Summary

SENATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONSIDER A PLAN TO FOUND NEW PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, USING EXISTING BUILDINGS THE PLAN'S SPONSORS ARGUE THAT THE STATE IS BEHIND IN OFFERING HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 183093
Story Slug Universities Plan
Location Tallahassee
Format VOSOT
Date 04/17/2000
Archive Time 15:50
TRT :44
Supers Tallahassee / Florida FilE State Sen Don Sullivan / (R) St Petersburg
Video Description WIDE OF UNIVERSITY AREA, PEOPLE SITTING ON BENCHES, SULLIVAN SOT, WIDE OF BUILDING, CU OF FOUNTAIN IN A CAMPUS,
Description SENATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONSIDER A PLAN TO FOUND NEW PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, USING EXISTING BUILDINGS THE PLAN'S SPONSORS ARGUE THAT THE STATE IS BEHIND IN OFFERING HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES
Script FLORIDA'S SENATE IS CONSIDERING A PLAN TO EXPAND THE STATE'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ---VO--- STATE SENATOR DON SULLIVAN IS PUSHING A PLAN TO USE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES IN SOME OF THE STATE'S LARGEST METRO AREAS AND FOUND UNIVERSITIES THERE SULLIVAN CLAIMS THE STATE IS FAR BEHIND IN AWARDING BACHELORS DEGREES RANKING 45th IN THE NATION THE SENATOR BELIEVES MANY PROSPECTIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE PUSH OUR BECAUSE THEY TYPICALLY HAVE TO RE-LOCATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ---SOT--- Sullivan 18:12:54:11 The point is that there are some people who would prefer NOT leave home to go to school and what we're doing is trying to provide an opportunity for them to get a degree ---VO--- SOME LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT THIS PLAN FOR FEAR IT WOULD EITHER REDUCE ADMISSIONS AT THE STATE'S TRADITIONALY LARGE UNIVERSITIES, OR CREATE TOO MANY UNIVERSITIES FOR THE STATE TO HANDLE FINANCIALLY ---END OF TAPE--- TAG: RIGHT NOW FLORIDA HAS 10 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE THESE UNIVERSITIES: SUNCOAST UNVIERSITY IN PINELLAS COUNTY LOS OLAS UNIVERSITY IN BROWARD COUNTY TREASURE COAST UNIVERSITY IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY RINGLING UNIVERSITY IN SARASOTA COUNTY FLORIDA
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