State University System
FAMU Seeks Champion Settlement
Capitol News Service
Trustees at Florida A&M University today ordered their lawyers to negotiate with the family of a drum major who died after being hazed last November…
FAMU to try to settle suit over band hazing death
MiamiHerald.com
Florida A&M University wants to try to settle a family’s lawsuit against the school over the hazing death of a band member. FAMU trustees on Thursday voted to instruct attorneys representing the university to enter a voluntary…
FAMU moves to settle Champion hazing lawsuit
Orlando Sentinel
Larry Robinson, vowing to make student retention and graduation rates his No. 1 priority, officially became interim president of Florida A&M University Wednesday morning. It is the second time in less than six years that the soft-spoken environmental scientist has filled that role…
FAMU chooses noted scientist to serve as interim president
Orlando Sentinel
Trustees at Florida A&M University have selected noted scientist and longtime FAMU administrator Larry Robinson to serve as interim president while they search for a permanent replacement for embattled former President James Ammons…
Robinson takes FAMU reins, again
Tallahassee.com
Larry Robinson, left, gets a congratulatory handshake Wednesday from board member William Jennings as the FAMU Board of Trustees met and approved Robinson for the job of interim president. / Photos by Glenn Beil/Democrat …
FAMU trustees terminate dorm contract with Premier
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Florida A&M University trustees, bewildered by revised estimates for a new residence hall already under construction, voted Thursday to terminate their contract with a prominent Tallahassee-based company, Premier Construction and Development.
Free band camp provided for 100 kids at FAU
Sun-Sentinel
One hundred local elementary school students recently got to enjoy a free weeklong band camp at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. A $26650 grant from the Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund made the annual Teaching Outstanding…
U of Central Florida punishes student, then rips off his idea
Daily Caller
The University of Central Florida (UCF) has now updated that joke for the Internet age: after punishing a student for inventing a better way to search for available classes, it copied his ideas and rolled out its own solution…
UCF no longer takes Visa for tuition
Orlando Sentinel
Amid rising college costs, the University of Central Florida has stopped accepting Visa credit card payments for tuition, fees and housing expenses…
Universities pushed to tie tuition increases to graduation rates
WFTV Orlando
There’s a push statewide to get college graduation rates up or universities may not be able to charge students more. WFTV’s Melonie Holt visited the University of Central Florida on Thursday to talk to students about what this could mean for them…
Nurses branch out beyond clinical settings
Florida Today
The University of Florida and National Nurses in Business Association will co-sponsor presentations and workshops to assist nurses in developing entrepreneurial opportunities Saturday and Sunday at the Embassy Suites Orlando, 8250 Jamaican Court…
Origins: The History of Albert and Alberta of the Florida Gators
Yahoo! Sports
What’s so great about Florida? Other than its beauty days, legendary hospitality, and southern gent and belles, Sunny Florida has two of the greatest mascots of all time – Albert and Alberta Gators. *Gators is the nickname given to the University of Florida‘s athletics teams because of its famous mascots, Albert and Alberta, a pair of Florida alligators…
San Marco Train Station gearing up for construction
Jacksonville Daily Record
The Foundations of Local Government Initiative at the University of North Florida sent notice Wednesday it will host an informational session about pension reform at 10 a.m. Friday at the University Center at UNF…
On Frogs, Fungi, Climate and the New News Process
New York Times (blog)
On Monday, the University of South Florida press office put out a release to draw attention to an important new study finding amplified disease risk in frogs when exposure to a dangerous fungus coincides with increasingly varied temperatures…
USF unveils new logos
San Francisco Chronicle
One of the logos is designed to avoid confusion with the University of South Florida by spelling out “San Francisco.” The new look also includes a three-letter logo that “creates a monogram crest unique to the university,” the school said…
Proposed test center sparks interest at drone trade show
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Sassano also has applied for a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Industry Recruitment, Retention and Expansion Fund overseen by the University of West Florida’s Office of Economic Development and Engagement…
Vilona: Football’s future continues as hot topic at UWF
Pensacola Business Journal
No matter where Dave Scott travels, the people he meets, the letters he receives, the University of West Florida athletic director gets reinforcement on the hot-button issue. When will UWF start playing football games?
