THE BIG STORY

NEWS & MORE FROM YOUR PREEMINENT UNIVERSITY

Dear Reader:

Welcome to the first edition of Florida State University’s newest email digest:
The Big Story.

You already know there are a lot of exciting things happening here at Florida State. And now, you can learn more about them here. Each week, The Big Story will bring you the FSU news and content you need to see most.

We hope you like it. Please drop us a line and let us know what you think!

Happy New Year!

Browning Brooks
Assistant Vice President for University Communications
Florida State University

Largest gift in Florida State history creates Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship

Florida State University announced Dec. 18 the largest gift in its history — $100 million — from Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation to honor the late Jim Moran and create what will be the nation’s largest interdisciplinary, degree-granting school of entrepreneurship. Read more at news.fsu.edu or read the coverage from: 
Forbes | Miami Herald | South Florida Business Journal

The Guardian: Yes, you can! How to keep New Year's resolutions with help from FSU

FSU's Roy Baumeister, a professor of psychology and co-author of "Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength," offers his expertise on the subject of willpower in this article from the U.S. edition of The Guardian.

Video: Fall graduates say farewell to FSU

Max Gunzburger, Florida State’s 2015-2016 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor — the highest honor the given by the faculty to one of its own — and Gene Deckerhoff, the “Voice of the Seminoles,” addressed the Fall 2015 graduates. WATCH

Wednesday, Jan. 6

The first day of classes for the 2016 spring semester is Jan. 6. For more information on important dates during the semester, visit http://registrar.fsu.edu/.

The Big Story is a snapshot of Florida State University news, videos, events and media clips provided by the Office of University Communications. For more, please visit http://news.fsu.edu.

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