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Florida Institute of Technology

The Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech or FIT) is a private research university in Melbourne, Florida. The university comprises four academic colleges: Engineering & Science, Aeronautics, Psychology & Liberal Arts, and Business.[7] Approximately half of FIT's students are enrolled in the College of Engineering & Science.[8] The university's 130-acre primary residential campus is near the Melbourne Orlando International Airport and the Florida Tech Research Park.[9]

Florida Institute of Technology
Former name
Brevard Engineering College (1958-1966)
MottoAd Astra Per Scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English
"To the stars through science"
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedSeptember 22, 1958; 64 years ago (1958-09-22)
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$85.7 million (2022)[1]
PresidentJohn Nicklow
ProvostHamid K. Rassoul
Academic staff
407[2]
Undergraduates4,153[3]
Postgraduates5,435[4]
Location, ,
United States

28°03′57″N 80°37′28″W / 28.06583°N 80.62444°W / 28.06583; -80.62444
CampusSmall city[2], 174 acres (70 ha)[5]
NewspaperThe Crimson
ColorsRed and silver[6]
   
Nickname
Sporting affiliations
MascotPete the Panther
Websitewww.fit.edu

The university was founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College to provide advanced education for professionals working in the space program at what is now the Kennedy Space Center. Florida Tech has been known by its present name since 1966.[10] In 2021, Florida Tech had an on-campus student body of 5,693 between its Melbourne Campus, Melbourne Sites, and Education Centers, as well as 3,623 students enrolled in their online programs, almost equally divided between graduate and undergraduate students with the majority focusing their studies on engineering and the sciences.[11] Florida Tech is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[12][13]

History Edit

 
Miller Building
 
One of the oldest buildings on campus: a schoolhouse built in 1883.

Florida Institute of Technology was founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College to support NASA by Dr. Jerome P. Keuper, who became the first president.[10] The first concept for the school was developed under the name Brevard Engineering Institute. Classes were originally held at the Melbourne Municipal Airport in buildings formerly used by the Naval Air Station Melbourne.[14] In 1961, the university moved to its current location in Melbourne, Florida.[15] During the 1960s additional classroom and laboratory buildings, a library (formally dedicated on 23 January 1965), the Denius Student Center, Hedgecock Gymnasium, Gleason Auditorium and several dormitories were constructed.[15][16] In 1961, the first graduate received an associate degree. The university was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1964[17] and officially changed its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966. Also in 1966, Dr. Jack Morelock founded the Department of Oceanography. In 1967, the School of Aeronautics was created. Defense scientists and NASA would meet with students recruiting for the space program. In 1969, the Panther Battalion Army ROTC program was formed.[10] In 1970, the college merged with Aerospace Technical Institute to form the School of Aeronautics.

 
Historic sign from Florida Tech Alumni Association and Florida Department of State.

In 1972, the university launched its first off-campus program at the request of the United States Navy.[16][18]

The Evans Library was completed in early 1984.[19] The following year the original library was renovated and dedicated as the Jerome P. Keuper Administration Building.[16] In 1988, the Homer R. Denius Student Center was renovated, the student plaza completed, and the applied research laboratory building acquired.[15] The Claude Pepper Institute for Aging and Therapeutic Research and Skurla Hall, home of the School of Aeronautics, opened in 1990. In 1997, the university received a $50 million grant from the F. W. Olin Foundation.[20] An engineering building and life sciences building were opened in 1999 in result of the grant.[21][22]

Seven new residence halls were completed in 2003.[16] Each resident hall was named after one of the seven fallen astronauts of the Shuttle Columbia disaster and dedicated to their memory.[16] In 2004, Florida Tech obtained National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to build a 24-inch telescope atop the newly completed F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center. However, Melbourne Beach resident Jim Ortega, who had retired from the University of Virginia to Florida in 1998, stepped forward with the additional funds needed to secure a 32-inch telescope and its associated observatory. In gratitude to this donation, the telescope was named the Ortega Telescope as part of the Ortega Observatory.[23] In 2005, the F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center opened.[16]

Construction on the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at Melbourne International Airport began in 2008.[24] The following year, the College of Business became the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business, and the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at the Melbourne International Airport, the Scott Center for Autism Treatment, the Harris Center for Science and Engineering and the Harris Institute for Information Assurance were opened.[16]

In 2009, the college began offering online degrees. November 20, 2015, marked the unveiling of the Harris Student Design Center, an 11,500 square foot building on the south side of campus.[25] This facility provides space for students completing design projects. In 2016, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design (CAMID) and the Larsen Motorsports High Performance Vehicles & Research Development Center opened at the Research and Development Center on Palm Bay Road.

The university established its football program in 2010.[26] The Panther Aquatic Center was opened a year later.[16] In 2011, the university partnered with the Brevard Art Museum and established it as the Foosaner Art Museum.[27][28]

In October 2020, the university broke ground at the Olin Quad for the new Health Sciences Research Center, a 61,000 square foot three story facility with 22,300 square feet for classrooms, training and labs.

