State University System
Rattlers rejoice: FAMU celebrates 125th anniversary
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
FAMU’s sold-out 125th Anniversary Gala on Friday night at the Lawson Center honored 125 of the most influential, prominent Rattlers including doctors, corporate CEOs, educators and public officials.
Recounting the deadly hazing that destroyed FAMU band’s reputation
Tampabay.com
The young man stood at the front of Bus C, his ribs rising and falling with each breath. Before him stood about 20 members of one of the best marching bands in the world, Florida A&M‘s Marching 100, which had performed for presidents and before a …
Texting and Driving Simulator Comes to FAMU
WCTV
To drive home the message, AT&T is bringing a simulator to the FAMU 125th Homecoming festivities so students can experience first-hand the dangers of texting behind the wheel…
Take the challenge: Can you launch a company on $100
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
Books & Books, the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Florida International University and The LAB Miami have teamed up to host The $100 Startup Competition…
Florida Poly to Draw Jobs, Development, Housing, More
News Chief
Polytechnic visions of job-focused college degrees danced in the heads of Polk County business professionals, politicians and civic leaders when they began to dream of having a state university here. But that’s not all that was dancing. Mental dollar signs were doing the salsa earlier this year when lawmakers approved creating Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland as the state’s 12th public university…
Change a constant under FGCU President Bradshaw
The News-Press
When Wilson Bradshaw assumed FGCU’s presidency five years ago, the house wasn’t exactly on solid ground. And it didn’t take long before everything unraveled. In 2007, Florida began slashing its higher education budget and donors started holding back their generosity as the economy nosedived. Enrollment shot through the roof as teens opted for college instead of work. Tensions boiled over gender equity in athletics and administration…
FGCU Library will extend hours
Wink News
There’s some good news for students at Florida Gulf Coast University looking to study for exams. The university library hours will be extended. The change will begin on Tuesday November 13…
Red Cross and FGCU showing film about veterans’ struggles
Wink News
The Red Cross is partnering with Florida Gulf Coast University to show a film called “The Welcome,” about the struggles some veterans and their families face adjusting to life back home…
Digital Domain: Bankruptcy fallout in Florida
Examiner.com
Concerning their Florida operations, Digital Domain had an animation studio in Port St. Lucie and a partnership with Florida State University (FSU) located in West Palm Beach. A number of creditors are waiting to see how the bankruptcy reorganization plays out. Those creditors in Florida include, but are not limited to, FSU Foundation – Tallahassee, The Precipio Group – Boca Raton, Broad and Cassel – Fort Lauderdale, and the city of Port St. Lucie which lost nearly 300 jobs when the Digital Domain animation studio shut down. The city is also issued a $3.9 million bond and provided $7.5 million to Digital Domain towards its job creation goal…
City officially gets land back from Digital Domain, awaits FSU decision
Palm Beach Post
…Now, the city must wait to see whether Florida State University and its film-related program remains in West Palm Beach without the Digital Domain enterprise that brought it to the dance. In 2010, the city promised Digital Domain $10 million in cash, downtown land valued at $10 million and a bond issue worth $15 million. Before Digital Domain filed for bankruptcy in September, the city gave the company $2 million and transferred the land to build a downtown digital animation college that would partner with the Florida State University film school.
Publisher of new Plant City newspaper leaves post after 5 months
Tbo.com
[Felix] Haynes was president of the Plant City campus of Hillsborough Community College for 13 years before he retired this summer and launched the Observer with other investors that included Nate Kilton, Ed Verner, and Matt and Lisa Walsh…
Positive consultant’s report highlights Hitt’s successes, UCF’s challenges
Orlando Sentinel
University of Central Florida President John Hitt has received a mountain of praise from a consultant hired to evaluate his job performance over the past three years. In recounting Hitt’s strong leadership qualities and numerous successes, the consultant said he has served the university “superbly,” highlighting the establishment of the UCF school of medicine, expansion of academic programs, the university’s online learning programs and more…
UCF ATO fraternity suspended during hazing investigation
WJXT Jacksonville
A University of Central Florida fraternity is under emergency suspension after being accused of beating blindfolded pledges while they exercised in buckets of ice water.
Allegations of violent UCF fraternity hazing emerge
WFTV Orlando
Another University of Central Florida fraternity is in trouble after being accused of violent pledge hazing. University officials told WFTV the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is now on suspension for allegations of hazing…
Agricultural education blossomed under Land Grant Act of 1862
Bradenton Herald
In 1884, the University of Florida was established. It is one of the 17 public land-grant universities that are part of the Association of American Universities. The University of Florida is currently the fourth largest university in the United States …
17 ejected from Gator football game
Gainesville Sun
Police ejected 17 people from Saturday’s University of Florida-Louisiana-Lafayette football game for a variety of offenses, a University of Florida Police Department press release states. Of the 17, four were UF students.
