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UNF Board of Trustee Chair to become interim FSCJ President

Hannah Lee, News Editor Feb 26, 2018

Chair of the UNF Board of Trustees Kevin Hyde will be the new interim FSCJ president starting May 31. The current president Cynthia A. Bioteau announced her retirement  in January. Hyde is the...

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The Presidential Search Committee Meet to decide on the semi-finalists

The Chosen: UNF President Search Down to 12 Candidates

Colin McCann Feb 2, 2018

On Feb. 1, the Presidential Search Committee met once again. This time to review candidate material in order to narrow down the choices. The committee was given a chance to review the material for the...

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According to Serwatka, UNF is tied with Florida State University for eighth place among the 11 universities ranked by the Board of Governors. 
Photo by Morgan Purvis

UNF’s Board of Trustees appoints new member

Pierce Turner Oct 3, 2017

Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed Thomas Bryan to the UNF Board of Trustees. Bryan will be replacing BoT Chair Joy Korman and takes his position January 6, 2018, just in time to help with the...

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Retired Florida National Guard Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa, courtesy Florida Guard Online

Former major general joins UNF Board of Trustees

Christian Ayers Jul 10, 2015
Governor Rick Scott appointed a new Board of Trustees member for UNF: retired Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett.
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The last Board of Trustee's meeting for the fiscal year was held on the top floor of Osprey Commons.

Photo by Kalee Ball

Board of Trustees approves fixed tuition rate, new programs amid budget uncertainty

Kalee Ball Jun 11, 2015
The final meeting of the year saw the validation of a new motto for Enrollment Services and a new degree program in Deaf Education.
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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

UNF committee plans to increase student awareness of Title IX

Christian Ayers May 21, 2015
UNF's Title IX Committee discussed the low awareness level students have of the national gender discrimination policy.
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Board of Trustees discusses budget and funding concerns

Board of Trustees discusses budget and funding concerns

Kalee Ball May 14, 2015
The May 12 meeting included a budget workshop and discussion of the Institutional Work Plan for 2015-2016.
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Getting a raise: UNF Board of Trustees votes to increase faculty pay

Getting a raise: UNF Board of Trustees votes to increase faculty pay

Jeremy Collard Apr 14, 2015
The Board of Trustees voted to raise the salary of eligible faculty.
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According to Serwatka, UNF is tied with Florida State University for eighth place among the 11 universities ranked by the Board of Governors. 
Photo by Morgan Purvis

Board of Trustees expresses dissatisfaction with funding, audits

Cassidy Alexander Apr 2, 2015
At the April 1 Board of Trustees meeting, President John Delaney spoke about reserving as much money as possible because the metric allows for no predictability for funding in the coming year. Several members expressed discontent with the funding model...
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BOT takes spring break to review self-conducted audits

BOT takes spring break to review
self-conducted audits

Alex Wilson Mar 17, 2015
While most students were sleeping, tanning or traveling, UNF’s Board of Trustees was busy over Spring Break as they reviewed a number of items including several self-conducted audits.
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The Board of Trustees met on Jan. 20 to review metric data about student graduation and retention rates.
Photo by Christian Ayers

Board of Trustees members contend performance-based funding

Christian Ayers Jan 22, 2015
In the Board of Trustee's meeting Jan. 20, members discussed improving metric statistics that could potentially yield more state money for UNF. The board also looked at the Activity and Service fee allocation relating to the athletics fee and counseling fee.
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Funny business with the Board of Trustees

Blake Middleton Sep 12, 2014
At the Board of Trustees retreat, which held a lighthearted tone with jokes made by President Delaney and others, members were divided into groups and tasked with presenting their top priorities for the university to the other members.
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