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|type = Public state university |calendar = Semester |chairman = R. Mark Bostick |president = Randy K. Avent |provost = Ghazi Darkazalli |city = Lakeland |state = Florida |country = United States |students = 554 (Fall 2014) 〔http://www.wftv.com/ap/ap/florida/florida-polytechnic-looks-for-more-off-campus-hous/nkGK3/〕 |undergrad = |postgrad = |faculty = 59 〔http://floridapolytechnic.org/florida-polytechnic-university-fact-sheet/〕 |staff = 105 〔http://floridapolytechnic.org/florida-polytechnic-university-fact-sheet/〕 |FIPR Staff = 22〔http://floridapolytechnic.org/florida-polytechnic-university-fact-sheet/〕 |endowment = |campus = Suburban |former_names = |nickname = |logo = |mascot = Phoenix |fightsong = |athletics = |affiliations = State University System of Florida |colors = Royal Purple |website =(http://floridapolytechnic.org ) }} Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Poly) is a public university in Lakeland, Florida, United States whose stated mission is to prepare 21st century learners for careers in advanced fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through interdisciplinary teaching, leading-edge research, and collaborative local, regional and global partnerships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://floridapolytechnic.org/about-old/faqs/ )〕 Florida Poly is the newest member institution of the State University System of Florida, and is the state's only public polytechnic university. In 2012, the Florida State Legislature created the school, the state's 12th public university, while dissolving the University of South Florida Polytechnic campus. Florida Poly was created with an entrepreneurial focus, concentrating on the applied, not theoretical, side of the core STEM disciplines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.i4biz.com/people_companies/florida-polytechnic-university/ )〕 In a letter that accompanied the signed legislation (SB 1994〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1994 )〕) creating Florida Poly, Governor Rick Scott noted that Florida Poly, with its strong focus on STEM programs, will be a key component of the State University System of Florida meeting the goals outlined in its 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. The strategic plan requires the State University System to increase STEM degree production from 9,605 to 22,500 per year by 2025.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1994 )〕 Florida Poly resides on a new 170-acre campus designed by architect Santiago Calatrava that features a 160,000-square-foot Innovation, Science and Technology (IST) Building. The IST Building is home to the University’s Supercomputer, 3-D printing lab and digital library. Florida Poly is the first university whose main library is totally digital. Florida Poly opened for classes on August 25, 2014 with an inaugural class of 554 students. The university submitted its initial application for regional accreditation in December 2014.〔 Regional accrediting agencies do not permit institutions to make predictions about accreditation dates, but Florida Statutes do require Florida Poly to reach accreditation by December 31, 2016.〔 ==History== The University of South Florida opened its satellite campus in Lakeland in 1988. University of South Florida Polytechnic initially shared its grounds with the Lakeland campus of Polk Community College (now Polk State College). By the 2000s it had grown to enroll under 2,000 students, and the local business owners secured state funding for a separate campus, eventually choosing a site near Interstate 4. In 2009 Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava was selected to design the campus' first building. Meanwhile, the institution's backers, most prominently Florida State Senator JD Alexander, initiated a secret campaign to break USF Polytechnic away from USF and form an independent university. In 2011, Alexander forced a 2012-13 state budget that took from USF their $33 million budget for the move. Like the acquisition of the new campus, the proposed split was controversial in some quarters, as it came during a tight budget year and was unpopular with USF students and faculty.〔("JD Alexander is the face of what's wrong with Florida" ) Tampa Bay Times, March 4, 2012〕 In response to Alexander's proposal, the Florida Board of Governors approved a multi-year plan to allow Florida Polytechnic to gain independence gradually once it met certain criteria, including accreditation, the construction of residence halls, and the development of a STEM curriculum. Displeased with the Board's compromise, Alexander introduced a new budget for the state universities that included immediate independence from USF Polytechnic, effectively bypassing the Board of Governors. On April 20, 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed into law Alexander's budget for the State University System, including the provision that created Florida Polytechnic University as an independent institution, and closed down USF Polytechnic. The law took effect on July 1, 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florida Polytechnic University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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