‘UWF Celebrates the World’ events this week
Pensacola News Journal
The University of West Florida invites the public to celebrate a melting pot of cultures this week. The University’s Office of Diversity along with its international education programs will host “UWF Celebrates the World” on Tuesday…
State College System
Palm Bay Geographic Information Systems Day
Brevard Times
The City of Palm Bay, in conjunction with Brevard Community College, will host its sixth annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on Wednesday, November 14, 2012…
Soccer event a winner for Brevard tourism
Florida Today
For the second year of a three-year contract, Brevard Community College and Space Coast Sports Promotions will host 12 community college teams from around the nation. Eight teams participated last year and brought a $450,000 boost to the economy.
National experts give pep talk to aspiring entrepreneurs
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The mood was jovial as more than 100 area residents gathered Friday at the Hosseini Center at Daytona State College to sample cupcakes and hear talks by two national speakers on how to start and grow a business…
Read this: Miami Book Fair International kicks off Sunday
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
Though Miami Dade College has herded in authors from far and wide, some notable presenters hail from much closer to the fair’s home…
Self-publishing industry explodes, brings rewards, challenges
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
The Writers Institute, operated by the Center for Literature and Theatre at Miami Dade College, is presenting one- and three-day workshops taught by authors and agents on self-publishing, writing and other topics, with one-on-one consultations available…
Miami-Dade garage contractor: Crane struck building
Palm Beach Post
Two days before a Miami Dade College West Campus parking garage collapsed, the building was struck by a crane, according to the contractor constructing the building…
Independent Colleges and Universities
Ranking shows state has three of the 10 worst law schools
Bizjournals.com
The three are Ave Maria School of Law, Barry University School of Law and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, which recently opened a Tampa campus.
Advancing education: Barry University School of Social Work …
The Freeport News
The Barry University School of Social Work is expanding its program offerings in The Bahamas, on Grand Bahama and New Providence…
Faculty senate proposes reconstruction of 2013-2014 academic year
Flagler College Gargoyle
On October 24, the Faculty senate of Flagler College met to finalize their proposal for the 2013-2014 academic year. If passed, this proposal will add drastic changes to both the Fall and Spring semester for the upcoming 2013-2014 year…
Celebrating the Hotel Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine Record
Flagler College will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Hotel Ponce de Leon with a year-long commemoration of the National Historic Landmark built by Henry Flagler. The Ponce is the centerpiece of the college’s St. Augustine campus…
Florida gets B+ in state spending transparency study
Bizjournals.com
Florida got a B+ for providing transparency to state spending, according to a new study released by the Activity-Based Total Accountability Institute at the Florida Institute of Technology…
Piper program could provide economic punch to area
TCPalm
Piper Aircraft Inc. Saturday announced an alliance with Florida Institute of Technology, which could include the purchase of as many as 24 aircraft from the Vero Beach-based company over the next five years…
Dr. Henry Lewis III released from FMU
Florida Courier
The Florida Memorial University (FMU) Board of Trustees have announced the release of Dr. Henry Lewis III, the University’s 12th president, …
Art tip: PBAU ‘Selections’ exhibit opens at Warren Library
Palm Beach Post
Check out the newest exhibition, “Selections from PBA Permanent Collection,” at Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Warren Library…
Sacrifices of our veterans deserve more appreciation from Americans
Fox News
Nearly forty years ago, Saint Leo University became the first college ever to award a bachelors degree to active military members on an Air Force base…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Dobson: As homecoming ends, FAMU turns to the future
Tallahassee Democrat
This weekend saw thousands of Florida A&M University alumni and supporters return for what will be remembered as one of the most important homecoming celebrations ever…
Haitian Prime Minister receives alumni award
MiamiHerald.com
Laurent Lamothe, who excelled in tennis at Barry University, returns to receive a distinguished alumni award from the school…
Democrats struggle for footing in Brevard
Florida Today
“Democrats have a big challenge in Brevard County if they want to be competitive again,” said Chris Muro, an assistant professor of political science at Brevard Community College…
Lawmaker wants Edison Foundation spending made public
Fox 4
In a move to make Edison State College more transparent with its spending, Rep. Matt Caldwell (R-Lehigh Acres) is looking into changing a state law that would require Edison State College’s Foundation to publicly disclose how private donations are spent at public institutions.
