Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Brooks Koepka captures #PGA Player of the Year Award




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Monday, September 24, 2018

Update on FSU's Arena District



https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/money/2018/09/24/updated-feasibility-study-approved-fsus-convention-center/1380657002/

An updated feasibility study has been commissioned to determine if and what kind of convention center could be suitable for Florida State's emerging Arena District. 
During Thursday's Blueprint board meeting, city and county commissioners green-lighted the study. FSU has agreed to pay for it and partner with the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality for the next six months.
Once the study is completed, the Blueprint board will review the findings and determine whether to grant up to $20 million toward the long-discussed project, which will require bond financing as early as 2020. 

Changes made since the 2011 study? 

A 2011 feasibility study by HVS indicated the need for a convention center. However, the economic landscape has shifted with more hotels coming online or in the works downtown and near Gaines Street.  
"Once we have all of that data, we will know what is the real need for a convention center,” said Ben Pingree, director of PLACE, which stands for Planning, Land Management & Community Enhancement. "There’s a ton of change so we really need to know from the experts what is the modern day demand."
In a Sept. 4 letter to Pingree, FSU Real Estate Foundation Executive Director Kevin Graham outlines the university's plan to create an Arena District. Plans call for a convention center, a hotel and relocating the FSU College of Business. The design phase should be complete in the next 24 to 36 months. 
"We are very pleased with our commissioners' decision to fund the convention center in 2020," Graham told the Tallahassee Democrat. "Establishing the Arena District as a location for convention business will profoundly impact our community’s economic development platform."
In the letter, Graham talks of steps already made — ownership of the Tucker Civic Center in 2013, a groundbreaking in the next one to two years for the College of Business and plans for a hotel development independent of OEV and the Blueprint board. 
"FSU absolutely values a strong relationship with the City, County and Blueprint leadership," Graham wrote. "We have each made significant contributions, and together we will continue to support and promote economic growth in our community. Our respective obligations demand we remain the best stewards possible of the land and financial resources that have been entrusted to us. FSU is ready to move forward on the hotel and convention center development now." 

Agreement to see hotel with up to 300 rooms 

Graham said a hotel is a high priority. Letters between Graham and Pingree indicate an agreement to see a full-service convention hotel with up to 300 rooms and 50,000 square feet of convention space. 
Blueprint board members expressed overall support for the feasibility study. 

Snapshot of FSU's economic impact

$10 billion — economic impact statewide
$850 million — money spent by its students in the local economy
$25 million — investment in improving the Tucker Civic Center. 
14,000 people — number of employees




https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/money/2018/01/01/dirt-vert-major-developments-watch-2018/955784001/

While construction won't begin anytime soon, FSU officials said the university is close to announcing a development partner to work on the district. Plans call for a convention center, a hotel and relocating the FSU College of Business. The design phase should be complete in the next 24 to 36 months.


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Rumors of FSU's athletic department budget cuts...


Looks like the ACC payout starting to hit FSU hard.  There are rumors FSU is cutting it's athletic (and football budget), while SEC/B1G are growing theirs.

Not good for the future of FSU football.

One note on this subject often ignored (Clemson funds football first and what is left is left.  FSU has tried to make it all work and instead has hurt football which hurts everybody):

"Clemson's way of handling it was to drop men's and women's swimming and diving about four years ago. They added women's softball this year but the net is Clemson has fewer sports (17) than FSU (20)."
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Saturday, September 22, 2018

FSU completes 'Raise the Torch' campaign


https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/09/22/florida-states-1-billion-raise-torch-campaign-exceeded-150-m/1379695002/

Cheers erupted when it was announced the university raised a grand total of $1,158,665,865 in gifts and pledges received from donors and supporters.
The campaign was launched in July 2010 and officially closed on June 30.
Friday night's event, sponsored by the FSU Foundation, was to recognize many of the campaign’s most generous supporters. Overall, FSU received 574,786 total gifts and commitments during the campaign, including 194 of $1 million or more.
“We are overwhelmed and grateful for such generosity because of the impact it will have on future generations of students and society as a whole,” FSU President John Thrasher said.
The record campaign comes on the heels of FSU moving up seven slots to become the No. 26th ranked public university in the country in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released earlier this month.
The university said the money will be used to create or enhance more than 1,300 student scholarships, as well as help the university in expanding its recruitment of exceptional scholars. The campaign also helped to create 100 professorships. This fall, 240 new faculty members started at FSU, representing the largest faculty hiring initiative in its history.
    The most significant accomplishment is the creation of the country’s largest interdisciplinary, degree-granting school of entrepreneurship, made possible with private support, particularly from Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation, who pledged a $100 million gift.


