State University System
Florida Cabinet approves hurricane shelter plan
MiamiHerald.com
The cabinet also approved bonds to fund the construction of new dormitories at Florida International University, the University of Florida and Florida A&M.
FAMU hazing suspects face expulsion
Central Florida News 13
The FAMU students charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion could also be expelled. The FAMU students charged in the hazing death of a band member could also be expelled. The school first tried to expel four students after Robert …
FAMU ’Marching 100′ Case Raises Veil on Secret Hazing Rituals
Daily Beast
What [Randall] Carr says he witnessed first hand was allegedly a hush-hush and long-running ritual that involves severely beating new band members to prove them worthy of being allowed into the elite club. Carr says he abruptly dropped out of the band he had longed to be a part of after seeing one new member beaten so badly he could barely walk the next day.
FAMU students charged in Champion hazing could be expelled
Orlando Sentinel
Florida A&M University students who were charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion could face expulsion, university officials said today…
Former FAMU administrator creates anti-hazing hotline
WFSU
The arrest of 11 people in the death of a Florida A&M University band drum major has brought the issue of hazing even more into the national spotlight…
More than just graduation day at FAU
Sun-Sentinel
It was the fourth of five graduation ceremonies of the largest class ever at Florida Atlantic University, some 2901 students from 61 countries, president Mary Jane Saunders noted in her welcome.
Researchers to study fire alarms for hearing impaired
Sun-Sentinel
Through a grant and a co-sponsorship program involving the Delray Medical Center, Deaf Service Center of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Florida Atlantic University, three dozen deaf patients will be awakened during their deep REM
FGCU considers ROTC
The News-Press
FGCU is exploring the feasibility of starting an ROTC program, which if approved, would become the first college-based, military-entry program between Tampa and Miami. The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps provides scholarships to help educate and train recruits who can enter the military after graduation as commissioned officers…
Florida Polytechnic Board Accepting Applications
The Ledger
Anyone interested in serving on the board of the new Florida Polytechnic University may apply this month. Applications are now being accepted by Gov. Rick Scott’s office and by the State University System of Florida. The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. May 31…
Search Begins For Florida Polytechnic Trustees
StateImpact Florida
Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is ready for its own Board of Trustees. Gov. Rick Scott has launched a national search for thirteen trustees that will govern Florida’s 12th public university. It turns out applicants can live anywhere. They don’t have to be in Florida to serve…
Apply Now to be Trustee on Florida Polytechnic University Board
Sunshine State News
Gov. Rick Scott has issued a call for applicants to be charter members of the board of trustees for Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland…
UNF engineering team builds, races car Formula SAE
Florida Times-Union
Ten months ago, the University of North Florida Osprey race car was a steel cage and aluminum pieces…
State College System
Attempted Rape Victim Tells Her Story
WESH Orlando
A woman said she was able to fight off an attempted rapist in a bathroom at Daytona State College on May 3. The woman, who did not want to be identified, said she was in the first floor bathroom of the Photography School during a 5-minute break from …
Edison State College’s pres. search grows; former Collier campus president on list of 39
Naples Daily News
Edison State College has released the names of eight new applicants for its presidential position hours before its search committee will meet to narrow down the pool of hopefuls. Among the list is the former president of Edison State College’s Collier campus, Jeff Allbritten.
Edison College search committee narrows presidential candidates to 9 finalists
Naples Daily News
The nine people advancing to the next step in Edison State College’s search for a new president represent six states and come from varying backgrounds, but share at least one qualification: They’re all top administrators at state or community colleges…
Committee narrows list of Edison State College president hopefuls to 9
The News-Press
Thirty-nine individuals are seeking the president’s job at Edison State College, and a search committee today is expected to select eight to 10 semifinalists to interview in the next week or two…
FSCJ President Steve Wallace misses graduation for Rotary Club trip to Bangkok
Florida Times Union
Florida State College at Jacksonville President Steve Wallace was notably absent at Saturday’s graduation ceremonies.
Gov. Rick Scott says he doesn’t know about letter from suspended FSCJ associate VP
Florida Times Union
An associate vice president from Florida State College who is suspended, for now, said she sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott informing him of wrongdoing on the part of school leaders. But asked about that recently, the governor said he didn’t get the memo…
City looks to have Santa Fe College take over GTEC
Gainesville Sun
Santa Fe College’s Center for Innovation and Economic Development will take over operation of GTEC. By Christopher Curry To Gainesville officials, the county’s first technology incubator is at a crossroads.
