Students' Party disqualified
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Robert Pietrzyk
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Almost 100 violations were filed last week against candidates in the fall 2006 Student Government election at the University of North Florida. Both major and minor violations were assessed and resulted in the disqualification of 15 candidates.
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By Tami Livingston
NEWS EDITOR
Approximately 100 violations were filed last week contesting the actions of candidates running in the fall 2006 Student Government elections at the University of North Florida.
A total of 91 violations were filed with the SG elections, selections and appointment committee, by the cut off time of 5 p.m. Oct. 19. The ESAC reviewed 31 of the 91 violations during a committee meeting the same night.
Election violations can be filed by any Activity and Service-paying student at UNF, said Elizabeth Rasmussen, senior social studies education major and SG elections supervisor and ESAC chair. Two SG senators filed the violations.
Of the 31 violations, 29 major violations and two minor violations were presented during the ESAC meeting. The committee upheld 25 of the major violations and rejected four of them, Rasmussen said.
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Business college top in nation
By Lydia Carter
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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The Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida was recently rated one of the top 282 business schools in the country.
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According to the latest Princeton Review, the "University of North Florida Coggin College of Business is an excellent choice for the sensible business student."
The 2007 Princeton Review Best of 282 Business Schools describes UNF's Master's of Business Administration as one the best in the nation.
According to its Web site, the Princeton Review surveyed 18,000 students attending 282 business schools across the country during the 2003-2006 academic years. The Web site stated the 80 question survey was divided into five sections: About Yourself, Students, Academics, Careers and Quality of Life. Students were asked to give their opinions about their school, its facilities, programs and professors.
Most student surveys were done online. Best of 282 Business Schools list the schools' most popular academic programs, admissions procedures, financial aid and other information.
UNF's GlobalMBA program is an international business exchange program partnering with Germany and Poland.
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Coastal Biology to be named newest flagship
By Tami Livingston
NEWS EDITOR
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The University of North Florida will announce Coastal Biology as the newest university flagship program Oct. 26 along with a $1 million donation to the College of Engineering, Computing and Construction.
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The University of North Florida will announce its fourth and latest flagship program to be Coastal Biology at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at Sisters Creek Marina. A major donation to the university will also be announced.
Taylor Engineering, Inc. will make a $1 million donation to the university for coastal engineering research. The funds will then be matched by the state at 50 percent, which will bring the total to $1.5 million, said Pierre Allaire, vice president of institutional advancement at UNF.
The funds will be used to establish the Taylor Engineering Endowed Professorship and the Taylor Engineering Research Institute within the university's college of computing, engineering and construction, according to a UNF press release.
"We believe that this institute will greatly enrich and advance the academic programs of the college of Computing, Engineering and Construction as well as other disciplines engaged in research in coastal and water resources engineering and science," said Bruce Taylor, CEO and chairman of Taylor Engineering, Inc. and UNF board of trustees chair, in the release.
"We want to give students the opportunity to focus their biology education on a coastal program," said, Dr. Daniel Moon, assistant professor of biology and interim director of the Coastal Biology Program.
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