    “We are forever grateful to Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation for the $100 million gift commitment that established this new school,” Thrasher said. “To put that in perspective, this $100 million gift is the largest single gift to a public university in the history of the state of Florida.”
    The three top recipients of gifts were Athletics, ($371.8 million); the College of Business, ($183.1 million); and the Ringling Museum of Art, ($96.3 million).
    The campaign helped FSU score the largest gift ever for its Panama City campus, a $3 million pledge from Bob and Judy Fleming to create an endowed scholarship fund for first-generation students from the Panama City area.
    The Ringling Museum of Art was the recipient of several large commitments from donors in the Sarasota area, including gifts to help build a new Asian Art Center, the Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion and the Tibbals Center, as well as endowments to help expand collections and hire curators, and gifts of art objects.
    "Raise the Torch" is FSU’s third university-wide fundraising campaign.
    The Investment in Learning campaign in the 1990s raised $301 million, and the FSU Connect Campaign in the early 2000s raised $630 million. Previous campaign totals included the benefits of state matching gift funds, providing 14 percent of the money received as well as incentives to donors to increase their gifts.
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    Thursday, September 20, 2018

    President of Botswana visits Florida State University



    http://www.wctv.tv/content/news/President-of-Botswana-visits-Florida-State-University-493848291.html

    "Florida State University was paid a visit by a prestigious alumnus this morning.

    His Excellency Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana, returned to his alma mater to meet with University President John Thrasher and local lawmakers.

    President Masisi obtained a Masters degree in education from Florida State in 1990.

    On Thursday morning, Masisi expressed his interest in rekindling a closer relationship with the university.

    President Masisi said, "There's a lot of value that you bring and we have a number of universities, both public and private, that would benefit from partnering with you and I want to beset you to use me and abuse me in creating those linkages, rekindling them. And in our bilateral relations with the United States government, there is no reason why these should not be taken to greater heights."

    Masisi and Thrasher touted FSU’s recent accomplishments, including being named the 26th best public university in the nation."
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    Monday, September 17, 2018

    FSU Student Union Update

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    Thursday, September 13, 2018

    Schools with most players on @NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters this year (FSU 6th)




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    FSU #17 on Forbes most valuable CFB teams



    https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2018/09/11/college-footballs-most-valuable-teams/#604eb7fd6c64
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    Wednesday, September 12, 2018

    2018 Rankings & Hightlight notes



    https://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html

    Undergraduate Research

    Florida State University's efforts to expand student engagement in undergraduate research have received national recognition from the Council on Undergraduate Research. In both 2015 and 2016, the Washington D.C.-based council selected Florida State as one of six research-university finalists for the Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA). About 25 percent of FSU undergraduate students currently conduct out-of-class research with faculty members, with many more participating within the classroom. The university's signature undergraduate research program, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, helps students from any major participate in undergraduate research by serving as research assistants to faculty members and others across campus.

    "Best Value" Public University

    Florida State consistently delivers an affordable, high quality education and offers distinctive opportunities to engage its students.
    In 2018, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance "Best College Value," ranks Florida State as the 4th best value among public colleges for out-of-state students, an eight-place jump over last year. FSU was rated 14th best value among public colleges for in-state students. FSU is ranked #25 among public institutions in Forbes' 2017 "Best Value Colleges."

