State University System
Florida ever-blades: state bleeds after deep cuts
Times Higher Education
In common with many US states in recent months, Florida has slashed its higher education budget, cutting $300 million (£191 million) in a bid to help tackle its fiscal deficit. The move will force Florida’s 11 public universities to dig into their reserves, potentially leading them to hike tuition fees by up to 15 per cent and close some academic programmes. Courses in the arts and humanities are the most likely candidates for the chop…
Chancellor Frank Brogan talks shop: FL Higher Ed, task forces, PECO…
Gov. Scott’s higher education task force holds first meeting
Gainesville Sun
During a conference call today kicking off Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force, group chairman Dale Brill acknowledged there has already been “considerable work done” on the issues that will be considered by the group…
Multiyear budgeting eyed by Fla higher ed panel
Palm Beach Post
Multiyear budgeting was one of the first ideas to pop up for discussion as Gov. Rick Scott’s panel on overhauling state colleges and universities began its work Wednesday…
Florida higher education task force holds first meeting
The News-Press
The leader of a new task force to examine higher education said at the panel’s first meeting that it shouldn’t try to “reinvent the wheel” amid a multi-pronged attempted to overhaul the network of state universities…
FAMU documents: Hazing what it took to be accepted
MiamiHerald.com
New documents released in the case of a Florida A&M drum major who died after being beaten by fellow band members show that being ritually hazed was what it took to be accepted into the inner circle of the Marching 100′s percussionist section…
State cuts funding for acclaimed Pasco alternative school
Tampabay.com
AMI’s concept began in 1969 after a juvenile court judge in Fort Lauderdale sent youth to work with a marine science researcher at Florida Atlantic University…
At FGCU, a shot of solar efficiency
The News-Press
Florida Gulf Coast University is testing a new battery the school hopes may revolutionize how people use solar energy…
More than two dozen apply to help oversee new university
Tampabay.com
The nationwide search for trustees for the new Florida Polytechnic University wraps up today, with almost 40 Floridians applying — most from Polk County or nearby…
Florida Polytechnic Support Group Holding Rally
The Ledger
A rally to announce the formation of a group effort to show support for Florida Polytechnic University has been planned for Thursday morning. According to a news release sent out by a firm hired by Poly Vision Inc., Polk County community and business leaders will meet at 11 a.m. at the United Way of Central Florida, 5605 U.S. 98 S. The same communications and consulting firm has also worked for Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, who has been a major force behind the establishment of the new college…
Watch: View this mornings FL Poly Vision event at www.floridapolyvision.com
Over a decade later, FSU medical school prospers
Florida Flambeau
For nearly a quarter of a century, not a single new medical school had opened its doors in the United States—then came the Florida State University College of Medicine…
And then there were three
Florida Flambeau
Florida State University’s administrative body will soon see the addition of a new vice president position. Provost Garnett Stokes formally announced the university administration’s intent to reclassify the role of dean of faculties as the office of vice president of faculty development and advancement on May 25…
Obama Campaign Customizing Its ‘Higher Education’ Ads
Bloomberg
A spot that ran until May 26 in Orlando, Florida, is exactly the same as the ad that’s running in Columbus, except that the Florida spot includes a shot of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, another of the nation’s largest schools…
PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida
PolitiFact
A blog post on Forbes spread like wildfire back in April among fans of the University of Florida. The blog post said this: “The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department … Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year.” We rated that Half True…
USF vies for its first national title
Tbo.com
They are playing for a national title. They are representing their school and boosting its profile. But when the University of South Florida softball team arrives at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City for today’s opening round of the Women’s College World Series, the Bulls acknowledge an even greater responsibility…
UWF one step away from purchase of Scenic Hills Country Club
Pensacola Business Journal
The University of West Florida’s newly formed nonprofit has one final step to take before it can purchase Scenic Hills Country Club, a newly renovated, 18-hole golf course west of the main campus.
UWF to add women’s swimming and diving
Pensacola Business Journal
Soon, the University of West Florida will have a team to compete at its remodeled aquatic center. The Argos announced Wednesday the formation of a women’s swimming and diving program to become the school’s 14th intercollegiate sport in NCAA Division II …
State College System
Finalist for Edison State College president Jeffery Allbritten returns to …
Lehigh Acres News Star
About 50 students, community members and school faculty are gathered on Edison State College’s Collier County campus for a 90-minute public forum with Edison State presidential candidate Jeffrey Allbritten this afternoon. Albritten, president of Macon …
Edison State College presidential hopeful Giovannini meets with students …
The News-Press
Edison State College president finalist Eugene Giovannini speaks to a group of Edison students and faculty today in LaBelle.
Edison State College presidency finalist Joseph Sarnovsky meets with community
The News-Press
10:22 am It’s Edison State College presidential finalist Joseph Sarnovsky’s time to meet the Southwest Florida community. Sarnovsky, the executive vice president at Seminole State College in Florida, is one of three finalists for the presidency.
