Florida Board of Governors

Florida Board of Governors
Type Governing Board
Established 2003
Chancellor Marshall Criser III
Students 341,000 (2015)
Location Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Campus 12
Website www.flbog.org

The Florida Board of Governors is a 17-member governing board that serves as the governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida.

After its predecessor, the Florida Board of Regents, was abolished by an act of the Florida Legislature that was signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush in July 2001, United States Senator Bob Graham, who objected to the abolition of the statewide higher education body (Board of Regents), responded by leading a ballot initiative to restore it. The Board of Governors was established in 2003 after the successful passage of the constitutional amendment heralded by Graham in 2002. A statewide board of education, also appointed by the governor, oversaw kindergarten through higher education, but focused mostly on K-12 education and community colleges. The Board of Governors, as part of the Florida Constitution, cannot be abolished without another constitutional amendment.

During the 2014-2015 academic year, the State University System enrolled roughly 341,000 total students.[1]

Composition

The Florida Board of Governors has seventeen members, including fourteen voting members appointed by the governor, as well as, the Florida Commissioner of Education, the Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates, and the President of the Florida Student Association. The Board appoints a Chancellor, who serves as the System’s chief executive.

Governors
Name Term
Richard A. Beard III 2/18/2010 – 1/6/2017[2]
Dean Colson 1/6/2010 – 1/6/2017[3]
Daniel Doyle, Jr. 3/10/2014 – 1/6/2017[4]
Patricia Frost 1/6/2010 – 1/6/2017[5]
Tonnette Graham, student Florida Student Association[6]
Morteza "Mori" Hosseini 1/6/2010 – 1/6/2017[7]
H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. 1/10/2013 – 1/6/2020[8]
Thomas G. Kuntz, Chair 1/19/2012 – 1/6/2019[9]
Ned C. Lautenbach, Vice Chair 1/10/2013 – 1/6/2019[10]
Alan Levine 1/10/2013 – 1/6/2020[11]
Wendy Link 1/10/2013 – 1/6/2020[12]
Edward Morton 1/10/2013 – 1/6/2020[13]
Katherine M. Robinson 8/4/2014 – 7/31/2016[14]
Pam Stewart Commissioner of Education[15]
Norman D. Tripp 3/8/2013 – 1/6/2020[16]
Fernando J. Valverde 12/18/2015 – 1/6/2019[17]
Universities
University Location Established
Florida A&M University Tallahassee, Florida 1887
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida 1961
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida 1991
Florida International University Miami, Florida 1965
Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, Florida 2012
Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 1851
New College of Florida Sarasota, Florida 1960
University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 1963
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 1853
University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida 1969
University of South Florida Tampa, Florida 1956
University of West Florida Pensacola, Florida 1963

Think Florida

In January 2016, The State University System launched a statewide communications and marketing campaign to build and bolster the state’s entrepreneurial climate - Think Florida: A Higher Degree for Business. The campaign's focus is a strong connection between the System’s universities and Florida’s businesses, with an emphasis on collaboration in the areas of Talent, Research and Partnerships.[18][19]

Performance-Based Funding

The Board of Governors unveiled a performance-based funding model in 2014 to incentivize universities to improve on key metrics, from graduation rates to post-graduation success.

The model has four guiding principles:

  1. use metrics that align with SUS Strategic Plan goals,
  2. reward Excellence or Improvement,
  3. have a few clear, simple metrics, and
  4. acknowledge the unique mission of the different institutions.

Key components of the model:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "System Accountability Report Summary" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  4. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  5. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  6. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  7. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. 2002-06-06. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  8. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  9. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  10. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  11. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  12. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  13. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  14. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  15. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  16. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  17. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : About". Flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  18. ↑ "State University System of Florida | Board of Governors : Press Room". flbog.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  19. ↑ "Think Florida – The State University System of Florida leverages its distinctive strengths for the benefit of all the state's citizens and business enterprises.". www.think-florida.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  20. ↑ "Board of Governors Performance Model Overview" (PDF). Florida Board of Governors. Retrieved 10 March 2016.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Preceded by
Florida Board of Regents		 Governing Body for the
State University System of Florida
2003–Present 		Succeeded by
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