第一个, 董事会很高兴该大学将继续与澳门葡京官网1月12日公开宣布的伯勒尔骨科医学学院合作. 医学院将位于L3Harris Commons, Burrell的学生将能够使用澳门葡京娱乐的图书馆, 健身设施, 学生保健服务和住房. An important piece of the affiliation is the Medical School Pathway program allowing 澳门葡京娱乐 pre-med 学生 guaranteed admission into Burrell if they meet the academic performance criteria. 澳门葡京官网的教师, 工作人员和管理人员已经勤奋工作了一段时间，为这个新的冒险做准备，澳门葡京官网期待着澳门葡京官网的学生和社区的利益.
我谨向董事会表示感谢. 卡瓦略，感谢他在澳门葡京官网过渡进程早期担任代理总裁，并作为执行副总裁继续努力, 在本学年结束前担任教务长和首席运营官. We congratulate him for being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 而且 are pleased that the university will continue to benefit from his ongoing role as a 教师 member 而且 Executive Director of the Harris Institute for Assured 信息.
我已在办公室安顿好了, 探索了澳门葡京官网美丽的校园，并与澳门葡京娱乐的几位教职员工进行了富有成效和愉快的对话. I have also been thoroughly apprised of the university’s recent decision to transition rowing 而且 several other varsity athletics programs to club sports 而且 the thoughtful discussions that ensued.
昨天, I joined members of the executive committee of 澳门葡京娱乐’s 校董会 to hear 而且 review a proposal by the 朋友 of FIT Rowing Association to reinstate rowing as a varsity sport. 委员会和我仔细考虑了这项建议及其许多优点, 但澳门葡京官网决定不改变这一决定.
该大学已经开始审查校园基础设施的使用过程, 维护条件, 以及潜在的未来需求，作为制定校园总体基础设施规划的第一步. 的 objective is to better ensure we are efficiently utilizing our available infrastructure while also underst而且ing what actions will be required to ensure we have the right infrastructure in place to support our overall mission 而且 vision. 为了配合这一倡议, the Board approved the university to proceed with the sale of the underutilized River’s Edge property in Palm Bay with proceeds directed to support primary campus capital improvements.
正如4月份宣布的那样, the 校董会 has decided to engage an external 临时总统 to work with the Board 而且 our existing leadership team to ensure continuity in operations 而且 to maintain positive momentum while the national 搜索 is conducted for our next permanent 总统. 我很高兴地宣布. 罗伯特·L. 金被任命为临时总统. 他预计将于2022年7月11日那一周到校.
Mr. 鉴于金在高等教育方面的广泛经验，他有独特的资格在这一过渡时期领导澳门葡京娱乐. He led one of the nation’s largest higher education systems as the Chancellor of 的 State University of New York where he also served as 临时总统 of 的 State University of New York, 波茨坦大学. 他曾担任肯塔基州高等教育委员会主席兼首席执行官，负责监督肯塔基州州立大学和肯塔基州社区和技术学院系统. Mr. 金有很强的政策背景，曾在纽约州议会任职三届, 在白宫总统澳门葡京官网委员会工作了9年, 近两年来，美国政府一直在采取行动.S. 教育署专上教育助理局长. 他曾在圣. 约翰费雪学院，担任董事会的受托人成员为a.T. 斯蒂尔大学，一所私立医学院. 他获得的奖项包括教职员参议院之友奖, 由纽约州立大学教职员评议会于2005年提出. 他被纽约州立大学董事会任命为大学教授. Mr. 金拿着J.D. 范德比尔特大学法学院毕业，并在三一学院获得文学学士学位.
我相信. 金是澳门葡京娱乐这一过渡时期的合适领导者. He underst而且s what is required to ensure we execute our primary mission to provide our 学生 with an exceptional education while also bringing the kind of perspective 而且 broad experience in higher education that will be invaluable as we evaluate our needs 而且 expectations for the next permanent 总统. 的 Board welcomes the opportunity to leverage his diverse experience 而且 interactions with many different institutions 而且 senior leaders in higher education across the nation as we chart our forward course.
