A UF graduate student in the College of Education has organized a candlelight vigil scheduled for today to protest the possibility of cutting the college's undergraduate programs.
The vigil is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. in front of Norman Hall.
UF recently asked the college, along with the College of Nursing, to present proposals with the pros and cons of cutting their undergraduate programs.
Kali Davis, the student who is organizing the event, said a number of speakers have been lined up.
The list includes students from the college, the vice president of the Florida Education Association and UF professor Dorene Ross.
There will be about 240 battery-operated candles available at the event.
The event has been called a funeral, but Davis said she's reluctant to use that word.
"We don't want to convey any messages around death or anything, but it is a time of mourning for public education," she said.
On Tuesday in Tallahassee, students held an event of their own to kick off the start of the legislative session, protesting the possible cuts to Florida's higher education system.
Julie LeBlanc, an FSU sophomore who attended the event, said about 600 people showed up to hear legislators and educational leaders speak.
"There's this preconceived notion that students don't really give a damn, and I think this showed that that's not necessarily true," LeBlanc said.
