Academic Reminders

‌Academic Calendar

Fall 2023 - August 22 - December 13

  • December 8 - Classes End
  • December 11-13 - Final Exams
  • December 16 - Mid-Year Commencement
  • December 16 - Christmas Holidays Begin

Fall 1B - October 23 – December 13, 2023

  • December 13 - Classes End

Fall 1C 2023 - August 22 – December 13, 2023

  • December 13 - Classes End

Masters/Doctorate Fall August 22 - December 13, 2023

  • December 13 - Classes End

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Fall - August 22 - December 13, 2023

  •  December 13 - Classes End

Get Involved!

For the most up-to-date information on these and many more events, please check Engage. All events are subject to change.

‌Engage Calendar  ‌Campus Calendar

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Monday
  • 8:00am - ACE President Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 10:30am -  Theta Chi Tea-Shirt Sale, Buckstop
  • 10:45am - Scientista's All That Glitters Gala Ticket Tabling, Buckstop
  • 10:50am - Engage Training, Rogers Org Room
  • 11:00am - The Intersection of Spirituality and Mental Health, Fannin Center - Passport Program
  • 11:00am - Insight, Fannin Center
  • 11:00am - SGA Vice President of Communication Office Hours: Gabi Zernickow, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 11:30am - ACE Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 12:15pm - Group Exercise Class : Indoor Cycling w/Rob, GX Studio
  • 2:00pm - ACE Vice President of Admin & Finance, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 2:00pm - Safe Zone 101 Training, Group Room
  • 3:15pm - Movement & Meditation, Fannin Center
  • 4:00pm - Climbing Wall- Regular Hours, Climbing wall
  • 5:00pm - Group Exercise Class: Zumba w/ Maria, GX Studio
  • 4:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Math, Edge Hall
  • 6:00pm - Meet a Candidate: Nate Douglas, Ordway 103 - Passport Program
  • 6:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Math, Student Solutions Center - Edge Hall
  • 6:00pm - Under the Mis-Lo-To, Ordway 104
  • 6:00pm - Fempowered x Crochet Club Present: Destress Flower Workshop!, Simmons center
  • 6:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Computer Science, Student Solutions Center - Edge Hall
  • 7:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Anatomy and Physiology, Polk Science Lab 005
  • 7:00pm - Group Exercise Class: Cycle & Sculpt w/ Evy, GX Studio
  • 8:00pm - Men’s Bible Study - Fannin Center
Tuesday
  • 8:00am - SGA Vice President of Finance Office Hours: Justin Bailey, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 8:00am - SGA Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Rachel Williams, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 10:00am - SGA Administrative Vice President Office Hours: Zion Virgil, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 10:50am - Sigma Chi Scholarship Tabling, Buckstop
  • 11:00am - Everything is Fine: Part Three, Simmons Center - Passport Program
  • 12:15pm - Group Exercise Class: Total Body Conditioning w/ Kristin, GX Studio
  • 2:00pm - ACE Mocs Night Out Director Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 3:30pm - Let’s Talk About It, Counseling Center Group Room - Passport Program
  • 4:00pm - Puppies and Pearls, Thrift
  • 5:00pm - Group Exercise Class: Step on up w/ Evy, GX studio
  • 5:00pm - Speaker Spotlight: Jackie Carlton, PS202 - Passport Program
  • 5:45pm - Group Exercise Class: Indoor Cycling w/ Addy, GX studio
  • 5:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Economics, Edge Hall
  • 6:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Math, Edge Hall
  • 6:45pm - Group Exercise Class: Lift Strong w/Mollee, GX studio
  • 6:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 chemistry, Edge Hall
  • 7:00pm - Fitness for FSC General Meeting, O119
  • 7:30pm - General Body Meeting, BBB115
  • 7:00pm - ACE De Stress Presents: Let it All Glow, Badcock Garden
  • 7:00pm - Climbing Wall - Regular Hours, Climbing Wall
Wednesday
  • 9:00am - AGR Christmas Soap Sale, Buck Stop
  • 10:00am - Holiday Tabling, Buckstop
  • 10:30am - Psychology Club Penny Wars Tabling, Buckstop
  • 10:45am - SGA Executive Vice President Office Hours: Ruby Silver, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 10:45am - Studio Box Tabling, Buckstop
  • 10:45am - Beyond Campus Ministry Tabling, Buckstop
  • 10:45am - Weekly Student Recital - Music Dept., B202
  • 11:00am - Employability Skills Series: Pointing Out Mistakes Without Demoralizing, Online - Passport Program
