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1. Should Florida decrease funding for the University of South Florida
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University of South FloridaShould Florida decrease funding for the University of South
Florida?The assignment calls for 750-1250 words. At approximately 250 words a page, that
gives us about 4-5 pages, which at about 3 paragraphs a page, is roughly 10-15 paragraphs.
Our outline already has us prepared for an introduction, context, three claims with evidence
for each, a refutation, and a conclusion.Different writers approach developing an outline
differently. One way to start is with the context and develop it before moving into the claims
and evidence. Because the context can be expanded or condensed to fit the assignment
length as needed, some writers prefer to start with a claim and expand each claim and its
evidence individually and equally before moving to the refutation and then the context.
Finalizing the conclusion and introduction last is pretty standard. Should Florida decrease
funding for the University of South FloridaThe Position Paper requires inclusion and
integration of five sources, which should be defined in the outline already. The goal of our
paper is to present a convincing argument, and while integrating source material is an
important element of argumentative writing, the source material being cited should not
simply be dropped in and connected with topic and transition sentences. Transitioning
between claims is very important because it creates the connection that builds the larger
argument. The absence of transitions can leave the reader confused and make the paper
read like a disconnected annotated bibliography or outline instead of a unified argument
connected by reasoning into a whole text. As we know, the reasoning that links the evidence
to the claims and the claims to the position is a very important part of the overall argument
and needs to be clear.Should Florida decrease funding for the University of South
Floridaattachment_1attachment_2Unformatted Attachment PreviewTaylor, Janelle Irwin.
“USF Seeking $37.4M More Every Year from Legislature to Become Top-Tier National
University.” Florida Politics – Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government., 20 Aug.
2019, floridapolitics.com/archives/303754-usf-wants-37-4m. The journal “USF Seeking
$37.4M More Every Year from Legislature to Become Top-Tier National University.” Talked
about how the University of South Florida uses the funds from the state of Florida. The
journal showed that USF uses 6.2 million to retain high-performing faculty, $4.4 million to
hire 10 new National Academy members and world class scholars, $4.4 million to hire 20
new full professors, $3.2 million to hire 20 full-time associate professors, $5.5 million to
hire 40 new full-time assistant professors and $5.3 million to hire 50 new full-time

2. instructors. Taylor’s findings support the claim that the increase will develop faculty
resources and productivity, boost student success, provide competitive salaries, provide a
better institutional reputation, provide more external grant funding, enhance the quality of
incoming students, which supports the position that Florida should increase funding for the
University of South Florida. Coffey, Lauren. “Latest round of funding brings USF’s total
coronavirus project commitment to $1 million” TBBJ & Inno Reporter, Tampa Bay Business
Journal, 2 Sep. 2020, https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/09/02/usf-
invests-in-newcoronavirus-research-programs.html The journal “Latest round of funding
brings USF’s total coronavirus project commitment to $1 million” stated that USF will help
fund 14 new coronavirus-related research projects. Those projects were tasked with
partnering with community organizations, such as Tampa General Hospital and Feeding
Tampa Bay, to make the research be put toward a more immediate, realworld use. USF uses
the funding from the state on research that benefit the community in this specific year this
step shows that the decrease in the funding would prevent USF from doing the same kind of
researches in the future. Alvim, Leda. “BOT Approves Cost-reduction Plan Due to Financial
Impact of COVID19.” The Oracle, 20 Aug. 2020, www.usforacle.com/2020/08/19/bot-
projects-future-cuts-instate-funding-due-to-covid-19/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2020. The
approved reduction plan by USF Board of Trustees (BOT) from the state of Florida, has
made USF unable to provide students with research related resources, as well as, limited
courses availability, increased faculty workload, and limited the number of students’
enrollment. Should Florida decrease funding for the University of South FloridaAccording
the journal “BOT approves cost-reduction plan due to financial impact of COVID19,” by
Alvim “University support services will be subject to 21 percent, or about $7.7 million of the
total reduction for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Among the services impacted, the budget cut
could potentially affect the delivery of core services, including facilities, human resources
and technology, as well as impact the overall quality of services, service hours and related
response times.” This means that the availability of services and facilities had a huge
negative impact because of USFs’ inability to provide full funding for its students and its
resources to help them improve their academic success. Hence, it is more than necessary for
the state of Florida to not decrease funding to help those students succeed in their college
and future carrier. Dunkelberger, Lloyd “House Eyes Higher Education Budget Cuts” ,News
Service of Florida. January 23, 2018. https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/2018-01-23/house-
