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We had the best weekend celebrating Founders Day with all of our Panthers, their family, and friends! Thank you for celebrating with us.
We are keeping the 65th anniversary celebrations going all year-long. See what events are on the horizon, at the link ik bio.
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We are keeping the 65th anniversary celebrations going all year-long. See what events are on the horizon, at the link ik bio.
#floridatech #fyp #65thanniversary #anniversary #foundersday #college #university #stem #education #arts #spacecoast #florida #hoco #csgo @floridatech_studentlife
On this day in 1958, we were founded as Brevard Engineering College. What started as a night school to educate those working in the U.S. space program has grown into a nationally accredited university with impacts extending around the globe. Today, we celebrate 65 years of excellent education, revolutionary research and inspiring innovation.
Happy Founders Day, Panthers. 🐾❤️
Visit the link in bio to learn more about our 65th anniversary celebrations.
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Happy Founders Day, Panthers. 🐾❤️
Visit the link in bio to learn more about our 65th anniversary celebrations.
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Do you know about Florida Tech's career fairs?! The most recent All Majors Career Fair gave students the opportunity to speak one on one with over 60 employers. It's a great way for students to build connections, make acquaintances and get their feet in the door at some of the nation's most sought-after companies.
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The chronicles of Dr. Jerome Keuper establishing a night school for the "misslemen" of the U.S. space program is not complete without talking about the locations Brevard Engineering College (BEC), now Florida Tech, had before finding its permanent home.
In 1959, 154 students enrolled in the first BEC classes at the Eau Gallie Junior High School (now known as Westshore Junior/Senior High School).
In 1960, now with over 500 students, Florida Tech obtained a second location for classes, the First Methodist Church off Strawbridge Avenue in Downtown Melbourne.
In that same year, our now permanent home was found at what was then the University of Melbourne. The university was a vision held by Ralph Borsodi, a philosopher and social reformer, and Virginia Wood, who launched the American Homesteading Foundation and established Melbourne Village.
Wood, who was a firm believer and advocate of BEC, granted a handful of acres on the corner of Country Club Road and University Boulevard to Keuper for just $1. But it was under the condition that he must preserve and maintain the natural Florida hammock, which is now Joy and Gordon Patterson Botanical Garden.
Leading up to the university’s 65th anniversary Sept. 22, we are sharing some of Florida Tech’s most noteworthy history. Learn more about our 65th anniversary celebrations: https://www.fit.edu/65/
Photo 1: Aerial view of Eau Gallie Junior High School
Photo 2: Permanent home found. University of Melbourne donated 40 acres and a building. Today, that first building is known as the R.A. Work building.
Photo 3: Brevard Engineering College has its home.
Photo 4: Brownlie Hall and various other classrooms were built in the 1960s.
Photo 5: Campus has taken shape with the construction of the performing arts center, dormitories and "Crawford Science Tower."
Photo 6: Entrance to the university.
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In 1959, 154 students enrolled in the first BEC classes at the Eau Gallie Junior High School (now known as Westshore Junior/Senior High School).
In 1960, now with over 500 students, Florida Tech obtained a second location for classes, the First Methodist Church off Strawbridge Avenue in Downtown Melbourne.
In that same year, our now permanent home was found at what was then the University of Melbourne. The university was a vision held by Ralph Borsodi, a philosopher and social reformer, and Virginia Wood, who launched the American Homesteading Foundation and established Melbourne Village.
Wood, who was a firm believer and advocate of BEC, granted a handful of acres on the corner of Country Club Road and University Boulevard to Keuper for just $1. But it was under the condition that he must preserve and maintain the natural Florida hammock, which is now Joy and Gordon Patterson Botanical Garden.
Leading up to the university’s 65th anniversary Sept. 22, we are sharing some of Florida Tech’s most noteworthy history. Learn more about our 65th anniversary celebrations: https://www.fit.edu/65/
Photo 1: Aerial view of Eau Gallie Junior High School
Photo 2: Permanent home found. University of Melbourne donated 40 acres and a building. Today, that first building is known as the R.A. Work building.
Photo 3: Brevard Engineering College has its home.
Photo 4: Brownlie Hall and various other classrooms were built in the 1960s.
Photo 5: Campus has taken shape with the construction of the performing arts center, dormitories and "Crawford Science Tower."
Photo 6: Entrance to the university.
