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Avent will travel to Barcelona this fall for an inauguration ceremony.

LAKELAND, Fla. (PRWEB) May 12, 2021 -- A scholarship program supporting talented students in achieving their technology-fueled goals at Florida Polytechnic

Santiago Calatrava is a controversial architect, somewhat in the mold of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. A Ph.D. engineer as well as an architect, he is a designer of the first order, creating neo-modernist sculptures that also serve as buildings. A Calatrava bridge, museum or train station, quite often inspired by designs found in nature, can turn an otherwise nondescript locale into a tourist attraction. A bright star on the architectural map. More Florida buildings I love: Now in his mi...

Florida Poly celebrates classes of ’20 and ’21 commencement Share Article Florida Polytechnic University honored its classes of 2020 and 2021 during a commencement ceremony at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, on Sunday, May 2. Florida Polytechnic University celebrated the graduation of its classes of 2020 and 2021 on Sunday, May 2, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. “This past year has brought with it unprecedented challenges that o...

Florida Polytechnic University to hold combined graduation ceremony May 2 Florida Polytechnic University will hold spring commencement for two graduating classes on May 2. More than 300 undergraduate and graduate students from the classes of 2020 and 2021 will receive their degrees at a ceremony to be held at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, 2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd., in Lakeland. The event begins at 10:30 a.m.

Florida Poly entrepreneurial team wins thousands in funding for cutting-edge invention Share Article A team of Florida Polytechnic University students earned $3,000 as finalists for the Frank & Ellen Daveler Entrepreneurship Competition through the University of South Florida’s Center for Entrepreneurship. The group also won $2,500 for the development of a gesture-control glove for electric longboards during the 2021 Catapult LAUNCH Pitch Night. Prototype of a gesture-control glove for electr...

By Gordon Byrd Feb 25, 2021 LAKELAND -- Many universities have had to cut back on hiring or even lose positions because of the pandemic. But one Florida college is on a hiring drive. STEM-focused Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland plans to hire 25 new professors. University provost and executive vice president Dr. Terry Parker says theyre looking for new hires in disciplines that include engineering and applied sciences, environmental engineering, physics, mathematics and computer sc...

The Lakeland-based college is ready to hire STEM professors as other schools cut back hiring

By Gordon Byrd Feb 25, 2021 LAKELAND -- Many universities have had to cut back on hiring or even lose positions because of the pandemic. But one Florida college is on a hiring drive. STEM-focused Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland plans to hire 25 new professors. University provost and executive vice president Dr. Terry Parker says theyre looking for new hires in disciplines that include engineering and applied sciences, environmental engineering, physics, mathematics and computer sc...

The Lakeland-based college is ready to hire STEM professors as other schools cut back hiring