by Scott Mauro | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog
Hello everyone! My name is Scott Mauro. My friends and family also call me Scoot, Scooter, and Scotty. My 16-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter call me Dad. Please feel free to use any moniker that makes you most comfortable. A few years ago, I was sitting in my...
by Scott Mauro | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog
by Michael Preston | July 2021 In July of 2015, the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities opened its doors for the first time and there were two people who were there from the beginning. Ted Greenberg was one of those people. However, it is with a...
by Scott Mauro | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
For the past five years, U.S News and World Report has named Florida as the top state in the United States for Higher Education. The recognition comes from a unified system focusing on providing access, reducing costs, and ensuring quality regardless of where students...
by Scott Mauro | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog
Welcome to our newly formatted newsletter concept. Throughout the Fall of 2020 and the Spring of 2021, we spent a lot of time working with a consulting firm called Equal Measure. Many of you shared your thoughts and feelings about the Florida Consortium, its impact,...
by Florida Consortium | May 4, 2021 | Blog
In the early 1960s the city of Orlando was basically a sleepy Central Florida town, in the 1920s few people had even heard of Miami, and the Tampa Bay area was known more for cigars than sunshine. Yet, over time, these three cities have become powerhouses for jobs and...
by Florida Consortium | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog
Better Together, Now More Than Ever The Florida Consortium Year of Reflection is a collaborative initiative devoted to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion programming and research for faculty, staff, and students at Florida International University...