  • 11:00am - ACE Mocs Live Director Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 11:00am - Pie a Lambda Chi/ Movember Tabling, Buckstop
  • 11:00am - SGA President Office Hours: Gretchen Faraci, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 11:00am - Math Club Tabling - Coffee and Donuts, GX Studio
  • 12:00pm - ACE Destress and Homecoming Director Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 12:00pm - Waterfront - Regular Hours, Moc Dock
  • 12:15pm - Group Exercise Class: Tabata Cardio w/ Mollee, GX Studio
  • 1:30pm - Remedy, Fannin Center
  • 3:00pm - Cookies & Conversations, Rogers Student Center Student Lounge
  • 5:00pm - Group Exercise Class: Indoor Cycling w/ Anna Grace, GX Studio
  • 5:00pm - Soap Carving Clinic! Ideal for Pre-Meds, Dentals, and PAs, Polk Science 152
  • 5:00pm - Moot Court - Planning and Networking, Hollis Room - Passport Program
  • 5:00pm - FSC Chess Meeting, Buckstop
  • 5:00pm - MSC General Body Meeting, Simmons Center
  • 5:30pm - Women's Basketball vs. University of Tampa - Home Opener, George W. Jenkins Field House
  • 6:00pm - Group Exercise Class: Pump It Up w/ Addy, GX Studio
  • 6:00pm - ACE Open Meeting, Rogers 225
  • 6:00pm - Careers and Cinema, Rogers Career Center
  • 6:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 Accounting, Edge Hall
  • 6:00pm - PASS: CHE 2231 Organic Chemistry, Edge Hall Room 303
  • 6:15pm - Criminology Club Meeting, Ordway 105
  • 6:30pm - RA Info Session Ordway 101
  • 6:30pm - Forks & Friends, Wynee’s Bistro - Lakeview Room
  • 6:30pm - Delight Weekly Meeting, Thrift Alumni Room
  • 7:00pm - Group Exercise Class: Pilates w/ Evy, GX Studio
  • 7:30pm - Men's Basketball vs. University of Tampa - Home Opener, George W. Jenkins Field House
  • 8:00pm - Women's Bible Study, The Fannin Center
Thursday
  • 8:00am - SGA Vice President of Finance Office Hours: Justin Bailey, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 9:00am - Group Exercise Class: Bike Bootcamp w/ Kristen, GX Studio
  • 11:00am - Food and Mood, Thrift Building - Group Room - Passport Program
  • 11:00am - Tie Dye, HWC Patio
  • 11:00am - SGA Vice President of Judicial Affairs Office Hours: Mia Braun, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 12:00pm - Waterfront- Regular Hours, Moc Dock
  • 12:15pm - Group Exercise Class: Indoor Cycling w/ Christie, GX Studio
  • 1:00pm - Kindness Week Scavenger Hunt, HWC Patio
  • 3:00pm - Wellness Wheel and Coping Mechanisms with the Counseling Center, Counseling Center
  • 3:00pm - SGA Vice President of Student Activities Office Hours: Tommy Anderson, SGA Office: Rogers 1st Floor
  • 4:00pm - Faculty Spotlight Series: Dr. Alex Rich, Polk Museum of Art - Passport Program
  • 4:00pm - Academic Fuel: S3 EXS 2770 & EXS 2775, Edge Hall
  • 5:00pm - Chess Club, Ordway 162
  • 6:00pm - Mocsie's Dungeoneer's "Gather Your Party", Ordway 162
  • 6:00pm - Open Floor Discussion w/ College Dems, College Republicans, and Pi Sigma Alpha, Hollis Room
  • 6:00pm - "Moc"tails Networking Night - Mental Health, Admissions Building Lobby - Passport Program
  • 6:30pm - Forks and Friends, Wynee’s Bistro - Lakeview Room
  • 6:30pm - YFSC YAF All-Member Meeting, Ordway 140
  • 6:30pm - SGA Senate Body - Hollis Room
  • 7:00pm - Climbing Wall - Regular Hours
  • 7:30pm - Beyond Campus Ministry, Fannin Center
  • 7:30pm - The Addams Family, Buckner Theater; Reserve Your Free Student ticket at www.flsouthern.edu/ffa or call 863-680-3089 - Passport Program
Friday
  • 8:45am - Water Corner, Buckstop
  • 10:00am - ACE Southern Cinema Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 11:00am - Employability Skills Series: Taking Blame/Sharing Credit, Online - Passport Program
  • 11:00am - ACE Vice President of Membership Development Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 11:00am - Waterfront - Regular Hours
  • 12:00pm - ACE Southern Sound Director Office Hours, Rogers Org Room
  • 4:00pm - Climbing Wall - Regular Hours
  • 5:00pm - Destress Night, O111B
  • 5:30pm - Board Game Club Meeting, Big Ordway
  • 5:30pm - The Meme Madness Mashup, WCS 121
  • 6:00pm - Scientista's The All That Glitters Gala, Polk Museum of Art
  • 6:00pm - James Fishback Speaking, Hollis Room - Passport Program
  • 7:00pm - End-of-Year Party!, Simmons Center
Saturday
  • 1:00pm - Waterfront - Regular Hours
  • 3:00pm - Climbing Wall - Regular Hours
  • 5:00pm - BSU: Holiday Send Off, Simmons Center
  • 5:00pm - Discover Florida: Ice! Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Palms
  • 9:00pm - The Addams Family, Buckner Theater; Reserve Your Free Student ticket at www.flsouthern.edu/ffa or call 863-680-3089 - Passport Program
Sunday