College archives Edit

The Harry P. Weber University Archives opened in 2014. It was named after professor emeritus Harry Weber, who first joined the college in 1966 and was instrumental in establishing the archives. The archive collection serves to preserve the history of the institution and it is located in the Evans Library.[29]

Jensen Beach Campus Edit

Florida Institute of Technology's Jensen Beach Campus, also known as School of Marine and Environmental Technology or (SOMET), was a specialized branch campus located on the former campus of Saint Joseph College of Florida on the Indian River Lagoon in Jensen Beach, Florida, approximately 50 miles south of the university's main campus.[30] The campus attracted oceanography, underwater technology and other assorted marine biology students. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had more officers that are graduates of FIT in Jensen Beach than from any other campus or college in the country. The SOMET was transferred to the main campus and became the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences (DMES). The campus closed after the transition in 1986. In 2016, DMES was renamed Department of Ocean Engineering and Sciences (DOES) to communicate the department's focus.[31]

Presidents Edit

Presidents of the institution have included:

  • John Nicklow, 2023–present
  • Robert King (Interim), 2022–2023
  • T. Dwayne McCay, 2016–2022
  • Anthony J. Catanese, 2002–2016
  • Lynn E. Weaver, 1987–2002
  • John E. Miller, 1986–1987
  • Jerome P. Keuper, 1958–1986

Campus Edit

 
Florida Tech entrance signage
 
Florida Tech Panther

The university's 130-acre main campus is located in Melbourne, Florida, on what is known as the Space Coast region along the Atlantic Ocean.[8] The university offers many student services including tutoring, health services, health insurance, and campus safety.[8] Florida Tech has six residence halls and three apartment style accommodations for on-campus living.[32]

Off-campus sites Edit

Florida Tech offers specialized graduate degree programs through sites in Huntsville, Alabama, Fort Eustis, Virginia, Fort Lee, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, Quantico, Virginia, Dover, New Jersey, Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, Lexington Park, Maryland, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Kennedy Space Center, Rockledge, Florida, Melbourne, Florida and Orlando, Florida.[33]

Academics Edit

Student demographics Edit

In fall 2021, Florida Tech enrolled 4,453 students at the main campus; 1,240 at off-campus locations; and 3,623 online for a total of 9,316 students.[34] The male to female ratio in the student body was 69:31.[2] 82% of all students came from the United States, 38% of students were from Florida and 16% of all students came from other countries. In 2020, the average combined Critical Reading and Math SAT score of incoming freshmen at the undergraduate level of Florida Tech was 1232.[35]

Colleges and academic divisions Edit

The university offers degrees in a variety of science and engineering disciplines and is one of the few universities to offer aviation degrees. The university is divided into four academic units: College of Aeronautics, College of Engineering and Science, Nathan Bisk College of Business, College of Psychology and Liberal Arts.[7]

Accreditation Edit

Florida Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[17] The Engineering programs are also accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).[36] The Computer Science program is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board. Florida Tech's chemistry program is accredited by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society. Aeronautical Science and Aviation Management programs are accredited by the Council on Aviation Accreditation. The Clinical Psychology PsyD program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and the graduate Behavior Analysis programs by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI).

Rankings Edit

Times Higher Education ranks Florida Tech as one of the top 1,000 universities in the world and 245th in the U.S.[44] FIT is also listed as a top 800 world university in the Shanghai rankings.[45] U.S. News & World Report ranks Florida Tech 202nd among national universities in the U.S.[5]

PayScale ranks Florida Tech 123rd in the U.S. based on return on investment (ROI).[46] In 2012, Bloomberg rated Florida Tech as the best Florida college in ROI, using their own methodology and data from PayScale.[47] The Brookings Institution ranked Florida Tech first in Florida and 94th nationally for alumni earnings in 2015, also using data from PayScale.[48] CollegeNET and PayScale ranked Florida Tech 902nd out of 1,363 colleges for enabling social mobility in 2017.[49]

In 2018, Niche ranked FIT 190th out of 1,647 colleges in America after surveying students and recent alumni about their experiences on and off campus.[50] The university received A's in the areas of academics, value, professors, diversity, campus food, and student life.[51]

Barron's ranks Florida Tech a "best buy" in college education.[52] Florida Tech is also listed as a top technical institution in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.[53] Florida Tech was named by Times Higher Education as one of the top universities in the United States for graduate employability in 2016.[54]

Research Edit

Florida Tech is classified as a Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity. In 2018, Florida Tech was awarded $17.4 million in external research funding.[55] From 2009 to 2012, the number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators increased by 100% including four recipients of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Awards.[56] During this time period, five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research. These new research university institutes include:

  • Indian River Lagoon Research Institute
  • Human-Centered Design Institute
  • Institute for Energy Systems
  • Institute for Marine Research
  • Institute for Materials Science & Nanotechnology
  • Institute for Research on Global Climate Change

Other research facilities include:

  • Harris Institute for Assured Information
  • Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design (CAMID)
  • Institute for Computing and Information Systems
  • Center for Advanced Coatings (formerly the National Center for Hydrogen Research)
  • Plasma Spray Thermal Laboratory
  • High Heat Flux Laser Test Laboratory
  • Material Science Analysis Laboratory
  • Institute for Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • National Center for Small Business Information
  • Institute for Culture, Collaboration & Management

In the College of Science and Engineering, some of the research laboratories and research groups include:

  • BioComplex Laboratory[57]
  • Information Characterization and Exploitation Laboratory[58]
  • Center for Software Testing Research[59]
  • Computer Vision Group[60]
  • Laboratory for Learning Research[61]
  • Laser, Optics, and Instrumentation Laboratory[62]
  • Ortega Observatory[63]
  • Robotics and Spatial Systems[64]
  • Software Evolution Laboratory[65]
  • Wind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory[66]
  • Wireless Center of Excellence[67]

Faculty and students in the Physics/Space Science department conduct research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Planetary Sciences, High Energy Physics (experimental particle physics), Lightning, Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics, and Space and Magnetospheric Physics.

