State University System
College budget shift possible
St. Augustine Record
A higher education task force is moving toward a recommendation that would significantly increase the power of the Florida Board of Governors, allowing the panel to set the budgets for each of the state’s 12 universities…
Price of Florida prepaid college going up
Naples Daily News
Monthly Florida Prepaid College plan prices for newborns entering the program are set to increase between 5 and 11 percent this year — a hike officials said stems from the state’s rising tuition costs. To prepay four years at a state university, a family would now pay $331.59 monthly for 18 years, compared to $297.90 last year…
Hazing still a problem for FAMU groups
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
A Florida A&M University business fraternity was suspended on Thursday after a hazing allegation surfaced from an off-campus gathering, university Interim President Larry Robinson announced Friday evening.
Florida Poly will finally assume USF assets, liabilities
WTSP 10 News
Administrators at the University of South Florida (USF) are breathing a sigh of relief after receiving assurance from the Board of Trustees of the new Florida Polytechnic University that it will assume millions of dollars of assets later this month…
UF’s Innovation Academy charts new path
Gainesville Sun
The University of Florida’s Innovation Academy limits students to on-campus classes during the spring and summer semesters but includes a curriculum focused on innovation. Students major in one of 27 disciplines…
Nine Lives: UWF’s wildlife refuge, trail system are Pensacola gems
Pensacola News Journal
The Pensacola Off-Road Cyclists came out early to ride the bike trails on the western edge of the University of West Florida’s sprawling, 1,647-acre main campus, just as they have for years…The university offers miles of cross country and walking trails, as well as the Edward Ball Nature Trail — a half-mile boardwalk jaunt through a hardwood swamp that crosses a bayou and offers glimpses of fish, turtles and the occasional alligator. Students and faculty can even check out canoes at the university at no cost to paddle across Thompson Bayou, which feeds into Escambia Bay…
State College System
Govenor Reviews Contracts of Florida College Presidents
News Talk Florida
Rick Scott is asking his chief inspector general to review the contracts of the 28 presidents who serve in the state college system…
Broward College Marine Program Receives $50000 Grant from …
The Maritime Executive
Broward College announced a $50000 grant awarded to its Marine Engineering program by Pantropic Power and Caterpillar through the Caterpillar Foundation.
Daytona State College club wins international award
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The DeLand Campus-based club competed for the international award with more than 16,000 Leo clubs in 85 countries. This is the first time a Florida club has won the Leo Award for Excellence.
Edison faculty union says it was willing to accept offer before impasse declared
Naples Daily News
Faculty and administrators at Edison State College are once again at an impasse over pay, after remaining deadlocked on the issue for months last year…
Student questions for FSCJ President Steve Wallace go unanswered
Florida Times-Union
Student leaders at Florida State College at Jacksonville had questions for their president, pointed questions they’ve been compiling since he offered last month to meet with them for an open forum…
Crane Struck Parking Garage 2 Days Before Collapse, Miami Dade College …
Huffington Post
As the efforts to recover the body of a fourth worker continue in the rubble Friday, contractors have acknowledged that a crane struck an under-construction Miami Dade College parking garage just two days before it collapsed…
Miami-Dade College West Campus Classes Relocated Due to Garage Collapse …
NBC 6 Miami
Classes at Miami Dade College’s west campus, affected by the parking garage collapse, are scheduled to resume Monday but at different locations, the university announced.
West, Murphy gearing up for WPTV debate on Friday
Fort Pierce Tribune
Instead, West accepted forum invites from Forum Club in Palm Beach, the Northern Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce and Palm Beach State College.
TCC Awarded Grant to Launch Program in Wakulla County
WCTV
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has awarded $670,110 to Tallahassee Community College (TCC) to support a 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Program that will serve Wakulla County students…
Independent Colleges and Universities
Tampa Bay Business Journal: October 12, 2012
ABC Action News
For the past few years Eckerd College‘s Leadership Development Institute has been collecting Entrepreneurialism Dimensions Profiles from business people. Using those profiles, the Institute has determined Tampa Bay entrepreneurs tend to break the mold…
Wings and Waves Air Show dazzles spectators
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Airplanes old and new dazzled tens of thousands of spectators as they soared above the ocean Sunday for the second and final day of the 2012 Wings and Waves air show presented by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
Students talk issues and political involvement at Lynn University round table
Palm Beach Post
Dozens of Palm Beach County high school students tried to make the voice of their generation heard Friday at the site of the final U.S. presidential election debate. They sounded off on topics as diverse as handling foreign policy, creating jobs and how to get teenagers to care more about political issues…The round table was the latest in a series of partnerships between the school district and Lynn University leading up to the Oct. 22 presidential debate at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center on campus.
