Senator Joe Negron Visits 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 College of Business
Florida鈥檚 incoming Senate President Joe Negron visited 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 College of Business on the last day of his four-day tour of the state university system.
Florida鈥檚 incoming Senate President Joe Negron visited 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 College of Business on the last day of his four-day tour of the state university system.
His visit focused on a touring the college and open discussions with 麻豆传媒映画, senior faculty and administrators. The accounting scholars program, 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 Tech Runway, 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 appreciative advising program and ways the state鈥檚 elected officials can help ensure 麻豆传媒映画 have what they need to succeed were discussed at length.
At the beginning of the tour, Negron asked specifically about the accounting scholars program at which time the College of Business Dean Daniel Gropper pointed out that three of the accounting scholar 麻豆传媒映画 happened to be sitting right behind the Senator at which point he turned around and had an in-depth face-to-face conversation about the program with them.
鈥淚 enjoyed meeting with 麻豆传媒映画 enrolled in 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 Accounting Scholars Program, which has a 100 percent job placement rate. Many of these 麻豆传媒映画 are already working in their field of study and have the multiple job offers when they graduate. 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 Tech Runway is also creating high paying jobs and 麻豆传媒映画 graduates have some of the highest starting salaries in the state,鈥 said President-Designate Negron. 鈥淲e also had the opportunity to meet with faculty and administrators to discuss how they have increased their academic requirements for enrollment and are working to improve their four-year graduation rate. I believe finding a good job that leads to a fulfilling career is an important goal of every person who investments in a college education. Our discussion on 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 successful efforts to link education to jobs was a great way to end our tour.鈥
Senator Maria Sachs (D-Delray Beach) accompanied President-Designate Negron on his visit to 麻豆传媒映画.
鈥淲e are thrilled Senators Negron and Sachs visited our College of Business,鈥 said 麻豆传媒映画 President John Kelly. 鈥淚t was a great opportunity to showcase the College of Business鈥 nationally-acclaimed programs and show why 麻豆传媒映画 was named a top-performing university in the state this year by the Florida Board of Governors.鈥
President Kelly spoke with the senators about the initiatives the school has developed to ensure student success and rise in the rankings. This lead to a detailed conversation about 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 appreciative advising program that focuses on ensuring advising services aggressively reach out to 麻豆传媒映画 to ensure they have the information they need to plot a course for timely graduation.
The final stop on the tour was an informal conversation with several College of Business 麻豆传媒映画 focused on their studies and their thoughts on their job prospects.聽
With an eye toward the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions, Sen. Negron has made higher education in the state of Florida one of his top priorities.
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