Despite calls and emails in opposition, the Florida House Education Committee advanced a bill that would place Florida Polytechnic University under the wing of the University of Florida and make New College in Sarasota a satellite campus of Florida State University. Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Florida Polytechnic Merger Proposal Facing Opposition
Opposition is mounting to a surprise proposal to integrate Florida Polytechnic University into the University of Florida. The Lakeland-based STEM university’s president said he would attend today’s Florida House Education Committee meeting to oppose the bill, and Rep. Colleen Burton, R-Lakeland, said she will press to keep Florida Poly “autonomous.”
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Legislation Seeks to Fold Florida Poly Into UF
A Florida House bill (read it here) that is being heard Wednesday by the Education Committee would consolidate Florida Polytechnic University into the University of Florida and Sarasota’s New College into Florida State University. Rep. Randy Fine, a backer, said it’s a cost-cutting measure: “Unfortunately, degrees earned from Florida Poly and New College cost an […]
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Florida Poly Seeing Increase in Applications
Florida Polytechnic University is seeing a 31% increase in freshman admissions applications over last year, and a 44% increase in out-of-state interest. Some see that as welcome news in the wake of a WalletHub report (here) that places Lakeland-Winter Haven at 93rd among the 100 largest metro areas in favorability to STEM professionals | RELATED: […]
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POLY: Graduates of Florida Polytechnic University can expect a $13 payback for every $1 spent on their degree, compared with a $4 average payback for students at other Florida state universities, according to a new study by economist Rick Harper | News release SUED: Polk County Fire Rescue is being sued by the family of […]
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Grant Propels Florida Poly Autonomous Vehicle Research
A $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study autonomous and connected vehicles will help Lakeland’s Florida Polytechnic University become a leading center for research in the development of self-driving vehicles, engineering professor Arman Sargolzaei tells Tampa Bay Business Journal.NEWS RELEASE: Grant focuses on a large-scale Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation facility. Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal
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Florida Poly Entrepreneurship Software Named Global Finalist
Florida Polytechnic is making it easy for any student with an innovative idea to connect with its entrepreneurship program, and the software that makes that possible was recognized as a finalist in competition by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers. Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal
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Construction Starting on Florida Poly Research Center
At a ceremony starting now (8:30 a.m. Wednesday), Florida Polytechnic University breaks ground on a two-story, 85,000-square-foot Applied Research Center. It’s a short walk across a bridge from the landmark Innovation, Science, and Technology Building. Builder: Skanska USA | Architect: HOK Source: LALtoday
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Labor Board Orders Poly to Rehire Laid-Off Employees
The Public Employees Relations Commission has ruled that Florida Polytechnic University must rehire three employees who claim they lost their jobs because of union activism and criticism of the university. The university says it is considering its next steps | ALSO: Ledger coverage Source: Tampa Bay Times
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Poly Prof Chosen for Women in STEM Leadership Program
Dr. Grisselle Centeno, a Florida Polytechnic University professor of data science and business analytics, says she hopes her participation in a prestigious STEM leadership program will help her become an even better role model for young faculty and women students. Source: Bay News 9