Lynn University shedding ‘Lynn Who?’ image with presidential debate
Palm Beach Post
…President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney may not get to see much of the campus during the third and final presidential debate on October 22, but images of the shade-tree-dotted school surrounding six lakes (there were seven, but one was filled in for debate logistics) are likely to be beamed around the world with more than 3,000 media representatives expected. In its 50th anniversary year, tiny Lynn U may finally be leaving “Lynn Who?” behind as it readies for its national close-up…
Businesses eager to get in on presidential debate’s excitement, exposure
Palm Beach Post
The upcoming presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton is the first ever to be held in Palm Beach County, and local and national businesses want to be a part of the historic event…
Lynn debate could give local economy a shot during off-season
Palm Beach Post
The 9,000 people expected to swoop in next week for the final presidential debate at Lynn University will be providing an economic boost during Palm Beach County’s off-season…
Lynn University offers more translators than other debate host sites
WPTV
…Newspapers from France and Germany, TV crews from South America and Asia are expected to attend. Dozens of languages will converge on the Boca Raton campus. It turns out, that’s Lynn‘s forte…
WTVJ Miami To Broadcast Live Senate Debate
TV News Check
Originating from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., the debate broadcast will be moderated by Michael Williams, anchor at WPTV West Palm Beach. The debate sponsors and partners include host site Nova Southeastern University, the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, AARP and the Claude Pepper Foundation. The live broadcast will be carried in all 11 television markets in Florida…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Opinion: Readers debate whether race should be a factor in college admissions.
Florida Times-Union
We asked you to sound off on affirmative action as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on a Texas case in which race was a factor in admissions. Should race be one of the factors used to determine college admissions?
Editorial: Reject higher-ed power play disguised as Amendment 12
Palm Beach Post
Amendment 12, a proposal to change how the student representative to Florida’s Board of Governors is chosen, is on the Nov. 6 ballot because a college sophomore had the chutzpah to stand up to a powerful state legislation. Voters should reward that chutzpah by rejecting the change to the Florida Constitution.
Letter: Flagler building foes amusing, but misguided
St. Augustine Record
Editor: Watching democracy in action at the Oct. 8 City Council meeting regarding Flagler College’srequest for a new building was edifying, electric and amusing. Practically Capraesque or Wilderesque in its homey-yet-urgent theatricality…Allan Marcil – St. Augustine
Column: FAMU attracts bright scholars.
Florida Times-Union
We are three incoming college freshmen who each scored in the top 5 percent of all students in the United States on PSAT/SAT. We are entering Florida A&M University this fall as Distinguished Scholars…Malcolm Barnes and Jordan Smith are both from Atlanta. Stephen Whitted is from Chapel Hill, N.C.
Frank Denton: Good journalism in all our media
Florida Times-Union (blog)
As good citizens who keep up with the news, you read last week about two important developments in local government. First, the president of Florida State College at Jacksonville agreed to resign after 15 years (in exchange for $1.2 million), and Gov. Rick Scott ordered an investigation of FSCJ Foundation spending and other state college presidents’ contracts…
Editorial: FGCU’s new food bank
Naples Daily News
When Florida Gulf Coast University students decided to launch an on-campus food bank, they did so after doing their homework…
Bennett: ‘Outside the political box’: Could debates be game changers?
