Florida Trend Honors Florida’s Leaders from Six ICUF Institutions Adventist University of Health Sciences Changes its Name Money Magazine Ranks Keiser, University of Miami and Everglades in Top 10 Palm Beach Atlantic Appoints Dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts Stetson Ranked No. 5 by U.S. News & World Report Bethune-Cookman Adds Scheduling Technology Flagler College Second in U.S. News’ Best Regional Colleges in South U.S. News Recognizes Lynn for Most International Students Florida Southern to Launch Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Florida Tech Students in Beijing Ringling College Department Head Receives ASID Lifetime Award Webber President Named to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners Hodges President on Community Forum Education Panel Edward Waters President and First Lady make Donation Rollins Welcomes American Council on Education Fellow Nova Southeastern Hosts White Coat Ceremony for First M.D. Class and 38th Entering D.O. Class St. Thomas to Launch Football and Marching Band Programs in Fall 2019 Lynn Announces Social Impact Lab Council of Stakeholders Saint Leo Home to Three Colleges, Instead of Schools Southeastern Partners in International Education

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Adventist University of Health Scienc-es has changed its name (and logo) to Ad-ventHealth University. The University began in 1992 as Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences on the campus of Florida Hospital, Orlando. The change to Advent-ist University of Health Sciences was made in 2012 to reflect the new graduate level program status and to associate with Florida

Adventist University of Health Sciences Changes its Name

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Florida Trend Honors Florida’s Leaders

from Six ICUF Institutions

Florida Trend Magazine, a statewide publication, has focused on

Florida and economic issues for decades. Through an immense, year-long

research initiative by the editors, a special publication, Florida 500, was cre-

ated. Florida 500 features and celebrates executives in different economic

sectors throughout the state. ICUF is proud to announce that seven leaders

from six of its member institutions were honored in the education sector.

They are: Arthur and Belinda Keiser, Keiser University Chancellors; George

L. Hanbury II, Nova Southeastern President; Larry R. Thompson, Ringling

College of Art and Design President; Ronald L. Vaughn, The University of

Tampa President; Julio Frenk, University of Miami President; and Ed H.

Moore, ICUF President. Congratulations to all!

Arthur Keiser Belinda Keiser George Hanbury Larry Thompson

Ronald Vaughn Julio Frenk Ed Moore

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Money Magazine Ranks Keiser, University of Miami and Everglades in Top 10

Money Magazine has released its new rankings for “Best Colleges for Your Money” in Florida, and three ICUF institutions made the cut. Included in the top ten, in order of rank, are #5 University of Miami, #8 Keiser University – Fort Lauderdale, and #10 Everglades University. MONEY editors said the magazine used research and expert advice on education quality, financing, student perfor-mance and value to create the rankings. Money narrowed its rankings to 727 of the best colleges nationwide based on the quality of education, affordability, and outcomes. The magazine pared down its rankings by only including institutions that had at least 500 students, had sufficient, reliable data that could be analyzed, and were not strapped for cash. Money said the colleges also had graduation rates that were at least the median for its institutional category – public, private or historically black college or university – or had a high “value-added” graduation rate.

Palm Beach Atlantic University has announced that Dr. Jason Lester will join PBA as dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts. An experienced administrator, respected educator and active performer, Lester has served as dean of the School of Fine Arts at Houston Baptist University (HBU). Prior to his appointment as dean, he served as the chair of the department of music at HBU. Under his leader-ship, the school instituted new degree programs and community events, developed interdisciplinary initiatives with other schools within the university, and secured gifts and corporate partnerships. “Palm Beach Atlantic welcomes Dr. Jason Lester and his family and applauds his commitment to the values of Christian higher educa-tion,” President William M. B. Fleming, Jr. said. “His national leader-ship in the arts is well known and his talents and energy will be instantly embraced by our music, art and dance students. The cultural organizations of our community will appreciate his collaborative style and his zeal to design partnership programs with PBA. Since 1988, the School of Music and Fine Arts has been led by two exceptional arts adminis-trators ̶ Dr. Michel (Mike) Simoneaux and Dr. Lloyd Mims. Dr. Lester will continue this tradition of elite academic leadership service.”

