State University System
Amendment 12 Draws Little Debate Over Small Change To University Governing Board
WFSU
Amendment 12, if passed, will change the way the student member of Florida’s public university governing board is picked. The amendment is straightforward. The change would require creating a new council and shutting out the longtime student advocacy group, Florida Student Association. Its history is not. The issue revolves around the student member of Florida’s Board of Governors. It’s a 17 member board overseeing the state’s university system. One member is a university student…
Walk in Boca aims to keep memories alive
Sun-Sentinel
The walk benefits the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center at Florida Atlantic University, which serves individuals dealing with memory loss and their families…
FIU’s AVCC announces presenting companies
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
The moment many startups have been waiting for: Florida International University’s 2012 Americas Venture Capital Conference has selected its presenting companies. The presentations are one of the high points of the two-day conference of speakers …
GrowFL regains its statewide traction
Orlando Sentinel
Eviscerated last year by cuts in the state budget, an entrepreneur-assistance program based at the University of Central Florida regained its state money this year and has once again expanded its reach to businesses statewide.
Major Decisions
New York Times
Some schools have made exploration official. At the University of Florida, where 61 percent of students change their majors by the end of their second year, there are three exploratory tracks — engineering and science, humanities and letters, and social and behavioral — that students can declare for three semesters before choosing a specialized major…
USF Launches MS in Electrical Engineering for Professionals
The Bradenton Times
The University of South Florida College of Engineering in partnership with USF University College is launching a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering for Professionals (MSEE-P) degree program.
State College System
Quarterly luncheon to focus on economic development
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Holley will talk about the survey, which was conducted by the Chamber in conjunction with Daytona State College.
Florida Gateway College to broadcast live election coverage
Lake City Journal
Florida Gateway College will host live election coverage Tuesday night, highlighting all of the local and state races…
Duval County School Board to decide on another 6 charter schools
Florida Times-Union
The three Valor Academy of Leadership schools being recommended for approval are backed by a group that includes businessman Cleve Warren, and Barbara Darby, president of Florida State College at Jacksonville’s North Campus…
Students in Pensacola State College Philosophy Club ‘seeking truth’
Pensacola News Journal
In the social-networking age, you would think these young adults would opt for the more tech- and pop-culture oriented clubs on campus — like the Anime and Gaming Club, Engineering Club or another of the 50 student groups on campus — over the more old-school choice of Philosophy Club.
Financial aid debit cards criticized for fees
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
The card arrives automatically in the mail whether students want it or not, and 22-year-old Sergio Roca has to admit it’s pretty cool-looking, emblazoned with the Miami Dade College logo and a glistening nighttime Miami skyline…
For Many, Polk State Is a Key Steppingstone
The Ledger
Three years ago, community colleges began offering four-year degrees and became part of the Florida College System. But the athletic programs at these colleges remained two-year. Twenty-three of Florida’s 28 community colleges and state colleges with limited four-year degree programs offer athletics.
Independent Colleges and Universities
AMU Panel Will Look at What Might Be Ahead for Next 4 Years
The Ave Herald
A panel of Ave Maria University professors look at what a Romney or Obama administration would be from a moral, economic and political perspective in a …
Eckerd College building to be named after benefactors Tom and Mary …
Tampabay.com
The newest building at Eckerd College will be named the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences in recognition of an unspecified “substantial” gift from philanthropists Tom and Mary James…
Good News: Area near Edward Waters campus takes on greener look
Florida Times-Union
The 2-acre community park is near Edward Waters College at Pearce and Third streets. It’s a collaborative effort between the college and the city…
FSC’s Political Events Try to Be Nonpartisan
The Ledger
This year’s election may have caused all manner of infighting among friends and strangers, but the Florida Southern College campus has provided bipartisan interaction that puts education over personal choice…
Florida Southern College campus is all Wright
Washington Post
If I had attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, my career path would have jagged in an entirely different direction…
Ringling College department gets its first international collaboration course
Bizjournals.com
The Ringling College of Arts and Design interior design department is collaborating with the interior design department from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea to focus on professional practice of interior design in a global context, according to a written statement…
Car deal will expand Stetson student’s horizons
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Living on campus at Stetson University without a car is not always the easiest thing when needing to go to the grocery store…
Amid clash of town and gown, voices of reason in West Riverfront
Tampabay.com
Some University of Tampa students who rent houses in the nearby West Riverfront neighborhood have clashed with residents because of loud parties…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Lamar column: Taylor gave FAMU time to get it right
Tallahassee.com
No matter where life takes him next, Taylor should first be applauded for the way he represented FAMU as its football coach and, more importantly, as one of the most visible faces of the entire university…
Letter: Flagler College’s expansion concerns resident
St. Augustine Record
Editor: Like many city of St. Augustine residents, I am very pleased to have Flagler College as part of our community. Mr. Lewis had a great vision when he saved the hotel and started the college. I don’t think he envisioned, however, that the city …
Frank Denton: A rare opportunity for local education
Florida Times-Union
A new president of Jacksonville University, Tim Cost, who brings fresh energy along with 35-year roots…
Wallace isn’t only state college president with lucrative contract
Florida Times-Union
Seminole State College of Florida’s board has guaranteed that all the health costs for its long-serving president, E. Ann McGee, are paid for life…
Editorial: Monday Cheers – UNF earns another award
Florida Times-Union
For the sixth straight year, the Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida has been named an outstanding business school. The honor came in the prestigious Princeton Review in its 2013 edition, “The Best 296 Business Schools …
Agencies Pitch 2013 Budget Requests
WFSU
Meanwhile, Florida’s public universities want the state to restore a $300 million hit to their savings accounts. Lawmakers took the money earlier in the year but promised to put it back in 2013. The restoration of the funds is part of $3.2 billion funding request from the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the system. Board CFO Tim Jones says there are other areas the group would like to see funded as well: “Some of the key issues we’re requesting is $50 million dollars for critical deferred maintenance. There’s $200 million for student life facilities, there’s $100 million for the Courtelis matching grant program, and $20 million for debt services.”