Three charged in Champion’s death were not enrolled at Florida A&M
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
The list provided to trustees said Jackson was not a FAMU student and was last enrolled at Tallahassee Community College in 2009…
Independent College and University System
Beacons of hope
Daily Commercial
After the first couple of one-on-one sessions between Beacon College students and elementary-school youths with learning disorders, educators observed a transformation. They saw both generations blossom through a mentoring program provided by the Leesburg private institution, the only four-year accredited college in the nation for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…
B-CU band member’s death under investigation
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Police are awaiting toxicology test results to determine what killed a Bethune-Cookman University band member who passed out at a weekend house party, a police spokesman said Monday…
B-CU interim leader says students come first
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The new interim president of Bethune-Cookman University introduced himself to community, university employees and students Tuesday by reading a scripture…
B-CU’s Reed honored as she prepares to leave
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The owner of Sunset Harbor Yacht Club put on a luncheon to honor the retiring eight-year president of Bethune-Cookman University as she prepares for her final day Sunday after graduation services the day before…
Tundidor murder case goes to jury
Orlando Sentinel
A dozen jurors began deliberating Tundidor’s fate Tuesday morning, weighing seven days of testimony to decide whether the Plantation man viciously murdered his landlord,Nova Southeastern University professor Joseph Morrissey, shortly after midnight on …
Fleming hired as Palm Beach Atlantic University president
Sun-Sentinel
Palm Beach Atlantic University has a new president, but it’s a change that many people might not notice…
Interim president at PBAU gets full-time job
WPBF West Palm Beach
William Fleming Jr. has been named the eighth president of Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Rollins College’s outstanding grads
Winter Park/Maitland Observer
Rollins College will honor more than 307 graduates during the College of Arts & Sciences and College of Professional Studies Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 13, at 10 am in the Warden Arena at the Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center.
Video of suspected hit and run car released
7Online WSVN-TV
(WSVN) — Authorities have released new video of the car allegedly involved in a hit and run that left a University of Miami student in a coma…
Coral Gables tentatively approves changes to UM development plan
MiamiHerald.com
The Coral Gables Commission tentatively approved an ordinance allowing the University of Miami to move forward with changes to its master plan…
University of Miami med school laying off 800
MiamiHerald.com
The University of Miami medical school is laying off 800 people, a state website reported at mid-day Tuesday. As required by law, UM filed a WARN notice announcing the layoffs. The layoff date is July 31. State-federal law requires …
For-Profit and Career Colleges
51 Full Sail University Graduates Worked on the Epic Comic Book Film, The Avengers
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Full Sail University congratulates a total of 51 graduates who worked in various roles on the recent blockbuster film, The Avengers, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Block student-loan rate hike
MiamiHerald.com
Higher education is not a luxury, it is an economic imperative that every hardworking and responsible student should be able to afford. Yet tuition and fees measured in constant dollars at our nation’s colleges and universities have more than doubled over the past two decades, and college — the clearest path into the middle class — is fast becoming an impossible dream for too many Americans… Modesto E. Abety-Gutierrez is the president & CEO of The Children’s Trust. He was recently appointed by President Obama to the President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
FAMU’s work isn’t done
Sun-Sentinel
Justice’s wheels notoriously grind slowly. And the case of Robert Champion — the fallen Florida A&M Marching 100 drum major who was beaten and kicked to death on a charter bus by his band mates in a brutal hazing ritual — has proven no exception…
Campus Preacher Uses “Lesbian” Line to Lure Converts
Huffington Post (blog)
“You’re too pretty to be a lesbian.” I overheard this phrase while passing through the student union a couple weeks ago. A girl next to me noticed my puzzled expression and gestured with her cigarette towards a man in the “Free Speech Zone” who called himself Brother Jed. Brother Jed is frequently seen on our campus in an attempt to convert our student body to follow his rigid Christian morals, morals that suggest that kissing someone before marriage is unholy, morals that suggest that consuming any amount of alcohol at any age is unholy, and morals that suggest that only unattractive women can be lesbians.… Charles Nutter Peck - Florida State University
Editorial: Undocumented Student: Support Polk Student Leader
The Ledger
The election of Juan Soto-Avella as student body president at Polk State College’s Lakeland campus recognizes his effort to demonstrate educational excellence while pushing for acceptance and a path forward for undocumented immigrant students such as …
John R. Marks III: The promise of college
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
We take pride in our nation’s longstanding promise of opportunity for all Americans. Few opportunities are more important to a family’s prosperity than that of a college education. In fact, the entire country is stronger when more people can pursue and obtain a college degree… John R. Marks III is mayor of the city of Tallahassee.