Sen. Bill Nelson speaking at Embry-Riddle
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Newly re-elected U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will be at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University today as part of the university’s President’s Speaker Series. The Florida Democrat will speak at 7 p.m. in the Gale Lemerand auditorium of the Willie Miller Instructional Center on the Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach campus, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. The event is free and open to the public…
Homecoming weekend off to an energetic start at FAMU
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
[Crystal] Keymah, a FAMU graduate best known for her roles on the TV sitcoms “Cosby” and “That’s So Raven,” was the keynote speaker during a two-hour event at a packed Jake Gaither Gym…
After defeat, Dukakis, Kerry found other ways to serve
Boston Globe
In the spring of 1992, Michael S. Dukakis greeted a reporter at a windowless office built of cinderblocks on the campus of Florida Atlantic University…
Incubators grow with demand
Sun-Sentinel
Jane Teague, who ran Florida Atlantic University‘s incubator in Boca Raton for 10 years, said entrepreneurial programs and incubators have to be updated with the kinds of businesses being developed…
Election over? Yes, but in Delray, the next one is right around the corner
Sun-Sentinel
“That’s a pretty good war chest for a mayoral campaign,” said Kevin Wagner, associate professor of political science at Florida International University.
Murphy above recount range; no West concession
WFTV Orlando
“The most difficult thing for West to do in this election was to campaign negatively against somebody who really has no record at all,” said Kevin Wagner, a political science professor at Florida Atlantic University…
Republicans make inroads, but most Jewish voters stay with Democrats
Broward Politics (blog)
“It eroded a little bit,” said Kathryn DePalo, a political scientist at Florida International University. “I don’t see a wholesale switch for Jewish voters to run away from the Democratic Party.”
Course to explore Jewish communities in Asia, Africa
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
Florida International University research professors Nathan Katz and Tudor Parfitt, considered to be the world’s leading authorities on Eastern Jewish communities, will explore the Jewish experience in Asia and Africa in a new, 13-week course…
FSCJ leads state in dual enrollment headcount
Florida Times-Union
Richard Abidogun and Geraldine Sequeira, both 17, are seniors at Sandalwood High School and are also taking classes at Florida State College at Jacksonville. He wants to be a pharmacist, she wants to study medicine…
Indian River college gives credit for veterans’ military training
TCPalm
The law, which went into effect July 1 and should be fully implemented statewide by fall semester 2013, is already having a positive impact on veteran students at Indian River State College, according to Mary Locke, vice president of instructional services. ”We are here to help our veterans to bring in any prior academic training they have through military services or experience,” Locke said, “and we look to see how those training experiences will fit into the progression toward a degree, and then move toward that progression of that degree as quickly as we possibly can.”
Tom Wolfe Skewers Miami
Boca Raton (blog)
Tom Wolfe will be the opening-night speaker at the Miami Book Fair International at Miami-Dade College. For the cosmopolitan New Journalism titan, the appearance will likely feel like a homecoming of sorts…
“Will the World End on December 21, 2012?”, a presentation by Mayanist Dr …
Naples Daily News
At the November 14th meeting of the Southwest Florida Archaeological Society, Dr. Gabrielle Vail will discuss Bolon Yokte’ K’uh, the Calendars and Cycles of Time in Prehispanic Maya Cultures…Gabrielle Vail is a Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at New College of Florida and a specialist in Maya hieroglyphic …
New College Foundation names new board chair
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
New College Foundation Inc. has announced that Felice Schulaner has been made chairwoman of its board of directors. Schulaner, who has served on the foundation board since 2007, took over from Howard Isermann…
Lakeland Businessman Suing Canadian Company Over Breach of Contract, Theft
The Ledger
Gordon Kettle, an economics consultant and professor at Polk State College, said investments in foreign businesses — even Canadian ones — can be risky…
Veterans law a growing industry niche
Tampa Bay Business Journal
In response to this need, Stetson University College of Law has started the Veterans Law Institute and some area law firms have begun to specialize in this emerging niche. “This is a growing area of the law,” said Mike Allen, Stetson associate dean..
Disney’s New Fantasyland adds whimsical, personal touches
Florida Today
Judging by the enthusiasm, “I think it will rejuvenate the Magic Kingdom and will add turnstile clicks in great numbers,” says Duncan Dickson, a former Disney executive who teaches theme park management at the University of Central Florida…
Vote counts put Dorworth farther behind in House race
The Florida Current
“The Dorworth race was primarily decided by local candidate-specific factors,” said Aubrey Jewett, a University of Central Florida political science professor…
What Obama’s election means for Floridians
St. Augustine Record
If so, Florida’s job market should improve, providing more opportunities for job seekers. “The election alone will clear away some of the uncertainties,” said Sean Snaith, an economist at the University of Central Florida…
Notes from UF’s homecoming parade
Gainesville Sun
Kim and Mike Cooper hoisted cameras as they stood tall on a brick bench at the corner of Gale Lemerand Drive and University Avenue as the sirens blared and motorcycle engines revved. The University of Florida graduates, who met as students in the ’80s, travel every year from Port St. Lucie to come “home.” ”It’s like a big family gathering of Gators,” Cooper said.