Palm Beach Post
That test won’t be complete until after Obama and Romney have faced off Tuesday at Hofstra and debated foreign-policy issues next week at Lynn University…
Hanbury: Nova Southeastern University hosts the only debate in Florida’s US Senate race
Sun-Sentinel
The stakes are very high in this important election year as voters continue to confront the difficulties and challenges of the worst economy since the Great Depression. The stakes are very high in this important election year as voters continue to confront the difficulties and challenges of the worst economy since the Great Depression. Candidates who win victory on Nov. 6 — from the White House to the State House and at thousands of city and county halls — will be the elected leadership to take us into an uncertain future. In Florida, the highest profile race is the contest for the U.S. Senate, where incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., faces opposition from Congressman Connie Mack, R-Fla. The only confirmed debate for this statewide race will be broadcast live from the main campus of Nova Southeastern University. The debate, titled “Decision 2012: Before You Vote,” will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday…
My Word: The truth about presidential politics
Orlando Sentinel
President Obama and Mitt Romney are coming at us from all directions with their message of “truth.” With the future of our country at stake, our job is to find the real truth…Edgar B. Wycoff is associate professor emeritus at the University of Central Florida…
$495000 Grant Hopes to Boost college Completion Rates
WCTV
“Associate degrees have a proven track record in the labor market,” said Florida College System Chancellor Randy Hanna. “The Credit When It’s Due grant will help more students complete the degree and go on to earn their baccalaureate. This in turn makes the students more employable and benefits Florida’s economy.”
Jennifer Holliday to headline EWC fundraiser on Sunday
Florida Times-Union
Jennifer Holliday, the original Effie from Broadway’s “Dreamgirls,” will perform at the Times-Union Center with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Edward Waters College Concert Choir at the event, which benefits the EWC scholarship fund…
FAMU Student Selected to Intern at the White House
WCTV
Viniece Jennings, a doctoral candidate in the FAMU School of the Environment has been selected as a fall intern for the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ)…
In the Know Palm Beach: Oct. 20, 2012
Sun-Sentinel
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) recently received the personal papers of Virginia Artrip Snyder, a graduate of FAU’s inaugural class who went on to become an award-winning investigative reporter, a nationally known private investigator…
FGCU appoints director for new Everglades Wetland Research Park
The News-Press
Florida Gulf Coast University appointed William J. Mitsch director of the school’s new Everglades Wetland Research Park in Naples, according to FGCU. Mitsch will oversea operations at the Harvey J. Kapnick Education and Research Center…
Marine biology professor says eyeball found on Fla. beach may belong to deep …
Fox News
The huge, blue eyeball may have come from a deep sea squid or a large sword fish, said Heather Bracken-Grissom, an assistant professor in the marine science program at Florida International University in Miami. A man found the eyeball while taking a morning stroll along Pompano Beach just north of Fort Lauderdale. He contacted state wildlife officials, who took possession of the softball-sized eyeball.
Swing state: Cuban population adds Republican bloc in Democratic South Florida
Naples Daily News
Eduardo Gamarra, a professor of politics at Miami-based Florida International University, said Cuban-American voters sometimes lean liberal on social issues, but remain distrustful of Democrats on fiscal and national security fronts…
Gov. Rick Scott says he expects FSCJ board to ‘do the right thing’
Florida Times-Union
Rick Scott said Friday the Florida State College at Jacksonville board will “do the right thing” to ease taxpayer concerns about what he deems excessive spending, particularly when it comes to college President Steve Wallace’s exit contract…
State Senator wants FSCJ President’s retirement plan rescinded
WOKV
Many people on the very board which approved the retirement plan for Florida State College at Jacksonville President Steven Wallace are pending approval themselves. “The Senate is responsible for making sure they are the right people, and we’re going to take a close look at that,” says State Senator John Thrasher…
Tampa targets massage parlors that front for prostitution
Tbo.com
“In many cases, the mortgage to their parents’ house is the collateral for their debt” to what often are Asian traffickers, said Terry Coonan, director of Florida State University’s Center for Advancement of Human Rights.