    Top Ranked Programs

    The Journal of Criminal Justice Education ranked Florida State's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice No. 1 in the nation for faculty research. U.S. News & World Report, "Best Graduate Schools," 2018 edition, ranks the School of Information's school library media program No. 1. College Choice, a leading online authority on college rankings and resources ranks FSU's master's degree program in Sport Management the top program in the nation, 2018. Variety lists FSU's College of Motion Picture Arts as one of the world's Best Film Schools, 2018. The College is also ranked among the Top 25 Film Schools by The Hollywood Reporter, 2018. Numerous other programs at Florida State rank in the Top 5. Florida State University is among the best universities in the nation — and the world — according to the Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal World University Rankings 2016-2017. Among U.S. public universities, Florida State is tied with nine other institutions at No. 33 on the list. Florida State has also been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative universities, according to Reuters Top 100: The World’s Most Innovative Universities, 2017.

    Prestigious Awards

    Florida State was one of four universities to receive the 2017 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, the top honor from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. FSU earned the national honor for its extensive offerings in global education and is the only university in Florida to win the annual award.
    "Moonlight", written and directed by Florida State University alumnus Barry Jenkins, and produced by FSU alumna Adele Romanski, won the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture at the 89th annual Academy Awards. A total of seven Florida State graduates worked together on the project which also won Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.

    Best for Vets

    Military Times ranked Florida State No. 22 in the latest "Best Colleges 2018" rankings, which are published annually by the magazine. Florida State's online graduate program in criminal justice is ranked No. 4 nationally for educating veterans, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Online Programs for Veterans" rankings (2018).

    Diversity

    For a second consecutive year, Florida State University has been recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine as a Diversity Champion in higher education. FSU is one of only 10 colleges and universities nationwide to receive the award by the magazine, which is the nation’s largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. Florida State's continuing efforts to move diversity and inclusion to the forefront of the university mission have also received national recognition as the institution earned INSIGHT Into Diversity's "Higher Education Excellence in Diversity" (HEED) Award in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, which annually recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. In addition, Florida State's College of Medicine earned distinction as one of 24 recipients of the Health Professions HEED Award – the only medical school from the state of Florida to receive the award. The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), named FSU as one of the top 10 "Access Improver" institutions in the nation for its outstanding efforts in supporting and educating traditionally underrepresented students.
    Florida State University has also been identified as a top performer for black student success, with one of the highest graduation rates among African-American students of nearly 700 universities examined in a 2017 national study by The Education Trust. The report found 74.5 percent of FSU's African-American students – who make up 8.4 percent of the student body – graduate within six years. Nationally, about 40 percent of full-time, African-American students earn a degree in six years.
    The FSU College of Medicine is the only Association of American Medical Colleges member institution ranked in the top six for enrollment of both black and Hispanic students among 136 U.S. medical schools. Its enrollment percentage for black or African-American students is double the national average.

    Outstanding Athletics

    Since they began fielding intercollegiate athletic teams in 1946, the Seminoles have won 15 national championships in nine sports, including the 2018 NCAA Softball Championship this past spring. The Seminole football program won its third national title in 2013.
    Since joining the ACC in 1992, the Seminoles have won 82 ACC team championships in 14 different sports. Twenty-three of those titles have come in the past five seasons.
    Florida State is the only FBS school in the nation to have each of its sports advance to the NCAA postseason for two straight years. Since 2010, Seminole teams have qualified for NCAA postseason play in 167 of 174 opportunities.
    In 2017-18, Florida State student-athletes posted a cumulative record GPA above a 3.0.
    FSU was the only school in Division I to have its football team play in a bowl game and send its men's and women's basketball teams and baseball team to the NCAA postseason.

    Leading the State of Florida

    FSU has the best four-year graduation rate of any public university in Florida. At 68.4 percent, it's also the highest four-year graduation rate in the State University System's history. All three Rhodes Scholars from public universities in Florida since 2006 were FSU students. Highest percentage of alumni giving back than any university in Florida. Highest amount of National Science Foundation research and development expenditures in the state. College of Law is the No. 1 law school in Florida in job placement and maintains one of the highest passing rates on the Florida Bar Exam.