“It is with great excitement that I look forward to partnering with the faculty, students, staff, alumni and surrounding community as we shape and impact the future of the arts,” Lester said. “I could not be more enthusiastic about the pursuit of excellence and the potential of cross pollinating the talents of internal and external constituencies as we reflect upon PBA’s commitment to learning, leadership and service.”

Palm Beach Atlantic Appoints Dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts

Dr. Jason Lester

Hospital’s parent company, Adventist Health System (AHS). AHU regains that brand equity by re-aligning with the system-wide brand of AdventHealth. The University’s mission remains unchanged and the new brand does not represent any change in University ownership, governance, or status within the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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The Office of Student Finan-cial Aid has improved its walk-in service process by implementing QLess Queue Management Sys-tem. Instead of waiting in long lines, students are given a specific time to apply for financial aid. QLess sends a text alert or phone message let-ting students know when it’s getting close to their appointment. Students can spend their time doing other things rather than wasting hours in a line. The QLess campus appoint-ment scheduling app saves stu-dents time and increases their overall satisfac-tion. In addition, QLess helps the University cam-pus reduce op-erational costs through stream-lined staff allo-cation.

Stetson University ranks No. 5 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 list of Best Regional Universities (South), and No. 3 on the list of Best for Veterans Regional Universities (South). “Engaging faculty members who mentor our students and care deeply about undergraduate teach-ing enable our students to hone their problem-solving skills,” said Stetson University President Wen-dy B. Libby, Ph.D. “Relevant work and internship opportunities aid students in maximizing their edu-cation investment providing an extraordinary value. Multiple national recognitions are a testament to Stetson’s innovation and the dedicated work of our staff and faculty.”

In addition, U.S. News & World Report includes Stetson on its lists of (rank): Best Undergrad-uate Teaching Regional Universities (South) and Best Value Schools Regional Universities (South). Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranks Stetson University College of Law No. 1 for Trial Ad-vocacy and No. 2 for Legal Writing in the United States. Stetson has been ranked the top law school for Trial Advocacy 20 times in 24 years, and has consistently ranked among the top six legal writing programs since the inception of the Legal Writing rankings in 2005.

Stetson Ranked No. 5 by U.S. News & World Report

Flagler College was once again ranked second in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges guide for the Best Regional Colleges in the South. Flagler also moved up one spot to fifth on the Best Value list in the South regional category, and was first for colleges in the South with a Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching and second for Most Innovative Schools among Southern colleges.

The Best Value list recognizes schools for offer-ing high-quality programs at an affordable cost. Most Innovative Schools were nominated by top academics who took part in a peer assessment survey and were asked about schools that had made the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities. The Undergraduate Teaching list was compiled by nominations from aca-demics asked about schools where faculty had “an unu-sually strong commitment” to teaching. “We were thrilled to continue our strong showings on these rankings, as well as to be included for innovation and undergraduate teaching,” said College President Dr. Joseph G. Joyner. “Teaching is the heart of what we do at Flagler College, and it is gratifying to see that the hard work of our many faculty and staff has paid off with this recognition.”

Flagler College Second in U.S. News’

Best Regional Colleges in South

Bethune-Cookman Adds Scheduling Technology

Florida Tech, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and Ohio State University convened at a five-day gathering, which featured faculty and student policy discussions on topics ranging from the management of space flight projects to the future of global space exploration. Florida Tech’s role in the creation of this program was finalized when President Dwayne McCay met with BIT leaders and signed an agreement to collaborate on space policy research, and subsequent visit from BIT offi-cials to the Florida Tech campus.

