6. ⢠Established in 1954, but the present Board of
Governors was created in 2003
⢠Prior Florida Board of Regents abolished in 2001
⢠Reestablished by ballot initiative/constitutional
amendment
⢠Headed by Chancellor and Board of Governors
⢠12 public institutions
⢠~200k FT undergraduates, ~40k graduate (2012)
⢠Established differential tuition in 2007 for UF, FSU,
and USF
7.
8.
9. ⢠Previously known as the âFlorida
Community College Systemâ until 2009
⢠Existed in some form since 1957
⢠Headed by a Chancellor
⢠28 public institutions
⢠~900k FT undergraduates (2012)
11. âoffering one collective voice for its membersâ
âone uniďŹed voiceâ
âthere has probably never been a more
important time, for this of us in higher
education to talk with one voice⌠to be
heard as the voice of higher educationâ
âItâs members commit to being the once voice
representing the voice of higher education in ďŹorida.â
12. âYou canât complain about what the
legislature does or doesnât do unless you
can come together as a higher education
community to speak with a reasonable
strong voice about what ought to be done.
âItâs very hard to strategically plan when youâve
only got a budget for a month or so. Ultimately, if
we could get to some multi-year predictable
funding, thereâd be a far more positive outcome.â
â[Higher education] needs to be nimble. It
needs to anticipate where the state is going.â
13. âWe exist to meet the needs of the business
community⌠That is the sector we need to satisfy.â
âIf you have a college degree youâre gonna make $30,000
more per year⌠itâs a huge economic impact on the state.â
âgrowth and expansion of the stateâ
âadvances in business, industry, and
the state economyâ