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Ready to grow: Florida Poly recruiting dozens of faculty Share Article Florida Polytechnic University is preparing for unprecedented growth as it seeks to recruit 25 new faculty members for the next academic year. Dr. Bradford Towle instructs a class inside the IST Building at Florida Poly. The University is poised for extraordinary growth as it seeks to recruit 25 faculty members for the fall 2021 semester. Now that we’ve established ourselves as an emerging leader in STEM education, we’re...

New Partnership With FSC to Provide 4+1 MBA Opportunities to Florida Poly Grads News provided by Share this article Share this article LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College and Florida Polytechnic University announced today an exclusive public-private partnership that will allow Florida Poly students to earn a STEM bachelors degree and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Southern in five years or less. The new partnership is the first of its kind i...

Florida Poly bucks national trend with increase in transfer student enrollment Share Article Transfer applications to Florida Polytechnic University increased by 42% for the Spring 2021 semester, and transfer deposits climbed by 180%. Transfer student applications to Florida Polytechnic University have climbed significantly in the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. "Students are recognizing that a small, tight-knit University like Florida Poly can provide greater peace of mind during the pand...

Florida Poly Professor Researches Ways to Outsmart COVID-19 UPDATED 6:20 PM ET Jan. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:08 PM ET Jan. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:08 PM EST Jan. 15, 2021 SHARE LAKELAND, Fla. — Sometimes, to solve a big problem, you have to think small. So, when coronavirus gripped the globe last year, Dr. Ajeet Kaushik had a proposal. What You Need To Know WHO selects Florida Poly professors research to be included...

Florida Poly professor among top 2% of world’s leading scientists Share Article Dr. Muhammad Rashid, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University, was recognized among the top 2% of scientists in the world in a study by Stanford University. Rashid was also ranked in the top 1% in his field of study. Dr. Muhammad Rashid, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Poly, was recognized among the top 2% of scientis...