Foundation & Alumni

New College alumni and the community members of Sarasota and Bradenton play a vital role in the lives of our students and faculty, participate in campus events, and provide financial support for the college.

Make a gift to New College

Every day, lives are changed at New College. Whether it's game changing scholarships, hands-on, fully paid internships, innovative student and travel research projects or knowledge from world renowned faculty thought leaders, our far reaching impact is felt for years. Your investment and unwavering belief in New College of Florida can make all the difference! Donate

New College Changes Lives

Scholarships are the final push Student Alyssa Boynton The valedictorian of her high school senior class, Alyssa turned down Yale to attend New College of Florida. “I read about New College in the Book, Schools that Change Lives.” She also came to New College because she received a scholarship. Learn More

Witnessing Their Students's Growth Professor Steve Shipman Professor Shipman has been teaching courses, labs, and tutorials in physical chemistry at New College since 2008. In their lab, Professor Shipman and their students study how small molecules rotate and vibrate in the gas phase in very high resolution. This lets them acquire “molecular fingerprints” that can uniquely identify molecules in complicated mixtures. Learn More

Student Research and Travel Grants help students discover their future Students Angelica Velosa & Daria Paulis Angelica Velosa and Daria Paulis jointly received a Student Research and Travel Grant to present their research on African clawed frogs under the tutelage of Professor Liz Leininger. Learn More

Klingenstein Chair Leaves Her Mark at New College Professor Susan Marks Professor Marks has been teaching at New College for 30 years. In 2003, she became the Klingenstein Chair. She has spearheaded the Judaic Studies focus in the Religion Department. Learn More

A transformational year of yes! Professor Jennifer Wells “We are living in a year of yes,” exclaims New College of Florida’s Director of Writing, Dr. Jennifer Wells. Her excitement stems from a generous gift provided recently by Charter Class Alum Carol Holder ’64 in support of the Writing Resource Center (WRC). A transformational year of yes!

Internships build confidence Student Telle Fugett Meet 4th year New College of Florida student, Telle Fugett, who is working as an intern at Girls, Inc. in Sarasota. “I honestly feel like my internship has been one of the most influential things I’ve participated in at New College,” she says. Learn More

Novo Collegians in the World

A Young Alumna Shaped by her New College Education

Categories

Alumni
Posted November 23, 2022

- by Marty Katz

Dany Rizzo ’12, a New College alum credits her thesis for being promoted to a project management role at her workplace in Silicon Valley. “I had no real project management experience but when I interviewed internally, I spoke about my thesis. Because it was a project, it helped me get the role.”
A Captain of His Own Education

Categories

Alumni
Posted November 23, 2022

- by Marty Katz

Kush (Parankush) Bhardwaj ’16, credits his education at New College of Florida for landing his job as a software engineer at LinkedIn in San Francisco.
A Philosopher in a Tech World

Categories

Alumni
Posted November 23, 2022

- by Marty Katz

Perhaps characteristic of many New College alums, Robert Cooksey ’97 is most comfortable when confronted with something brand new. The Experience Architect for Robotics at Intel loves designing in unthought spaces.
Heart, Mind and Soul: Giving Back to New College is Rebecca Stork’s Constant Commitment

Categories

Alumni

Foundation
Posted November 21, 2022

- by Su Byron

Rebecca Stork ’06 is in the prime of her life. It’s the time most thirty-somethings have a laser-beam focus on their careers. That definitely applies to her. She is a rising star attorney with Journy LLP—a boutique law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.