My Word: Keep enthusiasm in check at graduation
Orlando Sentinel
On Friday, I attended my son’s graduation at the University of Central Florida. We are proud of his achievement and hard work. When I heard his name and watched him walk across the stage to receive his diploma, it brought tears to my …
Henderson: Chance for real change in works for University Area
Tbo.com
The crime and poverty around the University of South Florida proves even millions of dollars won’t help that much if there isn’t a plan to spend it wisely.
Letter: Special Interests Hope To Gain if Goodman Returns to Polytech
The Ledger
Prominent Lakeland businessman Ford Heacock, in a letter to The Ledger ["Let's Come Together To Ensure the Success Of Florida Polytechnic," April 25], says he is “ecstatic” about the creation of Florida Polytechnic and lauds the “vision” of former Chancellor Dr. Marshall Goodman. Well, let’s take a guess at one of the reasons he may be ecstatic…
Dothan educator writes last show for old Chipola theatre
Jackson County Floridan
The man who has choreographed all the musicals at Chipola College theatre for the past 13 years will take another special place in the history of the program Thursday night as the author of the very last show that will be held in the old theater. A new state-of-the art theater is set to open at the start of the next theatre season, but Chris Manasco wrote a special children’s show called Finale to serve as the old building’s curtain call…
Dive shop an obstacle to Boynton vision, city says
Sun-Sentinel
“It’s a lifestyle,” said Frank Schnidman, director of the Center for Urban Redevelopment Education at Florida Atlantic University.
Cellphone charging stations coming to South Florida nightlife
Sun-Sentinel
“It provides a safety factor for people who are out at night and possibly intoxicated,” said Samantha DeBianchi, an adjunct professor at Florida International University who teaches a nightclub management course…
Bank offers 6-figure loan discounts
Palm Beach Post
Still, the idea of having a loan reduced by more than $100000 was a surprise to Florida International University real estate economist Ken Johnson…
Fla. Court To Rule: Can A Lawyer Be Undocumented?
NPR
At Florida State, [Jose] Godinez-Samperio began to study under Talbot D’Alemberte, the university’s former president, past president of the American Bar Association, and one of the state’s most distinguished law professors…
Babies’ unfused skulls linked to bipedalism
TG Daily
“These findings are significant because they provide a highly plausible explanation as to why the hominin brain might grow larger and more complex,” says Florida State University evolutionary anthropologist Dean Falk.
FSU nursing graduates get scholarships honoring a Largo teen killed in 2003
Tampabay.com
There was a surprise announcement during Florida State University’s College of Nursing convocation in Tallahassee on April 27. Two women in the audience were unexpectedly called to the stage. Erin Gray and Kacey Gumina knew each other, but not very well. They were linked by a common interest — nursing — and by similar roots.
COLLEGE DEMS PUSHING RUBIO ON LOANS
Orlando Sentinel
In Orlando, Elana McGovern, a junior political science and communication major from Florida State University, led a contingent of four students to Rubio’s district office urging action…
State issues rule to fix error in new car insurance law
Palm Beach Post
But whether a state agency can correct a conflict in law with a simple memo is a deeper question, said Mark Seidenfeld, an administrative law expert at Florida State University…
Teen graduates high school with college degree
MyFox Tampa Bay
In fact, he [Dan Nusekabel] is the youngest person to graduate Hillsborough Community College with his AA. “I knew 16 years old, I was probably one of the younger graduates …
Florida Supreme Court to review dismissed foreclosure lawsuit against …
Palm Beach Post
But Nova Southeastern University law professor Robert Jarvis doesn’t buy the economic Armageddon argument. “Will it be devastating? That’s an argument the bankers have been saying all along, and it’s ridiculous,” Jarvis said…
Cloning Teeth! Medicine’s Next Big Thing?
