Two of my favorite parts: "Forbes points out, however, that the athletic budget for this year is $99 million, $2 million more than last year's budget."
And the real beaut: Meanwhile, just two days ago, Florida governor Rick Scott approved the creation of a brand-new public university, Florida Polytechnic University, to be located near the city of Tampa. In an unintentionally ironic statement, Gov. Scott said<http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/scott-approves-states-12scott-approves-states-12th-university-florida-polytechnic-after-2317216.html> “At a time when the number of graduates of Florida’s universities in the STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] fields is not projected to meet workforce needs, the establishment of Florida Polytechnic University will help us move the needle in the right direction.” On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Martin, Patrick <[email protected]>wrote: > This has to be some stunt designed to get people on the legislature's > back. If not, it's the most idiotic move I have ever heard of. > > - Pat > > -----Original Message----- > From: inkrypto [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 9:37 AM > To: Chris B. > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: University Reccomendations > > University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department, Increases > Athletic Budgets. > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/04/22/university-of-florida-eliminates-computer-science-department-increases-athletic-budgets-hmm/ > > > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Chris B. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm a little lost on this subject and I was hoping for some > guidance. > > I'm a highschool sophmore in Clay County and have started to consider > > options for my tertiary education. > > I think, at this point, that I would like to major in Computer > Science. > > Does anyone know if there any pitfalls to said major? > > Also, which University/College would you reccommend? From my > > understanding, UF has a great reputation for having great resources in > > their labs and on campus. That being said, they do not provide as many > > financial opportunities as other schools will to those enrolled the > > AICE program at FIHS. UNF will be more affordable, but I am not aware > > of any possible isuues with their educational programs. > > What are you thoughts on this? I will most likely be sending > > applcations to both next year. Should I consider any other schools in > > Florida for Computer Science? > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > Unsubscribe [email protected] > >
