2014-2015 PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT
FORW RD IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN THE LAND-GRANT TRADITION
CONTENTS 1 President’s Message 2 Land-Grant Status 4 Academics Meet Ambition 10 Going for the Win 14 Innovation Meets Impact 21 Community Forward 22 FAMU Forward 27 2014-15 Budget 28 Financial Statements 31 Operating Budget 31 Endowment Value 32 Forward Thinkers: Board of Trustees and Leadership Team
“By working
TOGETHER, FAMU can one day stand alone as the most regarded institution of higher learning in America, and the only school of choice for America’s best and brightest students, faculty and staff. For this is a new day. This is our aim, and this is the fuel that we need to finish the race.” Elmira Mangum, Ph.D. State of the University Address, September 2014
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Community of Supporters: We are only two years into this journey together, but we are well on our way to becoming a best-in-class, land-grant doctoral research institution. This report will inform you about the numerous accomplishments and accolades of the University, our faculty, staff, and students. In fact, our momentum is so great that we have adopted a motto that is gaining a lot of traction: “FAMU Forward.”
Lest we forget
As we work together to move FAMU Forward, it is important to remember that our present is inextricably tied to our past—a rich and storied saga of hardship and challenges, perseverance and success. In its infancy, our beloved institution was created to produce teachers and farmers who would lead the African-American community as it emerged from the darkness of slavery. When we became a land-grant institution in 1891, our commitment to making education accessible to the traditionally underserved was further resolved. For 128 years, we have provided our students with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference in their communities, the nation, and the world.
Every single advantage
Forward ever,
Elmira Mangum, Ph.D.
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Today, we have a complicated, but exciting new millennium to conquer. My FAMU colleagues share my unshakable commitment to produce a generation of scholars and leaders who will eradicate medical scourges like cancer and diabetes, create green solutions that will save the planet, or simply create apps that will help us merge and monitor the deluge of information from our various social media feeds. Every single day, our bright and ambitious students are preparing to make an impact on the future. It is my mission to give them every single advantage in doing that. Foremost, that means ensuring that they have the financial assistance to complete their education at FAMU. Providing scholarship dollars continues to be one of our top priorities, especially as the cost of a quality education continues to escalate. I remain firmly committed to improving the University’s retention and graduation rates without sacrificing our legacy of serving the underserved. Just as importantly, our living and learning communities must include the bestin-class, from technology innovations and information-access advances, to relevant curriculum development and pedagogical practices, to a physical environment with the infrastructure, services and facilities to optimize 21st-century learning. Finally, I want to take a moment to express my profound gratitude to all who have embraced the future of our great University through the lens of the vision I have set forth. To my predecessors, advisers, and mentors who have gone ahead to place markers of insight along this challenging path; to members of my administrative team who walk shoulder to shoulder with me—encouraging, correcting, cautioning, persuading, and guiding every step of the way; and to the legions of students, alumni, faculty, staff, supporters, and friends who hold up the rear—which in turn holds up high Florida A&M University. Thank you all for being a part of this life-altering, world-changing journey.
LAND-GRANT STATUS: Building on a Promise of Accessible, Quality Education
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t is poetic justice that Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) sits atop a high hill in Tallahassee, Florida. Over the course of its 128-year history, the University’s climb to national prominence has seen many uphill struggles—from keeping its doors open during its early years, to witnessing the closing of its hospital and law school in the late 1970s and early 1980s, to persevering in a decade-long battle to retain its status as a research institution. In October 1887, the University was founded as the State Normal College for Colored Students, where 15 students assembled to be taught the rudiments of education by two instructors. Twenty-five years earlier, federal legislation titled the Morrill Act of 1862 created the backbone for what today is the public system of higher education in America. Before its enactment, higher education was accessible only for wealthy Whites, who attended private institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. With the exception of a few private institutions, including Howard and Fisk universities, higher education was practically nonexistent for the country’s minority groups. But when White land-grant schools refused enrollment to African Americans and other minorities, the Second Morrill Act was passed in 1890 to ensure that states that refused to enroll their minority citizens in White state universities would either have to support existing schools for these groups or build them new ones.
Public land-grant institutions specifically for Blacks were established in each of the Southern and border states. Some new public Black institutions were founded, and a number of formerly private Black schools came under public control. In 1891, the State Normal College for Colored Students, now FAMU, received $7,500 and became Florida’s land-grant institution for African Americans. Eventually, 18 Black institutions received land-grant designation. All were charged with offering courses in agricultural and mechanical arts—hence the “A&M” in FAMU’s name— and with promoting the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes.
View from the Hilltop
Florida A&M University has honored its land-grant commitment by continuing to serve the citizens of Florida and the world through its provision of preeminent educational programs. The sprawling university of 422 acres, offerings of 56 bachelor’s degrees, 29 master’s degrees and 12 doctoral programs, bears little resemblance to the
small college that taught 15 students reading, writing and arithmetic—save one thing: the steadfast mission to prepare leaders for the challenges of their times. Nearly 130 years ago, the times called for teachers and farmers who would lead their community out of slavery. Today, the call is for scholars who will lead in the emerging innovation economy, where STEM and health-related areas are paramount. FAMU’s climb to the top has been rigorous, but ultimately rewarding. Now the “Hill”—once symbolic of an uphill struggle—is an amazing vantage point to focus on the future.