#floridatech #floridainstituteoftechnology #fyp #history #stem #brevardengineeringcollege #engineeringcollege #college #university #65thanniversary #spacecoast #florida
We had the experts weigh in on a hot topic on campus: parking. Get their expert analysis of how people decide where to park and where the best parking spot on campus is from a scientific perspective on news.fit.edu, linked in our bio.
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Founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College (BEC), Florida Tech started as an idea in the mind of Jerome P. Keuper, a visionary physicist working at Cape Canaveral (now NASA - Kennedy Space Center).
As university lore would have it, Keuper expressed his desire to create a scientific and technological university to a friend over drinks at a local pub. Overhearing the conversation, a fellow patron pushed 37 cents across the bar and said,
“There’s your first donation, Jerry. Now, go and build that college.”
So, Keuper did. BEC was founded the same year as NASA and offered educational opportunities to scientists, engineers and technicians working at Cape Canaveral.
Florida Tech is celebrating 65 years of excellent education, revolutionary research and inspiring innovation.
Leading up to the university’s 65th anniversary Sept. 22, we are sharing some of Florida Tech’s most noteworthy history. Visit the link in bio to learn more about our 65th anniversary celebrations.
#floridatech #fyp #college #history #foundersday #university #melbourneflorida #spacecoast #engineering #engineeringcollege #nasa #kennedyspacecenter #space #rockets
As university lore would have it, Keuper expressed his desire to create a scientific and technological university to a friend over drinks at a local pub. Overhearing the conversation, a fellow patron pushed 37 cents across the bar and said,
“There’s your first donation, Jerry. Now, go and build that college.”
So, Keuper did. BEC was founded the same year as NASA and offered educational opportunities to scientists, engineers and technicians working at Cape Canaveral.
Florida Tech is celebrating 65 years of excellent education, revolutionary research and inspiring innovation.
Leading up to the university’s 65th anniversary Sept. 22, we are sharing some of Florida Tech’s most noteworthy history. Visit the link in bio to learn more about our 65th anniversary celebrations.
#floridatech #fyp #college #history #foundersday #university #melbourneflorida #spacecoast #engineering #engineeringcollege #nasa #kennedyspacecenter #space #rockets
Orientation week is off to a great start! 🐾
The Panther State of Mind event was the start of a weeklong series of orientation activities for our new students and their families. We hope everyone is having fun getting to know campus, and one another. Go Panthers!
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The Panther State of Mind event was the start of a weeklong series of orientation activities for our new students and their families. We hope everyone is having fun getting to know campus, and one another. Go Panthers!
#floridatech #fyp #classof2027 #orientation #college #university #stem #arts #newstudent #collegestudent #collegecampus #collegelife #engineering #florida #spacecoast
Soon campus is going to be filled with busy walkways, coasting longboards and endless chatter. We can't wait for our Panthers to be back! #floridatech #fyp #college #university #newsemester #fallsemester #collegestudent #collegelife #campus #collegecampus #stem #arts #engineering #florida #spacecoast
Serving as a base of operations for research and student training in marine sciences and ocean engineering, the Mertens Marine Center is all about hands-on work. With freshly collected samples in hand, just walk from the boat to a lab—feet from the docks. 🛥️
Photo credit: Pink Flamingo Photography, Jennifer Schumacher.
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Photo credit: Pink Flamingo Photography, Jennifer Schumacher.
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In honor of Shark Week, we sat down with Florida Tech’s resident shark expert, Dr. Toby Daly-Engel, to ask an unconventional question: Based on your major, what shark species are you? Find all her answers on news.fit.edu! Found in our bio.
Want to learn some serious shark facts? Dr. Toby Daly-Engel is a featured expert on National Geographic’s "When Sharks Attack … and Why" now streaming on Disney+, Hulu and the NatGeo website.
#floridatech #fyp #sharkweek #sharkexpert #shark #unconventional #college #university #oceanengineering #marine #florida #spacecoast #GrandesDeclaracoesRenner
Want to learn some serious shark facts? Dr. Toby Daly-Engel is a featured expert on National Geographic’s "When Sharks Attack … and Why" now streaming on Disney+, Hulu and the NatGeo website.
#floridatech #fyp #sharkweek #sharkexpert #shark #unconventional #college #university #oceanengineering #marine #florida #spacecoast #GrandesDeclaracoesRenner