State College System
Chipola College Phi Beta Lambda wins first in nation
Chipley Bugle
More than 1,700 of America’s best and brightest college students showcased their talents as future business leaders and vied for the opportunity to win over $54,000 in cash awards. The Chipola team won $750 along with trophies and medallions from the National Association of Parliamentarians…
Independent Colleges and Universities
Eckerd College fall semester to have highest enrollment in school’s history
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Eckerd College said it would break records this fall with the highest number of enrolled students in school history. The college projects that it will have 1,870 full time equivalent students at the start of the 2012-2013 academic year, including 565 new freshman and transfer students, according to a statement. The college attributed the increase to facility renovations and additions, and intensified recruitment methods…
Eckerd College sees highest fall enrollment ever
Tampabay.com
This fall, Eckerd College will have the highest student enrollment numbers in its history, surpassing its goal by 50 students. The college announced Thursday that it expects to have 1,870 students for the coming school year. More than 500 are new freshman and transfer students…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Editorial: Board must lead changes
Florida Times-Union
Nobody ever said that managing Florida State College at Jacksonville was easy. It is a huge operation with four separate campuses. One of its five centers, Deerwood, has 10,000 students, yet it’s not considered a campus. So when attorney Bill Scheu, one of the more respected civic leaders in this city, delivered a report on the seriously flawed Pell Grant program, he admitted this was a complex issue. There was not one clear villain in this story, and he did not assess blame on individuals. Instead he described what could be called a lack of institutional control…
Crotty: UCF’s greatness will shine through
Orlando Sentinel
When I served in the Florida Legislature, the first legislation I co-sponsored changed the name of Florida Technological University to the University of Central Florida. In the decades since, I have seen UCF flourish…Richard Crotty, UCF class of 1972, is a former Orange County mayor and a current member of the UCF Board of Trustees…
Tampa has much to see beyond GOP convention
Washington Times
Two of them, Fort DeSoto Park and Caladesi Island, have topped the list from Stephen P. Leatherman, a Florida International University professor dubbed “Dr. Beach” for his annual rankings of the nation’s best coastlines…
Margaret Mitchell’s nephew leaves estate to Atlanta Archdiocese
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Darden Asbury Pyron, a professor of history at Florida International University and author of “Southern Daughter: The Life of Margaret Mitchell,” said her break was “nothing anti-clerical.”
Undocumented Students Apply for Temporary Status, Fight for Permanent Solution
WGCU Public Media
Frida Ulloa is an undocumented student at Florida International University. She says their fight is not over. The DREAM Act did not pass. We don’t have a pathway to citizenship, a residency. We need to have that. If more DREAMers come, we can get comprehensive immigration reform for our parents.”
Costa Rica trip gave Treasure Coast nursing students a different education
TCPalm
A humanitarian mission to Costa Rica has changed Theresa Kologe‘s life forever, the Indian River State College nursing student said. Kologe, 37, was one of seven students to make the trip to La Carpio, a neighborhood of 36000 refugees…
Schirard appointed to IRSC trustees board
TCPalm
J. Brantley Schirard Jr. has been appointed to the Indian River State College board of trustees by Gov. Rick Scott…
Immigrants Seek Answers On State College Tuition
NPR
[Maria] SACCHETTI: What I’m hearing from students is that this is likely to become the next battleground for them. Getting an education has been the heart of the student movement that really pushed President Obama to make this change, and now, they’re really hoping to go to school. And some states have already come out and said, we’re not going to let you pay in-state tuition. These include the Florida State University System and Georgia. Georgia doesn’t even allow illegal immigrant students to go to its most competitive colleges, the colleges that turn away people. The idea is that they shouldn’t take a seat away from someone who’s here legally. But these are going to be important questions for states.