The Way Forward
FAMU is still climbing. With the escalating cost of education, the modern-day demands of a 21st-century education and the world’s urgent need for capable, intelligent, and moral global leaders, there are still challenges the University must face if it is to continue to live up to its founding principle of providing a quality education that is accessible to the underserved, populations, particularly the African-American community.
12% > 18%
CURRENT 2014-15 STANDINGS AND 2017 GOALS 6-Year Graduation Rate
39% > 43%
The plan outlines three areas of focus that the BOG has determined will provide a promising future for the institutions and all who engage in their living/learning enterprise. They are: > Academic quality > Operational efficiency > Return on investment To address the BOG’s mandates, FAMU has, in turn, identified three key areas of emphasis: > Increase student retention and graduation rates > Increase the number of STEM and health-related degrees, both undergraduate and graduate > Broaden the student base in terms of diversity, including in experience and racial and ethnic make-up, and by increasing the number of highachieving students
Percent of Bachelor’s Degrees in STEM and Health
Number of Graduate Degrees Awarded to African Americans
39% > 41%
475 > 510
Percent of Graduate Degrees in STEM and Health
Number of Students Enrolled in Graduate Online Programs
41.5% > 43 %
38 > 50
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FROM HERE TO THE FUTURE
4-Year Graduation Rate
FAMU is the only historically Black university in the 12-member State University System of Florida, which is overseen by a Board of Governors (BOG). The BOG has developed its 2025 System Strategic Plan, which, in effect, provides its member institutions a map to the future.
ONE OF THE TOP PRODUCERS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN Ph.D.s IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH
AMONG BEST SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGES PRINCETON REVIEW
TOP 100 COLLEGES NATIONWIDE WASHINGTON COLLEGE MONTHLY
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TOP COLLEGES & BEST IN THE SOUTH FORBES
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AMONG BEST VALUE COLLEGES AND TOP SCHOOLS WHERE GRADUATES EARN HIGHEST STARTING SALARIES SMARTASSET
NO. 3 UNIVERSITY IN THE NATION FOR FACILITATING UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY COLLEGENET
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“As we recruit new students to FAMU, we will welcome them with the expectation that they will work hard to achieve educational success, leading to graduation in four years with a valuable degree, a broadened perspective, and the mastery of subject matter that will give them the competence and confidence to succeed.” –Marcella David, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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ACADEMICS MEET AMBITION
TWO FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS: Research With Impact
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Two FAMU researchers were Fulbright scholars during the 2014-15 academic year. The coveted Fulbright scholarship is an international education exchange program that awards grants to students, faculty, or professionals to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. With one researcher’s work centered on alternative, renewable fuel and the other’s on a cure for diabetes—which is the No. 7 leading cause of death in this nation—both researchers’ work have the potential for significant impacts on creating a healthier future for our nation and the world.
Renee Gordon
A mechanical engineer in the College of Engineering, Gordon was a doctoral candidate when she was named a Fulbright scholar. She is the first student in the FAMUFSU Engineering school to receive the award. Her research focused on Nigeria’s cassava leaves as a green alternative to case-hardening steel. “It’s about using sustainable materials and resources that don’t take away from our fossil fuels, and using materials that can be regenerated and regrown,” said Gordon.
Ngozi Ugochukwu
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A FAMU biochemistry professor since 1998, Ugochukwu is an expert in using biochemical and gene-technology techniques to determine the underlying mechanisms in chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, congestive heart failure, and colon cancer. She used her Fulbright award to focus on ethnopharmacology, the study of ethnic groups and their use of drugs. In addition, she conducted research on bioactive compounds and their role as leads for drug discovery, and on the uses of traditional medicine in diabetes therapy. “Diabetes is considered by the World Health Organization and International Diabetes Foundation as one of the major threats to human health in the 21st century,” said Ugochukwu. “The Fulbright grant gave me the opportunity to collaborate with researchers at the FUT Minna Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Global Institute for Bio-exploration to scientifically screen and identify anti-diabetic bioactive phytonutrients in indigenous Nigerian plants.”
WOMEN PH.D.s IN PHYSICS: A Potent Combination Black and female plus physics and doctorates. Not many universities experience such a potent, rare combination—but FAMU has. Twice.
Edward’s dissertation centered on the search for a correlation between bone lead concentration caused by lead poisoning and hypertension in African Americans. Her research in health physics will save lives.
Alumni Staci Brown and Patrice Edwards are the only two AfricanAmerican women in the pool of 1,600 people nationwide who earned a Ph.D. in physics in 2015.