Dining Options

Wynee's Dinner Highlights 

 

Monday Country Fried Steak w/ White Pepper Gravy or Grilled Mahi
Tuesday Chicken Marsala or Baked ham
Wednesday Pork Roast or Veal Parmesan
Thursday Pork Roast or Veal Parmesan
Friday Baked Chicken or Fried Catfish

Healthy Blend Deli MEAL DEAL - tuna sandwich

 

Dining Location Day Semester Hours of operation
Healthy Blend Deli Monday – Friday
Saturday – Sunday
7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Freshens

Monday – Friday
Saturday – Sunday

7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Steak 'N Shake

Monday – Friday

Saturday – Sunday

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
4:30 PM – 11:00 PM
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

The Buck Stop Monday - Friday

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Moc Mart Monday – Friday
Saturday – Sunday

7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
9:00 AM - 11:00 PM

The Happy Place

Monday – Friday

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The MOCKET Ship

Monday – Friday

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fresh Twist

Monday – Friday

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tutu’s Cyber Café

Monday - Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Grill Master (Outside Tutu’s) Monday – Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00PM
Wynee’s Bistro

Monday - Friday
Breakfast/Lunch
Dinner

Saturday - Sunday
Breakfast/Lunch
Dinner


7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM


8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Academic Fuel

Academic Fuel flyer

Shuttle Schedule

 

SHUTTLE SERVICE SCHEDULE & GENERAL INFORMATION

Prepared by the Department of Campus Safety & Security

 863-680-4125

safety@flsouthern.edu

ALL  SHUTTLE  SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS

 

See below for information on using the BusWhere App to track the whereabouts of the college's shuttles and trams.

The shuttles will have a placard designating areas/apartments that the shuttle services.

We have added two "Campus Trams", each with a capacity of 7 passengers.  The trams will have 5 designated stops on campus:  Becker; North end of cafeteria; Jenkins Field House; Rogers Building; Branscomb.

Our overall operational period will start at 7 am. The full shuttle schedule will cease at 6 pm. We will continue to have one shuttle in service for our campus until 11 pm. 

All shuttles (with the exception of the Holiday Inn shuttle) will make stops at the following locations:

  • Hollis RoomOn the east side of our campus. Students will be picked up on the south side of the Hollis Room. Students can wait under the esplanade for shade/rain protection.
  • ROTC CircleCenter of campus. Students can wait under the covered entrance to ROTC.
  • Becker/WeinsteinStudents will be dropped off near the entrance to Weinstein Computer Science off of Callahan Court. 

 

LHA Shuttle

The LHA Shuttle will be at the primary stops of LHA at the top of the hour and returning every 20 minutes. The LHA Shuttle will make the following stops on campus in this exact order:

  • The LHA Shuttle will depart LHA at the top of the hour and returning every 20 minutes.
  • Becker/Weinstein
  • ROTC
  • Hollis  

LMV Shuttle

The LMV Shuttle will be at the pickup point of LMV at the top of the hour and returning every 20 minutes.. The LMV shuttle will make the following stops:

  • The LMV Shuttle will depart LMV at the top of the hour and returning every 20 minutes.
  • PMOA
  • Edwards Blanton Nursing/Colony stop on South Blvd.
  • ROTC
  • Becker Weinstein
  • Hollis
  • This shuttle will provide service to DPT on an as needed basis.

