Florida Institute of Technology

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Students demonstrated they were near ready for their chosen careers at the 2013 Northrop Grumman Engineering and Science Student Design Showcase April 19. They showed off over 75 engineering projects and nearly 50 science projects to peers, faculty and the public in the Clemente Center for Sports and Recreation.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—A delegation from Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector will present an overview of the company’s space technology portfolio, including programs like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that are leading the next generation into space, Wednesday, May 1, 7-8:30 p.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Rotary Club of Indialantic, in collaboration with Florida Institute of Technology, is hosting the 11th Annual Moon River Music & Magic. The event, a fundraiser for students entering college, is scheduled for April 27, from 6 to 9 p.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie will be the guest speaker at the second Inside the Huddle banquet, hosted by President and CEO Anthony J. Catanese on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Clemente Center on the Florida Tech campus.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Florida Institute of Technology Nathan M. Bisk College of Business Center for Ethics and Leadership and Harris Corp. will host the 2013 Annual Ethics and Leadership Conference April 16. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Rotary Club of Indialantic, in collaboration with Florida Institute of Technology, is hosting the 11th Annual Moon River Music & Magic. The event, a fundraiser for students entering college, is scheduled for April 27, from 6 to 9 p.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—It’s back to the 50s when the Florida Institute of Technology Alumni Association presents a special event on campus featuring the lead singer from The Platters, Myles Savage, on Saturday, March 9 at 6 p.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology is making plans for Sporting Affair and Chopper Dropper 2013, which will be held March 15 at the Suntree Country Club. Sporting Affair is the university’s biggest fundraiser for athletics scholarships and Chopper Dropper is its key event, the helicopter drop of 2,000 numbered golf balls onto the green.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology welcomes everyone to join alumni, faculty, staff and students as they celebrate Homecoming 2012 Nov. 1-3, “Going for the Gold.” This year’s celebration is poised to outdo homecomings of the past with a concert from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, an inter-squad football scrimmage and the signature alumni event of the year, the Homecoming Awards Gala.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s National Public Radio Station, WFIT-89.5 FM, has a new home. The station will hold a grand opening and celebration CD release party for TWITCHY, the Florida Tech president’s faculty band, in its new facility on Oct.

Florida Tech fans flocked to the Clemente Center on Friday afternoon to see the Panthers’ inaugural home and away uniforms designed by Nike. More than 100 players modeled the uniforms at a pep rally, presented by Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi of Melbourne.

Students Urged to Cross Safely at Busy Babcock Intersection MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology recently opened its new Florida Tech Commons building at the intersection of University Boulevard and Babcock Street. The three-story, 63,000-square foot facility is designed as the new “front door” to campus.

Lectures a Highlight of International Space University  MELBOURNE, FLA—“We are thrilled that TEDx has come here to offer what is probably the greatest gathering of international speakers for a single event that we have ever held on campus,” said Guy Boy, Florida Tech university professor and site chair of the International Space University-Space Studies Program (ISU-SSP12) Florida Tech-KSC local organizing committee.

12 Donors Lay Critical Foundation for Future Fundraising A dozen donors have pledged to help launch a new era for Florida Tech Athletics. At a special “Inside the Huddle” football banquet May 25, President Anthony J. Catanese introduced and honored members of the Panthers Football Founders Club.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology has named Brayden Thompson the 2012 recipient of the Farmer Scholarship. A senior at Astronaut High School in Titusville, Brayden is the son of Jim and Cindy Thompson of Mims. He is also dual-enrolled at Brevard Community College.