Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 25, 2019
7min1562
The funding appears to come in spite of the University of South Florida’s recent success.
Tag: Florida Gulf Coast University
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 25, 2019
Jacob OglesJanuary 10, 2019
24min953
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed a new executive order committing $2.5 billion over the next four years for Everglades restoration and other water protection. He announced the order at a press conference where he also discussed major changes soon at the South Florida Water Management District and reemphasized his commitment to expecting construction […]
Jacob OglesDecember 31, 2018
3min889
The coalitions director for Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial campaign was involved in a fatal crash in Fort Myers on Sunday. Peter Cuderman, who joined DeSantis’ team in September, drove a vehicle that crashed into two individuals outside a disabled vehicle off Interstate 75 in Fort Myers, according to NBC-2. A 2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven by […]
Jacob OglesOctober 18, 2018
6min548
Recently retired Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott made headlines speaking out in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreation use. “There are serious drugs. We’re got people dying of heroin overdoses, the opioid crisis, across the country” Scott told Florida Politics. “I’d rather see these dollars and resources, in my opinion, better used to targeting those […]
Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2018
6min341
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis today cast himself as a conservationist capable of fixing the blue-green algae problem in south Florida, and suggested his opponent made too many enemies to do the same. “My opponent wants to impeach Donald Trump,” DeSantis says. “Will he be able to go to the White House and work with […]
Guest AuthorJune 20, 2017
5min465
Florida Gulf Coast University added an exciting program to our growing entrepreneurship portfolio last week with the approval of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Studies. This innovative degree program at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is built on an interdisciplinary, campus-wide approach for entrepreneurship embedded across the curriculum, and will be available […]
Scott PowersJune 9, 2017
2min492
The budget package deal that gave Gov. Rick Scott the $85 million he wants for a Florida Job Growth Grant Fund also restored cut funding sought by Florida colleges and universities for 17 different projects, including funding for medical marijuana research. The research money, $1.69 million will go to the University of Florida Health Center […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 10, 2017
3min300
Former state Rep. Tom Grady says he is focused on the Florida Gulf Coast University president’s position, despite speculation he could be the top choice to replace CFO Jeff Atwater. In a message to FloridaPolitics.com Friday, the Naples Republican noted he recently applied to president the Estero university and “is fully engaged in that activity […]
Florence SnyderDecember 12, 2016
4min220
Florida changes higher education funding formulas nearly as often as Kardashians change clothes. At the Department of Making Things Incomprehensible, Metrics Mavens have their hands full monkeying around with the Ten Metrics that determine which universities get the rich gravy, and which get the thin gruel. Florida’s Ten Metrics appear to have been written by […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016
6min557
Gov. Rick Scott has some suggestions to make sure college students graduate in four years. Remove additional fees for online classes. Allow Bright Futures scholarships to be used for summer classes. Make sure students get credit for college-level courses taken in high schools. The Naples Republican laid out his proposal at his Degrees to Jobs […]