Garden Shuttle

The Garden Shuttle will be at the Garden at the top of the hour and returning every 20 minutes. The Garden Shuttle will proceed from Garden to Star Apartments.  

  • The Garden Shuttle will depart the Garden Apartments at the top of the hour and returning every 20 minutes.
  • Star Apartments
  • ROTC
  • Becker/ Weinstein
  • Hollis

Holiday Inn Express (H.I.S.)Shuttle

  • The Holiday Inn Express Shuttle will be at the pickup point for Holiday Inn at the top of the hour.   
  • The Holiday Inn Express Shuttle will Make the same shuttle stops on campus as the other shuttles.
  • This schedule is highly dependent on traffic. 

 

Additional Shuttle Information

Overflow Shuttles

The Overflow Shuttles will be available for heavily traveled times where a stop may exceed the amount of people we can transport in a single bus. The overflow shuttles will be adjusted as needed.

 

Campus Trams

Two Trams, each with a capacity of 7 passengers.  The trams will have 5 designated stops on campus:  Becker; North end of cafeteria; Jenkins Field House; Rogers Building; Nursing and Branscomb.

 

Student Shopping Shuttle

The Student Shopping Shuttle is operational from 11:00am until 5:00pm on Saturdays; last depart being 4:00pm. It will depart from the Circle Dr. (the Cafe)at the top of each hour. The shuttle will take you to local grocery stores and pharmacies. You must call to be picked up and returned to campus before 5:00pm.

When you are ready to come home, call 863-680-5010 and the shuttle will return you to campus.


Nightly Shuttle Service

The Night Shuttle will run from 6:00pm - 11:00pm, Monday - Friday. 
This shuttle will pick you up anywhere on campus, and at any off-campus housing complex.  The Shuttle will escort you around campus, to and from any apartment complex and return you to any spot back on campus. 

Call: 863-680-5010

 

Tech Help

Tech Buddies (portal help) ‌Rinker Technology (computer help) FAQ

instructional videos for the Portal.

  • FRAG
  • Portal Overview
  • Password and Personal Info
  • Updating your email address
  • Course Templates Overview
  • Posting and Replying on Forums

On campus access for your streaming media device is available on the FSC Res Hall wireless network. Access is granted based on device type. If you experience issues with your device please contact the Rinker Technology Center. 863-616-6426. The following devices are not supported on any FSC network:

Please note: Because security protocols differ among devices FSC cannot guarantee connection for all TVs, gaming consoles, and other streaming media devices. FSC ITS does not block access to specific devices (other than those listed in the above paragraph).  However, if a student is unable to connect with a particular device because of the device's specific security protocol there is an option to purchase an individual Spectrum internet connection by contacting Spectrum at 855-243-8892. During normal business hours, M – F, 8 am to 5 pm.  You will need to request a new account and provide Spectrum with your building’s physical address (if needed, this information is obtainable through Student Life) and your residence hall room number. Students who elect to obtain an individual internet connection are responsible for their Spectrum bill and stopping or transferring services when departing the college.

Commencement

The Commencement Handbook is online with information for both winter and spring graduation ceremonies.

Commencement Handbook

 

Student Accounts

NOTE: YOU MUST LOGIN BEFORE CLICKING.

Former Students must use the Alumni tab for Billing.

Safe Ride Home

Need a ride? This is a free service to students, providing complimentary cab rides from anywhere in Lakeland back to campus, if you have an emergency situation or feel unsafe. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Be sure to have your Student ID ready and to tip the driver. Just call 863-665-8151.

Add Moc Bucks to your FSC ID card

Information on how students, families, and friends can deposit funds directly on your FSC ID card into Moc Bucks via the internet can be found here How to add funds. Now you do not need to visit the business office or wait until they are open but you can add funds at any time.  Note that there is a $1 convenience fee for each online deposit.  You may continue to visit the business office to add funds.

To use the mobile app, download it. Next, select 'Florida Southern College' from the dropdown, then follow these instructions How to add funds. Finally, set up a PIN.

Add Funds Online