The Florida Academy of Sciences is headquartered at Florida Tech.[68] The academy is the Florida affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The academy also sponsors the Florida Junior Academy of Science and publishes the Florida Scientist journal.

On April 23, 2019, Florida Tech was elected to the Universities Space Research Association.

Evans Library Edit

The Evans Library at Florida Tech was opened in 1984.[69] Prior to the opening of the Evans Library, the university had a library in what is now the Keuper building.[70] One of the features of the Evans Library is its Applied Computing Center (ACC). The ACC has 70 computers for student use which have high speed internet connection and access to software programs including word-processing, statistical analysis, programming, and presentation development software.[71] The Special Collections Department at the Evans Library is home to the Radiation, Inc. Archives which houses documents such as manuals, photographs, correspondence, physical objects, and other memorabilia from Radiation, Inc.[72][73] Radiation Inc., which later became Harris Corporation and then L3Harris Technologies, was an advanced radio communications company located in Melbourne, FL which had a large impact on the city as well as on Florida Tech.[72] Radiation Inc.'s cofounder Homer Denius helped to finance Florida Tech in its early years while cofounder George Shaw served as the first chairman of Florida Tech's board of trustees.[72] The Denius Student Center and Shaw Hall at Florida Tech are named in their honor.[72] The Evans Library Special Collections Department collaborated with retired Radiation, Inc. employees in collecting materials for the Radiation, Inc. Archives.[72][73]

Athletics Edit

Florida Tech's athletic teams are known as the Panthers.[74] The school fields teams in 18 sports, 9 each for men and women, at the NCAA Division II level and is a member of the Sunshine State Conference.[74] The sports include: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball.[75] The men's and women's swimming & diving teams were added in fall 2011 and men's lacrosse in Spring 2012.[76] In 2015, Florida Tech Track joined the Peach Belt Conference as associate members.

The university had a football program from 2013 to 2019.[77] The football team played in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference as an affiliate member.[78] It won its first game, its first homecoming game, and its first bowl game.[79] In May 2020, Florida Tech shut down its football program due to budget cuts that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.[77]

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield attended Florida Tech and set the home run record in 1987 as a first baseman.[80][81] His number (3) was retired in 2006.[82]

Florida Tech teams and individuals have won several national championships. The men's soccer team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1988 and 1991.[83] Daniela Iacobelli won the National NCAA Division II Woman's Golf Championship in 2007.[84] Florida Tech's Men's swimming 200-yard freestyle relay team won their event in the NCAA Division II National Swim Championship in 2017.[85]

Student life Edit

On-campus housing Edit

Florida Institute of Technology has six traditional residence halls, an eight-building Southgate Apartments complex, a seven-building Columbia Village set of suites and a three-building Harris Village set of suites.

Off-campus housing Edit

Florida Tech runs apartment-style housing options located near campus at Mary Star of the Sea - Newman Hall and Panther Bay Apartments.[86]

Student organizations Edit

 
Student Union Building
 
Inside of the Homer Denius Student Union Building (1st Floor)

Florida Institute of Technology has 132 active student organizations on campus.[87] The university-sponsored student organizations, such as Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, the Homecoming Committee, FITV (CCTV Channel 99 on campus), and The Crimson (student-run university newspaper) operate in primary university funding.[87] Some organizations are run by membership dues, such as the many fraternities and sororities on campus, as well as certain professional organizations like American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), IEEE and AIAA. Other organizations are operated via Student Activities Funding Committee funding, overseen by the Student Government Association Treasurer. Organizations like Residence Hall Association, ACM, Anime Club, and others are operated by SAFC funding. Arts, media, and performance organizations include: Amateur Radio Club, Belletrist, College Players, Dance Association, Film Society, FITV, Florida Tech Pep Band, The Crimson and WFIT.[87]

Students at Florida Tech have the opportunity to participate in a number of club and intramural sports in addition to the varsity athletics programs.[88] The university offers intramural sports Flag Football, Ultimate Frisbee, martial arts, paintball, Disc Golf and Judo.[88] Sport clubs include ice hockey, soccer, table tennis, Collegiate wrestling and baseball.[87] The Florida Tech ice hockey program is a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, playing at that organization's Division 3 level.[89]

Greek life Edit

Florida Tech has a number of Greek life opportunities for students. The university's fraternities include Alpha Tau Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha, Chi Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Lambda Phi, Sigma Tau Gamma and Tau Kappa Epsilon.[90] Its sororities include Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Sigma Sigma.[90] Florida Tech also has a chapter of Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity. Squamish, a co-ed fraternal organization, also exists on campus, although it is not Greek life affiliated.[91]

Honor societies Edit

The university offers a number of national and international Honor Societies including the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Chi Epsilon a Civil Engineering Students honor society, Delta Mu Delta business honor society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society for freshman class academic achievement, Phi Kappa Phi general academic honor society, Psi Chi honor society of psychology, Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society and Upsilon Pi Epsilon computing and information systems honor society.[92]

Publications Edit

The university publishes the Florida Tech Crimson, a student published newspaper.[93] The Crimson won a Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Award in 2014 for best in-depth reporting at a small school (fewer than 9,999 students).[94] In 2016, the College of Aeronautics launched an on-line publication, the International Journal of Aviation Sciences.[95] The university also publishes the Florida Tech Magazine.

