Thursday, December 15th, 12:30 pm. Lunch with Jeff Wright, the Florida Education Association’s Director of Public Policy Advocacy, in the Askew Student Life Center (SLC) Rooms 101A-D. Tentative topic: “It Could Be Worse (And How Faculty Can Make It Better).”
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12/2: First Friday at The Lounge
The December First Friday will be held at The Lounge in Market Square (next to A la Provence and across from Kitcho), off Timberlane Road, from 5:00-7:00 on December 2.
November 16th Update to Faculty Senate
Report on University Welfare for Faculty Senate, November 16th, 2011
By Professor Jack Fiorito, UFF-FSU President
I heard that my report was missed last month! I will try to make it up to you in a brief
update on UFF and Faculty Welfare since my previous report in September.
Consultation
UFF representatives met with President Barron and Provost Stokes on September 30th. It was our first consultation with both a President and Provost, and a useful conversation. We are impressed with our administrative leadership and mindful that our common interests far surpass our differences.
11/9: Executive Council Meeting
The UFF-FSU Executive Council meets this afternoon at 5:00 in Bellamy 519.
Florida Shortchanges Its Universities
From the St. Petersburg Times Tampabay.com
October 28, 2011 By Times Wire
At least credit former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux for being half-right: Tuition at Florida’s public universities is too low. But so is the state’s direct support. The hard fact that no one in Tallahassee’s majority party seems willing to acknowledge is that the state,
not just students, must invest more in higher education if Florida’s universities are ever going to rank among the nation’s best and help diversify the economy.