The four Florida Tech students who attended are clinical psychology doctoral candidate Emi-ly Birch, aviation human factors and safety master’s student Alex Coultrup, global management and finance major Tereza Sedlakova, an undergraduate, and philosophy doctoral candidate Shayan Shirshekar. Andy Aldrin, associate professor and director of the Aldrin Space Institute also attended. The decision to have a group of students from multiple disciplines was a conscious choice, Aldrin said. “We really wanted to get people from a variety of educational areas because we’re trying to build a broad community of interest in space policy,” he said. What the students hoped to get out of the program reflects how multifaceted space policy and this program truly are.

Florida Tech Students in Beijing

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In response to an overwhelming regional need, Florida Southern College is launching a new doctor of physical therapy program that will supply highly trained physical therapists to healthcare facilities in central Florida and beyond each year. Pending its candidacy with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), the new program will begin its first classes in the fall of 2019. The program will accept up to 36 students in each class, who will complete the course of study in 2½ years, including 36 weeks of clinical experiences. Although students will per-form their clinical rotations throughout the United States, local sites will include Watson Clinic and Lakeland Regional Health. Students and faculty will also provide pro bono services to underserved populations, as well as provide community outreach in education and screenings.

Florida Southern to Launch Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Ringling College Department Head Receives ASID Lifetime Award

Recently, Barbara Marini, Ph.D., FASID, IDEC, the head of the Interior Design department at Ringling College of Art and Design received a Lifetime Award from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). According to the ASID website, the Lifetime Award “Recognizes individual members for their special contributions to ASID. This award is limited to past ASID Society-level chairs and other professional members who meet the eligibility criteria.”

Barbara Marini

Lynn University has earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s “Most International Students, Regional Universities South” list for the second consecutive year. Lynn was also ranked in the “Best Regional Universities South” category. As part of its annual Best Colleges report, U.S. News released “Student Debt Load at Graduation” that measures private and government loans for the class of 2017. Thirty-nine percent of Lynn students graduated with debt in 2017—the third lowest percentage of 100 schools surveyed in the south. Earlier this year, Lynn’s graduate education pro-gram earned its first-ever spot on the publication’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools. U.S. News also included the university in its 2018 Best Online Programs for graduate education, MBA and bachelor’s degrees.

U.S. News Recognizes Lynn for Most International Students

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Webber President Named to Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award Board of Examiners

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Dr. H. Keith Wade, President & CEO at Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida to the Board of Examiners for the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence.

Appointed by the NIST Director, examiners are responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the Baldrige Award, as well as other assessment-related tasks. The examiner board is composed of more than 300 leading experts competitively selected from industry, professional, trade, education, health care, and nonprofit (including government) organizations from across the United States.

Those selected meet the highest standards of qualification and peer recognition, demon-strating competencies related to customer focus, communication, ethics, action orientation, team building, and analytical skills. All members of the board must take part in a nationally ranked lead-ership development course based on the Baldrige Framework for Performance Excellence and the scoring/evaluation processes for the Baldrige Award. They must also complete an independent review of a Baldrige Award application or other comparable examiner task.

Dr. H. Keith Wade

Hodges University president Dr. John Meyer was a panelist for the Community Forum on Early Learning and Technical Education recently held at the Collier County Public Library Headquarters. The Richard M. Schulze Family Foun-dation hosted the event. “Forums like this are important because it’s an opportunity to demonstrate that it takes a collaborative effort for student success. This starts before kindergarten, and continues to college and beyond,” said President Meyer.

Dr. John Meyer

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Edward Waters College (EWC) President and First Lady Dr. A. Zachary Faison Jr. have made a donation of $25,000 to the College to support their newly established EWC Professional and Scholarly Development Fund. (PSDF). The EWC Professional and Scholarly Development Fund was established by Dr. and First Lady Faison to support and expand opportunities for profes-sional and scholarly development amongst faculty and staff of Edward Waters College. In establishing the fund, the first family supported the aforementioned initiative by making a $25,000 gift to the College to be disbursed over the next 5 years with the Fund becoming accessible beginning in September, 2018 and every subsequent September until 2022. “We are truly excited to make this initial investment towards the professional and scholarly development of the outstanding and dedicated faculty and staff at EWC,” said EWC President, Dr. A. Zachary Faison Jr.

