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SUSF ANNUAL MEETING REPORT (6) FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
The Health and Wellness office and the Office of Disability Services will work together in partnership next year. This was the first year that applications were accepted digitally, and this is the first summer students with disabilities in the freshman class will be allowed to arrive on campus early. There are 200 students registered with the office, and there are 20 applications.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
There are 4,000 students registered with the DRC. The DRC staff is trying to be visible at orientation events. The DRC is partnering with the honors program to increase the number of student volunteers. Also, the staff has been working with the classroom management team to examine each room for accessibility issues. There have been 151 applicants for the scholarship, including 98 freshmen. This is being attributed to a new campuswide scholarship platform that made it visible to more students. A total of 23 Johnson Scholars graduated this spring.
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
There are 1,700 students registered with Adaptive Services, which represents an 8% increase. The office has been given a generalist coordinator position, which will be a big help. The university is experimenting with a new testing office that will be tied to Adaptive Services. The school’s 2nd cohort just completed the Real Independence, Successful Employment (R.I.S.E.) program for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). There are 13 applicants for the Johnson Scholarship.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
There are 46 applicants for the Johnson Scholarship (26 new and 20 renewal). The school has awarded $3 million in Johnson Scholarships since 1992. The Johnson Scholars have an average GPA of 3.36, which is higher than that of the university as a whole. DRC staff will make 4 presentations this summer at the national AHEAD conference. The school’s Honors College in Jupiter is growing, which means there is more need for accommodations there. Two new staff people have been hired. Meanwhile, the DRC received a grant to help with adaptive technology purchases, including a new transcription software called Glean. The DRC is also working to schedule appointments for students to meet with the career advisor for their area of study.
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
Of the 9,000 students on campus, about 1,000 are registered with the Center for Disability Access and Resources (CeDAR). There are 70 applicants for the scholarship. FAMU continues to run its College Study Skills Institute for incoming students with disabilities, and the retention rate is good. They can only accept 40 students for this program. CeDAR has been developing partnerships with companies to provide students with employment opportunities. The office has a mobility van and 2 golf carts but not enough staff to meet the increase in need for transportation services.
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