{"id":7236,"date":"2012-05-08T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T14:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=7236"},"modified":"2012-05-08T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T14:56:37","slug":"search-begins-for-florida-polytechnic-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/08\/search-begins-for-florida-polytechnic-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Begins For Florida Polytechnic Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7237\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/08\/search-begins-for-florida-polytechnic-trustees\/usf-polytechnic-blue-sky-west-lakeland-fla-feb-9-2010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7237\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7237\" title=\"USF Polytechnic\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/05\/USF-Poly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">flickr<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is ready for its own Board of Trustees. Gov. Rick Scott has launched a national search for thirteen trustees that will govern <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/04\/30\/no-layoffs-at-usf-poly-for-at-least-a-year\/\">Florida\u2019s 12<sup>th<\/sup> public university<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out <a href=\"http:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/post\/looking-polytechnic-trustees-florida-residency-not-needed\">applicants can live anywhere<\/a>. They don\u2019t have to be in Florida to serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must have a globally competitive education system that will turn out leaders in technology and innovation,\u201d said Scott. \u201cI look forward to calling on talented and visionary individuals who will set Florida Polytechnic on a path toward world-class excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Scott signed legislation in April that split <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poly.usf.edu\/\">University of South Florida Polytechnic<\/a> from the USF system and made it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poly.usf.edu\/AboutUs\/Leadership\/RegionalChancellor\/AVP-CPFO\/CampusPlanning\/I-4-Campus.html\">a standalone institution<\/a>. The legislation includes benchmarks that must be achieved by the end of 2016:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<\/li>\n<li>Initiate the development of new programs in the<a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2011\/10\/12\/gov-scott-wants-colleges-to-increase-science-and-math-graduates\/\"> STEM fields<\/a> &#8212; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.<\/li>\n<li>Attain a minimum FTE (student headcount or full-time equivalent enrollment) of 1,244, with a minimum <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2011\/10\/20\/explaining-florida-gov-scott-war-on-anthropology-why-anthropologists-win\/\">50 percent of that FTE in STEM fields<\/a> and 20 percent in programs related to those fields.<\/li>\n<li>Seek discipline-specific accreditation for programs.<\/li>\n<li>Complete facilities and infrastructure including the Science and Technology Building, Phase I of the Wellness Center, and a residence hall containing at least 190 beds.<\/li>\n<li>Have the ability to administer financial aid, admissions, student support, information technology, and finance and accounting with an internal audit function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like other boards in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flbog.org\/\">State University System<\/a>, Polytechnic\u2019s Board of Trustees will be responsible for coming up with cost-effective policies and enforcing high-quality education programs that fit the university\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Scott will appoint six board members, the Board of Governors of the State University System will choose five members. Polytechnic\u2019s student body president and one faculty member will also serve as trustees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/appointments\/2011_questionnaire.pdf\">Applications should be received<\/a> by the Governor\u2019s appointments office at the address below by May 31 at 5 p.m.:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flgov.com\/appointments\/\">Governor\u2019s Appointments Office<\/a><br \/>\nThe Capitol Building, 7th Floor, Suite 705<br \/>\nTallahassee FL 32399-0001<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is ready for its own Board of Trustees. Gov. Rick Scott has launched a national search for thirteen trustees that will govern Florida\u2019s 12th public university. It turns out applicants can live anywhere. They don\u2019t have to be in Florida to serve. \u201cWe must have a globally competitive education system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[1149,1143,1082,1118,163],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}