    Rankings

    U.S.
    1College of Business, undergraduate risk management and insurance program:
    FSU is one of four Top Performers for risk management and insurance undergraduate curriculums in the U.S., Best's Review, 2018.
    1College of Criminology and Criminal Justice:
    No. 1 among all criminology and criminal justice program faculties for faculty research, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2016.
    1College of Criminology and Criminal Justice:
    No. 1 Best Value Online Colleges for Criminology Degrees, OnlineU, 2016.
    1Criminology and Penology:No. 1 among the world's leading universities in 227 subject categories, based on the number of research articles in top-tier journals, Center for World University Rankings, 2017.
    1College of Education, Sport Management Program:
    No. 1 ranked master's degree program in Sport Management in the nation, College Choice, 2018.
    1School of Information, School Library Media Program: 
    No. 1, U.S. News & World Report, "Best Graduate Schools," 2018. The School also is ranked No. 12 in the nation, and its services for children and youth program is No. 7.
    1College of Law, Student Bar Association:
    For the seventh time since 2008 and the second consecutive year, the FSU College of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) received the National Achievement Award, which honors the best SBA in the nation from the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division, 2018.
    1Black Law Students Association:
    For two consecutive years, FSU's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) won first place in two major advocacy competitions and won a Chapter of the Year award at the Southern Region Black Law Students Association (SRBLSA) Regional Convention in Durham, North Carolina. Florida State's BLSA won first place in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, and the BLSA Moot Court Team also won first place in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition, an appellate advocacy competition.
    1National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: 
    The only national lab in Florida. Holds the most world records for the most powerful magnets on Earth, including a new world record for the strongest resistive magnet, August, 2017.
    1College of Medicine:
    No. 1 in the nation for instruction in community health, Association of American Medical Colleges.
    1College of Law, Moot Court Team:
    The FSU College of Law Moot Court Team won first place in the 2018 Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. FSU's Moot Court Team also won first place in the 2017 Appellate Lawyers Association National Moot Court Competition, the Best Brief Award, and took first place in the 2017 William B. Bryant-Luke C. Moore Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, held at Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
    1Most Beautiful Campus:
    FSU voted most beautiful campus in America, by HouseBeautiful, 2015 and No. 7 by College Magazine, 2016.
    1Top Real Estate Team:
    The FSU Real Estate team placed first at the Villanova Real Estate Challenge held in Philadelphia on March 31, 2017. The team defeated students from 18 invited universities, including the University of Southern Cal. (2), Villanova (3), and U Penn-Wharton (4).
    2Interior Design graduate program: 
    "Most Admired" by Design Intelligence's "America's Best Architectural and Design Schools," 2017. This marks the fifth year in a row the graduate program has ranked in the Top 2.
    2College of Law, nation's best for public service:
    preLaw magazine, 2016 has ranked the nation's best law schools for public service, ranking Florida State University College of Law the 2nd best law school nationally in the category of public defender/prosecutor.
    2Operating Efficiency
    No. 2 Most efficient school among national universities, Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report, 2018.
    3Askew School of Public Administration and Policy faculty research productivity:
    A study published in the International Public Management Journal ranked the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy third in faculty research productivity in the U.S.
    3Most Competitive Medical School:
    Third most competitive medical school in the country for admissions, U.S. News and World Report, 2017.
    4Faculty Fulbright Scholars:
    FSU is one of the nation's top research institutions for producing Fulbright U.S. Scholars and students, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Seven faculty scholars from FSU were awarded Fulbright grants for 2015-2016, tying for third in the nation among research institutions.
    4College of Business:
    Florida State University finished 4th among 36 universities competing in the Sales Management Case Competition in the 2016 International Collegiate Sales Competition held in Orlando.
    4FSU Real Estate program:
    The FSU Real Estate program faculty were recently ranked 4th globally in publication appearances in the discipline's core research journals, Journal of Real Estate Literature, 2017.
    5College of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Graduate Program:
    No. 5 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, "Best Graduate Schools," 2019.
    5School of Information, Services for Children & Youth Program:
    No. 5 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, 2016.
    5School of Theatre:
    Top 5 in the country for a BFA in Acting, OnStage Blog, 2016-2017, and the No. 6 BFA Musical Theatre Program in the country for 2017-18, OnStage, 2017. The Musical Theatre Program was also listed in the Top 10 of Playbill's Broadway Big 10! FSU is also among the 10 most represented colleges on Broadway in the 2017-2018 season, Playbill’s Broadway Big 10.
    5Department of Economics:
    No. 5 among all Master in Applied Economics programs ranked, TFE Times, October 2016.
    6College of Business, Online Program:
    No. 6 best online graduate program (excluding MBA), and No. 5 among public institutions, U.S. News & World Report, 2018.
    6College of Business, undergraduate real estate program:
    No. 6 among public universities and 10th overall, U.S. News & World Report, 2016.
    6College of Medicine:
    The FSU College of Medicine is the only Association of American Medical Colleges-member institution ranked in the top six for enrollment of both black and Hispanic students among 136 U.S. medical schools.
    6Psychology, Social:
    No. 6 among the world's leading universities in 227 subject categories, based on the number of research articles in top-tier journals, Center for World University Rankings, 2017.
    7Best Schools for Public Relations:
    College of Communication, Advertising, Public Relations, College Magazine, 2016.
    7Education and Educational Research:
    No. 7 among the world's leading universities in 227 subject categories, based on the number of research articles in top-tier journals, Center for World University Rankings, 2017.
    7Computer Information Technology, Online Graduate Program:
