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45 Parking Spaces in Arena Garage will be reserved on Thursday

45 Parking Spaces in Arena Garage will be reserved on Thursday

Alex Del Dago, Student Government Reporter Mar 6, 2019

Due to the Communication Internship and Job Fair happening Thursday, UNF is blocking off 45 blue lot spaces on the fourth floor of the arena parking garage. The spaces will open back up to students...

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Sculpture and Ceramics Guild get approved travel requests to travel to national art conferences

Alex Del Dago, Student Government Reporter Mar 4, 2019

The Budget and Allocations Committee met on Friday to hear seven travel requests. Both the UNF Ceramics Guild and Sculpture Guild asked for funding to attend two different art conferences out-of-state. The...

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Scott Bennett.
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Scott Bennet appointed as next UNF Chief Information Officer

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Mar 2, 2019

After a search committee failed  in trying to find the next Chief Information Officer, Shari Shuman, Administration and Finance vice president, has appointed Scott Bennett as the new CIO, according...

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Dr. Russell Ivy at Open Forum

Meet Provost candidate Russell Ivy

Kristina Smith Mar 1, 2019

Russell Ivy was the fourth and final candidate for the Provost open forums. He took this opportunity to detail a few of his initiatives and accomplishments and explain why he could be a great addition...

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President David Szymanski.

Szymanski has yet to announce a nominee for the open Provost position

Lianna Norman, News Editor Mar 1, 2019

Today marked the last committee meeting in the search for the second in command to newly-inaugurated president Szymanski. UNF has been functioning without a permanent provost for quite a while now, and...

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Beth Ingram, PhD
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Beth Ingram, third candidate for provost, talks on higher education and student affairs

Morgan Holbrook Feb 28, 2019

Flying in from the balmy 7 degree high of Fargo, North Dakota, the third candidate for UNF Provost, Beth Ingram, held her open forum on Wednesday afternoon. “I’ve been in higher ed. administration...

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President David Szymanski.

SFAC Committee discusses increasing Counseling Center funds

Alex Del Dago, Student Government Reporter Feb 27, 2019

On Feb. 27, the Student Fee Assessment Committee discussed making cuts and changes to the 2019-2020 Activity and Service (A&S) Fee. According to the UNF website, this committee’s role is to “evaluate...

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Meet Provost candidate Abbey Zink

Aisling Glocke, Managing Editor Feb 27, 2019

While the search for the next UNF Provost continues, it was Dr. Abbey Zink’s turn to take to the stage and have an open forum. Zink earned her doctorate in English at Northern Illinois University...

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Meet Provost candidate Simon Rhodes

Aisling Glocke, Managing Editor Feb 26, 2019

February 25 kicked off the Provost open forums with candidate Simon J. Rhodes. Rhodes earned a Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Sheffield a Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry/Biological...

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Some students feel the university is overpopulated. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Students and faculty can meet the Provost candidates this week

Hannah Lee Feb 25, 2019

Students and Faculty have a chance to meet the candidates for the next second of command for the university. The provost position is currently filled by Pamela Challey. Last week, the Board of Trustees...

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President David Szymanski.

Sitting down with David Szymanski before the Inauguration

Lianna Norman, News Editor Feb 22, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1dwAkeNuh8[/embedyt] President David Szymanski’s initiatives that he has placed throughout UNF campus have affected student life in many ways, some more direct...

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Spinnaker Investigates: What happened to the alert system?

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Feb 15, 2019

On Monday night there was an alleged armed person on campus. After the incident was solved, a major issue students, faculty, parents and staff had was that they were alerted an hour after the call to...

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