TALLAHASSEE – While the national conversation surrounding a large amount of student debt continues to make headlines, Florida’s 12 public universities are bucking the trend. Within the State University System, 11,000 fewer students took out loans in 2018-19 as compared to 2017-18, while two-thirds of students did not take out any loans. Additionally, the student […]
TALLAHASSEE — The Board of Governors held a meeting via conference call today. During the meeting, the Board heard a presentation on State University Initiatives around Academic and Workforce Alignment. The presentation focused on three areas in which the universities currently engage with businesses – academic, research, and job placement. The presentation also included an […]
Strategic Planning: The Board will hear a presentation on the status of student debt in the State University System of Florida. Task Force on Workforce and Academic Alignment: The Board will hear a presentation on State University Initiatives around Academic and Workforce Alignment. *Reporter’s Note The Board of Governors’ meeting will be held via conference […]
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Monday the appointment of Board of Governors’ chair Syd Kitson to the Executive Committee of the Re-Open Florida Task Force. The Governor’s task force includes elected officials, as well as business and industry leaders, and is charged with providing the Governor a suggested three-phase approach for re-opening Florida. […]
Board of Governors’ Meeting Highlights TALLAHASSEE — The Board of Governors held a meeting via conference call today. During the meeting, the Board approved the Work Plan for the Academic and Workforce Alignment Task Force. The primary objectives of the Task Force are to identify 1) the key industries important to Florida’s future, 2) the […]
Presidential Confirmation: The Board will consider the appointment of Dr. Alexander Cartwright as the University of Central Florida’s next president. Dr. Cartwright has been the chancellor of the University of Missouri since 2017. Nomination and Governance: The Board will consider the reappointments of Nicole Washington to the board of trustees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical […]
TALLAHASSEE – The health and well-being of our university students, faculty, and staff is of utmost importance. In accordance with interim guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that in-person events consisting of 10 people or more be canceled or postponed to reduce introduction of the virus into new communities and […]
TALLAHASSEE – Last Wednesday, the Board of Governors issued guidance to Florida’s twelve public universities to begin implementing methods that would enable the delivery of coursework to students remotely. To facilitate this, we advised that students who were on spring break or about to begin spring break should be instructed not to return to campus […]
TALLAHASSEE – First and foremost, the health and safety of students within the State University System is our top priority. As we have continued to monitor the spread of the COVID-19 virus it has become clear that to protect the students and the residents of our state, proactive rather than reactive guidance to universities is […]