All full-time EWC faculty and staff employees, upon completion of one-year of employment service to the College, are eligible to apply to receive disbursements from the fund once per fiscal year for a professional and/or scholarly development activity. Activities may include reputable semi-nar/ training programs, e-learning opportunities, presentations and participation at external regional/national conferences. Specified professional or scholarly development activities must be directly related to the faculty academic discipline and/or job responsibilities at Edward Waters College.

President Faison, ( R ) and First Lady Tyciee

Edward Waters President and First Lady Make Donation

Rollins College is pleased to host Andrea Langell Beach as an Ameri-can Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen in-stitutional leadership capacity in American higher education by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for senior positions in college and university ad-ministration. Beach is one of 43 Fellows that comprise the 2018-2019 cohort at colleges and universities across the nation. She was nominated by the senior administration at Western Michigan University for this fellowship. “An ACE Fellowship provides a rich opportunity to learn and develop strengths in higher education leadership. Andrea looks forward to immersing herself in a vibrant, liberal arts environment. I look forward to all we can learn from her local and national engagement and expertise in faculty development, espe-cially in the STEM fields,” said Vice President and Provost Susan Singer, who will be the primary mentor for Dr. Beach. President Grant H. Cornwell will serve as a secondary mentor.

Beach holds a BA in Russian Language, an MA in Adult and Continuing Education, and a PhD in Philosophy all from Michigan State University. She is currently the Co-founder and Co-Director of the Western Michigan University Center for Research on Instructional Change in Post-secondary Education, which focuses on promoting transformative change in higher education.

“Selection as a host institution is a sign of the outstanding reputation and commitment to ex-cellence at Rollins College,” said Sherri Lind Hughes, director of the ACE Fellows Program and a 2002-03 Fellow. “An ACE Fellow chooses an institution not only for its rigorous academic environ-ment, high-quality efforts to educate students, but also its strong desire to invest in the future of high-er education senior leadership.”

Rollins Welcomes American Council on Education Fellow

Andrea Langell

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Nova Southeastern University recently made history as it welcomed approximately 300 incoming medical stu-dents in the nation’s first combined White Coat Ceremony celebrating Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Doctor of Medicine candidates together. The university is now one of only three in the U.S. with two medical colleges. NSU’s medical colleges both bear the name of university benefac-tor, Dr. Kiran C. Patel – the only person in the nation to have two medical schools named in his honor.

The White Coat Ceremony also served as the official welcome for the charter class of 53 M.D. students, who are enrolled in the new Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD). The college received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on October 10, 2017, allowing it to begin recruiting students.

NSU is now home to the only D.O. and M.D. programs in Broward County. The NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine is the largest medical school in Florida. It offers one of two D.O. programs in the state and one of 34 in the U.S. NSU MD is home to the eighth M.D. program in Florida and one of 151 in the nation. “As emphasized by many leading physician organizations, we are facing a physician shortage,” said Dr. Tyler Cemet, D.O., chief of clinical education, for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. “This will have drastic effects on the future of healthcare, our economy, and our collective well-being. NSU’s focus on edu-cating healthcare professionals on the importance of interprofessional respect and understanding provides its students with an edge in the real world.”

“NSU is making a major investment in health and health education for the betterment of our society,” said NSU President Dr. George Hanbury. “This will spark major growth and opportunity with NSU’s projected $5 billion economic impact in Florida by 2020 and help bring us one step clos-er to being a nationally recognized, top-tier university of teaching, research, service, and learning.”

