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Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities Receives Grant to Elevate Transfer Success
[ORLANDO, FL – July 22, 2022] – Lumina Foundation has granted the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities $400,000 to reduce transfer shock, shorten time to degree completion and align curriculum for transfer students at Florida International...
Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities Receives Grant to Accelerate Transfer Student Success
[ORLANDO, FL – July 1, 2021] - Helios Education Foundation granted the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities $1,250,000 to accelerate transfer student success initiatives that lead to degree completion at Florida International University (FIU), the...
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Media Clips
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Fund STEM College to Career Program for Students in Florida
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (PRWEB) MARCH 13, 2017 The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities, a partnership between Florida International University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida was awarded a $1.5 million grant from The Leona...
Three Metro Universities Form Consortium Building Economic Development Engine
https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/three-metro-universities-form-consortium-building-economic-development-engine/
FIU, UCF & USF Partnership Scores an “A” for Accelerating Success in Higher Education!
In its first full year, the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities, a partnership between Florida International University, University of Central Florida and University of South Florida delivered key achievement on their collaborative efforts. For...
Recent Blog Posts
Florida’s Economy needs Businesses and Higher Education to invest in the Economic Imperative of Social Mobility
Higher education and Businesses in the United States sometimes have a rocky relationship. There is no doubt both need each other. Colleges recruit students to attend college with the prospect of finding a good job after graduation. Business leaders often look to...
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The Art of Teaching: Evolving for Changing Audiences and Technologies
Called the Sunshine Teaching and Learning Conference, this three-day event was held at Lake Buena Vista near the Walt Disney World Resort and brought over 150 faculty from all over the United States. Using an agenda developed by the University of Central Florida’s Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Kevin Yee, there were dozens of interest, educational, and poster sessions. Faculty learned best practices in online learning, new pedagogy, course design, learning styles, active learning, and more! The participants learned from more than 30 faculty members from all over the United States.
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College is No Longer a Linear Experience for Most College Students: Lessons Learned During a Three-University Transfer Success Tour
In our effort to build the most efficient and functional articulation technology possible, Florida Consoritum of Metropolitan Research Universities members on the Ariculation Platform Technology development committee traveled to Arizona and Kentucky to review many of the best practices rolling out for transfer success across the United States. The week-long tour gave us a chance to review and better understand how the University of Arizona consolidated student success programs both administratively and physically in its student success district.
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2022 Florida Summit on Accelerating Transfer Success
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Florida Metropolitan STEM Continuum: From College to Career
Thee Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities, a partnership between Florida International University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida received a $1.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support the Florida Metropolitan STEM Continuum: From College to Career program. For 18 months, faculty from FIU, UCF, USF, educators from regional community colleges, and business leaders worked together to minimize barriers to persisting in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields of study. They identified untapped career readiness opportunities with faculty and alternative ways to prepare students for the workforce.
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Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research University At Glance
The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities, a partnership between Florida International University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida. Together we leverage the unique assets of Miami,Orlando, and Tampa to develop talent which enhances community well-being. We strengthen Florida’s talent pipeline through sharing ideas and scaling solutions which accelerate learner achievement and expand access to economic opportunity. Please review the videos on our Youtube channel for examples of our collaborative work.
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