State University System
FAMU President Search Focus Group
WCTV
Tonight, the marketing and communications subcommittee met in the famu grand ballroom and what is unique about the town hall meeting is that they are looking to hear from input from the public…
Crack in FAMU Parking Garage Causes Upper Level to Close
WCTV
A portion of the parking garage at FAMU is closed down because of needed repairs. The Director of Facility Planning and Construction, Sam Houston, says a crack was found in two different places in the slab of the upper level of the parking garage …
Startup Weekend Boca Raton kicks off tonight
Palm Beach Post
Startup Weekend Boca Raton kicks off Friday night as participants try to get their business idea chosen for development. Teams form around the top ideas and work — some of them for 54 straight hours — to create a presentation that will win top honors. The top project as chosen by a panel of judges will win office space in the C. Scott Ellington Technology Business Incubator at the Florida Atlantic University Research Park and a lot of assistance from groups participating in the mentoring and judging…
Alternate traffic routes created ahead of busy football weekend
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
The Tallahassee Police Department is preparing ahead of expected traffic congestion this weekend as both Florida State University and Florida A&M University host home football games. In addition to the games, it is “Parents Weekend” at FSU and “Youth Day” at FAMU…
UF honors 50 years since first black law grad as black law enrollment drops
Gainesville Sun
As the University of Florida celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first black graduate, it is struggling to attract black students to the college where he earned his degree…
UNF’s business college is one of the best, Princeton Review says
Florida Times-Union (blog)
The Princeton Review has named the University of North Florida‘s Coggin College of Business as one of the 296 best in the country…
Unmarked graves of notorious youth prison snag sale by Florida DJJ
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
For several months, a team of anthropologists from the University of South Florida has been scouring the boys’ school campus in search of what they believe to be the unmarked graves of an unknown number of children who died during Dozier’s more than 100 years of operation.
Researchers find more graves at Dozier than state said existed
Tampabay.com
New evidence unearthed by researchers at the University of South Florida may shed light on where Thomas and dozens of other boys who died in state custody are buried. The team has identified at least 49 graves in and near the notorious school’s known cemetery, north of the campus…
Florida Lottery, UWF honor Bright Future Scholarship winners
Pensacola News Journal
The Florida Lottery and the University of West Florida held an ice cream social on Monday to honor students awarded the Bright Future Scholarship. The social was held on the campus of UWF at the patio between President’s Hall and Heritage Hall.
State College System
Gov. Rick Scott wants all state college presidents’ compensation investigated
WJXT Jacksonville
In the wake of Florida State College at Jacksonville‘s board agreement to pay $1.2 million for President Steven Wallace to retire under a cloud, Florida Gov. Rick Scott asks the state inspector general to investigate the compensation of all college presidents.
Scott orders investigation of college spending
WTSP 10 News
Rick Scott is ordering a statewide investigation of spending in Florida’s college system following the discovery of questionable spending at Florida State College in Jacksonville. The governor wants his inspector general to focus on two main issues: how did Florida State College President Steve Wallace handle tax dollars and how did college presidents across the state spend school money…
Police: Daytona State College student exposes self to teen on campus
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Daytona Beach police are searching for a Daytona State College student they say sexually battered a teenager Wednesday on campus, according to a report. The 39-year-old student followed the 17-year-old into an elevator on campus and asked him sexually explicit questions, according to the report…
Construction error could be a factor in collapsed Miami Dade College garage…
Miami Herald
Most stand-alone parking structures across the United States are designed and built using the same approach as the garage that partly collapsed while under construction Wednesday at a Miami Dade College campus in Doral: They are assembled on site from prefabricated concrete pieces hoisted into place like a giant Erector set.
Florida Roundup: Bright Futures info stolen, counties can sue Scott on gun law …
Pensacola News Journal
The 200,000 records from 2005-07 were part of an “information security breach” reported by Northwest Florida State College in Niceville. The Department of Education said Wednesday that the breach also involved more than 3,000 employee records…
PB State seeks MLK nominations
The South Florida Times
Palm Beach State College is seeking nominations for its 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in the lives of others, particularly the underserved in Palm Beach County, through leadership, service and/or programs…
Amendments discussed Monday at Santa Fe
Gainesville Sun
Voters will have an opportunity to learn about proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution at an event Monday at Santa Fe College...
Independent Colleges and Universities
FMU aviation program soars with new plane purchase
The South Florida Times
The Florida Memorial University (FMU) Aviation and Safety Department ushered in a new era of excellence on Sept. 28 when more than 100 guests joined university officials and students at the Opa-locka Airport to help dedicate the newest addition to the South Florida skies.
JU board selects three finalists for presidency
Florida Times-Union
The next president of Jacksonville University will be either a research administrator in Texas, a director from the American Council on Education or a former student-athlete who has served on the JU board since 2009.
