The 2018-19 academic calendar began at the University of Florida on Wednesday, and President Kent Fuchs visited the WUFT-FM studio to share some topics useful to students, faculty, and staff.
He spoke on topics including:
- The geographic diversity of the incoming freshman class.
- The addition of about 200 new faculty?members.
- Goals for that year.
- The school setting its sights on becoming one of several nation’s 5 universities.
- His a solution to fewer challenges this holiday season as compared to 2017-18’s Hurricane Irma, Richard Spencer, plus a football coaching change.
- A preview of Thursday’s state on the university address for faculty senate.
- Advice for incoming freshmen.
- Campus safety efforts to circumvent any mass shootings.