    No. 7 among the nation's best online graduate computer information technology programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2018.
    8School of Public Affairs, City Management & Urban Policy Program:
    No. 8 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, 2017.
    9College of Law, Best Value: 
    No. 9 "Best Value Law School" in the country based on employment, bar passage rates, tuition, cost of living and average debt upon graduation. National Jurist, 2016.
    9Dedman School of Hospitality: 
    No. 9 Hospitality Program in the country, and No. 18 in the world, Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2018.
    10College of Law, Environmental Law Program:
    No. 10 in the nation, "Best Graduate Schools," U.S. News & World Report, 2019.
    12Best Value University among large colleges: 
    No. 12, Kiplinger's Personal Finance "Best College Value," 2017, ranks four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. Florida State was the No. 12 best value among all public colleges for out-of-state students and No. 28 best value among public colleges for in-state students.
    12School of Library & Information Studies:
    No. 12 among the nation's top schools for a master's degree in library and information studies, U.S. News & World Report, 2018.
    13College of Education, Online Graduate Program: 
    No. 13 among both public and private universities, U.S. News & World Report, 2018.
    16College of Business, Online MBA Program:
    No. 16 best online MBA program among both public and private universities, U.S. News & World Report, 2018.
    17School of Public Affairs, Public Management Administration Program:
    No. 17 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, 2017.
    18Department of Economics:
    No. 18 among all ranked public universities with Master in Economics programs, TFE Times, October 2016.
    19College of Motion Picture Arts:
    The FSU Film School is ranked No. 19 in the nation among all colleges and universities, The Hollywood Reporter, "Top 25 Film Schools," 2018.
    19Public Affairs: 
    No. 19 best public affairs school in the nation, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2017.
    20College of Education, Educational Psychology Program:
    No. 20 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, 2017.
    21School of Public Affairs, Public Policy Analysis Program:
    No. 21 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, 2017.
    22Department of Retail, Merchandising and Product Development:
    No. 22 best fashion merchandising school in the nation, Fashion-Schools.org, 2016. The program is also No. 6 best in the South and No. 16 among public institutions.
    23School of Public Affairs, Public Finance and Budget Program:
    No. 21 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, 2017.
    24College of Law:
    No. 24 in the nation among public universities and No. 47 overall, "Best Graduate Schools," U.S. News & World Report, 2019.
    25Best Value College:
    No. 25 among public institutions. Forbes, "Best Value Colleges," 2017.
    25College of Business, Part-Time MBA Program:
    No. 25 in the nation among public universities and No. 44 overall, "Best Graduate Schools," U.S. News & World Report, 2019.
    25College of Social Work, graduate program:
    No. 25 in the nation among public universities and No. 38 overall, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2019.
    26Top Public Universities: 
    No. 26, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges," 2019.
    26College of Business:
    No. 26 undergraduate program among public universities, U.S. News & World Report, 2019.
    28School of Communication Science & Disorders, Speech Language Pathology program:
    No. 28 among the nation's top speech-language pathology programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2017.
    29Best Public Colleges and Universities:
    No. 29, Business First, 2017.
    34Online Bachelor's Programs:No. 34 best online undergraduate degree programs (include computer science, criminology, social science, and public safety and security), U.S. News & World Report, 2016.
    35College of Education, graduate program:
    No. 35 in the nation among public universities and No. 46 overall, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2019.
    36Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Graduate Program:
    No. 36, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2017.
    40Department of Political Science, graduate program:
    No. 40, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2018.
    43College of Nursing, Online Graduate Program:
    No. 43 best online graduate program among both public and private universities, U.S. News & World Report, 2017. FSU is now tied with Florida Atlantic University as the top online graduate nursing program in Florida.
    Florida
    1Best Four-Year Graduation Rate:
    FSU has the best four-year graduation rate of any public university in Florida. At 68.4 percent, it's also the highest four-year graduation rate in the State University System's history.
    1College of Medicine:
    Florida State's College of Medicine earned distinction as the only medical school in the state of Florida to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, 2017.
    1National Science Foundation Funding:
    Receives more in National Science Foundation funding than any other university in the state.
    1U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Funding:
    FSU received more in U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science funding than any other university in the state system in fiscal year 2016. The Office of Science is the Nation's largest supporter of fundamental research in the physical sciences.
    1Alumni giving:
    FSU had the highest percentage of alumni giving back of any doctoral public research university in Florida, FY2017.
    1Age-Friendly University:
    Florida State is the first university in Florida and the first in the South to be named a member of the Age-Friendly University Initiative, an international effort to highlight the role higher education plays in meeting the challenges and opportunities of an aging population.
    1Rhodes Scholars:
    All three Rhodes Scholars from public universities in Florida since 2006 have been from FSU.
    1College of Law:
    Florida State is the #1 law school in Florida in terms of the percentage of 2015 graduates employed 10 months after graduation in full-time, long-term, bar passage-required or J.D.-advantage jobs, 2016, American Bar Association. FSU Law is 26th in the nation among public law schools in job placement. Graduates also continue to excel on the Florida Bar Examination with a 76.7 percent 2018 passage rate compared to 57.9 percent overall for first time test takers.
    1Department of Art, Graduate Program:
    No. 1 Master of Fine Arts program in Florida, U.S. News & World Report, 2016.
    2Student Fulbright Scholars:
    FSU is a top research institution for producing student Fulbright scholars with six students receiving awards in 2017-2018.
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    Sunday, September 9, 2018