Notable people Edit

See also Edit

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Further reading Edit

  • "Countdown to College: Launching Florida Institute of Technology" by Gordon Patterson. Florida Historical Quarterly Volume 77, Issue 2, Fall 1998
  • "Space University: Lift-Off of Florida Institute of Technology". Florida Historical Quarterly Volume 79, Issue 1, Summer 2000.

External links Edit

  • Official website
  • Florida Tech athletics website

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Florida Tech redirects here For other uses see Florida Tech disambiguation The Florida Institute of Technology Florida Tech or FIT is a private research university in Melbourne Florida The university comprises four academic colleges Engineering amp Science Aeronautics Psychology amp Liberal Arts and Business 7 Approximately half of FIT s students are enrolled in the College of Engineering amp Science 8 The university s 130 acre primary residential campus is near the Melbourne Orlando International Airport and the Florida Tech Research Park 9 Florida Institute of TechnologyFormer nameBrevard Engineering College 1958 1966 MottoAd Astra Per Scientiam Latin Motto in English To the stars through science TypePrivate research universityEstablishedSeptember 22 1958 64 years ago 1958 09 22 AccreditationSACSAcademic affiliationsICUFORAUSpace grantEndowment 85 7 million 2022 1 PresidentJohn NicklowProvostHamid K RassoulAcademic staff407 2 Undergraduates4 153 3 Postgraduates5 435 4 LocationMelbourne Florida United States28 03 57 N 80 37 28 W 28 06583 N 80 62444 W 28 06583 80 62444CampusSmall city 2 174 acres 70 ha 5 NewspaperThe CrimsonColorsRed and silver 6 NicknamePanthersCountdown CollegeMissileman USporting affiliationsNCAA Division II Sunshine StateGSCMascotPete the PantherWebsitewww wbr fit wbr eduThe university was founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College to provide advanced education for professionals working in the space program at what is now the Kennedy Space Center Florida Tech has been known by its present name since 1966 10 In 2021 Florida Tech had an on campus student body of 5 693 between its Melbourne Campus Melbourne Sites and Education Centers as well as 3 623 students enrolled in their online programs almost equally divided between graduate and undergraduate students with the majority focusing their studies on engineering and the sciences 11 Florida Tech is classified among R2 Doctoral Universities High research activity 12 13 Contents 1 History 1 1 College archives 1 2 Jensen Beach Campus 1 3 Presidents 2 Campus 2 1 Off campus sites 3 Academics 3 1 Student demographics 3 2 Colleges and academic divisions 3 3 Accreditation 3 4 Rankings 3 5 Research 3 6 Evans Library 4 Athletics 5 Student life 5 1 On campus housing 5 2 Off campus housing 5 3 Student organizations 5 4 Greek life 5 5 Honor societies 6 Publications 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Miller Building nbsp One of the oldest buildings on campus a schoolhouse built in 1883 Florida Institute of Technology was founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College to support NASA by Dr Jerome P Keuper who became the first president 10 The first concept for the school was developed under the name Brevard Engineering Institute Classes were originally held at the Melbourne Municipal Airport in buildings formerly used by the Naval Air Station Melbourne 14 In 1961 the university moved to its current location in Melbourne Florida 15 During the 1960s additional classroom and laboratory buildings a library formally dedicated on 23 January 1965 the Denius Student Center Hedgecock Gymnasium Gleason Auditorium and several dormitories were constructed 15 16 In 1961 the first graduate received an associate degree The university was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1964 17 and officially changed its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966 Also in 1966 Dr Jack Morelock founded the Department of Oceanography In 1967 the School of Aeronautics was created Defense scientists and NASA would meet with students recruiting for the space program In 1969 the Panther Battalion Army ROTC program was formed 10 In 1970 the college merged with Aerospace Technical Institute to form the School of Aeronautics nbsp Historic sign from Florida Tech Alumni Association and Florida Department of State In 1972 the university launched its first off campus program at the request of the United States Navy 16 18 The Evans Library was completed in early 1984 19 The following year the original library was renovated and dedicated as the Jerome P Keuper Administration Building 16 In 1988 the Homer R Denius Student Center was renovated the student plaza completed and the applied research laboratory building acquired 15 The Claude Pepper Institute for Aging and Therapeutic Research and Skurla Hall home of the School of Aeronautics opened in 1990 In 1997 the university received a 50 million grant from the F W Olin Foundation 20 An engineering building and life sciences building were opened in 1999 in result of the grant 21 22 Seven new residence halls were completed in 2003 16 Each resident hall was named after one of the seven fallen astronauts of the Shuttle Columbia disaster and dedicated to their memory 16 In 2004 Florida Tech obtained National Science Foundation NSF funding to build a 24 inch telescope atop the newly completed F W Olin Physical Sciences Center However Melbourne Beach resident Jim Ortega who had retired from the University of Virginia to Florida in 1998 stepped forward with the additional funds needed to secure a 32 inch telescope and its associated observatory In gratitude to this donation the telescope was named the Ortega Telescope as part of the Ortega Observatory 23 In 2005 the F W Olin Physical Sciences Center opened 16 Construction on the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at Melbourne International Airport began in 2008 24 The following year the College of Business became the Nathan M Bisk College of Business and the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at the Melbourne International Airport the Scott Center for Autism Treatment the Harris Center for Science and Engineering and the Harris Institute for Information Assurance were