eyeshigher-education-budget-cuts The latest meeting of the Florida House leaders resulted
in proposals of cuts in the higher education budget to spur all the state universities, among
them South Florida University, to spend their reserves. Apart from cutting the funds, the
leaders proposed a massive cut in Bright Futures funds. The cuts will not expand the
scholarship programs. Thus, leaving the students to bear the seventy percent scholarship
fees that the state pays for the needy students. Ahern revealed that the cuts in fundings
were primarily aimed at helping Florida state reshape its financial state. The primary
reason that Ahern announced to have led to massive reductions in the education sector was
that it has substantially grown due to previous fundings. Thus, universities need to use their
reserves to cover up. Dunkelberger has presented a comprehensive report that is easy to
understand. The author has used simple language and excellent word choice to write the

3. report. Besides, the author has also presented figurative findings for easy comprehension of
the information. Martin, Annie. “USF Acknowledges Misusing $6.4M on Construction on
Heels of UCF Admitting Misspending $38M.” 06 Apr. 2019. Web. 23 Sept. 2020. . This article
by talked about how USF misused state funding. The article mentioned that not only the
University of South Florida misused the state funds on construction also the University of
Central Florida did the same.. Should Florida decrease funding for the University of South
FloridaThe money was supposed to go towards instruction but instead was used for
construction of a new building in 2010. While USF admits to it, they say that it was all a
misunderstanding and that the money that was misused has been replaced with other
sources.Also the University of South Florida leaders admitted that this misspending was the
last one and all funds are used on the right thing sense then. Brown, Elizabeth L. “Nursing
Students Begin Using Innovative Software.” USF Nursing News. 21 Sept. 2020. Web. 23 Sept.
2020. . This article talks about CLARIFIRE program. This program was made to train
nursing students on critical thinking and patient care. This program was designed by a USF
alumna using the funds from the state. “The goal is for the students to understand that
nursing interventions and decisions impact patient safety. Utilizing CLARIFIRE software will
help prepare students for professional practice by strengthening their critical thinking skills
and learning to improve quality of care and patient safety.” Kumar, Divya. “At USF, 23
Research Projects Will Focus on Racism and Disparities.” Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Bay
Times, 09 Sept. 2020. Web. 23 Sept. 2020. . The article “At USF, 23 Research Projects Will
Focus on Racism and Disparities.” By Divya Kumar talks about the new 23 research projects
by USF. These projects will focus on racism and disparities. These projects will cover
subjects such as the relationship between skin color and facial features and how they play a
role in police violence. The article then goes into other projects as well. This article also
included quotes from USF’s President Steve Currall. He says that “Advancing innovative,
interdisciplinary research is a key element of our active commitment to addressing racism
in society.” Hauptman, Arthur M. “Inside Higher Ed.” States Must Reform How They Fund
Colleges, 16 Apr. 2020, www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/04/16/covid-19-must-not-
obscure-needstates-fund-colleges-more-wisely-over-long-term. This article is related to our
topic since it talks about how states have been disinvesting in higher education. The article
recommends many ways for the states to improve efficiency and spread equity, which is
really supportive to the our topic. Should Florida decrease funding for the University of
South FloridaThis article also talks about how important it is to prepare students for their
future carrier, and ensure that states’ residents have access to public higher education.
Nasser Alwahaibi ENC 102 October 4, 2020 Position Paper Outline Background info:
University of South Florida ranks as one of the top three performing institutions in the State
University system, based on key indicators identified by the Florida Board of Governors and
places first in the categories of Bachelor’s and Graduate Degrees Awarded within Areas of
Strategic Emphasis, a term defined by the Board.As well as third in 4-Year Graduation Rate,
which the university has increased by 15 percent over the past five years, the largest
improvement in the state. Position Statement: The state of Florida should not decrease
funding for USF, because it will negatively impact students’ academic life. decreasing funds
will negatively affect student’s success. Also decreasing the funds will prevent the

4. University of South Florida from doing researches that would benefit the community and
the whole state. Furthermore because of the funding reduction due to COVID-19 has made
USF unable to improve its performance. Claim 1: Increases in funding will boost student
success, develop faculty resources and productivity, provide competitive salaries, provide
more external grant funding, provide a better institutional reputation, enhance the quality
of incoming students. Evidence: -Janelle Taylor argues that “A dollar invested in USF has
stretched farther and delivered greater returns to students and the economy during the last
decade than at any public university in Florida or the United States” (Taylor). -Tayler
reports that “The multiplier effect of new financial investments in a single USF will greatly
benefit Florida, as one of its largest and fastest-growing regions is recognized
internationally as a destination for exceptionally talented students and faculty” (Taylor).