JU names its 3 finalists for presidency
Florida Times-Union
John M. Beehler, Tim Cost and Jayne Marie Comstock are the three finalists to become the next president at Jacksonville University. The next step in the process includes the three coming to Jacksonville for community meet-and-greets…
Beehler, JU president candidate, to visit Jacksonville Tuesday
Florida Times-Union (blog)
John M. Beehler, one of the candidates vying for president at Jacksonville University, will visit Jacksonville and the JU campus this Tuesday…
British knight Kroto to speak at JU
Florida Times-Union (blog)
Sir Harold W. Kroto, a 1996 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, will present his “Science and Creativity” presentation early next week.His free and open to the public presentation is set for 4 p.m. Oct 15. at Jacksonville University’s Gooding Auditorium. At JU, Kroto will talk about what inspired him in his childhood and youth to pursue science…
Spotlight: Right man for the job
Business Journal
Rick Mullaney has been very busy since his bid to become mayor of Jacksonville fell short last year. Mullaney is the driving force behind the establishment of the Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University, which will offer the first master’s degree program in Florida for public policy. If all goes as planned, classes will start in fall 2013 …
Fla. garage collapse survivor describes ordeal
CBS News
For the first time, a construction worker who survived the horrifying crash of the parking garage at Miami Dade College’s west campus is speaking out, saying he jumped from the 2nd floor in order to save his life… “It sounded like an earthquake with the whole building falling down, like someone put a stick of dynamite in it,” said [Anthony] Williams, a laborer, who had just started work at the site on the day of the accident…
PCC inaugurates first new president since 1974
Pensacola News Journal
Thousands of people attended a ceremony inaugurating Dr. Troy Shoemaker as Pensacola Christian College’s president…
Romney’s comments echoed long held (but mistaken) GOP suspicions about …
Orlando Sentinel
“There’s been no change in methodology since Obama took office,” said Rollins College economist Bill Seyfried…
Former VP at St. Johns River State College sues for gender discrimination
Florida Times-Union
A former vice president at St. Johns River State College has filed suit against the college’s board and its president, saying she was forced to resign due to gender discrimination. Annette Barrineau, who worked for the college for 23 years, resigned in December as the vice president of administrative affairs. According to the complaint filed in federal court last week, Barrineau said she was asked to resign or face an investigation after President Joe Pickens told her she was “harsh” and “punishing” to her staff.
Clay Henderson’s volunteer work earns top Stetson honor
Daytona Beach News-Journal
In recent weeks, Clay Henderson helped draft a state constitutional amendment, battled to preserve scrub jay habitat and waded into a debate over building a commercial spaceport at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, all while holding down a day job and preparing for a trip to Africa with Habitat for Humanity. The depth and breadth of Henderson’s volunteer work — locally, statewide and more recently abroad — has earned the Stetson University graduate one of the university’s highest honors – the George and Mary Hood Award…
Campus police investigate carjacking at UCF’s Bright House Networks Stadium
Orlando Sentinel
As the football game was in full swing, University of Central Florida spokesman Chad Binette says a man punched a fan in the face and stole his car at the entrance to a parking lot near the Bright House Networks Stadium. Binette said the suspect, Karl Stanborough, 20, forcefully stole the car. After a short time, Stanborough who was driving on North Orion Boulevard abandoned the car and ran into a nearby wooded area, according to authorities. Deputies assisting campus police caught up to Stanborough and arrested him with the help of police dogs. Stanborough is not a UCF student…
UF student’s dad says he believes body found is his son
Gainesville Sun
The father of the University of Florida student who has been missing since Sept. 20 said on Saturday afternoon that he believes the body found Friday in the deep woods of Levy County is his 18-year-old son. ”I just want to make sure that everybody knows that our prayers have been heard. The family believes that Christian has been found, but we will wait until the authorities confirm it,” Carlos Aguilar said at a brief news conference…
Higher ed funding key issue in Fla. District 7 race
Gainesville Sun
A University of Florida alumnus is facing a current student in the race to represent a redrawn Florida Senate district that includes Alachua, Bradford and Clay counties. Republican nominee Rob Bradley is a lawyer and former Clay County commissioner. He was running unopposed before the Florida Democratic Party paid the qualifying fee for a UF undergraduate, William Mazzota, to enter the race…
At UF, 5 ex-governors fret over Florida’s direction
Gainesville Sun
Five former governors assembled Friday at the University of Florida to discuss legacies they described as being under attack, including by the current holder of the office. Former Florida Govs. Reubin Askew, Charlie Crist, Bob Graham, Buddy MacKay and Bob Martinez came together for a panel on the state’s future as part of a legal education series…
Maya queen’s tomb sheds light on ancient world
USA TODAY
“I’m completely convinced this was her tomb,” says University of Miami (Fla.) archaeologist Traci Ardren, author of Ancient Maya Women, who was not part of the excavation. “The alabaster jar is really strong evidence.”
