UCF President John C. Hitt and SGA President Cortez Whatley, along with presidents from other Florida universities, will meet for a conference in Tallahassee on Wednesday to propose a plan for Florida lawmakers about funding higher education in the upcoming session
During last week’s SGA Senate meeting, Whatley announced that the State University System would not be increasing tuition.
Presidents from various colleges around Florida planning to attend the event include: Eric Barron (FSU), Judy Bense (UWF), John Delaney (UNF), Judy Genshaft (USF), John Hitt (UCF), Bernie Machen (UF), Donal O’Shea (New College), Larry Robinson (FAMU) and student leaders from across the State University System
UCF’s tuition was raised the maximum 15% this past year after Whatley voted for the hike. He claimed that the tuition increase was necessary to retain certain majors and classes after a $50 million budget cut to the school. Questions arose surrounding UCF’s large financial reserves as well as recent raises for the UCF President.
It appears now that the Florida University system is teaming up to support funding for higher education and stop the massive budget cuts the state is relaying onto the universities. Exactly how they propose to do this, however, remains uncertain at this time.
The conference is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. Check back for updates following the event.