opened 16 In 2009 the college began offering online degrees November 20 2015 marked the unveiling of the Harris Student Design Center an 11 500 square foot building on the south side of campus 25 This facility provides space for students completing design projects In 2016 the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design CAMID and the Larsen Motorsports High Performance Vehicles amp Research Development Center opened at the Research and Development Center on Palm Bay Road The university established its football program in 2010 26 The Panther Aquatic Center was opened a year later 16 In 2011 the university partnered with the Brevard Art Museum and established it as the Foosaner Art Museum 27 28 In October 2020 the university broke ground at the Olin Quad for the new Health Sciences Research Center a 61 000 square foot three story facility with 22 300 square feet for classrooms training and labs College archives Edit The Harry P Weber University Archives opened in 2014 It was named after professor emeritus Harry Weber who first joined the college in 1966 and was instrumental in establishing the archives The archive collection serves to preserve the history of the institution and it is located in the Evans Library 29 Jensen Beach Campus Edit Florida Institute of Technology s Jensen Beach Campus also known as School of Marine and Environmental Technology or SOMET was a specialized branch campus located on the former campus of Saint Joseph College of Florida on the Indian River Lagoon in Jensen Beach Florida approximately 50 miles south of the university s main campus 30 The campus attracted oceanography underwater technology and other assorted marine biology students The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had more officers that are graduates of FIT in Jensen Beach than from any other campus or college in the country The SOMET was transferred to the main campus and became the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences DMES The campus closed after the transition in 1986 In 2016 DMES was renamed Department of Ocean Engineering and Sciences DOES to communicate the department s focus 31 Presidents Edit Presidents of the institution have included John Nicklow 2023 present Robert King Interim 2022 2023 T Dwayne McCay 2016 2022 Anthony J Catanese 2002 2016 Lynn E Weaver 1987 2002 John E Miller 1986 1987 Jerome P Keuper 1958 1986Campus Edit nbsp Florida Tech entrance signage nbsp Florida Tech PantherThe university s 130 acre main campus is located in Melbourne Florida on what is known as the Space Coast region along the Atlantic Ocean 8 The university offers many student services including tutoring health services health insurance and campus safety 8 Florida Tech has six residence halls and three apartment style accommodations for on campus living 32 Off campus sites Edit Florida Tech offers specialized graduate degree programs through sites in Huntsville Alabama Fort Eustis Virginia Fort Lee Virginia Alexandria Virginia Quantico Virginia Dover New Jersey Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst Lexington Park Maryland Aberdeen Proving Ground Kennedy Space Center Rockledge Florida Melbourne Florida and Orlando Florida 33 Academics EditStudent demographics Edit In fall 2021 Florida Tech enrolled 4 453 students at the main campus 1 240 at off campus locations and 3 623 online for a total of 9 316 students 34 The male to female ratio in the student body was 69 31 2 82 of all students came from the United States 38 of students were from Florida and 16 of all students came from other countries In 2020 the average combined Critical Reading and Math SAT score of incoming freshmen at the undergraduate level of Florida Tech was 1232 35 Colleges and academic divisions Edit The university offers degrees in a variety of science and engineering disciplines and is one of the few universities to offer aviation degrees The university is divided into four academic units College of Aeronautics College of Engineering and Science Nathan Bisk College of Business College of Psychology and Liberal Arts 7 Accreditation Edit Florida Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS 17 The Engineering programs are also accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ABET 36 The Computer Science program is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board Florida Tech s chemistry program is accredited by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society Aeronautical Science and Aviation Management programs are accredited by the Council on Aviation Accreditation The Clinical Psychology PsyD program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and the graduate Behavior Analysis programs by the Association for Behavior Analysis International ABAI Rankings Edit Academic rankingsNationalForbes 37 372THE WSJ 38 245U S News amp World Report 39 202Washington Monthly 40 322GlobalARWU 41 601 700THE 42 800 1000U S News amp World Report 43 454Times Higher Education ranks Florida Tech as one of the top 1 000 universities in the world and 245th in the U S 44 FIT is also listed as a top 800 world university in the Shanghai rankings 45 U S News amp World Report ranks Florida Tech 202nd among national universities in the U S 5 PayScale ranks Florida Tech 123rd in the U S based on return on investment ROI 46 In 2012 Bloomberg rated Florida Tech as the best Florida college in ROI using their own methodology and data from PayScale 47 The Brookings Institution ranked Florida Tech first in Florida and 94th nationally for alumni earnings in 2015 also using data from PayScale 48 CollegeNET and PayScale ranked Florida Tech 902nd out of 1 363 colleges for enabling social mobility in 2017 49 In 2018 Niche ranked FIT 190th out of 1 647 colleges in America after surveying students and recent alumni about their experiences on and off campus 50 The university received A s in the areas of academics value professors diversity campus food and student life 51 Barron s ranks Florida Tech a best buy in college education 52 Florida Tech is also listed as a top technical institution in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 53 Florida Tech was named by Times Higher Education as one of the top universities in the United States for graduate employability in 2016 54 