随着搜寻的开始, 澳门葡京官网会聘请教师, 工作人员, 学生, 父母, 校友, 以及其他社区利益相关者. We will also host a number of “listening sessions” that will provide opportunities for university stakeholders to provide their input 而且 thoughts on what will be important considerations for our next 总统.
One of the things that our university does well is provide connection between the campus 而且 the 社区 to share expertise 而且 foster discussion on topics that intersect with our educational 而且 Research missions. 我很高兴下周将说明这方面的另一个例子, 因为澳门葡京娱乐举办了“泻湖直谈”. 这个免费活动将于下午5:30开始.m. 到8便士.m. 6月23日，星期四，在格里森表演艺术中心.
首先，澳门葡京官网扩大了与位于CAMID的拉森赛车运动的合作关系. 的 partnership fosters workforce development geared toward local industries; includes projects at both CAMID 而且 Larsen to advance academia, 行业, 而且 motorsports; 而且 features workshops on an assortment of topics for high school 而且 college 学生 as well as 行业 professionals.
最后, our 学生 won first place in the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Spring 2022 Live Case Competition for their business plan involving the Ohio-based pizza restaurant company Donatos. 澳门葡京娱乐的Daniel Aizenberg团队, Farran巴克, 约书亚Brathwaite, 诺兰·德马约制作了获奖作品. 祝贺团队和顾问蒂姆·穆特.
I had the pleasure of attending an excellent presentation by 澳门葡京娱乐 学生 Tuesday at our 先进制造与创新设计中心 facilities in Palm Bay. 这些学生在拉森赛车运动公司与澳门葡京官网的合作伙伴一起实习, 研制下一代喷气发动机. 通过与诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司和西门子等优秀合作伙伴的合作, 澳门葡京官网的学生正在利用数字双胞胎来设计和制造下一代喷气式发动机, 扩大他们的知识和磨练他们的技术技能. 我赞扬他们的成功和出色的工作.
我也想花一点时间感谢澳门葡京官网敬业的住宿生活学生工作人员，感谢他们对工作的关心和关心, 支持住在澳门葡京官网宿舍的学生. 澳门葡京官网有68名宿舍主任和助理，他们的职责通常是24小时工作. We congratulate the 27 工作人员ers who will graduate next weekend—nine graduate 学生 而且 18 undergraduates—而且 commend them for helping to make our campus a welcoming home away from home.
董事会明白，没有什么责任比选择澳门葡京娱乐的下一任领导人更重要了. 澳门葡京官网致力于确保这一过程符合公平和包容的原则，并确保教师, 工作人员, 学生, 校友, 在澳门葡京官网确定选拔标准和评估候选人时，其他大学利益相关者有机会提供意见. 在这个重要的过程中协助学校, the Board will engage a professional 搜索 firm to support us in conducting a national 搜索 with a goal to have the selected c而且idate take office on or before the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year.
预计这一过程可能需要一年时间. 在此期间, the Board has decided to appoint an external 临时总统 to work with our existing leadership team to ensure continuity in operations 而且 to maintain positive momentum of our great university. 该外部临时主席的候选人将由遴选委员会确定. 董事会全体成员将审查这些外部临时候选人，并作出这一临时任命. 的 external 临时总统 will not be eligible to apply for the permanent role of 总统 而且 will serve only in the interim capacity until the permanent presidential c而且idate takes office. 董事会打算让外部临时主席在2022年6月30日之前就职.
与此同时, the FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation—of which 澳门葡京娱乐 has been a core member for more than a decade—had its final meeting this week at our 先进制造与创新设计中心. 美国联邦航空局这类卓越中心的法定寿命为10年, 在这段时间里，这是一个值得合作的机会. 下一个, 澳门葡京官网期待着周五在克莱门特中心举行的年度诺斯罗普·格鲁曼工程和科学学生设计展示, 4月22日. 这将是澳门葡京官网学生Research的一次极好的展示.
Our 总统办公室 transitional leadership team is committed to fostering 而且 supporting a positive environment during this transitional time that will continue to allow all members of the university 社区 to do what they do best. 澳门葡京官网勤奋的学生和敬业的教职员工每天都在取得伟大的成就, 毫无疑问，这将继续下去.