Former South Beach model gets no jail time in fatal car crash case
Palm Beach Post
Former South Beach model Valentina Hubsch will not being going to jail for leaving the scene of the car wreck that killed a 21-year-old University of Miami student.
‘Stand Your Ground’ self-defense raises more questions than answers
Palm Beach Post
“Violent crime has been dropping nationally since 1992,” says University of Miami law Professor Tamara Lave. “To say Stand Your Ground made it drop, you would need very sophisticated research tools to determine that was the cause of a certain drop.
Doctors torn over heart screening for young athletes
Fox News
Cardiologist Dr. Robert Myerburg from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine doesn’t support waiting for persuasive data. “I think we ought to implement (screening),” he said.
George Grayson discusses the future of Mexico Oct. 23 at next World Affairs …
Florida Times-Union
George Grayson will discuss “Mexico: Narco-Violence and a Failed State?” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the University of North Florida’s University Center at 1 UNF Drive. The free event is co-hosted by the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville and the University of North Florida. Grayson is a professor of government at the College of William and Mary and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Mystery surrounds graves at boys’ reform school
CNN
“These are children who came here and died, for one reason or another, and have just been lost in the woods,” said Dr. Erin Kimmerle, an anthropologist from the University of South Florida who is leading a scientific search on the grounds…
Nearly 50 unidentified kids buried in Florida reform school’s secret graveyard
New York Daily News
But University of South Florida anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle found 18 more bodies buried without markers. “We found burials within the current marked cemetery, and then we found burials that extend beyond that,” she said…
At infamous boys’ school, searching for a secret cemetery
MyFox Tampa Bay
A research team from the University of South Florida headed up by Erin Kimmerle, associate professor of anthropology, now has 120 days to examine what is believed to be a second secret cemetery at The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna…
Battleground States Economy is key, but health care counts Health care ranks …
Buffalo News
“Among Florida seniors, 42 percent are Republican and 41 percent are Democrats,” said Susan MacManus, distinguished professor of political science at the University of South Florida in Tampa…
US campaigns turn focus to ground game
Financial Times
“It is really all about turnout,” said Susan MacManus, of the University of South Florida. Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger, has surpassed Mr Obama in national polls since dominating last week’s presidential debate and also opened up a lead in…
Senate race in Sunshine State falls into the shadows
Tbo.com
“This should be one of the top races this cycle,” said retired University of South Florida political scientist Darryl Paulson. “This is the most competitive state in the country, with tight polls in the presidential race.”
Q&A: What Tampa Bay patients need to know about deadly meningitis outbreak
Tampabay.com
But Dr. Juan Uribe, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of South Florida who practices at Tampa General Hospital, acknowledged that the Cochrane reviewers had a point. “It’s not like a black-or-white answer,” he said.
Fewer road expansions planned in Palm Beach County
Sun-Sentinel
It’s all part of a shift in transportation planning that’s happening across the country, said Kristine Williams, a program director at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.
Jim Jones’ Eastword column: If there were alien encounters, what would that tell us about ourselves?
Bradenton Herald
If I were to return to college, one of Keith Cavedo‘s classes at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee would be high on my list of courses. He has written a book with the intriguing title: “Beyond the Infinite: Alien Encounters and the Alien/Human Dichotomy in Kubrick’s ’2001: A Space Odyssey’ and Tarkovsky’s ‘Solaris.’”
Tracking Religious Trends Needs a Leap of Faith
Wall Street Journal
Ryan Cragun, a University of Tampa sociologist who is writing a book about nonreligious Americans, cites the declining sacredness of Sundays. “People now see Sundays as a day to shop or observe professional sports,” he said.
Girl scouts from all over the area held a reunion at the University of West Florida
WEAR
Girl scouts from all over the area held a reunion at the University of West Florida. They heard from several former members like UWF President Dr. Judy Bense and our very own Sue Straughn…
