PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings Fellow Members, November is upon us with all the anticipation of Thanksgiving with the family ahead, and even Christmas shopping!  The persistent seasonal catalogs are already filling our mailboxes despite the spiraling economy. During all the busy family activities, Tallahassee weather comes into its own in the pleasant Fall months, and I…

From the President’s desk Greetings Fellow Members, Fall is here and our hot, humid summer is thankfully giving way to cooler nights (with open windows for better sleeping), and warm sunny days. Just the kind of weather to encourage us to join the Outdoor Explorers Group on their planned hike around Lake Overstreet in Maclay…

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings fellow members! I hope your summer break was rejuvenating and productive? We have a great slate of events coming up this academic year, prepared by Pete Cottrell and your Board, including visits to the WFSU-TV Center, and to the FSU stadium for a baseball game in March. However, we do need more,…

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE      It is March and the legislature is back in town. While many of us may not pay much attention to most 60-day legislative sessions (except for avoiding downtown restaurants), this year we should closely follow what goes on there. The legislature must deal with a deficit in the current fiscal year (ending June…

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE                 Happy February to everyone. I hope to see many of you at our annual Chinese New Year’s celebration Sunday, February 8 at Lucy Ho’s Oriental Bistro, 1700 Halstead Blvd. This event features a wonderful variety of delicious food and is a terrific way to enjoy old friends and meet new ones. A great…

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Happy New Year to everyone. The Faculty and Friends Club has several events in the new year that you won’t want to miss. On Saturday, January 10th our annual Billy Bowlegs 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk will be held at the FAMU – FSU College of Engineering. This is our 25th anniversary…

DECEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Faculty and Friends Club members and participants, Hope to see you all at the Faculty and Friends Club Holiday Party at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 6th. It is a special time for everyone and especially for club members. The Dorothy B. Oven Park is lovely and will put…

NOVEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Faculty and Friends Club members and participants, Now that the dust has settled on the election, it is time to enjoy the benefits of the Faculty and Friends Club of Florida State University. Dinners, book clubs, foreign language groups, day-trips, holiday parties, educational outings are only a few of…

OCTOBER 2008 NEWSLETTER PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Nowadays, when I’m in the busy hallway outside my classroom in Bellamy, I speak to any student who walks by. Not because I’m especially friendly or because I recognize their faces, but because I assume they are in my 196-member class nearby. It wasn’t always this way. I am bad…