August 2009 FLORIDA STATE Trustees approve three-yeariimesm budget es EconomicT reality forces program changes, layoffs By Browning Brooks increase each year of the three-year Director, News and Public Affairs plan. It does not call for across-the- The Florida State University’s board salary cuts or furloughs for budget has been cut $82 million employees. since 2007. Of that total, $56.6 The university is attempting to million will be cut during this fiscal assist affected individuals in finding year. other positions either on or off At its June 17 meeting, the campus. Human Resources has university’s Board of Trustees established the Office of Budget POWER approved a three-year plan to cut Crisis Support Services to meet with WETHERELL that $56.6 million, beginning in them individually. TO STEP DOWN HOUSE fiscal year 2009-10. “For more than two years, we have Administrators first began worked diligently to manage these Move over fossil fuels. Thomas Kent “T.K.” preparing for this budget crisis cuts, but we are now at the point This place gets Wetherell, who has served as The almost three years ago. These where we will have to restructure or its charge from solar Florida State University’s 13th preparations included the formation suspend some programs to preserve and hydrogen power president since January 2003, of a Budget Crisis Committee, the core educational mission of the announced his intent to step more on PAGE 8 composed of faculty and student university,” said President T.K. down as president during the representatives. Wetherell. university’s Board of Trustees The plan calls for as many as 200 “We wish we were not forced to meeting on June 17. faculty and staff layoffs, including take these actions, but the campus In a letter to Board of Trustees about 25 tenured professors; will be better served by targeted Chairman Jim Smith, Wetherell the merger, restructuring or solutions rather than by diluting the said the timing is right to step suspension of academic programs; a educational experience for all,” said down to pursue other interests, requirement that branch campuses Provost and Executive Vice President including teaching in Florida support themselves within three for Academic Affairs Lawrence G. FSU Photo Lab/Ryals Lee Lab/Ryals Photo FSU State’s College of Education and years; and a 15-percent tuition continued on PAGE 6 spending more time with his Justin Kramer, project manager family. Wetherell plans to remain for the Florida State University’s technologically innovative Off-Grid Zero Robust student scholarship leads to national honors in office until the next president Emissions Building, holds a piece of the By Melanie Yeager is hired. structural insulated-panel system used end, FSU students had landed only the academic strengths, creative Look for more coverage about to fabricate its walls. most of the prestigious national One student is building a talents and social commitment of our Wetherell’s presidency later this awards available, including one computer program to analyze the students but also the strong culture fall in the Florida State Times. Goldwater Scholarship, one Truman evolution of an ecosystem. Another of scholarship, research, creativity At the June 17 meeting, Scholarship, one Udall Scholarship, provided Liberian refugees with and innovation that characterizes Smith directed three university PAID Non-Profit two Boren scholarships and eight vocational training to rebuild their Florida State University as a whole,” employees to head the search team U.S. Postage Organization Permit #1884 Little Rock, AR Fulbright grants. lives. Still another is intent on said Karen Laughlin, dean of to find Wetherell’s successor — It’s an impressive feat for any engineering a safe sanitation system Undergraduate Studies. General Counsel Betty Steffens, university, said Paula Warrick, for impoverished Haiti. The 2008-2009 awards year Assistant Vice President for president of the National Association These projects — each a passion started off with a bang last fall when Human Resources Joyce Ingram, of Fellowship Advisors. Florida with a purpose — are examples of Myron Rolle was named Florida and Ella Scoble Opperman State excelled in a rigorously the ambitious work being carried State’s third Rhodes Scholar in four Professor of Music Jayne Standley. competitive process among the out by The Florida State University’s years. (In the past five years, only For the latest news about the nation’s universities, she said, noting latest national award winners. nine American universities have presidential search, visit http:// that candidates for these elite awards “The recognition earned by our produced more Rhodes Scholars president.fsu.edu/search. national fellowship winners reflects not than Florida State.) By year’s continued on PAGE 19 Let us play Family football weekends Second annual gala will raise funds for women’s Florida State and the Leon County athletics. Tourism Development Council deliver affordable