Brown’s dissertation focused on stand-off detection of explosive devices. She is currently working on a fellowship with the U.S. Department of Energy to use lasers to harness the power of the sun, duplicate it, and control it.
THE CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Elevated FAMU
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President Mangum Initiates Retention and Debt-Reduction Scholarship Programs Too often when students interrupt their education, it’s not the smarts or ambition they lack. It’s the money. That’s right. The escalating cost of education means that students with unlimited promise may never have the opportunity to reach their full potential. That’s not just a loss for the University, but for the communities—local and global—where they will leave their imprint. Providing scholarships to keep bright scholars in school is a challenge that FAMU must face head-on because even one educational dream deferred is one too many.
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President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., has answered the call to help deserving FAMU students complete their education, helping hundreds of students achieve their dream.
High Achievers Award
In fall 2014, just months after she assumed leadership of the University, President Mangum initiated the High Achievers and Strong Finish
Awards, funded in part by a $5-million gift from Microsoft’s chair and FAMU alumnus John W. Thompson, and his wife, Sandi, as well as the Gregoria Daniel Academic Scholarship Fund. The High Achiever scholarship is given to students without merit or talent-based scholarships. The award is earmarked for sophomore and junior students who are on track to complete their education and graduate in four years. Juniors must maintain a 3.0 GPA and are eligible for a $5,000 gift. Sophomores must maintain at least a 2.75 GPA and are eligible for awards ranging from $1,000 to $4,000, with the highest awards going to those with a GPA of 3.5 or above.
“With this gift, I have been given the chance to return in the fall and continue my education here at Florida A&M University. Getting this award showed me that all my hard work has not gone unnoticed, and people really do care. I can only dream of being able to do something so great once I become established in life.” —Traevon Cooper, High Achievers Award Scholar
FAMU alumnus and Microsoft Chair John Thompson poses with Strong Finish and High Achievers scholars after an intimate fireside chat hosted by President Mangum.
Strong Finish Grant
Strong Finish grant recipients are those who entered the University without talent or merit based assistance. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better and finish their degree in four years. Upon graduation, recipients receive a $1,000 check to assist in housing or relocation into the workforce. Jacky Sam Succes, from Fort Pierce, Fla., was one of 17 graduating seniors to receive the Strong Finish award in May 2015. His parents came to Florida on a boat from Haiti, and eventually saved enough money to send for Succes and his four siblings. Succes enrolled at FAMU and maintained a 3.0 GPA. He received his degree in criminal justice with a concentration in information technology, and plans to become a criminal investigator for the federal government. He is the first in his family to earn a college degree.
Life Gets Better Scholarship
President Mangum’s initiative is part of a long legacy of high-level focus on providing scholarship dollars to deserving students. Thirty years ago, former FAMU President Frederick S. Humphries established the Life Gets Better Scholarship for students who “have the brains, but not the finances” to complete their education. Since its inception in 1985, the scholarship has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to students. The return on Humphries’ investment: countless doctors, lawyers, corporate executives, engineers, scientists,
Last academic year, 2014-15, marked the last year of the program. Computer engineering student Justin Bruno is one of the last students to receive the scholarship, which provided books, room and board, tuition, and a laptop to high-performing engineering students. Bruno, a junior from Orlando, Fla., and the student body vice president, is a member of the University Housing Annual Rental Rate Review Committee, the FAMU-FSU Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and the Organization & Finance Committee. Scholars must have enrolled in 15-credit hours each semester in order to receive tuition and fees (in-state rate only), room, board, books, a $500 stipend per semester, internship opportunities, and a laptop. For recipients like Bruno, who has maintained a 3.7 GPA, the scholarship has relieved him of debt anxiety. “I don’t have to worry about paying back student loans or putting a strain on my mother to pay back the money that it costs to go to school,” said Bruno.
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Opportunity To encourage global travel and enrollment in study abroad programs, the Office of the President covers passport application fees for FAMU students who are seeking study abroad and international internship opportunities.
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“Maya Angelou coined the phrase, ‘If you get, give. If you learn, teach.’ The generosity you have imparted has been a light at the end of the seemingly endless tunnel. I had no clue, heads, or tails the direction of my future due to overwhelming debt looming over my head post graduation. As a non-traditional single parent of two and grandmother of six, I began this journey at FAMU with nothing but faith. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for stepping out on that same faith and affording me the opportunity to continue my education and light to set the example for the generations that look to me for direction.” —Jewel Brown, Strong Finish Scholar
professors and numerous scholars who have made a difference in the world.
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“We are dedicated to putting our resources to work as we build champions in the classroom, on the field, and in life. The NCAA and the University have made a financial commitment to ensure our student-athletes have the resources that they need to be successful in their scholastic endeavors.” –Athletic Director Milton Overton
SCORING ON THE FIELD AND IN THE CLASSROOM
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GOING FOR THE WIN
Student-Athletes: Going for the Ultimate Goal
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hen the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) surveyed student-athletes about their expectations of moving on to professional athletics careers, the results indicated surprising confidence in that possibility. In fact, 76 percent of Division I men’s basketball respondents believed they have a chance to play at the next level. Reality paints a far more sobering picture than their hoop dreams, however. Fewer than 2 percent in most sports go from NCAA athletics to being drafted in their sport. That means only about 1 in 3,300 basketball players and 1 in 1,200 football players can expect to hear their name eventually called during the draft selection.