Researchers hope to rescue reefs
Sun-Sentinel
Students and faculty at Nova Southeastern University‘s new Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research have created an offshore nursery where they are successfully growing staghorn coral…
Congressional candidates to square off in debate
Daytona Beach News-Journal
District 6 congressional candidates Heather Beaven of Palm Coast, a Democrat, and Ron DeSantis of Ponte Vedra Beach, a Republican, will meet next week in a debate co-sponsored by Stetson University‘s Center for Community Engagement and The Daytona Beach News-Journal…
Barack Obama Holding Campaign Rally At University of Miami Today
Miami New Times (blog)
This afternoon, the President of the United States returns to the University of Miami for the second time in three weeks…
Obama stirs students in Miami, after “wake-up call” of a debate
Palm Beach Post
Obama spoke to a crowd of about 7,000 at the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center and was slated to attend a fundraiser in Miami with Eva Longoria later in the day.
University of Miami hopes to rebound from $240M loss
South Florida Business Journal
The University of Miami is licking its wounds from a rough 2012 fiscal year. But its leaders believe that the job cuts and restructuring, while painful, will solve its budget problems this year. The private, nonprofit university suffered a $240.5 …
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Editorial: FSCJ’s Board of Trustees should resign or be replaced
Florida Times-Union
These are the eight members of the Florida State College at Jacksonville’s board who made President Steve Wallace a millionaire as he goes out the door. Of his $1.2 million package, about one-third is due to overly generous accrued vacation and leave time that was already part of his contract. Almost $500,000 is based on a ludicrous consulting deal as Wallace seeks to find “best practices” for the college in a new role.
Letter: Not-for-profit Keiser University has near-lowest tuition …
TCPalm
An Oct. 2 letter grossly misrepresented Keiser University, and it is necessary to set the record straight. KU is private, not-for-profit and a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida. The writer’s tuition comparisons at Keiser University and taxpayer-subsidized state community colleges and universities are inappropriate…
Barr & Curtis: October in America: Lynn University at Center Stage for the Presidential Debate — and the World Series
Huffington Post
This October, like so many American fall seasons before, our two national pastimes once again will converge, as we welcome presidential politics and the World Series into our living rooms…
Florida to Presidential Candidates: The Water’s Rising
ConsumerAffairs
“Sea level rise is causing the biggest problems in southern Florida, particularly in the southeast where communities are essentially at sea level and porous limestone allows sea water to penetrate inland,” said Len Berry, a professor in Florida Atlantic University’s environmental sciences program.
Venezuela’s New VP to Be Key Figure for Chavez
ABC News
He appears strong, he’s charismatic to some, and he is loyal,” Eduardo Gamarra, a Latin American studies professor at Florida International University in Miami, said Thursday.
First Black Graduate of U of Florida Is Honored
BET
“I have been inspired by the calls and emails I’ve received from Black alumni who have not been back to Gainesville in years, yet are making it a point to get back for this occasion,” said Terry Nealy, national president of the University of Florida Association of Black Alumni…
UF’s black alumni celebrating 50th
The South Florida Times
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of W. George Allen’s achievement as the first African-American student to graduate from the University of Florida (UF). This weekend the university’s black alumni will commemorate that historic milestone and their legacy. Black alumni from the University of Florida expect Gators from the 1960s through today to return to Gainesville in record numbers Oct. 12-14, and are gearing for a special celebration of a significant milestone in the university’s history…
Bull sharks have strongest bite
BBC News
Details of the discovery are published in the journal Zoology. Maria Habegger of the University of South Florida in Tampa, US and colleagues in the US and Germany examined bite forces produced by 13 species of shark and their close relatives…
It’s a treasure-trove of sheriff’s history
Tbo.com
After thousands of pieces had been gathered, Eisenberg called the University of South Florida’s history department asking if anyone there would help sort through and catalog the items. Phil Levy, an associate professor of history, jumped at the chance…
‘MythBusters’ goes live at USF Sun Dome
Tbo.com
[Jamie] Hyneman and his partner in science and destruction, Adam Savage, are bringing their bravado and “experiments” to the University of South Florida’s Sun Dome on Saturday night. The stars of Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” are on a multi-city “Behind the Myths” tour that features experiments, audience participation, behind-the-scenes stories, clip reels of great moments, possibly a small-scale explosion or two and a guest appearance by a damaged water heater…
Red tide looms from Lee to Pinellas counties
Tbo.com
Jason Lenes, research associate with the University of South Florida’s Center for Prediction of Red Tides, said dead fish are littering beaches from Sarasota south. “Manasota Key is going to get the worst of it,” he said…
PTSD expert to speak at UWF Disability Awareness Day event
Pensacola News Journal
The University of West Florida’s American Disabilities Association Office will host the ninth-annual Disability Awareness Day Program next week. The event will last from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday and will be held in the UWF Auditorium…The keynote speaker will be Brian Fleming, a combat-wounded military veteran and resiliency coach…