    FSU reaches all time high in US News rankings

    Wow.  Huge for FSU.


    https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public

    Florida State University


    Tallahassee, FL

    #26 in Top Public Schools (tie)
    #70 in National Universities (tie)

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    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    Thrasher bonus



    https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/09/03/fsu-president-john-thrashers-total-salary-could-top-1-million/1185650002/

    Florida State University President John Thrasher’s annual compensation will top $1-million next year, based on a Board of Trustees’ committee recommendation Monday.
    The Governance Committee voted to recommend a 7 percent salary increase for Thrasher, along with a $300,000 performance bonus.
    He also will earn a 1.75 percent increase granted to faculty as part of across the board raises.
    Thrasher’s base salary of $550,154 will increase to $588,664. His total salary includes deferred compensation, bonuses and other perks like a car allowance.
    Thrasher now receives $898,642 in total compensation.The proposal will up that to an estimated $1,037,152.
    That places him third – for now – in the State University System.
    University of Florida President Kent Fuchs earns $1,213,737 in total compensation, while University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft, earns $1,058,160 annually.
    Examples, Burr said, include FSU placing third this year among the State University System in meeting Board of Governors performance metrics; his leadership following last fall’s death of Andrew Coffey at a party hosted by Pi Kappa Phi fraternity;  FSU rising to No. 33 nationally for public universities in the U.S. News & World Report ratings and his swift hiring of head football coach Willie Taggart, following the resignation of Jimbo Fisher



    https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/09/04/fsu-trustees-approve-raise-bonus-thrasher-faculty-members-raise-concerns/1197031002/
    But not everyone was pleased with the 7-percent raise granted to Thrasher.
    Three faculty members spoke before the vote, questioning how trustees could grant Thrasher a 7-percent increase when faculty members were forced to settle for a 1.75-percent increase earlier this year.