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With odds like these, it’s understandable that Florida A&M University is suiting up to ensure that student-athletes are well-equipped to tackle any problem, jump any hurdle to get them to the ultimate goal: graduation.
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The University is one of only nine NCAA Division I institutions to receive a grant from the NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program to support academic programs that help student-athletes earn their degrees. The NCAA awarded more than $4 million in grants, awarding FAMU a $675,000 multi-year Accelerating Academic Success Program Comprehensive Grant. The University can request up to $300,000 of the grant over the next three years, and is required to match grant dollars each year with either direct funds and/or inkind contributions. In the first year, the match must be 25 percent, 50 percent in year two, and 75 percent in year three. “FAMU is committed to the academic success of our studentathletes,” said President Mangum. “Pursuing and receiving this grant is demonstrative of our resolve to achieve success in the classroom, which we believe will contribute to success on the field.” The grant also will help support the University’s efforts to meet the requirements of the Division I Academic Performance Program, which was developed to ensure schools provide an environment that supports education while enhancing the ability of student-athletes to earn a degree.
GAME PLAN FOR SUCCESS FAMU athletic programs that will benefit from the NCAA grant are: THE ENHANCED ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF/MONITORING PROGRAM – designed to increase the overall support structure around student-athletes, including administrative leadership, tutors, assistance with certification and eligibility, and additional services for at-risk student-athletes THE RATTLER SUMMER INSTITUTE – an enhancement to the University’s Access Summer Bridge Program that provides weekly academic support programming for incoming freshmen and transfer student-athletes READY TO STRIKE – a fifth-year exhausted-eligibility, degreecompletion initiative designed to provide financial and programmatic support to student-athletes
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‘A’ GAME The FAMU baseball, softball, women’s cross country and women’s outdoor track and field teams were all named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions and achieved an average team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
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INNOVATION M “We have the right combination of programs to provide solutions to environmental problems.” –President Elmira Mangum
NO. 1 HBCU FOR TOTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES NSF
PARTNER WITH FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TO LAUNCH NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR FACULTY INVENTORS GREEN INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND RECYCLING WINNER OF THE 2015 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION I-CORPS COMPETITION
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FAMU Takes the Lead in Sustainability
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resident Mangum demonstrated her commitment to sustainability with the establishment of the Sustainability Institute to advance interdisciplinary research, teaching and application. The belief is that such a bold move in helping to solve some of the world’s environmental, social and economic sustainability issues will also elevate the University’s standing nationally and internationally. Particularly because many of the issues around the world today require an interdisciplinary approach and new ways of thinking. The Sustainability Institute provides programmatic and financial support for initiatives that address urgent global issues in food, energy, and infrastructure security using the campus as an opportunity to model best practices.
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Across the University, faculty and students are engaged in innovative projects that will lead to a more resilient world. One of those projects is a new science enterprise for EnergyWaterFoodNexus (EWFN), which is breaking academic silos and connecting private partners with next generation scholars who understand the interconnection between global resources and scarcity. “Global needs for safe drinking water, clean energy production, and improved food security are spurring researchers and industry to discover and apply innovative and sustainable solutions to meet the needs of growing populations while protecting the
FAMU became the first university in Florida to join the Better Building Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. As part of the commitment, a showcase building on campus will be chosen as a demonstration site for implementation of energyreduction measures.
integrity of natural systems,” explained Victor Madu Ibeanusi, dean of the School of the Environment. The nexus approach is based on the premise that an action in one sector impacts others. Students also are gaining hands-on experiences with sustainability integration in their coursework from STEM to the arts, and everywhere in between. A new Art of Sustainability initiative engaged hundreds of students in using art to educate the campus around issues of environmental health and community development. Scientists at FAMU are contributing to Climate Smart Agriculture with partners in Florida and as far away as India, South Africa, and Haiti. In December 2015, students and faculty joined world leaders in Paris to contribute to the global dialogue on solutions for climate change. And during spring break, a new study abroad program was launched, helping students to examine sustainability and politics in Afro-Cuba. The University, through its operations and policies, can practice what it teaches. Architecture faculty and students are working with local real estate developers to design and construct eco-friendly tiny houses. To that end, Florida A&M has become the first University in Florida to take on the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge with a commitment to reduce campus energy use by 20 percent over the next 10 years.
Innovative Research Concepts Attract $30 Million in Awards The University has received nearly $30 million in research awards during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015-16— more than double the $14 million for research that the University received for the same period last year. Vice President for Research Timothy Moore, Ph.D., attributes the surge to an energized, innovative faculty. “FAMU researchers are among the best in the nation. Despite their heavy instructional commitments, our faculty continues to generate innovative research concepts in an extremely competitive arena,” he said. “Our clients deem this important and have determined that these research concepts are important enough to fund.”