KTBS
“People really care about their teeth and they really care once those teeth are gone,” Peter Murray, Ph.D., a professor of endodontics at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, told Ivanhoe…
A fool for a client? Murder defendant to serve as own attorney
Naples Daily News
The decision to proceed pro se might be legal, but it’s often not a smart one, said Roberta Flowers, a professor at Stetson University’s College of Law and a former prosecutor…
AECOM VP Chris Corr Named by Rick Scott to UF Board of Trustees
Sunshine State News
Rick Scott has appointed Chris Corr, a veteran real estate development executive, to the University of Florida board of trustees. According to a release from the governor’s office, Corr, 48, of Lake Lure, N.C., has been the executive vice president of AECOM, overseeing planning, design and development, since 2008.
Florida law goes easy on tanning
Gainesville Sun
Dr. Kim Merkel, a chief dermatology resident in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida, said she would like to see more states follow California’s lead. “Any exposure to a tanning bed is harmful – I don’t condone any of it,” Merkel said.
Trayvon Martin case: George Zimmerman waives right to speedy trial
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth B. Nunn, a professor and criminal law expert at the University of Florida, said that prosecutors are likely pleased to have the extra time, given the expert witnesses to line up, police audiotapes to analyze and other details to sort out.
Nasutitermes corniger, a dangerous termite, arrives in South Florida
WPTV
The insect’s above-ground habitat means it would avoid direct competition with native, subterranean termites and raise the total number of termites that could live in the region by 25 to 30 percent, said Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, professor of entomology at the University of Florida. ”They forage on the open floor, which is something you don’t see unless you live in the tropics,” he said. “They love to eat hardwoods. They ate the handles off garden implements, rakes and hoes — turned them into shredded wheat. If this thing really keeps going, it’s going to be a problem for tropical Florida, from West Palm Beach to the Keys.”
US Supreme Court to consider foreclosure case of Greenacres man
Palm Beach Post
“Here you have the highest state court in a state ravaged by foreclosures deciding on their own to address this issue, and that is significant,” said Michael Allan Wolf, a University of Florida property law professor…
‘Understood properly, the Death Star is not worth it.’
Washington Post (blog)
So, in conclusion: The Death Star is bad for internal security and a misallocation of military resources. No thank you! Gregory Koger is a political scientist at the University of Miami.
Marco Rubio: ‘I think I am one of the only senators here who still has a student loan
Washington Post (blog)
[Marco] Rubio received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Florida in 1993 and a law degree from the University of Miami Law School three years later…
John Delaney, John Rutherford pull their endorsements of Aaron Bean
Florida Times-Union
State Senate candidate Aaron Bean’s campaign took a body blow Tuesday after University of North Florida President John Delaney and Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford pulled their endorsements of the Nassau County Republican. Delaney said he backed Bean before he knew that longtime friend Mike Weinstein was getting in the race.
USF forum sees untapped potential in Afghanistan
Tbo.com
But all those resources are worth nothing if they can’t be taken out of the ground, Jack Medlin, the US Geological Service’s Afghanistan Project Lead, told an audience at the University of South Florida on Tuesday.
Informed Patient: Doctors Ramp Up Type 1 Diabetes Screening
Wall Street Journal (blog)
For Type 1 patients with a family history, participation in the study includes close monitoring and the potential to prevent or delay the onset of the disease, says Henry Rodriguez, a principal investigator at the University of South Florida…
Releases and Web Stories
Our Massive Marine Energy Potential: Scouring The Tropics For Thermal Energy
ThinkProgress
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Corporation, did an ocean thermal resource assessment off the state’s southeast coast. As a result, Howard Hanson, chief scientist at the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy center at FAU, now says he initially envisions three 100-MW plants operating just offshore feeding 300 MW of power into south Florida’s electrical grid. But not everyone is convinced that south Florida’s top ocean layer would be warm enough for year-round OTEC…
FGCU receives prestigious climate leadership award
Eagle News
Florida Gulf Coast University was selected as one of 10 academic institutions to receive the prestigious Third Annual Climate Leadership Award by Second Natureand the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) …
Medical Students Without Borders
Newswise (press release)
Their experiences are reflective of other medical students from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine who volunteered for an international medical outreach or rotation program in 28 countries in five continents…
UF to establish Faroe Island research center with help of baseball star
University of Florida
With the support of a Major League Baseball star, a new University of Florida research center on an island settled by the Vikings could lead to breakthroughs about a rare genetic disorder and potentially change the course of care for high blood pressure and other common conditions.
The Role of Warships
University of South Florida
(May 8, 2012) – Shipping and Greek culture connect University of South Florida Professor William Murray and Aristotle Onassis, a legendary titan in the shipping industry – a connection born of Murray’s lifelong love of sailing and the Onassis legacy.
