University of Florida

It All Started with a Chicken Yes, my involvement in agriculture all started with one little chicken. Her name was Cluckens, and I got her by chance when the FFA chapter at my junior high school had extra birds going to the fair, and I signed up to exhibit one and participate in showmanship. Even though she only received a red ribbon and I did not win showmanship, my first county fair was just a precursor for what was to come for me in agriculture, and I was hooked. Not only did I have a…

were strong across the nation (Wong). The article cites this information from the National Center for Education Statistics, which included that in Florida the graduation rate for 2014 was 76.1%. However, there is an interesting twist. Even though, graduation rates across the United States are increasing, the enrollment rates at colleges and universities saw a 1.7% drop the following year (Wong). Reports like this one are increasingly alarming because in today’s economy a high school diploma…

When I went to my first National Championship in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; I remember seeing the recipients of the AAU Karate Scholarship and thinking how cool it would be to walk up ten years later and receive the same award. After highschool, I plan on furthering my education and softball career at Mount St. Joseph University. I plan on going to college to become a Nurse Anesthetist, while continuing to compete in the AAU Karate Program and achieve my all time goal of going to the Olympics.…

residents of various U.S. states. In 1868, the University of California system was made with the proclamation that “admission and tuition shall be free to all residents of the state, (Stone, 2016)”. The University of Florida and New…

there should be a cap on tuition like there is on rent and gas prices. A cap on tuition would place an amount where tuition cannot be any higher than that stated amount. This cap can be instated by the federal government, state government, or the university itself by a case- by- case basis Colleges should put a cap on tuition because it will cut down on the student’s debt, give students a value that they know they will have to pay and nothing more, and it will make the price of college seem less…

education by attending college. Watching these classes, I’ve learned to make it my top priority to ensure that I have nothing to worry about after graduation. Now, due to my strenuous work ethic and perseverance, I will be attending Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University located in Tallahassee to major in Music Education in the fall of this year. While STEM careers have been steadily becoming more common due to advancements in technology, there is something that technology can ever…

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas were also collected and recorded and put into these documents. Demonstration had become a spark that ignited a fire in the hearts and minds all students at many different colleges. A statement by the President of Xavier University is released in the documents and the statement announced that the demonstration in the New Orleans area would be more “intellectual rather than emotional.” The students participating would be nonviolent; thinking with their minds to evoke…

FAU Sports Calendar By, Mahapatro Purabi, Banner Id- @03164664 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is one of the fastest growing major universities in the country and a multi-campus urban university. Of its nine colleges, the College of Business is the largest with 5600 students. The four marketing majors formed a partnership to start a small business with a goal to develop and market their product to gain some practical experience in business and to fund graduate school tuition of about $2,500…

ethnic backgrounds such as African American, Hispanic, Caucasian and Asian. It is diverse with well-rounded people who nourish my mind and creativity every day at work. We are ranked number one in UPT (Unit Per Transaction) with 4.9 in the state of Florida and ranked second in ATV (Average Transaction Value) since I began working there. The duties of my position include updating marketing, working overnight floor sets, managing business hours, making schedules, counting registers, deposits,…

grants, scholarships, and fellowships. As an underrepresented minority, I’m speaking from personal experiences that would have been a great help for others and I in order to pursue our education in law school. As a Hispanic minority in the State of Florida, I was placed in a program called English for Speakers of another Language, ESOL, solely because I spoke another language. The school system placed me in the program despite being fluent in the English language.…