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The Team Behind the Machines | Episode 3: Getting to Know Grady 🏁🇺🇸

From the racetrack, to the workshop, to the skies ✈️ Meet Grady Wiggins—a Mechanical Engineering student at Florida Tech, drag racer, and newly licensed private pilot who has spent the past three years learning, building, and growing at Larsen Motorsports.

Whether he’s working on jet dragsters or soaring through the skies, one thing is clear: his passion for speed goes far beyond the finish line 🔥

#floridatech #teambehindthemachines #mechanicalengineering #dragracing #aviation

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Welcome to our 26/27 President’s Ambassadors cohort! 🐾❤️

A special thank you to Dr. Nicklow, Dr. Stacy, and, of course, Daisy for their wonderful hospitality and for hosting our Welcome Reception in their lovely home!

It was such a special evening celebrating our incoming PAs as they received their crimson blazers during our traditional ceremony, where senior PAs had the honor of presenting incoming PAs with their blazers.

We are so excited to welcome the 26/27 cohort and can’t wait to see all that this year has in store! ✨ #FloridaTech

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This weekend at Midwest Nationals, I had the opportunity to talk with Antron Brown, 4X NHRA World Champion! 🏆 His kids and I grew up racing junior dragsters together and he has always been such an incredible person—he is so genuine, supportive, and doesn’t think twice if you need a helping hand. Thank you, Antron, for continuing to be an inspiration to many! ♥️

Absolutely love representing @floridatech at my home track in St. Louis! Huge shoutout to everyone at the university and @lmsjets for all of the opportunities I’ve been given recently! 🏁

#floridatech #nhradragracing #midwestnats #juniordragster #jetcar

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Interim Dean, Dr. Rian Mehta, was invited to Denver to attend the @unitedaviate Leadership Summit, learning about their forecast for the future and all the exciting initiatives coming that will benefit our @floridatechaeronautics students.

While there he also got to connect with COA alumni from the Denver area and even caught up with some of his previous students at the @fltechalumni reception. While talking about his trip, Dean Mehta said, “I left humbled to be in my role and am even more motivated to continue focusing on our mission of student success.”

Dr. Mehta, a commercial pilot himself, also got to experience a 737 Max simulator, thanks to our amazing alumni! Check out this video of his landing into @flymlb runway 9R.

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The COA would like to recognize Cassidy Reale for her outstanding accomplishments so far this year! A junior studying Aviation Management w/ Flight, Cassidy has been both an exceptional student and an incredibly active part of our campus community. She is the current VP of @cabe.floridatech, working to connect students with the multitude of career offerings in aviation, both in the sky and on the ground. More recently, she has taken on another unique leadership opportunity, serving as a President's Ambassador for 2026-27.

While Cassidy has excelled on campus since arriving in 2024, her success is the result of a great deal of personal and professional drive. She has avidly pursued external scholarships and grants to fund her education and flight training, receiving multiple generous awards, including the Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship from @nbaaonline, the AAAE Aviation Management scholarship, and the @eaa Citation Max Scholarship for 2026. More impressive is her desire to connect current and future students with similar opportunities, opening the door for more students to pursue flight education without a concern for cost.

Cassidy, congratulations on your successes, and keep making the COA proud!

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Happy Saturday! ☀️ The first week of classes @floridatech was filled with fun, sunshine, palm trees, and new people! So happy to be here!

#floridatech #studentlife #pantherpride #sunnydays #melbourne

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First Market Day at Florida Tech! 🛍️🍋

Something I’ve already noticed since becoming a Florida Tech student is that there’s always something exciting going on—and Market Day was the perfect example! From food trucks to new faces and new experiences, there was so much happening right on campus! 🌴

Brooke and I had to stop by the Simple Life Food Truck, and it did NOT disappoint! A huge thank you to @cindybsimplelifefood for the kindness, great service, and delicious food! 💛

#floridatech #marketday #collegecampus #studentlife #collegeexperience

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This past week of Florida Tech orientation was filled with fun! One of my favorite parts was seeing Florida Tech’s Jet Dragster on campus and saying hi to Elaine and Josette! So excited to be on the @lmsjets team!

#floridatech #studentlife #floridatechorientation #jetracing #orientationweek

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The President’s Ambassadors had the honor of meeting Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba, who was the distinguished speaker at the F. Alan Smith Lecture in February!

Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba is the Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. He is responsible for assisting in management of service priorities for organizing, training and equipping the United States Space Force. His presentation was titled “Three Waves of Space Force-Led Innovation: Transportation To, In, and From Space”.

The F. Alan Smith Distinguished Lecture Series was created to attract national leaders in a wide range of industries, typically those impacting transportation, and other subject experts to speak to students, faculty and community members at Florida Tech. Speakers address topics such as innovation in the automotive industry and self-driving cars, the hyperloop and high-speed rail, and innovations that impact business and the quality of life from space, land and sea exploration and travel.

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With the official ribbon cutting of Crimson Crossing, we welcome this 27% growth in on-campus housing space. Big thank you to our partners for making this happen!

556 beds
212,237 SQ. FT.
6 stories

#floridatech #floridatechreslife #campuslife #dorm #college

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𝓐𝓛𝓜𝓞𝓢𝓣 𝓣𝓗𝓐𝓣 𝓣𝓘𝓜𝓔🔋

We are officially 2️⃣ weeks away from the start of the 2026-27 athletic season🐾

#GoPanthers l #TechBuilt

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Larsen Motorsports was proud to join Florida Tech for the ribbon cutting of Crimson Crossing, the university’s newest student residence complex.

As a longtime Florida Tech partner, we’re proud to support the university and the students who are shaping the future of STEM, technology and innovation.

Congratulations to Florida Tech on this exciting addition to campus! 🐾🚀

#LarsenMotorsports #FloridaTech #CrimsonCrossing #PantherPride #STEMEducation

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