Under Moore’s leadership, FAMU’s Division of Reseach has an aggressive strategy that captures resources from untapped sources and creates new partnerships. This reinforces FAMU’s research presence worldwide and ensures that clients regard the University as the research organization of choice to meet their innovation needs.
TOP RESEARCH FUNDERS > National Institutes of Health > U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture > National Science Foundation
GreenCo Park, located between Lee and Jackson Davis halls, is the brainchild of members of the Green Coalition student club.
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One such award-winning concept comes from Kalayu Belay, Ph.D., of the College of Science and Technology. His research centers on a new class of embedded sensors and diagnostic processes that will alert engineers of cracks or a pending component failure on aircraft wings before the flight begins, thus improving safety and reliability. Belay received a $388,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for the project.
FAMU student Nicholas Atcherson, center, from Jacksonville, listens during the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Symposium at the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
INNOVATION MEETS IMPACT
APP CHALLENGE Gives Students Opportunity to Take Ideas to Marketplace
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three-day app challenge sponsored by FAMU’s Division of Research and Domi Station, a Tallahassee business incubator, gave students an opportunity to showcase their creativity and ignite their entrepreneurial spirit.
App challenges are a growing trend primarily because they give emerging scientists an opportunity to get their products to market. Selling science to corporate America is a goal of the Division of Research.
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Seven FAMU student teams participated in the competition, which gave contestants 72 hours to design mobile applications and develop business models. Design and technology experts judged the products based on the value of their ideas and execution.
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All FAMU teams made an impressive showing, but one team was so exceptional that the members were offered full-time positions at Mindtree, a global IT service firm.
APPLAUSE Goes To... 1ST PLACE, $2,500 PRIZE Merge – allows users to post in all social media platforms through any single venue 2ND PLACE, $1,500 PRIZE Swift Shopper – maps fastest route to grocery shop based on the user’s list 3RD PLACE (TIE) $500 Green Club – locates farm-fresh foods and IDK – guides users to the best place to dine, based on where the user has eaten in the past and what the user’s taste is at the moment
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“...Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is an 1890 land-grant institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, resolution of complex issues, and the empowerment of citizens and communities.” –FAMU Mission Statement
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Helping At-Risk Youth Defy Statistics and Reach Their Potential
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“When I first met them, some of these boys you see in the program today had no thought at all about going to college,” said Turnquest. “Now college is within their grasp. They walk up to me and say, ‘I’m going to college,’ and those are the kind of things that fuel me.”
Roscoe Turnquest, professor of sociology and criminal justice at FAMU, is passionate about making a difference. He runs the Florida A&M University Role Model Program, a college volunteer service group that was created in 1995 to guide at-risk youth in Tallahassee through community service projects.
“I went to PACE Center for Girls, and I wasn’t there for education purposes,” said Yarrell. “I was an at-risk youth myself. I’m not in it just for the grade. If I can touch a girl’s life, then that’s what I’m going to do.”
The program works with youth ages 8 to 12, getting them involved in team sports and providing afterschool supervision and help with homework four times a week with the support of the Walker-Ford Community Center.
The Role Model Program’s community service component includes feeding the homeless, hosting activities at the Black Archives Museum, and distributing food at Farm Share. Throughout the year there are awareness-week themes designed to educate youth about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.
here is a litany of statistics regarding the educational disadvantages of Black children. And while there is some debate on whether the children are failing school, or the schools are failing the children, there is little debate about the consequences of having children who do not have the advantages, the inspiration or even the expectation of meeting their full potential.
For Sh’Nedra Yarrell, a junior education major, helping at-risk youth in the program hits a little closer to home.
“If we get the junior team, we will be able to keep a child in the program from the time they are eight years old up until their 15th birthday,” he said. “That way, they would be able to work with the same mentors and the same coach up until high school.” Working with the program can be challenging, but the reward comes when the young participants begin to perform better in school. The ultimate compensation, however, is when they see a different future for themselves—one that defies the litany of data that would leave them hopeless and headed to the prison yard rather than the college quad.
FAMU student reads to children at a local elementary school during the Annual Day of Service.
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Turnquest would like to expand the sports leg of the program to work with youth ages 13 to 15.
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> Enhances University research capacity > Supports beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program > Includes 3,812.5 acres, 19 buildings, 2,830 square feet of laboratories, and 3,600 square feet of office space FAMU has received more than 3,800 acres of land and facilities of the former Subtropical Agricultural and Research Station in Brooksville, Fla., from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is one of the largest single land transfers ever among the 19 historically Black land-grant universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890. The history-making transfer will enable FAMU to develop educational training and developmental programs for new and beginning farmers and ranchers, and to teach them the latest biotechnological innovations and other key initiatives.
