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A Ban On Immigration
FAMU Polk County Alumni Chapter Gala
Does Not Reflect The
The Florida A&M Univer- sity - Polk County Alumni Chapter Gala is on Saturday, February 18th, 6 p. m. at the Lakeland Center, 701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Please don’t miss this historic, educa- tional, one-time event. Dr. Larry Robinson, the Pres- ident of Florida A&M Uni- versity will be the guest speaker.
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Heart Of America
BY BRIAN L. PAULING
100 Black Men of Amer- ica, Inc. stands with the mil- lions of United States citizens and people around the world who oppose President Don- ald Trump’s executive order on immigration.
The plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teem- ing shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
She serves as an icon of freedom and has been a wel- coming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad since 1886. Every “American,” ex- cept for the indigenous peo- ples native to North America, came to these shores from a foreign land. Many came of their own volition, while oth- ers were forced to leave their native lands because of slav- ery, war or persecution. These ideas are the foundation on which the United States of America was built.
DR. LARRY ROBINSON ...FAMU President, guest speaker
BRIAN L. PAULING
A ban on immigration runs counter to the words of Lady Liberty and all America represents. To ban those en- tering our borders because of the religion they practice or the country in which they were born will only serve to separate families and further divide our nation. Therefore, 100 Black Men of America, Inc. calls on each elected offi- cial to stand up and publicly denounce this ban on immi- gration and work together to develop meaningful, effective and nondiscriminatory immi- gration reform.
Brian L. Pauling is na- tional president and CEO of 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
USF Unveils Preliminary
Renderings For Its New Medical
School In Downtown Tampa
On Tuesday, the Univer- sity of South Florida unveiled preliminary renderings of the future home of its USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in downtown Tampa.
The $152.6-million build- ing features angles and facets offering unique viewpoints from within and ample win- dows to allow reflective light into work and learning spaces. Skanska/HOK is the design/build team construct- ing the new USF facility.
“These early render- ings are another powerful sign of how significant the University of South Florida’s growing presence in down- town Tampa is today,” said USF System President Judy Genshaft. “Co-locating our medical school and heart in- stitute in the vibrant urban area of Tampa will attract more top-tier students and cardiovascular researchers, and energize our intent to bring more biotechnology, biomedical and pharmaceuti-
cal firms to this region.” The USF Health building will be a key anchor in a $3 billion real estate develop- ment by Strategic Property
Preliminary rendering of the new USF School of Medicine and Cardiovascular Institute in downtown Tampa.
Partners, the joint venture between Jeff Vinik and Cas- cade Investment, LLC. The group is developing 53 acres in downtown Tampa.
“The University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute will be an anchor for SPP’s project and for the larger downtown community. The school’s impact will extend beyond its physical presence and be felt throughout the urban core, bringing energy to the area with its students, researchers, and professors,” said Vinik.
Located at the corner of South Meridian Avenue and Channelside Drive, the new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and the USF Health Heart Institute will accommodate an estimated 2,275 faculty, staff and stu- dents when it opens in late 2019.
Among its many advan- tages, the new location puts the medical school closer to its primary teaching hospital, Tampa General and the USF Health Center for Advanced
Medical Learning and Simu- lation, a competitive advan- tage for teaching tomorrow’s physicians, said Charles J. Lockwood, MD, senior vice president for USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine.
“News of the move to downtown is already having an impact on student and fac- ulty recruitment,” Dr. Lock- wood said. “In fact, since the announcement of our move, the number of applications to our medical school has in- creased 170 percent, or by nearly 2,500 students per year, the caliber of students applying is increasing as well, and we’ve recruited 12 of the 31 NIH-funded cardiovascu- lar scientists who will con- duct leading interdisciplinary biomedical research at the Heart Institute.”
Construction of the USF downtown facility is expected to begin August 2017, with building completion expected by late 2019. The medical school and heart institute will be built with a combination of state and private funding.
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