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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #943 |
| Academic Program Enhancements -- New College of Florida |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., Pres. |
Organization: |
New College of Florida |
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| Project Title: |
Academic Program Enhancements -- New College of Florida |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 9:43:16 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
King |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Legislature has established New College of Florida as the State's public honors college. New College offers an undergraduate, residential liberal arts education of the highest quality with a distinctive academic program. Among its many recognitions, the College was ranked as the nation's #1 value in public higher education according to the Princeton Review's 2005 Guide to the Best 351 Colleges in America and was ranked by The Wall Street Journal (10/26/03)second among all US public institutions in placing its graduates in the top five business, medical and law schools in the country. New College helps keep the best FL students in their home state and attracts the best out of state students to FL where many choose to stay after graduation. This project will strengthen technology suppoting the College's academic curriculum and will expand the international scope of that curriculum. It will also enhance technology support assocted with deliverying administrative services to students faculty, staff and the general public. |
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| Recipient: |
New College of Florida |
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Contact: |
Dr. Charlene Callahan |
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5700 N. Tamiami Trail |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 359-4320 |
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Sarasota 34243 |
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Contact email: |
callahan@ncf.edu |
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| Counties: |
Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project consists of two initiatives. First, it will integrate and enhance academic/admn computing support. Second, it will enable the College to expand its international scope in Latin America and the Caribbean. The competencies related to information technology have become essential components of a liberal arts education. New College must assure that all students have access to and master current technological tools. In keeping with our goal of making the most efficient and innovative use of campus resources, New College proposes to create an Information Technology Resource Center to integrate essential technological support and address critical curricular needs. It will provide students, faculty and staff access to hardware, software applications, multimedia and classroom presentation tools, online learning systems, formal technical training, research support, and a peer tutoring program. The need for a significant expansion of the international scope of New College's academic curriculum was highlighted in our 2004 academic strategic plan. Given Florida's strategic position in the region, and the fact that a significant number of faculty share scholarly interests in the area- from anthropology and literature to biology and political science-the Latin American and Caribbean studies Initiative is the first phase of this expansion. It will make available additional instructional staff, off-campus study coordination and travel funding to support the academic pursuits of students and faculty in this important economic, cultural and political region of the world. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Information Technology Resource Center will increase efficiency by integrating existing resources with planned infrastructure enhancements, provide students and faculty increased access to computing and digital technology and increase the level of training and technical assistance available to the campus community. The Latin American/Caribbean Studies Initiative will alllow greater numbers of New College students to acquire fluency in Spanish, enhance campus diversity through visiting Latin American/Caribbean scholars and researches, provide opportunities for more students to acquire in-depth knowlege of other geographic areas and cultures and increase support for innovative research projects (e.g. botany, marine biology and archeology) in the region. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$726,700 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$726,700 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$726,700 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Governor, Executive Office Of The |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The College's Academic Strategic Plan |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Sarasota County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/04/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
