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[HARTride 2012]

Originally Posted by John F

Tuition is going up regardless of these cuts.

They won't be cutting funding 60%, it'd be political suicide for Florida House members in the TB area (to stand by JD Alexander's vendetta).

I'm surprised no one on the thread has called out Alexander by name - as he has been after USF since the school didn't bless his wishes for USF Lakeland to become an independent university.

This isn't hearsay that he threatened to cut funding if he didn't get his way. He said so, directly, to another Florida Collegiate Governor (a student) as an intimidation tactic before a board vote on USF Poly's independence.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/educati...cle1201267.ece

It's beyond ridiculous that Alexander is trying this ploy just because he can't/couldn't get his way.

[TampaMike]

Either Alexander has some way he will earn money by making the campus a separate university or he has friends that will reward him in $$$ if he can get them a job in the university admin. USF has all the leadership and financial powers to run the Polytechnic as a satellite campus, so Alexander has no reason trying to make it a separate university.

[John F]

It's good ol' boy Florida politics, HART. He's already gottens omeone in his poccket to propose USF Poly IMMEDIATELY splits off from USF.

It reminds me of Jeb Bush's "Dubious plans" if the Class Size amendment passed years ago. The statement itself was a threat toward the people in general. He never did anything, specifically, to get even with the public for passing the amendment.... But if he had, it'd look like what Alexander has done.

Meanwhile - as someone who monitors the social media scene (because I need it for work), I'm inspired and happy to see locals taking action.

[Jasonhouse]

^The only action I've seen is hollow rhetoric. I want some compelling action, that makes it clear to these pigs that when they do this, there are serious consequences. So far, Alexander has faced none.

[jonknee]

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

^The only action I've seen is hollow rhetoric. I want some compelling action, that makes it clear to these pigs that when they do this, there are serious consequences. So far, Alexander has faced none.

Alexander is losing a lot of face right now. His other pet project (along with Haridopolos, who has also lost quite a bit of face), to privatize the prisons for his friends, got stopped by Republicans changing sides and going against him. This made AP wires and what not, which is never what you're looking for when you lose. It's not much, but it's a start.

[John F]

I've been reading John Romano for years in the Sports section. He switched over to columnist for the general, local news on January 1st and he's been a mixed bag since then... Well, up until today:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1215660.ece

They are not all liars. That's important to understand.

Some members of the Florida Senate seem to genuinely believe what they are doing and saying is completely honest, pure and without agenda.

So, no, they are not all liars.

Which means some may just be morons.

[Jasonhouse]

...nevermind...

[John F]

Things are messed up when even Captain Teabags himself (the governor) is denouncing the plans.

I want to know how Sen. Lynn is benefiting from administering JD Alexander public fellatio on this and standing with him / enabling him.

[TampaMike]

Originally Posted by John F

Things are messed up when even Captain Teabags himself (the governor) is denouncing the plans.

I want to know how Sen. Lynn is benefiting from administering JD Alexander public fellatio on this and standing with him / enabling him.

I think it's more of a who Sen. Lynn is benefiting. I think both have some campaign donors that are looking for a job and being in the top ranks of a university pay a fairly good amount of cash.

[HARTride 2012]

Bad news.....Senate approves cuts for the universities and voted for the Poly campus split.

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news...2th-university

Good news, looks like Norman may have spared USF the brunt of the cuts.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/new...attle-02232012

[Jasonhouse]

You can't help that you live in a 3rd world country masquerading as a US state. But you can help yourself and leave.

[HARTride 2012]

Well said.

[HARTride 2012]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news...dents_wai.html

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill creating Florida Polytechnic, giving the former USF Poly independence from the University of South Florida system.
With the signing, Florida Polytechnic becomes a standalone, new university in Polk County. Scott approved Senate Bill 1994 on Friday afternoon, technically creating the new school.
If he had vetoed the bill, USF Poly would have remained in the USF system, according to The Lakeland Ledger. If no action was taken by Saturday, the bill would have matriculated into law.
Florida Poly will be the state of Florida's 12th public university. Florida Poly will be officially established July 1.
The move was expected as Scott left $33 million budgeted for a new Florida Poly in the budget he approved Monday, The Ledger reported.

[DShenise]

Good luck with accreditation folks.

[smiley]

Should never have all those satellites. Cut it off and let it die. Spend lots of money at USF on engineering and science and the Senator will sit in his presidential office all by his lonesome.

[HARTride 2012]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/educati...f-poly/1226835

Two top administrators at the University of South Florida Polytechnic are facing dismissal after an investigation into complaints of financial mismanagement at the Lakeland campus.

And the former leader of the school, Marshall Goodman, could soon be under further investigation himself.

USF officials are recommending those actions after completing a two-month ethics review at USF Poly, which soon will become an independent school. Not only did investigators find that USF Poly officials misused money, their report outlines a dysfunctional world that one employee dubbed "Marshall Goodman's own playground."

[kmthurman]

Thanks for posting that HART, the additionally sad thing is placing a technical focus college far away from where those companies might locate was a bad idea, but it seems putting any college in the hands of these people is colossally bad.

But we all knew that. The bigger question is -- how much of this was known before Scott signed the bill?

[HARTride 2012]

Originally Posted by kmthurman

But we all knew that. The bigger question is -- how much of this was known before Scott signed the bill?

I'm asking myself this question as well.

[Jasonhouse]

Originally Posted by kmthurman

Thanks for posting that HART, the additionally sad thing is placing a technical focus college far away from where those companies might locate was a bad idea, but it seems putting any college in the hands of these people is colossally bad.

But we all knew that. The bigger question is -- how much of this was known before Scott signed the bill?

My guess is all of it was known. Kinda hard to miss the things they were blowing the money on... Like the 2 story corksrew slide they built. My guess is the peopel running the state don't care. Especially JD, who seems intent on personally installing his pals and himself to run the school.

[TampaMike]

JD is all but certain to get a job at the independent campus once it's open. I'll bet my life savings on it. Croonism at it's finest.