Growl is not quite family-friendly
Gainesville Sun
Comedian and “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan kept the cursing to a minimum at Gator Growl 2012, but his subject matter strayed from the family-friendly. From telling the crowd he’d get all the women at the University of Florida pregnant if he later returned to the school to mentioning Hillary and Bill Clinton’s sex life, Morgan didn’t quite stick to organizers’ plan for a family-friendly installment of Growl, which is widely regarded as the world’s largest student-run pep rally…
Vote Count Confirms Obama Win in Florida
New York Times
“When you are trying to change the rules in the middle of the game, it’s difficult to officiate it without tripping over yourself,” said Daniel A. Smith, a professor of political science at the University of Florida. “I think that’s what’s been happening.”
Miami-Dade’s election count comes to an end, finally
Bradenton Herald
Christopher Mann, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Miami, said he saw no unusual trends in what elections analysts call “down-ballot roll-off.”
Satellite radar could predict deadliest eruptions
NBCNews.com
“If we could have had this data in real-time, we could have had an idea that this was not a dormant volcano,” said study author Estelle Chaussard, a doctoral student at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.
Saving peanut: Life of beloved orangutan in hands of team using human …
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
Peanut is the beloved orangutan who was diagnosed with Lymphoma in the summer. She is being given the same treatment as humans, with the help of doctors and staff from the University of Miami…
Miami suspends Scott, Johnson; Perryman injured
Yahoo! Sports
University of Miami suspended starting wide receiver Rashawn Scott indefinitely for violating team rules and starting linebacker Eddie Johnson for a football-related issue, ESPN.com reported Saturday…
Republicans make inroads, but most Jewish voters stay with Democrats
Broward Politics (blog)
The vote shift from 2008 to 2012 was “nothing huge and dramatic,” said Ira Sheskin, of Cooper City, a geography professor at the University of Miami where he’s also director of the Jewish Demography Project.
University of North Florida celebrates 40 years
First Coast News
Dr. Louis Woods has been at the University of North Florida since the beginning. The economics professor was teaching economics when the doors opened back in 1972. He’s still teaching economics today. ”We continue to do a good job in what we are supposed to be doing,” Woods said…
Political eyes now turning to Florida’s 2014 gubernatorial race
TCPalm
“The Democrats are emboldened by the results,” said Susan MacManus, a political-science professor at University of South Florida in Tampa. “It just builds on 2008.” Building on successes year-over-year may be exactly what Democrats need…
Analysts: Last-Minute Deciders Might Have Given Obama A Florida Victory
WFSU
University of South Florida professor Susan MacManus, who’s been analyzing Florida politics for more than 20 years, said, “People have some sigh of relief that we weren’t the key to the White House and we didn’t have a repeat of all the litigation and …
Scott’s rejection of Medicaid expansion won’t hurt Hillsborough’s low-income …
Tbo.com
“We are really blessed in this county that we passed it years ago,” said Dave Rogoff, director of the University of South Florida’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice and a Medicaid expansion proponent…
Obama’s re-election forces Scott to address health care reform
Tbo.com
“People believe that over time all states will have to participate … even if they do it kicking and screaming,” said Dave Rogoff, director of the University of South Florida’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice…
University of Louisiana System head finalist to interview today
Alexandria Town Talk
Marshall R. Goodman, a political science professor and former regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Polytechnic …
UWF faculty member to speak at conference in Italy
Pensacola News Journal
An assistant professor at the University of West Florida will give a presentation at a conference hosted by the American Academy in Rome today. Kristina Killgrove, assistant anthropology professor, is the first UWF faculty member to present at the academy, which is considered to be the premier American research institute for Roman archaeology…
Releases and Web Stories
Florida Tech Business Cost / Benefit Workshop
Brevard Times
Florida Institute of Technology’s Continuing Education office announces a new Earned Value Management (EVM) workshop, to be presented on campus Nov. 15, in partnership with Space Age Projects.
Women’s Business Center to Celebrate Good Year Nov. 28
Brevard Times
Florida Institute of Technology Women’s Business Center will hold a celebration event on November 28 to commemorate their successes of 2012…
