<p>^^^ How’s that?</p>
<p>Think about the demographics…</p>
<p>I’m thinking! First, I don’t like seeing any of the 11 state institutions suffer financially. However, the economy is now challenging all of the schools; no one is immune. More established universities like UF and FSU have been hit hard with endowments shrinking, alumni contributions off, state funding down, corporate and federal grants down, etc. The other state universities are facing the same problems. What I’m getting at is everyone is getting clobbered; it’s not like some schools have some kind of teflon shield protecting them. All the universities have extra financial challenges with today’s economy.</p>
<p>As far as demographics, that covers a lot of ground. Money is money. If you mean the typical student at UF or FSU comes from a household with more money than the other state universities…yes, maybe UF and FSU can weather things better. If you are talking about professors, they are all paid about the same. They may be dedicated, but they won’t work for free if the universities can’t pay them.</p>
<p>If you are talking about demographics politically, I think the 11 schools each have balanced leverage. The days of UF and FSU having a heavier hand in the Florida legislature are over. The “commuter” colleges in the metro population centers have strong legislative influence today also.</p>
<p>[The</a> University of Florida is cutting 60 people from its payroll, 11 faculty and 49 staff members | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL](<a href=“http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090818/ARTICLES/908181010/1002/news?Title=UF-cutting-60-employees]The”>http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090818/ARTICLES/908181010/1002/news?Title=UF-cutting-60-employees)</p>
<p>^ With all due respect: If I wanted to talk about commuter schools I would be on the USF or UCF forums. </p>
<p>This article is about why Bright Futures is a national joke.</p>
<p>Thougts? Comments? Views?</p>
<p>^^^I already commented about Bright Futures with my post #19 above. You started up about commuter schools with your comment #20 above.</p>