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Secretary of State Ken Detzner this morning issued the following statement on the start of General Election Day in Florida: [Read more…] about Secretary Detzner Issues Updates on General Election Day
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public hearing for the design to mill and resurface approximately 10.6 miles of State Road (S.R.) 25/U.S. 441 from S.R. 35 (Baseline Road) to S.R. 200 (SW 10th Street). The hearing will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the NOW Church located at 6405 S. Pine Avenue in Ocala. [Read more…] about Public Opportunity to Give Input on U.S. 441 Proposed Improvements
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today authorized Florida Public Utilities Company (FPUC) to help residential customers impacted by Hurricane Michael. [Read more…] about PSC Assists FPUC Customers with Electric Restoration Payment Program Approval
Media is welcome to attend an election night watch party at The University of Tampa tomorrow night (Tuesday, Nov. 6) from 6–11 p.m. on the 11th floor of Jenkins Hall on campus.
The watch party is open to all UT community members.
UT will also provide shuttles for students to the polls tomorrow. The shuttles will depart every 15 minutes from and return to the Vaughn Center on campus from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. The shuttles will take student voters to the polling place at the Greater Bethel Baptist Church, 1207 N. Jefferson St.
For more information, contact Mary Anderson, chair of the Department of Political Science, at [email protected].
Performance-Based Funding: The Board will consider changes to its performance-based funding model. Potential changes include new Board of Trustee Choice metrics and a new allocation methodology that replaces the bottom three with a student success plan.
Drugs, Alcohol & Mental Health Task Force: The Board will continue its emphasis on student mental health, hearing updates on several initiatives to enhance student safety and well-being, such as system-wide mental health awareness training for faculty and staff. The Board will also hear a presentation about the relationship between mental health and substance abuse.
Facilities Committee – Following up on the Oct. 16th Workshop, the Board will consider adoption of a Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) Priority List for inclusion in the 2019-2020 Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request.
Strategic Plans: The Board will consider approval of the Strategic Plans for New College of Florida and Florida Atlantic University as well as a Legislative Budget Request for an “FAU 100” initiative to accelerate the university’s advancement in national rankings.
State University System Business Champion: Jan Bednar, CEO of the shipping and logistics company ShipMonk, will receive the award. Bednar, a recent graduate of FAU’s Tech Runway program, has 220 employees and made the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2018. Recruiting frequently from FAU, he enjoys speaking to classes and working with students to help them succeed. The award is a part of the Think Florida: A Higher Degree for Business initiative.
Recognition of Exemplary Online Student: To promote the impact of online education in the State University System and to recognize the accomplishments of individual online students, the Innovation and Online Committee will recognize Jazmin Campos, a student in the MBA Online program at Florida Atlantic University, who is pursuing an online graduate degree program and is scheduled to graduate this December.
The U.S. Air Force will resume operations for nine of the 14 missions at Tyndall AFB within the next one-to-three months, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s office. [Read more…] about Air Force to resume Tyndall operations
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 24-year-old Chandy Luciano Torres of 4302 Gunn Highway, Tampa, on 20 counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of transmission of child pornography. [Read more…] about FDLE agents arrest Tampa man on 20 counts of child pornography
Heading into the final weekend of Early Voting and as Election Day rapidly approaches, Florida is ready to make history by voting Yes on Amendment 4. [Read more…] about 2 Million Calls, 3 Million Doors & More to Make History with Amendment 4
Florida’s General Election is on Tuesday, November 6 and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time. Early voting is available in all counties through Saturday, November 3 and some counties may also offer early voting on Sunday, November 4. [Read more…] about Secretary Detzner Issues Election Readiness Update for General Election on November 6