Bill Clinton campaigns for Obama in Brevard Co.
WFTV Orlando
Clinton spoke at the Brevard Community College campus in Palm Bay, his second visit to Central Florida this week…
Brevard volunteers fire up final campaign push
Florida Today
“Because of the tightness of the race in the battleground states — and particularly here in Florida — it’s really going to come down to who has the best ground game,” said Christopher Muro, Brevard Community College assistant professor of political …
New Eckerd building to be named after Tom and Mary James
Bizjournals.com
Tom James, executive chairman of Raymond James Financial Inc., and his wife, Mary, provided a substantial gift to support the sciences at Eckerd College…
Gray, Holmes express interest in Rattlers job
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Both Quinn Gray and Earl Holmes have expressed interest in taking over the FAMU head coaching job when Taylor leaves. Taylor, whose contract expires in December, announced Saturday he will retire from coaching to pursue other endeavors
UPDATE: FAMU‘s Joe Taylor explains decision to retire after season
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Expressing a sense of fulfillment after 40 years of coaching that included the last five seasons at FAMU, Joe Taylor stunningly announced Saturday morning he is retiring from college football…
FAMU‘s Joe Taylor to Retire This Season
WCTV
FAMU head coach Joe Taylor announced his retirement from coaching this morning in the team’s pre-game breakfast. Taylor said that after 40 years on the sideline, “You know, when you know. From 1972 to now is 40 years…
Studio Sprout honored for Medical Center garden design
TCPalm
The garden was the site of a pilot study done by co-investigators Dr. Ruth McCaffrey of Florida Atlantic University, School of Nursing, Lorraine Brokaw of Jupiter Medical Center and Dr. Amy Wagenfeld and Connie Roy-Fisher of Studio Sprout…
Actor accused of playing investment whiz in alleged $10 million Ponzi scheme
Sun-Sentinel
Beyond his pin-up good looks and dazzlingly white smile, former Florida Atlantic University student Donald R. French Jr. stands out from the never-ending parade of South Floridians accused of running investment frauds…
Why do we vote? Not to pick the winner, probably
San Jose Mercury News
“There is no question that from a simplistic rational view it doesn’t make sense to vote,” said Kevin Lanning, a political psychologist at Florida Atlantic University.
Fort Meade man killed in fatal crash
Orlando Sentinel
Polk County deputies are investigating a crash that killed a 50-year-old pedestrian. Robert Lewis Smith was walking along U.S. Highway 17 just south of MLK Street in Fort Meade headed to visit family that lived nearby at about 7:35 p.m. on Thursday. Deputies say 19-year-old Caitlyn Knapp, a student at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, was driving her gold 2004 Honda Civic and struck Smith as he was walking across the street. Related; Orange County Jail booking mugs – updated daily …
Realtors to rally for measure
Sun-Sentinel
Amendment 4 would help the housing market in the short term, but it still wouldn’t fix problems with Florida’s property tax system, said Ken H. Johnson, an economist and professor at Florida International University. “It’s not a panacea,” Johnson said …
Mitt Romney, President Obama Battle for Key Puerto Rican Voters in Florida
Fox News
Dario Moreno, a political scientist at Florida International University, noted that Puerto Ricans and Cubans “don’t have an immigration problem.”
Costly aftermath?
Asbury Park Press
“In a shock loss, the market’s first reaction is to push up prices,” said Randy Dumm, professor of risk management and insurance at Florida State University…
As Political Ads Distort The Truth, Floridians Tune Out
WFSU
And for Florida voters who have already decided who they’re voting for, or for the more than 3 million who have already cast ballots, Florida State University Professor Davis Houck said, “They’re hitting the mute button.
Georgia lawyers travel to aid Romney, Obama
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Franita Tolson, a Florida State University law professor, said lawyers flooding her state will have plenty to do. “They’re trying to document whether there are any irregularities,” she said. “You definitely want to have lawyers around so you can make your case to a judge.”