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History-making Land Transfer
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HISTORIC NOTE FAMU Wind Symphony Is First HBCU Ensemble To Perform at Carnegie Hall
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In March 2015, the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Wind Symphony celebrated a historic performance at the legendary Carnegie Hall. The Wind Symphony performed a 30-minute set on the prestigious Stern Auditorium/ Perelman Stage.
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The performance, which marked the first appearance of a historically black college or university ensemble at Carnegie Hall, was part of the Ensemble Spotlight Series presented by MidAmerica Productions, Inc., the foremost independent producer of classical concerts in Carnegie Hall. The students shared the stage with the renowned New England Symphonic Ensemble, the featured ensemble for the evening. “The University is extremely proud of the great work of the students, faculty, and, staff who made this performance possible,” said President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D. “This historic invitation is reflective of FAMU’s legacy of excellence in music education and reveals the integral role the arts play in providing opportunities for our students.” Under the leadership of Director of Symphonic Bands Shelby Chipman, Ph.D., the FAMU Wind Symphony has established itself as one of the premier wind ensembles
“THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PERFORM ON A MAIN STAGE THAT’S INCOMPARABLE TO ANY STAGE IN THE WORLD.” –Shelby Chipman, Ph.D., Director of Symphonic Bands
“We were elated about the opportunity to perform on such an iconic stage,” said Chipman. “Most of all, I am pleased about what this meant for our student-musicians. This invitation proved to them that hard work and dedication truly pay off, and that their remarkable talents are being noticed around the nation.”
among HBCUs in the nation. This collection of outstanding studentmusicians performs some of the most challenging classical, traditional, and contemporary wind band literature.
The Wind Symphony’s performance at Carnegie Hall was preceded by a fundraising reception honoring the group, which was sponsored by alumni and University supporters. The focus of the reception was to help raise funds for scholarships, equipment, and other performance needs of the FAMU Department of Music.
During its Carnegie Hall debut, the group performed Jack Stamp’s “Fanfare for A New Era,” John Williams and D. Hunsberger’s “Star Wars Trilogy,” Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst (edited),” Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4,” and Bob Lowden’s “Dixieland Jam.”
The Wind Symphony has been invited to play at the iconic Kennedy Center in 2016.
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FAMU is Home to Six Prestigious McKnight Fellowship Recipients
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ix Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) students were selected to participate in the Florida Education Fund (FEF) McKnight Dissertation Fellowship and McKnight Doctoral Fellowship programs. The 2015-2016 Dissertation Fellowship recipients include Felicia Williams, whose area of focus is educational leadership, as well as Jason Caldwell and Krystal Pree, whose areas of focus are in the environmental sciences.
The program is designed to address the underrepresentation of African-American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in Florida by increasing the number of minorities with doctoral degrees to ensure greater eligibility for teaching at the college and university levels. Since its establishment in 1984, the FEF has awarded more than 750 fellowships to AfricanAmerican and Hispanic students
pursuing doctoral degrees. The program boasts a nearly 80 percent retention rate, with more than 300 fellows graduating in an average completion time of 5.5 years.
2015-16 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS > Felicia Williams Educational Leadership > Jason Caldwell Environmental Sciences > Krystal Pree Environmental Sciences > Niya King Civil Engineering > Brandon Moton Public Health > Kimberly Barber Pharmaceutical Sciences
FAMU students Niya King and Brandon Moton were both selected to participate in the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. King is pursuing a doctoral degree in civil engineering, and Moton is pursuing a doctorate in public health. Kimberly Barber, who is pursuing a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in medicinal chemistry, was named an Affiliate McKnight Doctoral Fellow. Niya King, Brandon Moton and Kimberly Barber are recipients of the prestigious McKnight Doctoral Fellowship.
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This fellowship provides one year of financial support with a stipend for up to $12,000 for students completing their dissertation in STEM disciplines. Awardees demonstrate superior academic achievement and are committed to careers in teaching and research at the university or college level.
The Doctoral Fellowships provide full tuition or up to $5,000 per year to awardees, and an annual stipend of $12,000 for students pursuing doctoral degrees in the fields of arts and sciences, business, engineering, visual and performance arts, health sciences, and nursing at one of nine approved Florida universities.
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President Makes Historic Appearance Before House Committee on Agriculture
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resident Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., was was one of six 1890 land-grant university presidents selected to testify before the House Committee on Agriculture. The hearing coincided with a weeklong series of events centered on the critical role these universities play in promoting research, outreach, teaching, and economic development in this country.
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FAMU currently holds nine agricultural patents and is undertaking groundbreaking research and outreach throughout Florida, the nation, and the world. The University is making great strides toward advancing knowledge and scientific discoveries, including the biological control of the Varroa mite and small hive beetle—two major pests of honey bees and the related $15-billion industry; mitigation and control of the red palm weevil in the Caribbean; and mitigation and control of invasive pests. Mangum told the Committee about work that is being undertaken by the FAMU Cooperative Extension Program—a unit of the Florida Cooperative Extension Program and the outreach arm of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS). The program has achieved major milestones in providing research-based information and direct technical assistance to improve the quality of life for underserved and
limited resource consumers, and farmers in Florida. These programs have reached more than one million children in Florida and the six surrounding states. “The impact of our research has contributed significantly to all sectors of the Florida economy,” said President Mangum. “FAMU is well positioned to help Florida and the nation meet the agricultural demands of the 21st century and beyond.”
