hours here.
FAMU Academics
Links to academic info, student services, student life and more.
FSU Student Academic Resources
Links to academic info, official university announcements and public health information.
Online Scholarship Search
Engineering Spirit Shop
Order here. All orders can be picked up locally or shipped. If you have questions, please email Dana.
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 Office of Counseling Services located at 1735 Wahnish Way Suite 304 (CASS Building), provides a professional, safe atmosphere where students can discuss academic and personal issues. Schedule an appointment to talk to someone: (850) 599-3145 or counseling@famu.edu. For after-hours assistance, call BetterMynd for FREE at (844) 287-6963. In case of emergency, call FAMU Police Department at (850) 599-3256 or dial 911
FSU Counseling & Psychological Services is fully committed to the health and wellness of our students. We are offering Telemental Health Services (through zoom), in-person services, and Telephonic Crisis Support to students. Call us at 850-644-TALK (8255) to talk to a clinician today. Check online for more information.
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