Pros and cons of the constitutional amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot
Pensacola News Journal
Here is a list of the proposed amendments, with a brief explanation of each one from Florida State University political science professor Carol Weissert, who specializes in elections and state politics…
Selfless acts impact community as a whole
TCPalm
“We really want to encourage the involvement of the next generation of philanthropists, so we added an Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy category this year,” explained event co-chair Monique Walker, development coordinator for Indian River State College …
Clinton to speak at Lake Worth college campus today
Palm Beach Post
Former President Bill Clinton, the country’s unofficial Secretary of Explaining Stuff, took the stage this morning in front of capacity crowd of 750 in a Palm Beach State College theater as Clinton kicked off a day of stumping for President Obama …
GOP outspending Democrats in 2012 campaign’s final days
The Florida Current
“Supermajorities allows Republicans to suspend regular rules when they feel like it, pass most legislation that they want, except when the House and Senate Republicans disagree,” said Aubrey Jewett, a University of Central Florida political science …
Elections by the (Electoral College) numbers:The odds are against a tie, but …
Palm Beach Post
Sean Snaith, a University of Central Florida economist, sees possible effects on early voting totals in other locales affected by the storm, although not necessarily on the outcome. “If you’re dealing with damaged windows or if you’re shoveling mud out …
Campaigns lawyered up for election challenges
Fox News
The provisional votes also could come up in Florida, the other big battleground state. University of Florida political science professor Daniel Smith noted than in the August primary about 22 percent of all provisional ballots were rejected by local canvassing boards. That too could become a source of court battles over the validity of such rejections, if the initial outcome in Florida is close enough. ”There’s no question we’re going to have a boatload of provisional ballots as well as overseas ballots that are not going to be tabulated until after Nov. 6,” Smith said.
Five things that could go wrong on Election Day in Florida
Tampabay.com
About half of all provisional ballots were rejected in 2008, mainly because voters didn’t bother coming back to verify their status, said Daniel A. Smith, a University of Florida political science professor. “It’s a form of double jeopardy,” Smith said …
Homeless teen tours UNF, finds out what it takes to get into a …
Florida Times-Union
Sabon Greene has spent the last few months sharing a room at the Sulzbacher Center with his mother and little brother, so when he saw the fanciest dorm the University of North Florida has, he kept saying the same word: “Wow.”
Economic conditions in Florida and Manatee County expected to strengthen in …
Bradenton Herald
As long as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at record lows, banks are going to remain hesitant to write loans the that drive expansion if they barely outperform inflation, said Paul Mason, an economics professor at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. ”I don’t see the growth next year being very large — quite frankly, pending the results of Tuesday’s election,” he said. “The economy needs some kind of spark for business to invest. That’s not out there, and it won’t be as long as the Fed keeps its rates so low.”
One of Us: Chris Regan excelling in college despite challenges
Florida Times-Union
In many ways Chris Regan is a typical college student. The 19-year-old sophomore shares a suite in the Osprey Fountains dorm at the University of North Florida with three roommates. He carries a 3.35 grade point average and is a member of Delta Alpha Phi, an honor society, and of the Greenpeace Club…But Regan isn’t typical. He has a form of autism spectrum disorder.
Political Notebook: Some analysts say women will decide if Florida is blue or red
Naples Daily News
The key to winning the state is suburban women who voted for Obama in 2008 but went Republican in 2010, suggests political scientist Susan MacManus of the University of South Florida in Tampa. “That group is really the big question mark…
More than a third have voted early in Central Florida
Orlando Sentinel
Susan MacManus, a political-science professor at the University of South Florida, said the relentless drumbeat of negative ads has alienated some voters, including her college students…
Florida voters find ballot amendments confusing
Tbo.com
That strategy can indeed “spike” voter turnout, said Susan MacManus, a political science professor at the University of South Florida. But she said that was not likely the motive behind Florida’s crowded ballot…
Live video: Ex-President Clinton campaigns for Obama in Florida
The News-Press
“It shows they are nervous about Florida,” said Susan MacManus, political science professor at the University of South Florida.
Early voting ends with record numbers in Hillsborough County
WTSP 10 News
University of South Florida political professor Susan MacManus said early voting is not only popular in many states, but critical to the candidates. “Early voting lets the campaigns and the parties keep track of who’s already voted…
Homeless Sarasota woman’s dream comes true
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Rocky, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee mascot, Shawna Machado and Steve Harvey with a scholarship check for Machado on the set of the “Steve Harvey” show in Chicago on Nov. 1…
Matt Altier, mastermind of UWF for-profit venture, resigns
Pensacola News Journal
Matt Altier, the University of West Florida’s vice president of administrative services and the architect of a new venture by the college to develop a for-profit arm, has resigned, according to Megan Prawdzik, UWF’s public relations director…Altier, in an interview this morning, said the projects he initiated at the school have drawn interest from the community and colleges around the nation. He said he is in talks with consulting firms and developers to work with colleges around the country on establishing programs similar to BEI.
Releases and Web Stories
Titan Medical Inc. Announces Memorandum of Understanding With The University of Florida
Stockhouse
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Nov. 2, 2012) - Titan Medical Inc. (“the Company”) (TSX VENTURE:TMD)(OTCQX:TITXF) announced today that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with The University of Florida (“UF”).
