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Advisory: Florida Tech Classes Canceled, Offices Remain Closed Wednesday, Nov. 4

All Florida Tech classes and university activities are canceled and all offices will remain closed Wednesday, Nov. 4. Campus cleanup is well underway but power remains out at multiple locations and water service is not fully restored to all necessary buildings. As a precautionary measure, it is advisable to continue to boil water before ingesting.

Only identified essential employees contacted by their supervisors should report to campus Wednesday. The shelter-in-place directive has been lifted so students may move about campus as conditions continue to improve; however, please use caution and avoid any flooded, barricaded or unsafe areas.

Dinner service in Panther Dining Hall is underway and will end at 5 pm. PDH will reopen at 9 a.m. Nov. 4.

Your safety remains our top priority, so please make smart decisions, stay alert, and follow all university instructions All normal operations, including classes, are anticipated to resume Thursday, Nov. 5. Watch official university communications channels for updates.

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Dean's Welcome

Dean's Welcome

Leslie MatuszewichCollege of Psychology and Liberal Arts
A College Built Around the Human Experience

Welcome to Florida Tech’s College of Psychology and Liberal Arts! Our college prepares students to be active problem solvers in a complex world, with a focus on the human experience: past, present, and future. The knowledge and perspective students gain through our courses and degree programs build critical skills and a broad worldview, and they support academic pursuits across every degree program Florida Tech offers.

Our college includes three schools: the School of Behavior Analysis, the School of Arts and Communication, and the School of Psychology. Across these schools, outstanding faculty teach in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, offered online and on our Melbourne and Orlando campuses. Undergraduate offerings range from psychology and applied behavior analysis to multiplatform journalism and humanities-pre-law. Our graduate programs are strong and growing, including master’s programs in applied behavior analysis, a PsyD in clinical psychology, and PhD programs in industrial-organizational psychology and behavior analysis. I invite you to explore our programs, our research, and the Florida Tech community.

At Florida Tech, students don’t receive knowledge passively in a traditional classroom; they help create it. We believe a university education should invite students into the process of knowledge itself: questioning what is currently known, discovering what we don’t yet know, building new understanding, and learning to communicate that understanding to others. Small classes, a supportive learning environment, and co-curricular opportunities such as our music ensembles are hallmarks of our college and of Florida Tech, as are academic programs that combine classroom learning with real-world experience and research opportunities.

We believe that knowledge creates possibility. It can change what a student understands about the world, what a scholar decides is worth asking, what a community can accomplish, and what a profession can become.

Leslie Matuszewich, Ph.D.
Dean

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