Research Edit Florida Tech is classified as a Doctoral University Higher Research Activity In 2018 Florida Tech was awarded 17 4 million in external research funding 55 From 2009 to 2012 the number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators increased by 100 including four recipients of the National Science Foundation NSF Career Awards 56 During this time period five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research These new research university institutes include Indian River Lagoon Research Institute Human Centered Design Institute Institute for Energy Systems Institute for Marine Research Institute for Materials Science amp Nanotechnology Institute for Research on Global Climate ChangeOther research facilities include Harris Institute for Assured Information Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design CAMID Institute for Computing and Information Systems Center for Advanced Coatings formerly the National Center for Hydrogen Research Plasma Spray Thermal Laboratory High Heat Flux Laser Test Laboratory Material Science Analysis LaboratoryInstitute for Biological and Biomedical Sciences National Center for Small Business Information Institute for Culture Collaboration amp ManagementIn the College of Science and Engineering some of the research laboratories and research groups include BioComplex Laboratory 57 Information Characterization and Exploitation Laboratory 58 Center for Software Testing Research 59 Computer Vision Group 60 Laboratory for Learning Research 61 Laser Optics and Instrumentation Laboratory 62 Ortega Observatory 63 Robotics and Spatial Systems 64 Software Evolution Laboratory 65 Wind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory 66 Wireless Center of Excellence 67 Faculty and students in the Physics Space Science department conduct research in Astronomy and Astrophysics Planetary Sciences High Energy Physics experimental particle physics Lightning Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics and Space and Magnetospheric Physics The Florida Academy of Sciences is headquartered at Florida Tech 68 The academy is the Florida affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science The academy also sponsors the Florida Junior Academy of Science and publishes the Florida Scientist journal On April 23 2019 Florida Tech was elected to the Universities Space Research Association Evans Library Edit The Evans Library at Florida Tech was opened in 1984 69 Prior to the opening of the Evans Library the university had a library in what is now the Keuper building 70 One of the features of the Evans Library is its Applied Computing Center ACC The ACC has 70 computers for student use which have high speed internet connection and access to software programs including word processing statistical analysis programming and presentation development software 71 The Special Collections Department at the Evans Library is home to the Radiation Inc Archives which houses documents such as manuals photographs correspondence physical objects and other memorabilia from Radiation Inc 72 73 Radiation Inc which later became Harris Corporation and then L3Harris Technologies was an advanced radio communications company located in Melbourne FL which had a large impact on the city as well as on Florida Tech 72 Radiation Inc s cofounder Homer Denius helped to finance Florida Tech in its early years while cofounder George Shaw served as the first chairman of Florida Tech s board of trustees 72 The Denius Student Center and Shaw Hall at Florida Tech are named in their honor 72 The Evans Library Special Collections Department collaborated with retired Radiation Inc employees in collecting materials for the Radiation Inc Archives 72 73 Athletics EditMain article Florida Tech Panthers Florida Tech s athletic teams are known as the Panthers 74 The school fields teams in 18 sports 9 each for men and women at the NCAA Division II level and is a member of the Sunshine State Conference 74 The sports include baseball men s and women s basketball men s and women s crew men s and women s cross country men s and women s golf men s lacrosse men s and women s soccer softball men s and women s swimming amp diving men s and women s tennis and women s volleyball 75 The men s and women s swimming amp diving teams were added in fall 2011 and men s lacrosse in Spring 2012 76 In 2015 Florida Tech Track joined the Peach Belt Conference as associate members The university had a football program from 2013 to 2019 77 The football team played in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference as an affiliate member 78 It won its first game its first homecoming game and its first bowl game 79 In May 2020 Florida Tech shut down its football program due to budget cuts that followed the COVID 19 pandemic 77 Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield attended Florida Tech and set the home run record in 1987 as a first baseman 80 81 His number 3 was retired in 2006 82 Florida Tech teams and individuals have won several national championships The men s soccer team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1988 and 1991 83 Daniela Iacobelli won the National NCAA Division II Woman s Golf Championship in 2007 84 Florida Tech s Men s swimming 200 yard freestyle relay team won their event in the NCAA Division II National Swim Championship in 2017 85 Student life EditOn campus housing Edit Florida Institute of Technology has six traditional residence halls an eight building Southgate Apartments complex a seven building Columbia Village set of suites and a three building Harris Village set of suites Off campus housing Edit Florida Tech runs apartment style housing options located near campus at Mary Star of the Sea Newman Hall and Panther Bay Apartments 86 Student organizations Edit nbsp Student Union Building nbsp Inside of the Homer Denius Student Union Building 1st Floor Florida Institute of Technology has 132 active student organizations on campus 87 The university sponsored student organizations such as Student Government Association Campus Activities Board the Homecoming Committee FITV CCTV Channel 99 on campus and The Crimson student run university newspaper operate in primary university funding 87 Some organizations are run by membership dues such as the