President Mangum also announced that FAMU is developing several partnerships with local organizations to provide training to veterans interested in farming, including helping to establish small farms for veterans as a way for them to transition back to society.
Responding to a question about the obstacles colleges are facing in getting students involved in agriculture, President Mangum explained the important role funding plays in acquiring the tools, technology, and facilities needed to attract young people to the many career opportunities in agriculture.
Rep. David Scott (GA-13), a FAMU alumnus and Committee member who played a key role in arranging the historic appearance, encouraged the universities to continue the vision of agricultural innovator George Washington Carver and the members of Congress who were instrumental in the passage of the Second Morrill Act. He commended the universities for “bettering the condition of people” and for ensuring the “education of all American people.”
“One of the biggest obstacles is the need for resources to show students the value of agriculture and food safety and food security,” Mangum said.
“Agriculture is our food. It is our clothing. It is our energy. It’s everything,” he said. “Agriculture is the single most important industry in the world.”
2014-2015 BUDGET: A Success Story
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espite an intense legislative session to set the state’s budget for 2014-2015, the FAMU Government Relations team delivered one of the institution’s most successful budgets, with many of the University’s top priorities funded. The team also was able to minimize changes to State University Performance Funding that would have negatively impacted the University’s budget. > $1.4 million – College of Pharmacy Laboratory – 74,648-square-foot, five-story research addition, furnished and fully equipped
> $1.1 million – University repair and maintenance > $2.5 million – Restored to 2014 performance funding base > $1 million recurring revenues – Undergraduate Student Success Center > $1.5 million recurring – FAMU Crestview Educational Center > $500,000 – Black Male College Explorers ($335,000 increase) > $700,000 - College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences salary adjustment
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> $6.1 million – Student Affairs Building – planning and design of a new facility for the University Registrar, Undergraduate Student Success Center (advisement), Student Accounts, Financial Aid, Admissions, Enrollment Management and other critical student services
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION JUNE 30, 2015
UNIVERSITY
COMPONENT UNITS
$ 9,594,291 57,075,123 18,993,142 28,438 45,192,600 494,466 -
$ 1,472,918 1,470,621 19,269 58,919
Total Current Assets
131,378,060
3,021,727
Noncurrent Assets: Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Restricted Investments Loans and Notes Receivable, Net Depreciable Capital Assets, Net Nondepreciable Capital Assets
204,426 7,672,725 2,655,494 520,842,564 31,421,959
125,241,409 187,527 27,000
Total Noncurrent Assets
562,797,168
125,455,936
TOTAL ASSETS
694,175,228
128,477,663
13,305,508 122,359
-
13,427,867
-
7 ,150,493 2,035,769 2,755,150 156,610 16,248,747 -
157,548 388,007 3,124,123
3,159,000 1,159,946 1,163,518 703,946
51,731 -
34,533,179
3,721,409
ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts Receivable, Net Loans and Notes Receivable, Net Due from State Inventories Other Current Assets
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DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES Deferred Amounts Related to Pensions Deferred Loss on Bond Debt Refunding Total Deferred Outflows of Resources LIABILITIES Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable Construction Contracts Payable Salaries and Wages Payable Due to State Unearned Revenue Other Current Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities - Current Portion: Capital Improvement Debt Payable Loan Payable Capital Leases Payable Compensated Absences Payable Net Pension Liability Total Current Liabilities
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION (CONT’D) JUNE 30, 2015
UNIVERSITY LIABILITIES (Continued) Noncurrent Liabilities: Capital Improvement Debt Payable Capital Leases Payable Compensated Absences Payable Other Postemployment Benefits Payable Net Pension Liability Other Noncurrent Liabilities
COMPONENT UNITS
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Total Noncurrent Liabilities
148,900,132
-
TOTAL LIABILITIES
183,433,311
3,721,409
23,140,850
-
471,969,780
200,815
-
82,106,916
4,678,575 1,973,648 35,253,427 759,797 (13,606,293)
41,237,281 1,211,242
$501,028,934
$124,756,254
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES Deferred Amounts Related to Pensions NET POSITION Net Investment in Capital Assets Restricted: Nonexpendable: Endowment Expendable: Debt Service Loans Capital Projects Other Unrestricted TOTAL NET POSITION
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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$63,678,742 12,419,414 19,213,323 17,709,000 33,641,205 2,238,448
