Summary: FSU Panama City will host an interest meeting for Girls Who Code, a national organization that aims to close the gender gap in STEM careers, at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, in the Holley Academic Center. All middle- and high-school girls are welcome to join. No coding experience is necessary, and past members are welcome.

Elementary education instructor Cristina Rios will host a Hispanic Heritage Month fiesta including food, music and discussion, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Holley Lecture Hall C.

Lisa Wingate, author of the New York Times best-seller “Before We Were Yours,” will share the true story that inspired her novel at FSU Panama City’s Fall Festival of Readers and Writers 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Bland Conference Center. The event also will include sessions hosted by novel-to- film writers Corinda Marsh and Robert Cvornyek, and romantic suspense novelist Kathy Holzapfel (Cate Noble).

Tuition and fee payment deadline has been extended until the university reopens.

Florida State University Panama City will be closed Friday, September 8 through Tuesday, September 12 at the direction of the governor in advance of Hurricane Irma.

FSU Panama City students have a space dedicated to cultivating creative ideas and conveying messages in innovative ways.

As part of their summer senior design project, five FSU Panama City engineering students developed a Light Admitting Air Warning System to provide divers in low-to-no-visibility situations detailed information about the remaining pressure in their tank.

Florida State University Panama City’s fall freshman class and their families have been invited to attend a special convocation ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, August 27, in the St. Joe Community Foundation Lecture Hall in the FSU Panama City Holley Academic Center.  The formal Freshman Convocation marks the entrance into the life and traditions of Florida State University and extends the support of the university community to its newest members.

An adopted family of seven will have a guaranteed college education thanks to combined scholarships from FSU Panama City, Gulf Coast State College and Chipola College.

Join Florida State University Panama City for a Tailgate and Open House from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Holley Academic Center for program information, campus tours, free food and entertainment. The event is open to prospective ’Noles, FSU fans and friends. Doors open at 2 p.m.