many fraternities and sororities on campus as well as certain professional organizations like American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE IEEE and AIAA Other organizations are operated via Student Activities Funding Committee funding overseen by the Student Government Association Treasurer Organizations like Residence Hall Association ACM Anime Club and others are operated by SAFC funding Arts media and performance organizations include Amateur Radio Club Belletrist College Players Dance Association Film Society FITV Florida Tech Pep Band The Crimson and WFIT 87 Students at Florida Tech have the opportunity to participate in a number of club and intramural sports in addition to the varsity athletics programs 88 The university offers intramural sports Flag Football Ultimate Frisbee martial arts paintball Disc Golf and Judo 88 Sport clubs include ice hockey soccer table tennis Collegiate wrestling and baseball 87 The Florida Tech ice hockey program is a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association playing at that organization s Division 3 level 89 Greek life Edit Florida Tech has a number of Greek life opportunities for students The university s fraternities include Alpha Tau Omega Lambda Chi Alpha Chi Phi Delta Tau Delta Lambda Chi Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Lambda Phi Sigma Tau Gamma and Tau Kappa Epsilon 90 Its sororities include Alpha Phi Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Sigma Sigma 90 Florida Tech also has a chapter of Alpha Phi Omega co ed service fraternity Squamish a co ed fraternal organization also exists on campus although it is not Greek life affiliated 91 Honor societies Edit The university offers a number of national and international Honor Societies including the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Chi Epsilon a Civil Engineering Students honor society Delta Mu Delta business honor society Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society for freshman class academic achievement Phi Kappa Phi general academic honor society Psi Chi honor society of psychology Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society and Upsilon Pi Epsilon computing and information systems honor society 92 Publications EditThe university publishes the Florida Tech Crimson a student published newspaper 93 The Crimson won a Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Award in 2014 for best in depth reporting at a small school fewer than 9 999 students 94 In 2016 the College of Aeronautics launched an on line publication the International Journal of Aviation Sciences 95 The university also publishes the Florida Tech Magazine Notable people EditMain article List of Florida Institute of Technology peopleSee also EditIndependent Colleges and Universities of FloridaReferences Edit As of June 30 2022 Florida Institute of Technology Inc Audit for Period Ending June 2022 Report ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Retrieved May 17 2023 a b c College Navigator U S Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved February 21 2022 As of Fall 2022 Florida Institute of Technology Institutional Data Reports Report FIT Office of Institutional Research amp Effectiveness Retrieved May 17 2023 As of Fall 2022 Florida Institute of Technology Institutional Data Reports Report FIT Office of Institutional Research amp Effectiveness Retrieved May 17 2023 a b Florida Institute of Technology Profile Rankings and Data U S News amp World Report Retrieved February 22 2021 Florida Tech Athletics Athletics Logo amp Style Guide PDF June 19 2019 Retrieved February 13 2017 a b Academics Overview Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved June 28 2018 a b c Florida Institute of Technology U S News amp World Report Retrieved March 14 2017 Florida Tech Research Park Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved November 5 2012 a b c Patterson Gordon Fall 1998 Countdown to College Launching Florida Institute of Technology The Florida Historical Quarterly Florida Historical Society 77 2 163 180 JSTOR 30152246 Fall 2021 Official Count Report Enrollment Headcount PDF Florida Institute of Technology September 27 2021 Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup carnegieclassifications iu edu Center for Postsecondary Education Retrieved September 12 2020 Basic Classification Description carnegieclassifications iu edu Center for Postsecondary Education Retrieved June 10 2021 Stone Elaine Murray Brevard County From Cape of the Canes to Space Coast 1st edition United States Windsor Publications Inc 1988 page 51 a b c Florida Tech History March 12 2013 Retrieved November 24 2014 a b c d e f g h Florida Tech History Archived from the original on December 3 2014 Retrieved November 24 2014 a b Commission on Colleges Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Retrieved August 20 2015 Florida Institute of Technology at Melbourne Florida Retrieved November 24 2014 History of the Evans Library 1984 2009 Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved November 24 2014 William H Honan June 6 1997 Largest Gift Ever Endows a New College Retrieved November 24 2014 Lynne Bumpus Hoope October 15 1999 Florida Tech Gets Ready To Show Off 2 New High tech Buildings Retrieved November 24 2014 Lynne Bumpus Hooper June 4 1997 50 Million Gift Is Big Vote On Future Of Florida Tech Retrieved November 24 2014 Ortega Observatory Retrieved May 17 2023 David Kearns March 5 2009 FIT s Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training now open Retrieved November 24 2014 Price Wayne T November 20 2015 Harris Design Center opening Florida Today Retrieved April 17 2016 GSC Adds Florida Tech To Its Football Membership Retrieved November 24 2014 Foosaner Art Museum History Retrieved November 24 2014 Brevard Business News Florida Tech announces 1 million gift renames Brevard Art Museum the Foosaner Art Museum Melbourne Florida Brevard Business News August 8 2011 page 15 Florida Institute of Technology website Harry P Weber University Archives 2015 Accessed 9 December 2018 U S and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year FY 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 PDF 2020 NACUBO TIAA Study of Endowments NTSE Results National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA