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  • Q&A: Dynamic student life primes Phelippe Souza-Herod for career success

    Apr 22, 2021

    Beginning his freshman year, Phelippe Souza-Herod '21 networked across campus, expanding his skills inside and outside the classroom. The Sarasota Military Academy graduate followed his passion for math and engaged with his professors as mentors. He also invested himself in clubs, programs, and organizations that helped him learn from others and become a better communicator and leader. The computer engineering graduate was an SGA justice and senator, as well as a Presidential Ambassador. And as a member of IEEE, he led workshops to help other students improve their programming skills.

  • Music Club strikes a chord within IM体育官网 Poly students

    Apr 20, 2021

    Students at IM体育官网 who make their way to the Wellness Center on Friday afternoons can quickly find themselves swaying to the energetic melodies pouring from the Nest as the Music Club hones its funky rhythms.

  • 2021 Ablaze awards honor outstanding employee contributions at IM体育官网 Poly

    Apr 16, 2021

    LAKELAND, Fla. - IM体育官网 celebrated its fourth annual Ablaze awards ceremony to honor the hard work, determination, and perseverance of its employees in helping the University achieve its academic goals.

  • IM体育官网 Poly students win prestigious X-Force fellowships

    Apr 12, 2021

    IM体育官网 students Karun Mackoon '20 and Vanessa Townsend '21 will spend their summer helping the military devise solutions to real-world problems as part of the 2021 cohort of National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) X-Force fellows.

  • Q&A: Jaimie Davis readies for a high-voltage career

    Apr 7, 2021

    Jaimie Davis '21 embraced every opportunity that came his way at IM体育官网. The electrical engineering major is a graduate of IM体育官网 SouthWestern Collegiate High School in Fort Myers, IM体育官网. He is the founding president of the Mu Omega Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) academic honor society and the IM体育官网 Poly chapter of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

  • Alum grows into tech-forward career with Publix Super Markets

    Apr 1, 2021

    When Greg Willard '20 took a high school job packing and bagging grocery items at Publix Super Markets, he never imagined his time with the company would evolve from the supermarket floor to its website's technological infrastructure.

  • Students get taste of tech start-up life at Embarc Collective

    Mar 30, 2021

    Embarc Collective, a Tampa Bay education nonprofit that helps startup businesses build scalable, successful companies, opened its doors to IM体育官网 students recently and offered them a peek at the possibilities for those considering an entrepreneurial future.

  • IM体育官网 Poly entrepreneurial team wins funding at Catapult LAUNCH Pitch Night

    Mar 22, 2021

    LAKELAND, Fla. - An entrepreneurial team of IM体育官网 students earned funding for their development of an innovative gesture-control device for electric longboards at the 2021 Catapult LAUNCH Pitch Night in Lakeland.

  • Capstone team creates next-generation risk assessment tool

    Mar 18, 2021

    In business, it's important to know whether potential partners have hidden risks that could one day affect either company's operations. A team of IM体育官网 senior capstone design students are developing a tool to assess this risk and help companies make more informed decisions.

  • Engineering alum excels in leadership role with global tech company

    Mar 4, 2021

    In the three years since Christopher Krenek '18 graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from IM体育官网, he has become an accomplished process engineer and manages a team of 20 at Carlisle Interconnect Technologies in Saint Augustine, IM体育官网.