fun. more on PAGE 3 more on PAGE 13 Florida State University 1600 Red Barber Plaza Tallahassee, FL 32310-6068 2 FLORIDA STATE Times August 2009 3 FLORIDA STATE August 2009 Times FLORIDA STATE Women’s athletics Tiimesmes Event aims to raise endowment Vol. 15 No. 1 When you let us play…we learn www.fsu.com what it means to be strong. Editor in Chief JEFFERY SEAY When you let us play…we Managing Editor BAYARD STERN are a force for change in our Copy Editor BARRY RAY community. Design and Production AM ORRIS P M These words are the driving force Editorial Assistant APRILLE CASE behind the inaugural “Let Us Play” Lee Lab/Ryals Photo FSU dinner and auction, a special event to raise funds for The Florida State University’s Women’s Scholarship Endowment, scheduled for September and a team of volunteers want to make 25 at the Florida State Basketball sure women’s athletics has scholarship Training Center. With headliners funding to respond to the “Let Us Florida State University across the years such as track stars Play” call for decades to come. Board of Trustees Susan Kuijken, Kim Batten and “I have always had a passion for Chair JIM SMITH Kim Williams; basketball standouts women’s athletics, and I wanted to get Vice Chair HAROLD KNOWLES Members of the Let Us Play com- DERRICK BROOks Brooke Wyckoff and Tia Paschal; golf involved to support them,” Spetman and both live and silent auctions with mittee are, from left, Diana Padgett, SUSIE BUSCH-TRANSOU champion Caroline Westrup; soccer star said. “FSU has a great women’s items like weekend getaways, dinner Aimee Wirth, Becky Spetman, EMILY FLEMING DUDA Mami Yamaguchi; and softball standout program, but we needed to do more, with the Bowdens, skybox seats and Rachel Catalano, Valerie Peacock, DAVID FORD Jessica Van der Linden, to name just so we put together a committee of specialty packages. Cassandra Jenkins, Susan Powers, MANNY GARCIA a few, women athletes at Florida State 20 women — former athletes and “It takes hundreds of thousands of Susie Busch-Transou, Connie WILLIAM “ANDY” HAGGARD Jenkins-Pye, Vicki Childers and ROBERT J. JAKUBIK have been highly successful. prominent figures on campus and in dollars to endow a single scholarship. JAMES E. KINSEY JR. Florida State answered their plea to the local business community — who We need help from all Seminole fans,” Erica Uzzell. Not pictured are Carole RICHARD MCFARLAIN “Let Us Play.” The university and the support women’s academics and Spetman said. “We’re expecting a Smith, Lee Hinkle, Michelle Wilson, Cecile Reynaud, Genie Morcom, LESLIE PANTIN JR. players are stronger and more successful athletics.” big crowd for an evening to celebrate ERIC C. WALKER Jennifer Anderson and Alicia Crew. because Florida State was able to The event will feature dinner, our star athletes — past, present and President T.K. WETHERELL provide the support they needed. appearances by former Florida State future.” reserve tickets, visit www.seminoles. Vice President for Now Becky Spetman, wife of athletes, including Gabrielle Reece — For more information, to contribute com/genrel/letusplay.html or call (850) University Relations & Advancement Athletics Director Randy Spetman, volleyball champ and fashion model — items or services for the event, and to 644-3484. LEE HINKLE Assistant V.P. and Director of University Communications College hosts ‘boot camp’ to FRANKLIN D. MURPHY Director of News and Public Affairs turn veterans into entrepreneurs BROWNING BROOks wounded in post-Sept. 11 conflicts easy one,” said Randy Blass, an at a consortium of schools, President of the By Lindsay Potvin from as far away as California assistant in organizational behavior including Texas A&M University, FSU Alumni Association College of Business SCOTT ATWELL to Tallahassee for a crash course in the College of Business and the University of California-Los The 19 veterans who arrived at in entrepreneurship. Everything director of the boot camp. “This Angeles, Purdue University and President of the Seminole Boosters the Florida State University College from marketing, raising capital, program gives them the tools to Syracuse University. The program ANDY MILLER of Business on June 9 didn’t know licensing and filing for patents to be entrepreneurs, but it also gives also is recognized by the Army one another and weren’t sure what creating the actual business plan them the confidence to make a Community Covenant program of to expect. When they left on June was covered. The rigorous camp positive transition back into their the Department of the Army as a 17, they were a close-knit group of “national best practice” program. The Florida State Times is published six times culminated in each participant’s lives at home.” annually by the Florida State University up-and-coming entrepreneurs, ready presentation of his or her business The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp To learn more about the Communications Group, the Alumni Association, to succeed in the business world.