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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strategic Planning Committee: The Board will receive an update regarding the proposed methodology and proposed list of 2023 Programs of Strategic Emphasis and the feedback received to date. Facilities Committee: In compliance with 533.865, Florida Statutes, the Board will consider approval of the Public Notice of Intent to Adopt Board of Governors Regulation 14.010, Designation […]
UF #1, FIU #4, and FSU #32 View full list and methodology here.
TALLAHASSEE, FL (September 8, 2023) — Today at the Board of Governors’ Meeting, the State University System of Florida voted to accept the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as a path to admission. Launched in 2015, the CLT is accepted by over 200 colleges across the U.S. The system is pleased to add the CLT to […]
Facilities Committee: The Board will consider approval of the 2024-2025 State University System Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request, including the Preliminary Selection Group of 35 Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) projects, as well as two authorizations to Issue Debt by the University of South Florida for an on-campus stadium and the University of North Florida […]