Archive for the ‘32-11’ Category

The Florida Board of Governors has been in discussion about setting a cap to the Bright Futures scholarship program, with funds appropriated for need-based aid and science, technology, engineering and math majors. Tight budgets and stricter admission standards have been forcing university administrators throughout the state to look much farther for places to save money, university officials said. And with the escalating cost of the scholarship program, its ... Full story

Gov. Charlie Crist informed all state agencies June 12 that in addition to the 3.3 percent cut for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, he was going to be holding back 4 percent of the allocated budget. To cover the 3.3 percent cut, UNF administrators decided to lessen non-academic travel, eliminate 25 faculty positions, some summer classes and limit enrollment. To cover the extra 4 percent, UNF did ... Full story

After taking several classes at UNF, students might notice the grading scales used in their courses vary among faculty members. Earning a 90 percent with one professor who considers it to be an A lends a GPA of 4.0, while taking the same course and scoring 90 percent with a professor who considers it an A-minus results in a GPA of 3.7. Many students perceive this as ... Full story

Sen. Barack Obama has moved outside the margin of error and is now leading Sen. John McCain by 6.2 percent, according to the Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll tracking. John Zogby, president and chief executive of Zogby International, visited campus to speak to a political science class and also addressed the student body at the University Center Oct. 14. Full story

UNF’s financial investments are making positive ground and are well situated to weather the financial storm, members of the Board of Trustees said. UNF had very little capital invested into Mortgage-backed Securities – high-risk sub-prime mortgages involved in the nation-wide bailout – which relieves the portfolio of pressure other less diversified accounts will face. UNF had less than 2 percent invested in Lehman Brothers and AIG, according ... Full story

Americans agree the cost of fuel has negatively affected their family, the government was spending too little on renewable fuels, and marijuana should be legalized, according to UNF’s Public Opinion Research Laboratory. In conjunction with the university-sponsored Transformational Learning Opportunity, the laboratory conducted UNF’s first nationwide survey. Full story

Name                            Votes Jessica Amick                 1,077 John Hodges                  1,070 Priscilla Perez                1,066 Katelin Swift                  1,060 Nina Guerriero              1,032 Melissa Ashley              1,026 Scott Archey                    993 Chris Hovel                      971 Kyle Blount     ... Full story

UNF Student Government conducted a Senate meeting Oct. 13 to address the university’s first-ever election invalidation claim. The five election invalidation claims, presented by Sen. Jacqueline Simard, were eventually dismissed, and the election was validated. The Senate voted 13-1-1 to dismiss a claim that the election should be invalidated due to newly elected Sen. Jessica Amick’s name being spelled incorrectly on the ballot. Full story

The grand opening ceremony of the Brooks College of Health addition was Oct. 10, which marked the 20-year anniversary of the original College of Health building. The addition opened Aug. 25, almost two decades after the first building. Approximately 200 people attended the ceremony including UNF faculty and medical staff, nursing students and employees of the Mayo Clinic. Full story

Basketball teams will play on the Green, Volunteer opportunities available at campus fair, Colombian artifacts exhibited in the library, Jazz series features trumpeter Dave Douglas Full story