    Michael Buchler, associate professor of music theory, said the discontent was not directed at Thrasher but at the administration’s negotiating team, which represents trustees.
    “But if you agree to the Governance Committee’s recommendation, you’re effectively telling the faculty that President Thrasher has earned quadruple the raise of the average faculty (and that doesn’t even account for the $300,000 bonus),” said Buchler, a member of the United Faculty of Florida-FSU chapter bargaining team.

    Chairman Burr said Thrasher's compensation is not a reflection of how trustees view faculty.
     “This administration cares deeply about faculty,” he said following the meeting. “We’ve made great strides to make sure our faculty is compensated competitively.”
    Burr noted the university just hired 125 new faculty members.
    The vote means Thrasher’s annual compensation will top $1-million next year.
    Thrasher’s base salary of $550,154 will increase to $588,664. His total salary includes deferred compensation, bonuses and other perks like a car allowance.
    Thrasher now receives $898,642 in total compensation. The proposal will up that to an estimated $1,037,152.








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    RIP Burt




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    FSU Va Tech increase TV ratings 10%

    Even when FSU sucks....TV ratings.


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    Sunday, September 2, 2018

    FSU announces new $60 million football only facility



    https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2018/09/02/florida-state-fsu-football-unconquered-campaign-stand-alone-facility-willie-taggart-john-thrasher/1180449002/
    The wait is over. A Florida State stand-alone football-only facility is officially on the way.
    FSU officials including FSU President John Thrasher, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Ed Burr and Seminole Boosters President and CEO Andy Miller held a press conference Sunday night to formally announce the $60 million facility as part of the school's Unconquered Campaign which aims to raise $100 million for FSU athletics laid out in a new five-year plan.
    The football facility is slated to open in July of 2021.
    Taggart announced that he and his wife will be donating $1 million towards the Unconquered Campaign Sunday night.
    FSU's football facility will be comparable to some of the best in the nation including the ones at Clemson (55 million, 142,000 square feet) and Florida (65 million, 130,000 square feet, starting construction in 2020).
    The remaining $40 million will be allocated to various other efforts across FSU athletics.
    An $8 million renovation of the Moore Athletic Center will include updated equipment in the training room, renovations to the weight room and dining hall and the addition of more academic space with the football offices being moved into the football facility.
    The $8 million redesign of FSU's Don Veller Seminole Golf Course is already underway and is set to be finished by next fall.
    FSU baseball's Dick Howser Stadium already has received some renovations -- including a new scoreboard this year -- and is set to receive $6 million from the campaign towards improved left-field bleacher seating, a new team building and improved strength and conditioning rooms.
    The Tucker Civic Center received a $17 million renovation four years ago, but is set to see team lounges added for the men's and women's teams as part of the campaign with a cost of $4 million.
    An additional $9 million is set to go toward the funding of scholarships for FSU student-athletes.
    The final $5 million will support the continued development of FSU women's athletics in honor of the this year's 50th anniversary of intercollegiate women's athletics at FSU.
    Florida State's stand-alone football facility
    Price: $60 million
    Size: 122,000 square feet
    Date of completion: July 2021
    Amenities: Football offices, new locker room, state-of-the-art hydrotherapy, training and weight rooms, team/position group meeting rooms, recruiting lounge

    Other aspects of FSU's $100 million Unconquered Campaign
    •  $8 million renovation to Moore Athletic Center
    • $8 million redesign of Don Veller Seminole Golf Course
    • $9 million allocated to student-athlete scholarship endowments
    • $6 million renovation project to FSU baseball's Dick Howser Stadium
    • $5 million to continued development of women's sports at FSU
    • $4 million for addition of team lounges inside the Tucker Civic Center































































































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