Modesto Maidique Campus to retain its name
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The University’s Board of Trustees will not change the name of the Modesto Maidique Campus — at least not yet….
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The University’s Board of Trustees will not change the name of the Modesto Maidique Campus — at least not yet….
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director The University has been ranked as second in Florida’s ranking system for universities. The Florida Board of Governors met from…
During the meeting, the BoG will lay out a strategic long-term plan for online education that will be in place for the next 10 years.
The University agreement to host the Miss Universe pageant has set off some faculty members who think the event is inappropriate and should be cancelled.
The proposed Board of Governors’ Performance Funding Model was approved by the state legislature with more funding than originally requested and some modifications as a result.
Higher education was given much attention during this years’ Florida Legislative Session, according to President Mark B. Rosenberg.
As the session came to a close on Friday, May 2, the legislature furthered the cause of undocumented students, the Board of Governor’s new funding model and granted the University more funding for expansion initiatives, maintenance and other programs.
According to tuitiontracker.org, sticker price is rising and so has the net price for low-income students, who are receiving less aid.
President Mark B. Rosenberg appointed College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kenneth Furton to the provost position at a town hall on April 2. Furton will assume his new role summer 2014.
Lawmakers are trying to pass a Florida Prepaid reform bill that would save families who enroll a newborn almost a hundred dollars a month and refund $50 million to 26 thousand families.
The Board of Governors released final funding recommendations to the Florida Legislature based on its performance model: FIU ranked in the top three and is eligible for $7,268,298 in new funding, according to a Feb. 14 memorandum from President Mark B. Rosenberg.