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Rep. Buchanan Secures Approval of $575,000U.S. House Slated to OK Federal Funds for New College of Florida
(July 17, 2007) – Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL 13) has
secured key approval of federal funding for New College of
Florida. The congressman
announced today that the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act includes
$575,000 in federal funding the freshman lawmaker requested for
the public liberal arts college.
Dr. Gordon Michalson,
president of New College of Florida said, "As a national leader
in undergraduate research education, New College of Florida has
an established record of making excellent use of federal funding
for targeted, high-quality research efforts. We are very
grateful to Congressman Buchanan for his advocacy of our mission
and his efforts on our behalf." The House is expected to
pass the annual education-health-labor spending bill within the
next two weeks. It includes the following district projects
sought by Buchanan for New College: * $100,000 for a Smart Library
at New College to help engage and enhance the digital assets
available to students, faculty, staff and the community at the
Jane Bancroft Cook Library; * $225,000 for Public
Archeology Laboratory equipment to help collect, preserve and
present the region’s history and heritage; and, * $250,000 for a Strategic
Languages Resource Center to provide digital resources,
facilities and administrative support for language instruction
and learning in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
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[Pictured above: U.S. Rep.
Vern Buchanan (right, foreground) visited New College last May
to honor student grant recipients. New College President Mike
Michalson is at left, foreground.] New College of Florida is a national leader in the arts and sciences and is the State of Florida’s designated honors college for the liberal arts. Rated as the No. 1 public liberal arts college in America by U.S. News & World Report ("America's Best Colleges, 2007 Edition"), New College attracts highly motivated, academically talented students from throughout the United States, as well as 27 foreign countries. |
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"New College is an
independent public honors college of national recognition," said
Buchanan. "It is poised to become an information hub for all the
higher education institutions and the citizens of the counties
they serve. This funding will enhance educational resources
available to students, faculty, staff and the community as a
whole."