Where to Start To-Do List
Future Career
- Create a LinkedIn Page
- Update your Resume
- Professionole Intro
- Apply for summer/fall internship
Personal Development
- Attend events for major
- Explore different volunteer opportunities
- Intro to ServScript
Campus Involvement
- Attend Involvement fair
- Join 1 organization
- Apply for UROP Program
Resources
Future Career
LinkedIn Tips and Resources:- Resume tips and resources
- Get help creating a resume or get your current resume critiqued through the FSU Career Center. Either stop by the career center, upload your resume through NoleNetwork, or upload your resume to the Career Center Canvas module to be reviewed: Canvas module.
ProfessioNole Mentors Program connects FSU students with Alumni & Friends of Florida State for career advice and guidance through a virtual mentoring program. Learn more →
- NoleNetwork – System for linking students directly to hiring employers. Log in with your FSU ID and password to search for internships/jobs and access other career center resources.
- InternFSU – FSU on campus internships
- Career Center Events and Workshops
- Career Liaisons offer industry-specific career advising
- Career Fairs
Personal Development
- CCI Connect: Events for College of Communication & Information
- NoleCentral: Find out about upcoming events at FSU
- Volunteering opportunities around FSU & Tallahassee
- Virtual service opportunities
- On campus & off campus service opportunities (Under the “Community and International” section)
The ServScript Program provides students with a platform to record their service to the community on their official FSU transcript. Learn more →
To enter service hours in ServScript:
- Log into your myFSU account
- Click “ServScript Application” under Student Services section
Campus Involvement
Find an organization to get involved in:
- Nole Central: Search through a list of hundreds of FSU student organizations
- CCI Student Organizations
- Register a new organization (Click “Register An Organization”)
- Division of Student Affairs: General student involvement
Multicultural/Diversity Student Organizations:
The Involvement Fair occurs every summer, fall, and spring semester and serves as an opportunity for students to find community, explore interests, and learn more about FSU’s 700+ Recognized Student Organizations.th Meet with Student Organization Leaders and Members at tabling events often located on Legacy Walk.
FSU provides high-achieving students an engaging community with the flexibility and funding opportunities to explore their full range of interests. Our award-winning professors focus on student success with opportunities such as undergraduate research, which launches students into the fascinating world of a research university.
IDEA grants fund research, creative projects, and the development or evaluation of new or existing ideas. FSU undergraduate students in all majors can apply for an FSU IDEA Grant.
Other Resources
- Freshman Leadership Institute: The Freshman Leadership Institute (FLI) is an executive project within the Student Government Association at FSU. The program encompasses weekly workshops, a weekend retreat, family groups, and a peer mentor program for student participants. This unique opportunity allows freshmen to make connections and build relationships with other FSU students interested in leadership development.
- Center for Leadership & Social Change: Offers more than 30 programs intended to foster opportunities and vision to create positive, sustainable change in their communities and the broader world. Opportunities range from one-time service at local nonprofits to year-long training and leadership roles. We offer training on such topics as leadership development, identity and cultural competence, service learning, and community change.
Honor societies are a great way to build a network of people with similar interests as you, as well as get involved in service and social opportunities.
- Find an Honor Society
- University Honors Program: Identifies intellectually curious students with a drive for creating change and provides them with holistic development through enriching experiences in and beyond the classroom. It offers training, support, and opportunities to develop students who are scholars, leaders, innovators, and lifelong learners.
Learn to embrace new cultures, languages, customs, and become a fully engaged citizen of the world.
Get to know your campus and surrounding Tallahassee area.
- Nole Your Campus: Instagram account to showcases some of the best hidden gems on campus.
- Explore Tallahassee: Learn about community events, things to do, places to eat & drink, and more amazing things Tallahassee has to offer.
Garnet and Gold Scholar Society: GGS facilitates involvement and recognizes the engaged, well-rounded undergraduate student who excels within and beyond the classroom in the areas of International, Internship, Leadership, Research, and Service. An undergraduate student who meets the criteria in three of the five areas and completes a Synthesis Reflection will qualify to graduate as a member of the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society.
- Study Abroad: Learn about different opportunities to pursue your FSU education in a foreign country.
- FSU Global Exchange
- FSU International Programs
Freshman Specific Leadership Opportunities
Mission: To provide first year students with the tools to become student leaders on and off campus while providing support as students adjust to Florida State University and their new environment. With an emphasis on individual, group, and community values, students will develop a leadership identity with the support of their peers and Student Governance & Advocacy staff.
4 Major Components: (1) Workshops (2) Family Groups (3) Committee Clusters (4) Peer Mentoring