Connection: Taylor’s findings support the claim that the increase will develop faculty
resources and productivity, boost student success, provide competitive salaries, provide a
better institutional reputation, provide more external grant funding, enhance the quality of
incoming students, which supports the position that Florida should increase funding for the
University of South Florida. Claim 2: USF uses the funding from the state to supports
research that benefits the state of Florida. Evidence: “The latest round of “seed grants” will
help fund 14 new coronavirus-related research projects. Those projects were tasked with
partnering with community organizations, such as Tampa General Hospital and Feeding
Tampa Bay, to make the research be put toward a more immediate, real-world use.”
(Coffey) Connection: as mentioned above USF uses the funding from the state on research
that benefit the community in this specific year this step shows that the decrease in the
funding would prevent USF from doing the same kind of researches in the future. Claim 3:
because of the funding reduction due to COVID-19 has made USF unable to improve its
performance. Evidence: Should Florida decrease funding for the University of South
FloridaThe approved reduction plan by USF Board of Trustees (BOT) from the state of
Florida, has made USF unable to provide students with research related resources, as well
as, limited courses availability, increased faculty workload, and limited the number of
students’ enrollment. According the journal “BOT approves cost-reduction plan due to
financial impact of COVID-19,” by Alvim “University support services will be subject to 21
percent, or about $7.7 million of the total reduction for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Among
the services impacted, the budget cut could potentially affect the delivery of core services,
including facilities, human resources and technology, as well as impact the overall quality of
services, service hours and related response times.” Connection: This means that the
availability of services and facilities had a huge negative impact because of USFs’ inability to
provide full funding for its students and its resources to help them improve their academic
success. Hence, it is more than necessary for the state of Florida to not decrease funding to
help those students succeed in their college and future carrier. Opposition: The Universities
of South Florida misspending their funds. Refutation: According to “Latest round of funding
brings USF’s total coronavirus project commitment to $1 million” by Lauren Coffey USF will
help fund 14 new coronavirus-related research projects. Those projects were tasked with
partnering with community organizations, such as Tampa General Hospital and Feeding
Tampa Bay, to make the research be put toward a more immediate, real-world use.

5. Opposition: Increased Funding does not affect tuition Refutation: The journal “USF Seeking
$37.4M More Every Year from Legislature to Become Top-Tier National University.” Talked
about how the University of South Florida uses the funds from the state of Florida. The
journal showed that 6.2 million to retain highperforming faculty, $4.4 million to hire 10 new
National Academy members and world class scholars, $4.4 million to hire 20 new full
professors, $3.2 million to hire 20 full-time associate professors, $5.5 million to hire 40 new
full-time assistant professors and $5.3 million to hire 50 new full-time instructors. Taylor’s
findings support the claim that the increase will develop faculty resources and productivity,
boost student success, provide competitive salaries, provide a better institutional
reputation, provide more external grant funding, enhance the quality of incoming students,
which supports the position that Florida should increase funding for the University of South
Florida. Opposition: Decreasing state funding does not change the productivity or school
administrators and students. Refutation: The approved reduction plan by USF Board of
Trustees (BOT) from the state of Florida, has made USF unable to provide students with
research related resources, as well as, limited courses availability, increased faculty
workload, and limited the number of students’ enrollment. According the journal “BOT
approves cost-reduction plan due to financial impact of COVID-19,” by Alvim “University
support services will be subject to 21 percent, or about $7.7 million of the total reduction
for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Among the services impacted, the budget cut could
potentially affect the delivery of core services, including facilities, human resources and
technology, as well as impact the overall quality of services, service hours and related
response times.” Conclution: USF should not be defunded because they use their funds for
student success, important and beneficial research, and USF has already faced a decrease in
funds due to COVID-19. …Purchase answer to see full attachmentShould Florida decrease
funding for the University of South Florida