TALLAHASSEE - An estimated 22,000 undergraduates in Florida's 11 public universities passed up at least $24 million in Pell Grants in 2005 because they didn't apply, according to a report presented to Florida's Board of Governors Thursday.
Florida's Board of Governors will meet again today as part of a two-day session, addressing two topics that will center on saving students money, in the session's final day.
While UF President Bernie Machen was able to let loose and lose the tie, his wife, Chris, complained she had to don a head scarf during the couple's excursion to Iran in November.
After calling off the search for a new dean of UF's College of Engineering in March because of budgeting problems, UF formed a new committee earlier this month to try again.
And then there were three.
A hearing was held Friday to determine if UF improperly laid off Andrea Pham, assistant professor of Vietnamese language and linguistics.
UF students spending hours at Library West may have to start staring at their computers instead of flipping through books.
UF announced Wednesday that it will be forced to reduce endowment fund spending by $1.5 to $2 million from April to June due to investment losses.
Now that UF has decided on a budget cut target for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the question becomes: What can be cut?
If there's one thing besides national championships that UF should be getting used to by now, it's budget cuts.
A Wednesday vote by UF's Board of Trustees increased the likelihood that UF nursing students will have new places to train.
UF announced Wednesday that Andy McCollough will be the Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs beginning Monday.
It turns out students who skipped class on Friday after celebrating the football team's defeat of the Oklahoma Sooners the night before weren't alone.
UF President Bernie Machen is expanding efforts to further diversity among UF's faculty and student body.
UF's administrators are setting stricter expectations for classroom attendance as the football team plays its second national championship game in two years.
UF announced a search Monday to replace Daniel Wubah, who has been UF's associate provost for undergraduate academic affairs since 2007.
Though UF officials previously said they didn't expect mid-year budget cuts, they are now preparing to take another hit this month from the Florida Legislature.
Just in time for the holidays, Bernie's giving back.
UF President Bernie Machen's bonuses, totaling $285,000, will be up for discussion at UF's Board of Trustees meeting Monday.
In response to Florida's bleak budget forecast released by state economists Friday, UF Chief Financial Officer Matt Fajack said tuition increases would probably not cover state cuts to UF's 2009-2010 budget.
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