They typically are competitors — for the best and brightest minds, for the most skilled athletes, for research dollars.
But now, the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida and Florida International University are teaming up to address issues unique to urban universities and to boost economic development.
The three schools are forming the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities, with goals of increasing the number of degrees in high-demand areas, raising the six-year graduation rate for minority students, increasing the number of graduates employed in Florida and raising the salaries those graduates earn.
http://tbo.com/news/education/usf-ucf-fiu-team-to-focus-on-jobs-for-graduates-20150519/?page=1
Let's bring FIU with us to the B12 instead of the directionally challenged school.*
But now, the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida and Florida International University are teaming up to address issues unique to urban universities and to boost economic development.
The three schools are forming the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities, with goals of increasing the number of degrees in high-demand areas, raising the six-year graduation rate for minority students, increasing the number of graduates employed in Florida and raising the salaries those graduates earn.
http://tbo.com/news/education/usf-ucf-fiu-team-to-focus-on-jobs-for-graduates-20150519/?page=1
Let's bring FIU with us to the B12 instead of the directionally challenged school.*
