Brad Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,329 Content Count: 96,963 Reputation: 10,792 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted May 6, 2017 View this email in a web page A CALL FOR FAIRNESS FOR USF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND THE TAMPA BAY REGION! At the last minute, the legislature is planning to make a change -- taking away millions of dollars of funding for USF meeting Preeminent University metrics. This late change excludes SOLELY the University of South Florida from qualifying for preeminence AFTER the Board of Governors had certified USF met the necessary criteria that had been in the proposed language since January. This change also will badly hurt our downtown Tampa medical school and heart institute as well as other USF Colleges. Please help by contacting your Florida legislators immediately to request fixing this when they return to Tallahassee on Sunday. Please click here for more details or click here to take action. This is not fair for our region or for USF. Thank you for your immediate assistance. USF Alumni Association Gibbons Alumni Center University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Ave., ALC100 Tampa, FL 33620-5455 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsfan27 Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 193 Content Count: 5,251 Reputation: 545 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/26/2014 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The Florida legislators are threatening to take $10 million from USF and give it to FSU and UF. They want to take the preemptive stature usf earned away by changing the rules at the last minute. The change involve allowing a 50% 4 year graduation rate being changed to 60% even though they agreed to 50%. Contact the legislators to voice your opinion. http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=7854&z=228&utm_source=p2p-action-050617&utm_campaign=preeminence-page&utm_medium=section-link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,329 Content Count: 96,963 Reputation: 10,792 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The state of Florida legislature is total bull ****. Glad I don't live in the state. To pay tax dollars for these types of shenanigans is a joke. Hope USF has the political muscle to get the dollars they deserve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionbull Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 8 Content Count: 2,610 Reputation: 635 Days Won: 3 Joined: 12/17/2015 Share Posted May 6, 2017 This is so absurd, legislature is literally changing the rules of the game in the middle of it. It literally only hurts USF. Like some last minute ditch effort to keep the money at the flagships. Sheesh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatBULL Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 37 Content Count: 406 Reputation: 82 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/12/2003 Share Posted May 6, 2017 If there was ever a reason to stampede - this is it ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Dozer Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 343 Content Count: 13,697 Reputation: 2,041 Days Won: 45 Joined: 09/04/2006 Share Posted May 6, 2017 This doesn't surprise me. We lack a healthy contingent of Bulls in the state legislature. Until we get that UF and FSU will continue to try to undermine us through political means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Time to call the Vinik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gismo Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 417 Content Count: 9,680 Reputation: 1,233 Days Won: 8 Joined: 09/24/2009 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Scott should stop this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted May 6, 2017 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,609 Content Count: 74,452 Reputation: 10,759 Days Won: 422 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted May 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Brad said: click here to take action. This was pretty quick and painless. No ******* excuse for every USF fan reading this and living in Florida to take the minute to do it. Also a great referral tool you're directed to after sending to enlighten those who might not otherwise see this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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