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FL S2054
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/18/2011
Primary Sponsor
Nancy Detert
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AI Summary
- Florida Senate recognizes New College of Florida on its 50th Anniversary Year as an institution of higher education in Florida
- New College was founded in 1960, dedicated its campus on the former Charles Ringling estate in Sarasota in 1962, and admitted its first student class in 1964
- College became part of the State University System of Florida in 1975, gained independence as the 11th system member in 2001, and was designated the State Honors College for liberal arts and sciences
- New College alumni and students have earned major scholarship awards including a Fields Medal, Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and numerous National Science Foundation Fellowships, with one of the nation's highest per capita numbers of Fulbright Scholars
- Senate recognition is dated April 27, 2011
Legislative Description
New College of Florida/50th Anniversary Year
Last Action
Introduced -SJ 510
4/27/2011
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