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 UNIVERSITY REVENUES Operating Revenues: Student Tuition and Fees, Net of Scholarship Allowances of $34,527,206 ($1,419,194 Pledged for Parking Captial Improvement Debt) Federal Grants and Contracts State and Local Grants and Contracts Nongovernmental Grants and Contracts Sales and Services of Auxiliary Enterprises ($14,067,751 Pledged for Housing Capital Improvement Debt and $775,443 Pledged for Parking Capital Improvement Debt) Interest on Loans and Notes Receivable Other Operating Revenues
$ 44,654,234
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36,051,345 5,756,681 2,690,200 33,778,309
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86,614 4,087,208
10,567,178
127,104,591
10,567,178
173,166,669 58,219,203 13,076,465 22,958,655 18,163,131
1,628,543 15,000,795 79,356 30,688
285,584,123
16,739,382
(158,479,532)
(6,172,204)
NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES) State Noncapital Appropriations Federal and State Student Financial Aid Noncapital Grants, Contracts, and Gifts Investment Income Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments Interest on Capital Asset-Related Debt Other Non-operating Expenses
112,364,678 32,052,718 6,702,994 962,248 (507,170) (3,755,875) (3,017,110)
2,632,822 174,644 -
Net Non-operating Revenues
144,802,483
2,807,466
Loss Before Other Revenues
(13,677,049)
(3,364,738)
17,112,911 280,633
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3,716,495
(3,364,738)
Net Position, Beginning of Year Adjustment to Beginning Net Position
544,193,745 (46,881,306)
128,120,992 -
Net Position, Beginning of Year, as Restated
497,312,439
128,120,992
$501,028,934
$124,756,254
Total Operating Revenues
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COMPONENT UNITS
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EXPENSES Operating Expenses: Compensation and Employee Benefits Services and Supplies Utilities and Communications Scholarships, Fellowships, and Waivers Depreciation Total Operating Expenses Operating Loss
State Capital Appropriations Capital Grants, Contracts, Donations, and Fees Increase (Decrease) in Net Position
Net Position, End of Year
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
OPERATING BUDGET 5-YEAR 2011-12 ACTUAL
2012-13 ACTUAL
2013-14 ACTUAL
2014-15 ACTUAL
2015-16 ESTIMATES
Recurring State Funds
$91,821,312
$92,309,490
$96,977,120
$109,863,349
$96,671,280
Non-Recurring State Funds
$6,000,982
($14,850,901)
$2,655,777
$2,501,329
$0
Tuition
$69,519,546
$64,620,473
$57,711,385
$54,214,701
$57,018,686
Tuition Differential Fee
$5,840,726
$9,317,774
$8,558,070
$8,891,506
$8,335,605
Misc. Fees & Fines
$716,105
$853,415
$829,453
$777,773
$1,018,821
Phosphate Research TF
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Federal Stimulus Funds
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUBTOTAL
$173,898,671
$152,250,251
$166,731,805
$176,248,658
$163,044,392
Auxiliary Funds
$25,552,427
$25,213,058
$24,762,746
$35,708,244
$35,762,308
Contract & Grants
$53,333,017
$44,847,891
$51,417,860
$49,063,808
$54,636,612
Local Funds
$69,027,997
$62,875,392
$57,399,650
$57,749,753
$79,537,389
MAIN OPERATIONS
$140,000,000 $127,185,656
$120,000,000 $100,000,000
$115,281,000
$123,566,277
$107,743,000
$80,000,000 $60,000,000 $40,000,000 $20,000,000 2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
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ENDOWMENT VALUE
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FORW RD T CURRENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Cleve Warren
Kelvin Lawson
Chair
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees; Chair, Budget and Finance and Athletics Committees
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Matthew Carter
Thomas W. Dortch Jr.
David Lawrence Jr.
Major General (Ret.) Gary T. McCoy
Chair, Academic Affairs Committee
Chair, Governance Committee
Craig Reed
Bettye A. Grable
Tonnette Graham
Kimberly Moore
The Honorable Belvin Perry
Chair, Direct Support Committee; President, Faculty Senate
Chair, Facilities Planning and Presidential Evaluation Committees
Nicole Washington Chair, Student Affairs and Audit COmmittees
SGA President
Robert L. Woody
D THINKERS CURRENT LEADERSHIP TEAM
Elmira Mangum
Jimmy Miller
Marcella David
President
Chief of Staff
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Elise Durham
Timothy E. Moore
Assistant Vice President, Communications, Marketing and Media Relations
Milton Overton
Vice President, Research
Athletic Director
Richard Givens
Vice President, Audit and Compliance
Angela Poole
Acting Vice President, Administrative and Financial Services and CFO
William E. Hudson Jr. Vice President, Student Affairs
Shira Thomas
Acting General Counsel
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Wanda Ford
Executive Director, Title III Programs
Santoras D. Gamble Special Assistant, Office of the President
Jacqueline Hightower
Executive Assistant to the President
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George Cotton Vice President, University Advancement
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21st Century.� President Elmira Mangum State of the University Address, September 2014
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“I have set a course that is designed to make our University a brand that matters in the
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