Nova Southeastern Hosts White Coat Ceremony for First M.D. Class and 38th Entering D.O. Class

St. Thomas to Launch Football and Marching Band Programs in Fall 2019

History was made at St. Thomas University (STU) as the school is launching a football team and marching band for the first time ever. South Florida’s newest football team, the St. Thomas Bobcats, will begin practice in Spring 2019, while building the capacity to play a full season begin-ning in Fall 2019. The addition of the football team will be the 15th sports program at the school, which competes in the NAIA. “We are coming off a very successful season in STU Athletics history, and I feel the addition of football is the next natural step for our athletics program,” said STU Presi-dent David A. Armstrong. “Football is more than a game. Football has taught me some of the most important lessons in my life—hard work, discipline, a positive attitude—which all lead to great team work and success. Those are all the things that can be taught and learned through programs like football and marching band. And all these things are things this country needs today.”

By adding football and marching band, STU hopes to add upwards of 20 students for football and 10 students for the marching band that would be connected with the programs in Spring 2019. In Fall 2019, the number is expected to grow to 100 football student-athletes and 30 marching band members. The location for an on-campus football facilities, training field, and game-day field are to be determined.

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Lynn University today announced that it established a Council of Stakeholders to serve as an advisory board to its Social Impact Lab, an experiential co-working space offering programs focused on community-based non-profits, social enterprise start-ups, impact investing and business as a force for good. The council includes 10 local, national and international practitioners and thought leaders in social entrepreneurship and impact investing. It is co-chaired by Ron and Marty Cordes, co-founders and presidents of the Cordes Foundation. "We created the Social Impact Lab to inspire the next generation of changemakers,” said Jerry Hildebrand, director of the Social Impact Lab at Lynn. “The addition of the council allows our students access to global industry leaders with a histo-ry of success in the social impact arena. I look forward to working alongside our board members to support students in developing their own ventures for social change.”

Lynn Announces Social Impact Lab Council of Stakeholders

Saint Leo University has reimagined its three major academic units, and each is now a col-lege rather than a school: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Social Services, and the Donald R. Tapia College of Business. The change to the use of college reflects the plurality of subject areas taught within each of Saint Leo’s academic divisions, as well as the current prominence of graduate degree programs among the mix of new offerings from Saint Leo. Saint Leo administrators noted that because the term “school” is more typically used to describe an academic unit devoted to a single field of study, it was time to shift to the more comprehensive term “colleges” to help stakeholders keep pace with the broadening array of programs offered and con-templated in the future. Additional colleges will be added in the coming year to reflect Saint Leo’s focus on academic excellence in teaching and learning, and to make explicit particular groupings of programs and new program areas.

In related news, the College of Education and Social Services admitted cohorts for two new doctoral programs that began instruction in August 2018, the Doctor of Education in School Leader-ship and the Doctor of Criminal Justice. With these introductions, Saint Leo now offers three doctor-al degrees, including the previously existing Doctor of Business Administration. In addition, the uni-versity has master’s degree programs established in 12 disciplines across the colleges, as well as the Education Specialist degree that is positioned between the master’s and doctoral level.

Saint Leo Home to Three Colleges, Instead of Schools

Southeastern Partners in International Education

Southeastern University introduced its first international partnership this fall in East Africa, through The Christian Hall at Watoto Church in Kampala, Uganda. This local church-based partner-ship provides Christ-centered online degree programs in business and leadership for East Africa. “We are excited for this partnership and look forward to welcoming people from East Africa into our SEU community. Our goal is to continue to partner with local churches in order to provide an innova-tive delivery of Christian higher education around the world,” said Dr. Kent Ingle, Southeastern Uni-versity president.

Southeastern is working with Watoto Church in Uganda to support the Hall. Planted during a civil war in 1984, Watoto Church aimed to provide hope and life to the nation of Uganda. Since then, Watoto has placed thousands of orphans into families, empowered vulnerable women to reach their communities, rescued babies and former child soldiers, and sent children’s choirs across six conti-nents. The church currently has 12 campuses across Uganda, and in Juba, South Sudan.

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