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Items to Watch for the January 24th Board of Governors’ Meeting

Innovation and Online Committee: The Board will hear a presentation highlighting university partnerships with Amazon’s Career Choice Program, which provides opportunities for its employees to advance their education, learn new skills, and build their careers. Academic and Research Excellence Committee: The Board will consider approval of the 2024 World Class Faculty and Scholar Program Report […]

Governor DeSantis Reappoints Two to the Board of Governors of The State University System

Tim Cerio Cerio is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director of the Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation. He serves as a Commissioner on the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission and previously served as the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for the Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation. Cerio earned his bachelor’s degree in political […]

Items to Watch for the December 14th Board of Governors Meeting

Audit and Compliance Committee: Inspector General and Director of Compliance, Julie Leftheris, will provide Committee members with a summary of the results of the investigative review into the presidential selection process. ### The Board of Governors’ meeting will be held on Zoom, with committee meetings scheduled to begin on December 14, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. The full […]

State University System November Meeting Highlights from Board of Governor’s Meeting

ORLANDO, FL (November 10, 2023) —The Board of Governors has completed a two-day meeting at the University of Central Florida. On Wednesday, more than 100 participants from the Board of Governors, University Board of Trustees, Florida Chambers, Faculty and Student Leaders participated in the Trustee Summit. Last Year’s Summit was canceled due to Hurricane Nicole. The Summit included lively discussions and […]

Items to Watch for the November 8-9th Board of Governors’ Meeting

Budget and Finance Committee: The Board will approve benchmark changes to Metric 2 of Performance-Based Funding, approve the funding formula for the allocation of operational enhancement funds and consider approval of the University 2022-2023 Carryforward Spending Plans. Additionally, the Board will consider the approval of the Public Notice of Intent to Adopt Regulations 9.016, Prohibited […]

State University System Responds to USDOE and USDA Letter to Governor DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, FL (October 4, 2023) — On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent a letter to Governor DeSantis asserting that the state of Florida has consistently underfunded Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). On the contrary, FAMU’s operational funding has increased by 37.6% under […]

Florida’s Universities Improved Rankings in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report University Rankings  

TALLAHASSEE, FL (September 20, 2023) — All Florida universities eligible for inclusion in the national universities category improved their rankings. Before Governor Ron DeSantis took office in 2018, Florida’s flagship public universities (University of Florida, Florida State University, University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, and Florida International University) had an average ranking of […]

Florida’s Universities Lead the Nation in U.S. News & World Report Public University Rankings

TALLAHASSEE, FL (September 18, 2023) — The U.S. News and World Report released their 2023-2024 Best Colleges rankings, and Florida Universities are shining brightly at the top. Florida now has six institutions in the Top 100. Together, our Florida university system’s successes are many as we provide an elite education for all our students and best prepare them […]