February 19 2021 Retrieved February 20 2021 Ocean Engineering and Sciences Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved March 14 2017 Campus Life Retrieved November 24 2014 Florida Institute of Technology University College Site Locations Uc fit edu Retrieved April 18 2012 Fall 2021 Official Count Report PDF Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved February 21 2022 Florida Institute of Technology Peterson s Retrieved February 22 2022 Find an ABET Accredited Program ABET Retrieved August 20 2015 Forbes America s Top Colleges List 2022 Forbes Retrieved September 13 2022 Wall Street Journal Times Higher Education College Rankings 2022 The Wall Street Journal Times Higher Education Retrieved July 26 2022 2022 2023 Best National Universities U S News amp World Report Retrieved September 13 2022 2022 National University Rankings Washington Monthly Retrieved September 13 2022 ShanghaiRanking s Academic Ranking of World Universities Shanghai Ranking Consultancy Retrieved February 25 2023 World University Rankings 2023 Times Higher Education Retrieved February 25 2023 2022 23 Best Global Universities Rankings U S News amp World Report Retrieved February 25 2023 Florida Institute of Technology World University Rankings Times Higher Education Retrieved November 19 2019 ARWU World Top 500 Candidates ShanghaiRanking Consultancy Retrieved September 24 2017 Florida Institute of Technology Florida Tech Salary PayScale 2018 Retrieved September 18 2018 Best Colleges for Return on Investment Bloomberg Businessweek 2012 Archived from the original on April 10 2012 Retrieved August 15 2015 Beyond college rankings A value added approach to assessing two and four year schools Brookings Institution 2015 Retrieved August 15 2015 Social Mobility Index 2017 CollegeNET and PayScale 2017 Retrieved November 23 2017 2019 Best Colleges in America Niche Retrieved September 18 2018 Overall Niche Grade Niche Retrieved September 24 2017 Solorzano Lucia 2010 Best Buys in College Education 11th ed Barron s Educational Series pp 67 70 Fiske Edward 2016 Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017 33rd ed Sourcebooks p xxxiv Minsky Carly November 16 2016 Graduate Employability Top Universities in the United States Ranked by Employers Times Higher Education Retrieved March 14 2017 Table 20 Higher Education Research and Development Survey Fiscal Year 2018 U S National Science Foundation NSF 2019 Retrieved November 25 2019 Florida Tech Research Retrieved November 27 2012 BioComplex Laboratory Archived from the original on September 5 2012 Retrieved November 27 2012 Information Characterization and Exploitation ICE Laboratory Archived from the original on January 9 2013 Retrieved November 27 2012 Center for Software Testing Research Archived from the original on December 29 2012 Retrieved November 27 2012 Computer Vision Group Retrieved November 27 2012 Laboratory for Learning Research Retrieved November 27 2012 Laser Optics and Instrumentation Laboratory Retrieved November 27 2012 Ortega Observatory Retrieved May 17 2023 Robotics and Spatial Systems Lab Retrieved November 27 2012 Software Evolution Lab Retrieved November 27 2012 Wind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory Retrieved November 27 2012 Wireless Center of Excellence Retrieved November 27 2012 Florida Academy of Sciences Retrieved November 25 2019 History of the Evans Library 1984 2009 Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved November 30 2020 History of the Evans Library 1984 2009 Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved November 30 2020 Applied Computing Center Florida Institute of Technology Office of Information Technology Retrieved November 30 2020 a b c d e Sonnenberg Maria June 2 2017 Radiation Inc holds final reunion Florida Today Retrieved November 30 2020 a b Radiation Inc Archives John H Evans Digital Library Collections Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved November 30 2020 a b Florida Tech Retrieved November 24 2014 Florida Tech Athletics Grows with Addition of Six Teams August 19 2010 Florida Tech Adding Men s Lacrosse for 2011 2012 LaxPower com August 3 2010 Retrieved June 24 2011 a b Rogers Eric Neale Rick May 11 2020 Florida Tech cuts football program announces layoffs due to COVID 19 impacts Florida Today Melbourne Florida Retrieved October 17 2022 DeCotis Mark June 16 2011 Englehart Florida Tech Panthers first football coach Florida Today Archived from the original on June 21 2011 Retrieved October 17 2022 Florida Tech Football 2014 Season Tickets Now On Sale March 20 2014 Retrieved November 24 2014 Florida Institute of Technology Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues Retrieved November 24 2014 Matthew Pouliot February 17 2012 Tim Wakefield ranks with Red Sox legends Retrieved November 24 2014 Fenway s Best Players Retrieved November 24 2014 Championship history Retrieved November 24 2014 Parsons Mike May 13 2007 Iacobelli s eagles land NCAA title Florida Today Supraner Daniel March 10 2017 Panthers Men s Swimming Team Win School s First National Championship In 200 Freestyle Space Coast Daily Retrieved October 17 2022 Housing Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved March 14 2017 a b c d Student Activities Retrieved June 24 2011 a b Student organizations Retrieved November 24 2014 Hockey sticks with Florida Tech January 31 2013 Retrieved November 24 2014 a b Chapters at Florida Tech Archived from the original on November 27 2014 Retrieved November 24 2014 Student Organizations Retrieved November 24 2014 Honors Societies Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved June 24 2011 Florida Tech Crimson Florida Institute of Technology Retrieved April 29 2017 Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards winners announced Society of Professional Journalists March 31 2014 Retrieved April 29 2017 About Us International Journal of Aviation Sciences Retrieved April 29 2017 Further reading Edit Countdown to College Launching Florida Institute of Technology by Gordon Patterson Florida Historical Quarterly Volume 77 Issue 2 Fall 1998 Space University Lift Off of Florida Institute of Technology Florida Historical Quarterly Volume 79 Issue 1 Summer 2000 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