Random facts
Who is the new director of the Center for Spiritual Life and Chaplain?
Rev. Robert L. Galloway
What is the student / faculty ratio
Student/faculty ratio is 12:1
What financial aid can you pair with athletic scholarship?
Cannot pair Eckerd College Grant money (basically no to any scholarships with the word "grant" from Eckerd). Scholarships (athletic money) will cover Eckerd need based - thus, can only stack merit based and athletic and cannot stack Athletic and need based.
Name 2 reasons why a student should come to Eckerd to study Business, Marketing, or Economics?
Benefits of liberal arts
Entrepreneurship lab
All faculty have experience in the corporate business field
Tampa Bay - access to national banks, corporate headquarters, three professional athletic teams, two major theme parks
Minor opportunities: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Management
How much does a parking pass cost? (on-campus / off)
On-campus $140, off-campus $80
Give an example of a project from the entrepreneurship class
Entrepreneurship: In 2021, he moved on to Eckerd, where that same year he founded Glizzy Guys, a business that sells hot dogs, burgers and grilled cheese sandwiches on campus. He began small—cooking outside on a Weber grill his grandparents had given him. But since Glizzy Guys is the only on-campus food option for late-night parties, he now sells out of a food truck. When he started, he typically made about $180 a night. Now he makes well over $1,000. He also sells food at sporting events and fundraisers.In addition to turning hotdogs, Shane has sold hundreds of Glizzy Guys T-shirts and sweatshirts; he created and designed the menu, maintains his Florida Food Handler certification and manages the food prep, setup, equipment organization, line placement and ticket-ordering system.
What is our acceptance rate?
76% acceptance rate
What are our three newest minors?
AI studies, nature and environmental filmmaking, Gulf Studies
Name 2 current research projects/labs on campus in any department
Psych: Comparative Psych Lab, Neuroscience Lab, Health Psychology Lab
Animal Studies: Animal Behavior Lab (Dolphin behavior at Clearwater Aquarium), Conservation Behavior Lab (Orangutan Activity at Zoo Tampa), Orlo and Apollo, Herpetological Environments and Research in Practice (HERP) Laboratory
Biology: Neurobiology Lab, Coral Physiology Lab
Marine Science:Lancaster Invertebrate Team (LIT) led by Professor Emily Lancaster, this lab uses environmental DNA (eDNA), DNA sequencing, and quantitative PCR to study marine invertebrate species and biodiversity around the Tampa Bay area. Ecophysiology Lab: led by Professor Philip Gravinese, this lab investigates how environmental stressors, such as ocean acidification, elevated temperatures, hypoxia, and red tide, impact the early life history, larval physiology, and behavior of commercially important crustaceans like stone crabs
General Pet life rules: what animals/size of animals are permitted
Wet aquarium 20 gallons, dry aquarium 40 gallons
Cage cannot exceed 4 ft on any side
Dogs must not exceed 40 pounds
On-campus residents are permitted ONE Large Pet OR TWO Small Pets. Students residing in Nu and Omega Suites or Sigma and West Lodge rooms are permitted no more than two Large Pets per suite. NO EXCEPTIONS.
What is our graduation rate for 4 year full time degree seeking students and how does this differ from the 6 year graduation rate?
4 year, full time degree seeking student Graduation rate: over 90% / 6 year graduation rate: 68% (this includes transfers, anyone who’s stepped on campus to take a class, etc. This 6 year grad rate is higher than the national average.
What are the scholarship amounts($) of our three internal awards?
Artistic Achievement Award = $1,000 per year
First-year research associateships = $1,000 one year
Community Engagement and Leadership Scholarship = $4,000 per year plus $2,000 study grant
Name 3 majors that require an internship or practicum to graduate
Animal studies, environmental studies, human development, Marketing, Creative Writing BFA (The Current or Eckerd Review Internships)
What are the different musical groups on campus?
Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Rock Lab, Jazz Combo, Steel Drum Band
Various quartets
Choir
Tritones - A capella group
Rentention rate (%) bonus if you know the percent with/without the athlete transfers
76% retention rate (due to athlete transfer portal), 85% non athletes
What are the 4 workshop areas within the Creative Writing Department?
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Journalism
What languages can you major in? Which are minors? How many different languages are offered on campus?
There are 6 different languages are offered on campus.
Majors: French, Spanish
Minors: Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
Percent of graduates employed or in grad school within 6 months to 1 year post graduation
75% employed or in grad school 6 months - 1 yr post grad
Name two further education partnerships, the academic program it’s involved with, and how a student would go about seeking that opportunity.
USF Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - get Florida Teaching Certification. Elementary education, exceptional student education, mathematics education, middle grades mathematics education, secondary English education, and science and social science education.
Law school: Admission to Stetson if you meet their admission requirements, competitive scholarships reserved for Eckerd students. The 3+3 FSU partnership has expired but will potentially be renewed.
Washington University now offers (only) a 3-3 Master’s program in Engineering
Columbia offers a 3-2 (second bachelor’s only) program in Engineering
Nursing partnership - Excelsior University, accelerating Nursing program that will take Eckerd students 18 months or less
Name 3 of the 4 Thematic Pathways in the Humanities major.
A: Animals and the Humanities, B: Identities and the Humanities, C: Health Humanities and the Bio-imagination, D: Nature, Culture, and the Humanities