Paul Ryan’s Florida campaign trip puts focus on controversial Medicare plan
The Guardian
It’ll be up to Ryan and Romney to respond to those attacks and repeat their message over and over,” said Aubrey Jewett, professor of political science at the University of Central Florida and a co-author of the book Politics in Florida…
Great moments of the London Games
MiamiHerald.com
Congratulations also go to Amy Deem from the University of Miami who coached the U.S. women’s track-and-field team to 14 medals and who will be looking to repeat that success with the Hurricanes track-and-field team…
Sarasota cashes in on red-light cameras
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Etienne Pracht, a University of South Florida professor who is a critic of the cameras, wonders why the number of tickets issued keeps going up when these cameras were supposed to curtail red-light running…
Deep-water seaweed drifts ashore
Tampabay.com
Bob Weisberg, a University of South Florida physical oceanographer, saw the seaweed firsthand two weekends ago while sailing near Venice.
‘Tale’ gives fiscal boost to Clearwater
Tbo.com
“Dolphin Tale,” the movie that tells the story of Winter the tailess dolphin, is expected to generate more than a half-billion dollars next year to Pinellas County, according to an economic study conducted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg College of Business, the Clearwater Marine Institute and Alcon Entertainment, which produced the film. ”This is the best example of film induced tourism you will ever see,” said David Yates, CEO of the marine rescue facility and an executive producer on the movie. “It will provide tremendous promotional opportunities for many years to come.”
Religiosity Declines in United States
JDJournal.com
“The obvious implication is that this is a manifestation of the New Atheism movement,” said Ryan Cragun. Cragun works at University of Tampa as a sociologist of religion. “For a very long time, religiosity has been a central characteristic of the American identity. But what this suggests is that is changing and people are feeling less inclined to identify as religious to comply with what it means to be a good person in the U.S.”
Sarasota nurse is posted to Rwanda
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Southwest Florida is graced with lots of health professionals who spend their spare time on medical missions to countries that desperately need them. But few make a time and travel commitment like Pauline Hill’s. Hill, a longtime Sarasota registered nurse who teaches at the University of Tampa, has accepted an 11-month position with Duke University to educate nurses in Kigali, Rwanda…
Releases and Web Stories
FAU Jupiter’s Lifelong Learning Society announces Fall courses
TCPalm
Florida Atlantic University has announced the Lifelong Learning Society Jupiter course offerings for the fall 2012 semester, which begin on Monday, Oct. 15.
Colleges to make informational presentations
TCPalm
Florida Atlantic University, Nova Southeastern University, Keiser University and Indian River State College will each present on separate evenings. All presentations will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at Parent Academy, 2940 S.U.S. 1, Suite C-12…
Northwestern Mutual partners in Palm Beach luxury apartments
Milwaukee Business Journal
The 22.7-acre site is located minutes from the new Scripps Research Institute and the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University. The development will consist of 25 two-story buildings and two three-story buildings.
DIGITAL DOMAIN MEDIA GROUP INC : Digital Domain Institute and Florida …
4-traders
Digital Domain Media Group, Inc., (NYSE:DDMG) the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts and the City of West Palm Beach announce the arrival of the inaugural classes of students to their pioneering public/private collaboration – an …
Palm Beach County School Board Boards Debate Bandwagon
BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District has no direct role in the upcoming Presidential debate set for Lynn University, but the School Board is still finding a way to put itself in the middle of the action. The Board is holding its August meeting at Lynn University to “stress the importance of education in our nation’s political system.”
Allscripts forges telehealth agreement ahead of other EHR companies
MedCity News
At a conference in Chicago this week, Allscripts CEO Glenn Tullman provided a live demo with University of South Florida Health, one of the partners testing its service with a retirement community before the EMR company the rollout next year …
