MELBOURNE, FLA. — WFIT 89.5-FM, a service of Florida Institute of Technology, has received the 2009 Hampton Dunn Media Award for broadcasting “Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society.” Hampton Dunn, a longtime journalist in newspaper and television, pioneered efforts to preserve Florida history through photographs.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech will be awash in the cultures, costumes and cuisines of many countries when it hosts the Third Annual International Festival on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 from noon to 6 p.m. The free event, a highlight of the university’s Golden Anniversary festivities, will take place in the outdoor Panthereum area, located off Country Club Drive and adjacent to Panther Plaza in the heart of the campus.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Wes Sumner has been named to the newly created position of Associate Vice President for University Relations at Florida Institute of Technology, effective Dec. 15. He will report to Kenneth Stackpoole, Senior Vice President for Advancement.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — WFIT-89.5 FM, a service of Florida Tech, and the city of Melbourne, present Jazz in the Panthereum on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. The event is free. The Ron Teixeira Trio with Texeira on keyboard, Rabbitt Simmons on upright bass and Stan Soloko on drums, will back vocalist Linda Cole.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — WFIT-89.5 FM, a service of Florida Tech, and the city of Melbourne present Jazz in the Panthereum on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 3 to 6 pm. This free event features vocalist and keyboardist Linda Peterson with a trio. Audience musicians are invited to join the group after the second set.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech’s WFIT 89.5-FM and the Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department present Random Acts of Music and the pop punk rock Murphee K Band. The band members are all University of Florida students. Ronnie Pirtle, drummer and vocalist, is the son of Brevard County bass player Ron Pirtle.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech’s WFIT 89.5 FM and the Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce present Jazz at the Panthereum on Sunday, May 25, from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will be held in Florida Tech’s outdoor Panthereum. The concert will feature upright bassist Ron Pirtle with Ron Teixeira on keyboard, and Paul Polanski and Brad Baker on saxophone, as well as a drummer.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — WFIT 89.5 FM, a service of Florida Tech, the university, and the Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, present Jazz at the Panthereum on Sunday, April 27, from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will be held in Florida Tech’s outdoor Panthereum.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — WFIT 89.5 FM, a service of Florida Tech, and Brevard Parks and Recreation Department, Wickham Park, present Random Acts of Music on Saturday, April 5, from 3 to 6 p.m. The free event, open to the public, features the Hafer Quartet with special guest vocalist Vicki Belmonte.

MELBOURNE, FLA.―WFIT, a service of Florida Tech, and Linda and Jerry Kerwin of the George Zednek Law Firm present Sunset Jazz Cruise on Friday, April 25, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Boarding starts at 5:30 p.m. and the boat will leave promptly at 6:30 pm.