College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
at Florida State University
Undergraduate students from FSU’s Department of Economics — Max Blumenfeld, Ilya Korolev, Ryder Lambert, and Synnove Mikkelsen — were awarded scholarships for demonstrating academic excellence in their core courses and upper-division electives.
FSU’s Master of Applied Politics & Policy (MAAPP) program celebrated 13 new graduates in Florida’s Historic Capitol within the House Chamber on May 2, 2025.
FSU’s Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education is expanding Unconquered by Debt, a financial wellness program that enhances financial literacy and transforms decision making so that students become wealth creators, thanks to new support from the Office of the Provost.
Jared Bethke – second-year urban and regional planning master’s student – secured a $450,000 grant for the construction of the Welaunee Greenway recreational trail in Leon County as part of his FSU-funded Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Internship.
“My internship at Blueprint, along with professional development courses, helped me land a job as a full-time Transportation Planning Consultant in Austin, Texas, starting in August 2025,” Bethke said. “I would not have reached this point without the support of the faculty, my education, and the extracurricular resources provided by FSU.”
Graduates, families, faculty, and staff gathered in the Bellamy Atrium on Friday, May 2, to celebrate the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s newest graduates.
Rodolph Adonis – a first-year master’s student pursuing a Master of Public Administration (MPA) – was selected as a 2025 American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Founding Fellow.
“I look forward to engaging with like-minded professionals and contributing to impactful discussions in the field of public administration,” Adonis said. “I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone who mentored and guided me along the way in reaching this milestone. I am truly appreciative of the support and encouragement that made this achievement possible.”
On April 14, 2025, 18 COSSPP students were named to Florida State University’s 2025 Torchbearer 100 program, an honor by the Division of Student Affairs that recognizes leadership and lasting impact across campus.
Florida State University celebrates the recent cohort of graduates, including Jamir Watkins, who is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Social Science from the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy.
Montserrat Zeron – a graduating international affairs student and Social Science Scholar – was nominated for the Spring 2025 Honors Thesis Excellence Award.
FSU’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education held a reception to honor the Spring 2025 recipients of the Dunaway Family Celebrating Excellence and Dunaway Family Economic Excellence Scholarships on March 31.
