BOCA RATON— The Board of Governors elected Brian Lamb as the new chair and Eric Silagy as the new vice chair on Thursday for terms starting January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2023. Brian Lamb is the global head of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He is responsible for creating and […]
Strategic Planning Committee: The Board will hear an update on the Civil Discourse Initiative and next steps. Facilities Committee: The Board will consider approval of the 2021-2022 University Fixed Capital Outlay Budgets. The Board will also consider approval of an amendment to the 2022-23 Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request to include a request for […]
TALLAHASSEE – Today’s release of higher education rankings by the U.S. News and World Report highlight the excellence of Florida’s public universities across the country. The University of Florida rose one spot and is now the No. 5 public university in the country, advancing a record nine spots on the Top 25 list since 2017. […]
MIAMI – Yesterday, business leaders from Florida’s clean energy and technology industry joined the Board of Governors to discuss future talent needs and how the State University System can address those needs. According to Enterprise Florida, more than 11,750 cleantech companies are based in Florida and specialize in various parts of the cleantech industry, including […]
MIAMI — Today, the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida rolled out the 2021 System Accountability Plan, which showed impressive improvements in several key performance metrics in the Board’s Performance-based funding model. The System Accountability Plan is an annual report that closely aligns with the Board of Governors’ 2025 System Strategic Plan. […]
Strategic Planning Committee: The Board will hear an update on the Civil Discourse Initiative. The Board will consider approval of updates to the 2021 university accountability plans for New College of Florida, University of South Florida, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The Board will also consider approval of the 2021 System Accountability Plan. Additionally, […]
MyFloridaFuture will be a free, online college and career planning tool that provides students, parents, and policymakers with a wealth of information to make better-informed decisions about educational options and future employment opportunities. The new interactive tool will allow users to explore data at the System level and by individual institution, including information on salary, […]
In order to continue to promote good health practices in our campus communities, and in our laboratory schools, the Board of Governors is emphasizing key health policy issues relating to the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 viruses. Following up to our June 21st Statement on preparations for the 2021-22 academic year, you can be assured […]
State University System Students: We are excited to welcome you to our campuses next month! To help us provide high-quality classes, student services, extracurricular activities, and athletic programs in a healthy environment, we strongly recommend that all students get vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus before arriving on campus. Since the onset of the pandemic, our […]
TALLAHASSEE — Business leaders from Florida’s finance industry joined the Board of Governors last week to discuss future talent needs and how the State University System can address those needs. Florida has a global footprint in financial services, insurance, and consulting, and is home to the third-largest cluster of insurance and banking companies in the […]