College board OKs new president’s three-year deal
KeysNet
The Florida Keys Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved a three-year employment contract for Jonathan Gueverra …
FSCJ president should get contract extension, board agrees
Florida Times-Union
The Florida State College at Jacksonville board agreed by consensus Wednesday to extend President Steve Wallace’s contract through 2016. His base salary will remain at $328242, according to a draft copy of …
Florida college audit
WEAR
The classes in question are run at the base by Florida State College at Jacksonville through a contract the school has with the Navy. Auditors say FSC inappropriately counted thousands of students as full-time when they should have been listed as part time…
Santa Fe College issues alert over armed man on campus
Gainesville Sun
Santa Fe Police are looking for a man who was spotted on campus with a gun Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was involved in what police are …
Independent Colleges and Universities
Yes, This Exists: A Spoof Of Portlandia Set In Geezerville, Florida
Fast Company
The show, Saratopia, fits into a broader vision of evolving Sarasota from a beautiful beach community for old folks and tourists into a place where young creative types will actually want to stay, live, and start companies…The HuB houses (and in some cases has invested in) about 15 companies that are expected to share more than four walls and a broadband connection. Many of them are media companies, which makes sense in a town with a major animation school. Silicon Valley has Stanford, Swier says; Sarasota has the Ringling College of Art + Design…
Jackson and UM try to reach basic agreement but fail – for now
MiamiHerald.com
Jackson Health System and the University of Miami, partners for decades in providing healthcare to Miami-Dade’s poor and uninsured, tried Wednesday to reach a new agreement but, in the end, the Jackson board didn’t act. By John Dorschner The board of…
Tampa Police Charge Suspect in 2009 Old Killing of University Student
The Ledger
Authorities have charged 22-year-old David Earl Williams Jr. in the 2009 murder of University of Tampa student Ryan McCall. McCall was walking home from the Retreat Lounge at 3 am Aug. 19, 2009, when he was robbed and shot to death at the base …
RNC protest rules gain Tampa City Council approval
Tampabay.com
The ordinance also will ban weapons, except for concealed firearms carried with a permit, in the Event Zone, which covers downtown north to Interstate 275 and Interstate 4, Ybor City, the northern part of Harbour Island and an area across the Hillsborough River that includes the University of Tampa.
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Editorial: Choose next president of Edison State College wisely
The News-Press
Edison State College board of trustees members could select the institution’s fourth permanent president in 50 years on Friday, and we encourage them to pick the strongest candidate who best fits the needs of our community. Hopefully, they will find …
Editorial: Higher ed scheme a new low
Sun-Sentinel
If there was ever a good argument for why stronger, more independent Board of Governors is needed to keep the state university system free of meddling politicians, look no further than the following one…
Case-Shiller index: South Florida home prices on the rise
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
“I think we’re at the bottom,” said Ken H. Johnson, an economist and finance professor at Florida International University. “The question is, how fast will the comeback be? I do not see rapid price appreciation. I think we’re looking at a 10-year cycle …
More Floridians on food stamps despite increase in jobs
Sun-Sentinel
Some of April’s food stamp increases in South Florida likely stemmed from seasonal layoffs in the tourist industry, said Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, an economics professor who directs the Center of Economic Research at Florida International University…
FIU Health CEO Fernando Valverde gears for accreditation at college of medicine…
Miami Today
As head of FIU Health, Florida International University’s educational and clinical enterprise, Fernando Valverde is putting his 30 years of experience to work for South Florida health care…
Running a Company Creates Headaches, But It’s Worth It
The Ledger
“In a small business, you’re it,” said Larry Ross, professor of business at Florida Southern College’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise …
Floridians tend to shun hurricane season preparation, Florida State University …
The News-Press
Floridians often overestimate their ability to withstand a hurricane — and that puts them in potentially serious danger, a Florida State University professor says. Jay Baker, who has spent almost four decades questioning people about their storm experiences, says one constant over that span is too many people believe they are safer than they are.
Storm Beryl Wasn’t Much Help for Southeast Drought
BusinessWeek
“The soils were so dry the rivers and the ground water aren’t responding that much,” said David Zierden, state climatologist based at Florida State University in Tallahassee…
O’Keeffe foundation donates $2 million to Scripps
Palm Beach Daily News
The Esther B. O’Keeffe Charitable Foundation has given $2 million to The Scripps Research Institute to fund biomedical research and education on its Jupiter campus…Esther B. O’Keeffe, the second wife of surgeon and philanthropist Dr. Arthur O’Keeffe of Palm Beach, established the foundation in 1990. Dr. O’Keeffe’s children are trustees of the foundation, which supports health and medical research causes, along with arts and cultural programs. Dr. O’Keeffe died in 2009; Esther B. O’Keeffe died in 2002…
Manatee Memorial cited for nurse shortage
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
But Lynn Y. Unruh, a professor of health services administration at the University of Central Florida who has studied the links between nurse staffing and patient safety, said it is unusual for the state to cite a hospital for understaffing.
Senator complains to NIH about UM doctor
MiamiHerald.com
Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health demanding to know why the NIH recently gave University of Miami psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff a grant of about $400000 a year for five years…
Face-chewing victim faces surgery, long recovery
Fox News
“The human mouth is basically filthy,” said Dr. Seth Thaller, the chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.
CEO In Chief? A Business Background Is Rare For Presidents
WNYC
And Susan MacManus, who teaches government and international affairs at the University of South Florida, says lately the number has been growing. ”Part of that is because they see that the country’s finances are not headed in the right direction, and they see a very receptive public who understands that things need to change in Washington with regards to the budget,” she says…
A link between personality and Parkinson’s disease? | The Republic
The Republic
Could there be a Type P? Kelly Sullivan, a researcher in neuroepidemiology at the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine, says there is evidence of an intriguing link between personality and Parkinson’s disease.
Record number of high-school students graduating with college credits
Orlando Sentinel
In Central Florida, 4,002 students took dual-enrollment courses at area colleges this year. This spring, several dozen high-school seniors graduated from Valencia with an associate degree, said Keith Houck, vice president for operations and finance at the college…
Releases and Web Stories
Embry-Riddle to access ITT Exelis flight-tracking data for …
MarketWatch
HERNDON, Va., May 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) have entered into a licensing agreement for …
An update from abroad: Flagler College in Costa Rica
ReadMedia (press release)
AUGUSTINE, FL (05/30/2012)(readMedia)– This summer, the Flagler College Latin American Studies department offered a faculty-led trip to Costa Rica for students looking for a deeper immersion experience in their major. The following is an update on the …
